Practice Exercise | Match an Object's Properties

In this practice exercise, you create several rectangles on Layer 0. You create a new layer with specified properties and draw some rectangles on that layer. Then you use the Match Properties command on selected rectangles.

1. Begin a new, blank drawing.
2. Draw several rectangles on the default Layer 0.
3. Create a new layer:
   • In the Layer Properties dialog box, create a new layer with the following object properties:
     • Name: Test.
     • Color: blue.
     • Linetype: Hidden (first Load the hidden linetype into the drawing).
     • Lineweight: 0.35 (select Show Lineweight in the status bar).
   • Set this layer current.
   • Exit the dialog box.
4. Draw several more rectangles. The second set of rectangles should have the object properties designated in the new layer settings, and the first set of rectangles should have the default object properties.

   

   Note: Select Show Lineweight on the status bar to view the new layer properties.

5. To match the properties:
   • On the Home tab, click Clipboard Panel > Match Properties.
   • On the new layer, select one of the rectangles (1) that you have drawn.
   • Create a crossing window as indicated below to select the rectangles that are layer 0.
   • Press ENTER to exit the Match Properties command.

     

6. The object properties of the rectangles should now match.