Importing files with layers

When importing a file containing layers into a Drawing document, you can control how layers are handled.

To change the setting

1. From the Utilities menu, choose Options.

2. Click the General tab.

3. Change the Import Layers setting:

Import layers into new layers: retain the layer information but create new layers, if necessary changing the layer names from the file.

Import layers into the active layer: discard any layer information and import everything onto the same layer (the currently selected layer).

Import layers into those layers defined in the file: retain the layer information and names from the file. If a layer already exists, use that. Otherwise create a new layer. This is useful if you want to import several files with common layer names into one document.

You can then import your file as normal, see Importing files.

Note

Importing files into an Animation document automatically removes all layer information. All objects appear in the same frame. See Drawing and Animated documents for more details.