Author: Michael Thomas

AutoCAD Layers Deep Dive Series: Layer States

Mike serves up his second AutoCAD layers dish with this post detailing how you can leverage the Layer State controls within your daily CAD workflows.In this continuing series on AutoCAD Layers, we’re taking a deep dive into not just using layers, but using all the tools at our disposal, simply to be as efficient as possible. The one constant thing about layers, is they are in a constant state of change… When you find yourself repeating the process of performing repetitive layer state changes to a group of layers, you need to look at using Layer States.

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AutoCAD Layers Deep Dive Series

Using Layers is a very important part of working with AutoCAD. It is important to understand layers and use all the layers tools within AutoCAD to your advantage. In this series of posts Mike is going to dive deep into looking at all aspects of layers, from creation to deletion.

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AutoCAD Layers Deep Dive Series: Layer Filters

Layers are a very important component of working with AutoCAD. Even with the layer automation found in many of the vertical “flavours” of AutoCAD, it is still important to understand layers and use all the layers tools provided by Autodesk within AutoCAD. In this series of posts Mike deep dives into AutoCAD looking at all aspects of layers, from creation to deletion. This time he looks at an underutilized feature of layers…. Layer Filters.

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