
Here only the layers Furn, Lights, and Plan are visible. The idea with this screen is that it will allow you to take a snapshot or the current layer properties to be reused later. The Layer States button.īy clicking on this another dialog will open on top of the Layer Manager like this:

The powerful feature mentioned at the beginning of this article is in the upper right corner of this dialog. The active layer is highlighted, but any of the properties can be changed in this screen and clicking “OK” will confirm the changes. It will open a dialog that looks like this: To modify the properties of all of the layers together you will need to use the Layers Manager. It will show the active layer and look like this: Once the layers for your drawing have been created there will be a set of properties available on the Drafting and Annotations workspace on the Home Tab – Layers section. The tool to accomplish this will be the Layer States Manager. By managing the layers and views in DraftSight, your designs can flow as though choreographed in the same way that scenes are used in a play.

There may be many changes required during the performance with everything fitting onto the same stage. This precise choreography is accomplished by planning out every detail of each scene of the performance. If you have ever attended a play at a theater or on Broadway, you may have noticed that the lighting, scenery and backdrops move and change as though choreographed around the performance.
