Always has to be an activate layer on the plan. The active layer is always turned on and unlocked, with the pipe displayedin front of its name:
You can activate the layers:
The program always places the elements on the current layer.
The method is different according to the Modify menu- Layer control mode turn on/off status:
Layer control mode turned off:
The program activates automatically the layer assigned to the element in the element properties window. It places the new element on this layer. Except if You activate a layer during the command, for example: creating line, from the Layer list box.
Then the program set the elements on this layer till You close the command.
Layer control mode turned on:
The program set the elements, that layer, which is activated in the Layer Properties Management dialog window or in Layer list box. In this case the program disregards the layer assigned to the element type.
Activate in the Layer Properties Management:
button.Activate in Layer list box:
In the Status next to the Layer settings button You can find a list box, in which there are the layers with them actual status. The selected layer become active, this appears on the main line of the list box.
2The automatic activate, the Layer Properties Management and the Layer list box are synchronized to each other.