default layer for text & dimensions

[ADavis]

How can I make so that anytime I type text it goes automatically on the a layer called "text" or when I dimension something, the dimension line goes automatically on to a layer called "dims"?

[Jholt]

You can't do this.

However, you can set up some macros that set everything up for you to annotate or dimension your drawings and set the appropriate layer to current.

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[Brian Spillane]

Note: Dim layer must be in the drawing for this macro to work.
Copy this and set it as the macro in your dimension button.

^C^C-layer set dim^M;^C^C_dimlinear

Similarly you could use
^C^C-layer set text^M;^C^C_mtext
as the macro on your mtext button as long as the layer exists.

hth Brian

Post by ADavis
How can I make so that anytime I type text it goes automatically on the a

layer called "text" or when I dimension something, the dimension line goes
automatically on to a layer called "dims"?