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OST - 18.06 Masters: Default Layers

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Default Layers is a list of Layers automatically added to new Bids. Layers with a check-mark in the Show column in the Default Layers dialog box are set to Show when added to new Bids (Layers can always be toggled on/off within the Bid). For more information about using Layers to manage what is displayed on the Image Window, see Related articles

Note

The Default Layers (Master) dialog and the Bid Layers dialog, accessed from the Image Tab, are two separate lists. The Layers dialog box, opened from within a Bid, is unique to the current Bid while the Default Layers dialog lists the Layers that are automatically added to new Bids.

Don't mistake the "Default Layers" list with the Default Layer that is added to every Bid (always highlighted in blue in the Layers window). The Default Layer is where the program stores all takeoff created with Conditions not assigned to a specific Layer is stored (the "Default" layer is a Default Layer - a good nickname for the "Default" layer is "unassigned").

OST Masters - Default Layers

Add a Default (Custom) Layer

Click Master > Default Layers to bring up the Default Layers dialog

Click New to add a row

Type a name for the new Layer and then click OK

Use the Move Up/Down buttons to change the position of the layer in the list

Check the "Show" box if this layer is to be turned 'on' by default when a new Bid is created

System Layers

The Image layer, the Annotation layer, the Default layer, and the Comments layer (highlighted in blue in the list) are permanent System Layers and cannot be deleted from the Default Layers dialog (or any Bid). The Layer named "Default" is a Default Layer and is added to every Bid - it is where the program puts any takeoff drawn with a Condition not assigned to a specific Layer.

The Image layer contains the actual electronic plans
The Annotation layer contains annotations such as Hot Links, Text, Dimension Lines, and the Image Legend
The Default layer contains all takeoff for Conditions not assigned to a specific Layer
The Comments layer is where all the Comments icons placed on the Plan are stored

When a Layer is added to the Default Layers dialog list, it appears in the Bid Layers dialog for every new Bid created after it is added to the Default Layers list, it will not automatically update the Layers List for previously created Bids.

Creating, Updating, and Deleting Style Sets

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