Object Properties
Object properties control the appearance and behavior of objects, and are used to organize a drawing.
Every object has general properties including its layer, color, linetype, linetype scale, lineweight, transparency, and plot style. In addition, objects have properties that are specific to their type. For example, the special properties of a circle include its radius and area.
When you specify the current properties in a drawing, all newly created objects use those settings automatically. For example, if you set the current layer to Dimensions, the objects that you create will be on the Dimensions layer.
You can set some properties of an object either by layer (ByLayer), or by specifying the property explicitly, independent of its layer.
Use the Properties Palette
The Properties palette provides the most complete list of all property settings. If a single object is selected, you can view and change the properties for that object.
To Change the layer of Selected Objects
Select the objects whose layer you want to change.
Right-click in the drawing area, and choose Properties.
In the Properties palette, click layer, and then click the down arrow. From the drop-down list, choose the layer that you want to assign to the objects.
The layer that you choose overrides the default layer for the selected objects.
To Change the Color of Selected Objects
Select the objects whose color you want to change.
Right-click in the drawing area, and choose Properties.
In the Properties palette, click Color, and then click the down arrow. From the drop-down list, choose the color that you want to assign to the objects.
The color that you choose overrides the default layer color for the selected objects.
To Change the line type of Selected Objects
Select the objects whose line type you want to change.
Right-click in the drawing area, and choose Properties.
In the Properties palette, click linetype, and then click the down arrow. From the drop-down list, choose the line type that you want to assign to the objects.
The linetype that you choose overrides the default linetype for the selected objects.
To Change the line weight of Selected Objects
Select the objects whose line weight you want to change.
Right-click in the drawing area, and choose Properties.
In the Properties palette, click line weight, and then click the down arrow. From the drop-down list, choose the line weight that you want to assign to the objects.
The line weight that you choose overrides the default line weight for the selected objects.
