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2 Create a new layer key style:
Then… If you want to…
right-click Layer Key Styles, and click New. create a style with default properties
right-click the layer key style you want to copy, and click
Copy. Right-click Layer Key Styles, and click Paste. create a style from an existing style
3 Right-click the new layer key style and click Rename.
4 Enter a name for the new layer key style, and press
ENTER
.
5 Edit the new layer key style:
Then… If you want to…
see “ Editing Layer Key Styles ” on page 430 . specify properties for layer keys
see “ Attaching Notes and Files to a Layer Key Style ” on
page 432 .
add notes and files to the style
6 When you finish specifying the properties of the layer key style, click OK twice.
Creating a Layer Key Style from an LY File
Use this procedure to create a new layer key style from an existing LY file from S8 or Release 1 of Architectural Desktop.
If the LY file that you are using does not contain the default layer keys required by the software, they are added to the
new layer key style by default and mapped to default layers based on the key name. For example, the layer key ANNOBJ
maps to the layer ANNOBJ.
If you want to use layer key overrides, you must base the new layer key style on a layer standard. If you create a
nonstandard layer key style, you cannot attach layer key overrides to that layer key style. When you create an original
layer key style from an existing LY file, you can choose which sections of the LY file you want to include in your layer
key style.
You must first import an existing LY file.
1 On the command line, enter -AECLYImport.
2 Enter the file name to import, or enter ? and browse for a file.
3 Select a file, and click Open.
4 Enter the name for the new layer key style.
5 Select the sections of the LY file you want to include in the new layer key style.
6 Click OK.
A new layer key style is created. It is not associated with a layer standard until you assign the new layer key style to a
layer standard. For more information about changing style properties, see “
Editing Layer Key Styles ” on page 430.
Editing Layer Key Styles
Use this procedure to edit a layer key style.
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You can change the layer standard that a layer key style is based on, or you can specify a layer standard for a
nonstandard layer key style.
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You can add layer keys to the layer key style.
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You can remove any layer keys except the default layer keys.
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You can edit the layer properties of the layers to which the layer keys map.
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You can specify whether layer key overrides can be used with the layer key style.
1 Click Format menu
➤
Layer Management
➤
Layer Key Styles. Alternatively, you can click in the
Layer Manager.
430 | Chapter 9 Layer Management