LAYER

Purpose:

To enable a user to move information from one layer to another layer.

Instructions:

1. Before this function is initiated, open the graphic view to contain the layer and the information on it that is to be eventually transferred.

2. In the Modify menu, click Layer.

3. In the dialog box, key-in the layer identification into which the information is to be transferred. Click OK. The system then returns to the graphic view.

4. With the screen cursor indicate the graphic entity that is to be transferred. The system responds by drawing a series of concentric boxes around the region, with each box being individually identified according to the following convention:

   • point

   • segment

   • contour

   • text

   • symbol

   • any

     Thus the user can select any or all of the entities within this region that are to be transferred to the designated layer.

Options:

None.

Result:

The information will be transferred from the old layer to the new layer, and will be subsequently treated, both graphically and in drawings, as if it was originally associated with that layer.