Best practice for Layer management

[Anonymous]

Hi experts,

Could you please help me to establish best practices in layer management for AutoCAD?

Thank you in advance.

[Yong.Jing · Accepted solution]

Hello Richard, 

There is no good deck about Layer management in my hand by now. 

Could you take a  look at this speech at these links? 

http://au.autodesk.com/au-online/classes-on-demand/class-catalog/classes/year-2014/autocad/ac5546

http://au.autodesk.com/au-online/classes-on-demand/class-catalog/classes/year-2015/autocad/gen11412#...

http://au.autodesk.com/au-online/classes-on-demand/class-catalog/classes/year-2016/autocad/it15277#c...

Please contact with us any time with any issue. 

[lim.wendy · Accepted solution]

Hi there,

This link has some good tips on managing layers in AutoCAD.

Cheers,

Wendy

[imadHabash · Accepted solution]

Hi,

if i understand your need right that you're asking about Layer name format for different disciplines. i suggest to read and follow these links. Link ,  Link1  

Good Luck..

[MikeKovacik4928 · Accepted solution]

I have worked in a few different disciplines in my life.

I have found, generally, in all these disciplines it is good to have a different named layer

for each different object, and place each different object on that layer.

Obviously if there is a group of several objects exactly the same,

they all go on the same layer.

That way you can use all the nice layer tools, to layout your drawing

both in model space and paper space,

eg Layerstates, Layerfilters, layiso, copytolayer, laymcur, laycur etc.

It also enables you to make different goups of objects different colours,

different linetypes, different lineweights at the press of a button.

Michael Kovacik
AutoCAD 2d & 3d (29 yrs)& Inventor (7 yrs)
Manufacturing (30 yrs) Draughtsman
Autodesk Product Design Suite Ultimate 2018
Johannesburg, South Africa

[john.vellek]

Hi @Anonymous,

Layer management is often times dictated by discipline and with whomever you might need to collaborate. Can you give me an idea on your discipline and how you work with consultants?

There are numerous standards available that you can use.  Setting up standards in a template is a good way to begin.  I am happy to help if you can give me a bit more detail.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

[john.vellek]

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