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Display and Change the Properties of Objects
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To change an object’s ByBlock setting to ByLayer

  1. Click Modiofy menu Change to ByLayer.At the Command prompt, enter setbylayer
  2. Select objects using a standard selection method and press Enter.
  3. When prompted, enter Y to change ByBlock to Bylayer.
  4. When prompted, specify whether blocks are included.
 Command entry: SETBYLAYER