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Introduction:
The use of layers within AutoCAD is fundamental to the efficiency with which data may be manipulated and used. Each discipline should have its own layering system for simplicity and ease of data manipulation.
Within each of these layers information is conveyed by use of different line styles and pen thicknesses etc. AutoCAD permits a separate layer within a single file to be assigned for each discipline, pen and line type. This approach can generate a formidable, impractical and unmanageable number of layers; for example, 8 lines styles with 8 pen thicknesses can generate 64 layers alone.
If however, we accept that different pens and line styles can be created and stored within a single layer, the number of standard layers generated reduces significantly to a much more manageable number. A layer may therefore be used to define a sub-division of a discipline, for instance - High Level Lighting is created using several line styles and pen thicknesses as necessary. This method is much closer to the way in which we work and use information in the design office.
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