I've created several layers with various line styles. I've gone to File->Save Sheet Format and saved. When I open a new drawing with the new sheet format, I have the layers that I've created with thier names and colors preserved, but all the line styles have been reset to solid. Am I doing anything wrong? Any suggestions or insight is appreciated.
After almost 10 years of using SW I'm still not real clear on how Layer settings are saved. The best I can tell, Layer settings are saved in Drawing Templates. However, I've also added layers, saved a sheet format, and then later had those layers added to all sheets of a different drawing if a sheet was added using that sheet format, even if those layers didn't exist in the drawing until the sheet was added.
In any case, try opening a new drawing, update your sheet format, and re-save your drawing template. (See What's the difference between a sheet format and drawing template?) If that doesn't work when you open a new drawing with this template, make the edits to the layer properties again (not while in "Edit sheet format" mode), and save the drawing template again. That should certainly work.
This worked! Thank you
After almost 10 years of using SW I'm still not real clear on how Layer settings are saved. The best I can tell, Layer settings are saved in Drawing Templates. However, I've also added layers, saved a sheet format, and then later had those layers added to all sheets of a different drawing if a sheet was added using that sheet format, even if those layers didn't exist in the drawing until the sheet was added.
In any case, try opening a new drawing, update your sheet format, and re-save your drawing template. (See What's the difference between a sheet format and drawing template?) If that doesn't work when you open a new drawing with this template, make the edits to the layer properties again (not while in "Edit sheet format" mode), and save the drawing template again. That should certainly work.