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In the Layers Properties dialog box, click New Property Filter. Name the new filter with the xref name and a short description, such as: 11950-06 Survey (Easements).

Under the Filter Defini...  Read more

Tip#: 4559
Author: Tim J. Harlow
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Published on: 09-Nov-2015
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You can create group filters in the Layer Manager when you have a lot of layers in your drawing. Create a group filter, make it the current group filter (it will be highlighted), and put only the l...  Read more

Tip#: 4390
Author: Michael Ishman
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Published on: 10-Nov-2014
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Sometimes when you create a detail view and then later move the base view that the detail is associated with, you find that your detail view is not where you expected it to be. Here is a way to cor...  Read more

Tip#: 4358
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 08-Sep-2014
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This tip from Trey Hair may help you avoid a snag while working in Civil 3D.

Many AutoCAD users take advantage of the layer property filters to navigate quickly through the...  Read more

Tip#: 4306
Author: Trey Hair
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Published on: 19-May-2014
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Frequent tipster Tawfik Shehata shares a tip regarding layer filters and management in AutoCAD.

“If your drawing contains a large number of layers, this is a...  Read more

Tip#: 4250
Author: Tawfik Shehata
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Published on: 03-Feb-2014
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Tipster Tawfik Shehata shares some tricks for managing the AutoCAD layer manager palette.

“The layer properties manager is something that you can’t live without...  Read more

Tip#: 4241
Author: Tawfik Shehata
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Published on: 13-Jan-2014
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5
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Cassandra Clouston explains how to easily get your AutoCAD layers into a spreadsheet file.

"Open Layer Properties Manager, press Ctrl+A to Select all, open Ex...  Read more

Tip#: 4197
Author: Cassandra Clouston
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Published on: 23-Sep-2013
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Tip guru Leonid Nemirovsky shares a method for dealing with strict clients who limit what you can do with layers in AutoCAD files.

"Our client is very strict about laye...  Read more

Tip#: 4058
Author: Leonid Nemirovsky
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Published on: 28-Jan-2013
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Sam J. Lucido has a quick, easy method for creating a new layer in AutoCAD.

"Do you ever want to create a layer that is similar to another layer (e.g., similar c...  Read more

Tip#: 3881
Author: Samuel Lucido
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Published on: 30-Apr-2012
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Tipster Hayden Clarke shares a tip with us about using viewport layer visibility controls in AutoCAD.

"This tip is really a double-barreled tip relating to viewp...  Read more

Tip#: 3851
Author: Hayden Clarke
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Published on: 26-Mar-2012
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