Tutorial on how to lock layer fading in CAD drawing software

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In the process of drawing drawings using Haochen CAD drawing software, when the drawings are relatively complex, in order not to affect the drawing of the drawings, when drawing the current layer, we can use CAD to lock the fading degree of the layer, and the drawings can be displayed correctly without affecting the drawing. Next, I will introduce to you the specific operation method! How to lock the fade degree of a layer in CAD: 1. Lock the fade degree of a layer. When a layer is locked, the graphics on the layer cannot be edited. In the early version, because there was no fade setting, many beginners often couldn’t figure out why some graphics could not be moved and edited when opening a drawing with a locked layer. Therefore, in later versions of CAD, the objects on the locked layer were faded, as shown in the figure below.: The variable that locks the fade degree of the layer is LAYLOCKFADECTL. The variable is very long. It is actually the abbreviation of LAYER LOCK FADECONTROL. It is not difficult to remember. You can directly enter the variable name, press Enter, and enter the fade degree value you need. This variable is too long. You can find a dialog box to set it in CAD, but the operation is quite troublesome. First open the layer manager, and then click the setting button on the layer manager. You can set it in the pop-up "Layer Settings" dialog box, as shown in the figure below.: 2. Fading degree of external reference: When we insert another drawing into the current drawing as an external reference, in order to distinguish it from the graphics in the current drawing, the graphics in the external reference will also be dimmed. The variable that controls the fade-in degree of external reference graphics is XDWGFADECTL, which is also relatively long. This setting is relatively simple in the options dialog box. After entering OP and pressing Enter to open the options dialog box, find the "Xref Display" option in the fade-in degree control in the lower right corner of the "Display" tab, as shown in the figure below.: The default value is 50. We can directly enter the new fade-in value in the text box, or directly drag the slider on the right to adjust the fade-in degree. 3. In-place editing and annotative expression fade-in. In the options dialog box, there is an option under the external reference display fade-in degree called in-place editing and annotative expression, as shown in the figure below.: I understand what in-place editing means, that is, when editing a block or external reference in-place (refer to editing REFEDIT), the graphics of the currently edited block or external reference will be displayed normally, and other graphics will be dimmed, as shown in the figure below: When referencing and editing a block or external reference, you can add other graphics to the block or external reference, or delete graphics from the block or external reference. By fading the display, we can clearly distinguish the internal and external graphics of the reference. From the dialog box prompt, you can see that the variable name is XFADECTL, and the default value is 70. It can be set from the options dialog box, or the variable can be set directly. CAD sets the fade-in degree for graphics to help us distinguish different types of graphics, making the operation more convenient. You can customize it according to your own needs. * Customize these fade settings. The above are the detailed steps for locking the fade degree of a layer in Haochen CAD drawing software. I hope this tutorial will be helpful to everyone.~