New object properties not matching layer properties

[domniki]

I am having a weird problem. I am trying to change an existing drawing using Autocad2007.
Whenever I create a new object (line, circle, etc), although I have chosen the correct layer, the properties of the new object don't match the properties of the layer. For each new object I have to select it, and change manually its General Properies (Color, Linetype, Lineweight) to "ByLayer".
Any ideas?
Thanks

[jaberwok]

Can you post the file, or part of it, here?

[domniki]

Just found a solution. While I haven't selected any object, I choose the properties of a layer and change the settings there. It is weird, because I thought that when you define the layers using the menu Format-Layers, the settings are used when you select the layer

[Opie]

Just found a solution. While I haven't selected any object, I choose the properties of a layer and change the settings there. It is weird, because I thought that when you define the layers using the menu Format-Layers, the settings are used when you select the layer

There are system variables that will allow you to override layer settings when creating new objects. By changing them in the properties palette, you are resetting those variables to your desired settings.

[RobertB]

As Opie mentioned, there are system variables, that start with "CE" that control an object's properties when the object is added to the drawing. In most cases those variables should be set to ByLayer. There is a toolbar in 2007 that helps you control those system variables.

[irneb]

As Opie mentioned, there are system variables, that start with "CE" that control an object's properties when the object is added to the drawing. In most cases those variables should be set to ByLayer. There is a toolbar in 2007 that helps you control those system variables.

The toolbar's also available in most other acad versions (2008 certainly still has it, probably 2009/10 as well). It's called the "Properties" toolbar . Basically it shows the current colour, linetype, lineweight & plot style in drop-downs so the user can select each according to preferences. The properties palette shows these same properties, as well as some others like the object linetype scale, thickness, material, etc.

Although it's easy to set these as you want I'd also advise to set them all to ByLayer as a preference. It's a lot simpler changing a layer's settings than all the entities thereon. Not to mention it's impossible to change properties of entities within a xref if they are not ByLayer.