How to Copy One Layer to Another Layer with AutoCAD LT

AutoCAD LT is a program for creating high-precision drawings used in the engineering and manufacturing industries. Among its many tools for producing such drawings are those for creating and managing layers. AutoCAD LT's drawing layers can be understood by thinking of the layers of transparent drawings used in overhead slide projectors. Each layer contains a set images. The resulting composite image displays all images on all layers within a single frame. Maintaining different layers for different parts of your drawing keeps your drawing organized. One aspect of managing layers involves copying the objects from one layer onto another, autocad copy layer to another drawing. Copying all objects on a layer effectively copies the layer itself.


Instructions
Step 1. Open AutoCAD LT and create two objects on the default layer: Click the "Rectangle" tool on the "Draw" tab, then click-and-drag in the drawing window to create the rectangle. Click the mouse to complete the rectangle.

Step 2. Create a circle next to the rectangle by clicking the "Draw" panel's "Center, Radius" tool, then clicking-and-dragging in the drawing window. Click again to finish the circle.

Step 3. Display the layer manager by clicking the top-left icon in the "Home" tab's "Layer" panel.

Step 4. Create a new layer by clicking the "New Layer" button. (The button's icon displays an orange sun over a blue sheet of paper.) Notice that the layer manager now displays a new item with the name "Layer 1."

Step 5. Copy the first layer to the second layer: In the main drawing window, select all objects on the current drawing layer (called layer "0") by typing "Select," then pressing "Enter." (Note that you don't need to type into a command prompt, because AutoCAD LT accepts keyboard commands in its default state.)

Step 6. Click the circle and rectangle, then press "Enter" to complete the selection of both shapes.

Step 7. Click the small, downward-pointing arrow next to the "Layer" label at the bottom of the "Layers" panel. This action exposes the full set of layer commands.

Step 8. Click the "Copy Objects to New Layer" tool, then hover the mouse pointer over the drawing window.

Step 9. Enter "n" at the prompt "Select object on destination layer." This will display a dialog box for selecting the layer you want to copy the original layer to.

Step 10. Click the "Layer 1" item in the "Copy to Layer" dialog box, then click "OK."

Step 11. Click the light bulb icon for layer 0 in the layer manager window. This will make layer 0--the layer you originally drew the circle and rectangle one--invisible. The new layer, "Layer 1," will remain visible.

Step 12. Notice that the rectangle and circle remain in the drawing area, indicating that you've copied them onto layer 1, which is now the only visible layer.



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