Exporting A Layer State From The Current Drawing; Working With Layer Keys - Autodesk 24108-051400-9000 - AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2008 User Manual

If the layer state is imported from a drawing and it contains a layer property, such as a linetype or plot style that is not
loaded or available in the current drawing, that property is automatically imported from the source drawing.
If the layer state is imported from a LAS file, and it contains linetype or plot style properties that do not exist in the
current drawing, that property cannot be restored.
When importing a layer state that is a duplicate of a layer state in the current drawing, you can choose to overwrite
the existing layer state or not import it.
1 Click Format menu
2 Click to open the Layer States Manager.
3 Click Import.
4 In the Import layer states dialog box, select the file format of the file from which you want to import a
layer state:
DWG: Imports layer states from a drawing file
DWS: Imports layer states from a drawing standards file
DWT: imports layer states from a drawing template
LAS: Imports a saved and exported layer state directly
5 Select the desired file, and click Open.
6 If you have selected a DWG, DWS, or DWT file with multiple saved layer states, select the desired state in
the Select Layer States dialog, and click OK.
7 If you have selected a LAS file, you are prompted upon successful import whether you want to immediately
restore the layer state in the current drawing. Click Yes to restore or No to import without restoring.

Exporting a Layer State from the Current Drawing

You can export a saved layer state from the current drawing. Saved layer states are saved as LAS files and can be imported
into drawing files.
When you export a layer state, all layers and their settings are saved in an external file and can be re-imported into a
drawing. Exporting a layer state is useful for saving layer configurations you need across multiple drawings.
1 Click Format menu
2 Click to open the Layer States Manager.
3 Select the layer state you want to export, and click Export.
4 In the Export Layer States dialog, select a name and location for the LAS file, and click Save.
5 Click Close.

Working with Layer Keys

A layer key maps an object that you draw to a defined layer. Layer keys also specify the default properties of each layer.
Layer Management Layer Manager.
Layer Management Layer Manager.
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