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Current Layer
The Current Layer command enables you to change the current layer to the one of a selected entity. You can perform the same action using the Set Current Layer button in the Layers toolbar. The current layer is the layer used to draw entities. It is displayed and dynamically updated in the Toggle Layer On/Off drop-down list in the Layers toolbar.
If you change the current layer, all entities subsequently created will be drawn on the new layer you chose, while the ones created before you selected the new layer will not be affected by the change.
To change the current layer, proceed as follows:
The layer of the selected entity will be set as the current new current layer will be set as the current one and it will be immediately displayed in the Toggle Layer On/Off drop-down list in the Layers toolbar.
The Current Layer command can be used also when another command is active, which can be very useful. Suppose, for example, you have started the Parallel Line command: once you have selected the reference line, you can change the current layer so that it will be applied to the resulting parallel line, which will be drawn on the new current layer you chose.