Different electrical layers

[louis]

Rooster
Not sure if this will work.
Place a plug and put it on another layer, then copy/paste that plug rather than using the plug tool.

Yes that will work and it leaves you with what I suggested.

In version 10 you also have the layer painter tool to help you change the layer of things.

Katy

[Rooster2b]

Thanks for the tip Katy, and everyone else's help as well. For now I'm just going to pile everything on one page and let it be

[Rooster2b]

I've started creating new layers for each item such as having a plugs layer and a separate lighting layer and it is much easier to control.

So when I want all of the plugs on one layer, recessed lighting on another, and sconces on a different one how do I go about setting them up on their own layer by default rather than opening each item up and changing it's layer assignment? How do I include the whole group on to a different layer than it's default? And can this be done retrospectively such as moving all of the recessed lighting on to its own layer after the fact?

-Thanks

[sutcac]

Try Tools/Layer Painter. Then just pick your layer, and click on each item you want on that layer. Should be pretty quick?