Layers
The Layer Manager (Ctrl+2) lets you view and modify layer properties across multiple DWG files in a spreadsheet-style table. Changes are tracked per-cell and saved back to the source drawings.
Table Columns
Section titled “Table Columns”| Column | Editable | Description |
|---|---|---|
| File | No | Source DWG filename |
| Status | No | Current for the active layer, Xref for xref-dependent layers, otherwise empty |
| Name | Yes | Layer name (layer 0 and xref-dependent layers cannot be renamed) |
| On | Yes | Layer visibility (Yes/No) |
| Freeze | Yes | Freeze/thaw state (the current layer cannot be frozen) |
| Lock | Yes | Lock/unlock state |
| Plot | Yes | Whether the layer is plotted (locked for Defpoints) |
| Color | Yes | ACI color picker |
| Linetype | Yes | Dropdown of the linetypes available in that file |
| Lineweight | Yes | Dropdown of standard lineweights (ByLayer, ByBlock, Default, 0.00–2.11 mm) |
| Transparency | Yes | Transparency value, 0–90 |
| Plot Style | No | Assigned plot style |
| Description | Yes | Layer description text |
Color Picker
Section titled “Color Picker”Click any color cell to open the ACI color picker: a grid of all 255 ACI colors, with the named colors (Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Magenta, White) on their own row. Hovering shows the color’s index and RGB values; double-click (or Ok) confirms. The color column sorts numerically by ACI index.
Filtering and Sorting
Section titled “Filtering and Sorting”Sort by clicking a column header; filter via the dropdown arrow on any header. See Filter and Sort for how table filtering works.
Toolbar
Section titled “Toolbar”| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| Save | Write all changed, visible rows back to their DWG files |
| Stop | Cancel an in-progress save operation |
| Undo | Revert changes in selected cells to their original values |
| Find/Replace | Find and replace in selected cells |