Layer Control

Window | TurboCAD Explorer

New layers are created so that specific object properties such as color, visibility etc, can be more easily controlled.

When a new layer is created and activated as the current layer, all subsequent objects drawn in the editor will automatically be drawn on this layer.

Objects which were previously drawn on another layer can be moved to a new layer using the Inspector.

TurboCAD Explorer

The TurboCAD Explorer is a utilities manager which allows control over object properties such as layer, color, linetype etc. It also provides a selection of symbols which can be conveniently inserted by dragging into the editor.

Note : This step is not necessary if you are using the sample drawing for this Session.

From the Window menu, select TurboCAD Explorer. Make sure the Layers tab in active. Select the option to Create a New Top Level Layer, shown by the arrow below.

Creating a new top-level layer

Click onto the newly created layer, then input a new name for this layer. In this example, the layer name ‘Model’ is used, shown below.

Activate this layer as the current layer, shown below. Activating a layer as the current layer forces forthcoming objects to be on this layer until changed by the user.

Activating the Model layer as the current layer

Layer Name

The name of a layer can be changed at any time. In this task, the name of the default layer, Layer1 will be changed to Sketch.

Click onto the layer name shown below and input the name Sketch.

Changing the layer name

Layer Visibility

The display of objects drawn on layers is controlled using the TurboCAD Explorer. In this task, the layers on which the dimensions were drawn will be disabled, leaving only objects drawn on the Sketch layer.

Deselect the visibility option of the Dimension layer, shown below.

Switching off the Dimension layer

The layer Sketch will be the only layer visible in the editor, shown below.

Sketch layer visible; Dimension layer invisible