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Using Default Layer Status Files
Layer status files let you:
Change the display status of a number of layers and sublayers in one operation.
Associate sublayers with other layers, by editing the table.
Define a default setting for layer status whenever you start Creo Parametric.
You use Pro/TABLE to edit layer files. When the file is saved, the layer display status is saved with it. If you later end the session, then start a new one and retrieve the model, the system displays the model in the settings that you last saved.
A layersetup.pro file can be used to establish company standards for layer names and layer structure. The system retrieves this file whenever you begin to create a new object with Creo Parametric.
You can also create a customized version of layersetup.pro and store it in your startup or home directory. When you start creating the object, Creo Parametric searches for the layersetup.pro file in directories in the following order:
Current
Home
Creo Parametric
loadpoint/text
This ensures that the company standard is not overridden because later settings overwrite earlier ones.
A default layersetup.pro file is supplied with Creo Parametric in the loadpoint/text directory. It contains 32 layers with names 1 through 32 inclusive.