

In AutoCAD, doo-dads would typically be presented via “blocks”. AutoCAD also has similar options which include types of line work (hidden, centerline, dotted, dashed, etc…) line weights (width of lines) and doo-dads. The decorations also come in different looks – like sprinkles or decorative line-work, writing or doo-dads that sit on the top of the cake. AutoCAD has more color choices than you can possibly imagine, although with the exception of white, I am not sure I have used much of the preceding colors. Each layer of your cake has choices for flavor or color like chocolate (brown), vanilla (white), pistachio (green) or even strawberry (pink). With a cake you would have to scrape (or lick) off the sprinkles and the icing to see what is underneath – are you hungry yet?, With AutoCAD you can ‘Freeze’ or ‘Turn Off’ the icing and sprinkles layers, then ‘Thaw’ or ‘Turn On’ these when your want to see them again – much less mess.Ĭakes come in a variety of flavors and decoration options. If the icing only covered parts of the cake, you could see everything except where the icing and sprinkles were located this is very similar in AutoCAD. With a cake, you cannot typically see the inside cake layer because it is hidden by the icing and the sprinkles layers.

With a cake, you have your inside layers (one or more cake layers) and then you have the outer layers the icing and sprinkles layers. Like a cake, Layers can be quite sweet if used properly. In AutoCAD, Layers are basically graphic levels of a DWG similar to a cake.
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A lot of folks use AutoCAD every day and while doing so, use the ‘Layer function’ – but how many actually understand its full power and how to maximize their productivity by utilizing them properly?
