AutoCAD 2008 User's Guide > Create and Modify Objects > Control the Properties of Objects > Work with Layers > Work with Layer States > Save, Restore, and Edit Layer States > 
Save, Restore, and Edit Layer States
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To save layer settings in a named layer state

  1. Click Format menu Layer States Manager. At the Command prompt, enter LAYERSTATE.
  2. In the Layer States Manager, click New.
  3. In the New Layer State to Save dialog box, enter a name for the new layer state, or select a name from the list.
  4. (Optional) Add a description.
  5. Click Close.
  6. In the Layer States Manager, select the layer properties to restore by default.
  7. (Optional) Select the Turn Off New Layers Not Found in Layer State option.

    When this option is selected and you restore a named layer state, the drawing looks the same way it did when the named layer state was saved.

  8. Click Close to exit the Layer States Manager.
 Toolbar: Layers 
 Command entry: LAYERSTATE
 Dashboard: Layers panel