Layer dialog box, format definition tab

Layers available in office (project)

The first column shows the layers that are currently available in the project or office standard. The line styles and format properties assigned to the individual layers are displayed in the other columns.

Format properties of layers

You can specify whether and how new elements are to assume the format properties of the layer on which they are drawn. You can use the Select Layer/Visibility tab to specify which format properties (pen thickness, line type and line color) are taken from the layer. More information is provided in Matching the format properties of layers.

Assign format properties

You can assign format properties to the selected layers. When you check the Assign, use line style box, you can define the format properties by assigning line styles.

Manage line styles, area styles, drawing types

You can define and modify line styles, area styles and drawing types.