When I reopen MEPs where I have already intersected blocks, if I want to modify blocks (add more), the new blocks appear in pink and impossible to change the color of them. I have to recreate a new drawing to be able to integrate blocks again, as if there was a defect in the drawing....
You can create layers in a SOLIDWORKS drawing document. You can then assign visibility, color, weight, and line style to the new entities (annotations and assembly components) created on the different layers. New features are automatically added to the current layer .
Layers can also be used with dimensions, hatched areas, detail circles, and crop lines.
In part or assembly drawings, components can be moved to layers. The Component Line Font dialog box contains a list from which you can select a layer name for the component.
If you import a .dxf or .dwg file into the SOLIDWORKS drawing, the layers are automatically created. Layer information (entity name, properties, and location) is preserved.
If you export a drawing that contains layers as a .dxf or .dwg file, the file will include the layers' information . When you then open the file in the target system, the features are on the same layers and have the same properties unless you use the projections to redirect the features to other slaps.
You can assign document-level layers to each dimension type, annotation, table, and label in the detail view.
To create a drawing layer :
Click Layer Properties (Layer toolbar or Line Formatting toolbar ).
In the dialog box, click New and enter the Name of a new layer. If you save the drawing as a .dxf file or .dwg the layer name can be changed in the .dxf file or .dwg as follows:
All characters are converted to capital letters.
All spaces in the name are converted to an underscore.
Specify the line format of the features on this layer as follows:
To add a description, double-click the Description column and type the text.
To specify the color of the line, click the Color box , select a color, and click OK.
To specify the style or thickness, click in the Style or Thickness column and select the desired style or thickness from the list.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to create as many layers as you need.
Active
An arrow indicates the active layer. To activate a layer, click next to the layer name . The active layer is also displayed on the Layer toolbar .
Enable/Disable
A yellow light bulb appears with any layer visible. To hide a layer, click on its light bulb. It then turns white and all the entities on the layer are hidden. To reactivate the layer, click on the light bulb again.
Move
To move features to another layer, select them in the drawing, select the destination layer , and click Move. You can also select the entities and select the layer name from the Layer toolbar .
Delete
Deletes a layer.
To change the layer of a drawing element:
Right-click the drawing element, such as an annotation.
On the shortcut menu, click Edit Layer .
When the dialog box appears, move the pointer over it to activate it.
In the dialog box, click the arrow and click a layer.
If you select multiple drawing elements, you can change their layers at once.
To change the layer of a document:
Right-click the drawing, but not a clip in the drawing.
On the shortcut menu, click Edit Layer .
When the dialog box appears, move the pointer over it to activate it.
In the dialog box, click the arrow and click a layer.
You can also change the layer of a drawing element or document by pressing Alt + 1.
To omit layers from the print:
Click Layer Properties (Layer toolbar or Line Formatting toolbar ).
In the dialog box, in the Print column, click the icon to set the layer to print or not print .