

This workflow is manual and a bit tedious. In this example, the center marks are now red, matching the layer they are on. Ī drop-down will appear allowing you to choose the layer you want it to be moved to. To add annotations to a layer, right-click on the annotation and select Change Layer. If this is not what you intended, you can change it back to -None. This means that after making a new layer, every new annotation you add to this sheet will be on this layer. In the bottom left-hand side of SOLIDWORKS, you can see the active layer is the newly created layer. Click OK when finished to accept this new layer. For this example, we are going to change the color to red. You can also turn layers on and off to show only the ones you want. You can change different options for the items on this layer, such as color, style, and thickness. To do this, click the Layers button to display the Layers menu.Ĭlick New to add a new layer and give it a name. In this example, we are making one for center marks. Layers can be used in SOLIDWORKS to create specific types of annotations. FORMAT is everything on the sheet format.-None- is general and references the system options.-Per standard- will reference the document properties.You will see this in the bottom left-hand side of the screen. If you right-click your CommandManager and select the Layers option, it will turn on the Layers toolbar. Layers in SOLIDWORKS have more functionality than that. dwg, you can see all of the custom layers used in SOLIDWORKS or another 2D application. Layers can also be used when importing or exporting. In general, layers are used to control visibility, line color, thickness, and type for any of your annotations. In this guide, we explain how to use layers in SOLIDWORKS drawings.
