Type S Enter to choose the Settings option. Once you have selected the source object, the Settings option will appear in the Command Line. Once again select the text CUBICLES for the source object. Type MA Enter to start the Match Properties again. Press Escape to exit the command, and then Ctrl–Z to undo the Match Properties command. By default, the Match Properties will match text properties as well as layer. The CONFERENCE ROOM text will become too large and intersect the walls. Repeat the Match Properties command and select CUBICLES as the source object and select CONFERENCE ROOM text as the destination object. The color of the Text layer is magenta, so the text CUBICLES is on the correct layer. Note the different colors of the text because it is on multiple layers. Select the small plant on the reception desk as the Source Object and match the two large plants at the front of the room so that they will all be on the Plants layer. Press Enter to repeat the Match Properties command. Use Match Properties and select the table as the Source Object and then click the large table in the conference room so it will be on the same layer as the other table. The table against the upper wall above the reception desk area is on the A-Tables layer. They will be moved to the A-Doors layer and their color will change to blue to match the original door. Click on the other 2 doors that are currently on Layer 0. Now the command line will say: Select destination object(s). Once again, click to select the blue door as the source object. In the command line, it will say: Select source object. The selection of the door is ignored because the Match Properties command does not allow pre-selection (This will be relevant when we compare Match Properties to Layer Match). Now start the Match Properties command by typing MA ENTER (You can also press the Match Properties button in the Properties Panel or Standard Toolbar. The Layer Control will indicate that it is on the A-Doors layer. Select the blue door at the top of the drawing. The Match Properties command, as implied by the name, will match the properties of objects to that of other objects, including layer. Now you will move all the objects in the drawing to their appropriate layers using Layer Tools and the Match Properties command. The file should look like the Exercise Preview image at the beginning of the exercise. You will see new objects appear because they were on the frozen layers. Rather than thaw each layer individually, you can close Layer Control and click the Thaw All Layers button to activate the LAYTHW command. You will see there are several layers that are frozen. You will see that all of the objects are the same color because they are all on Layer 0. Scrolling through the Layer Control can be more time consuming than you might think, so using these tools is a great way to work more quickly and efficiently. In this exercise, you will use layer tools and Match Properties to change layer states and move objects between layers by selecting objects instead of using Layer Control. Layer tools, Match properties Exercise Preview During the course, you will get access to the accompanying class files, live instructor demonstrations, and hands-on instruction. Note: These materials are provided to give prospective students a sense of how we structure our class exercises and supplementary materials.
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