How to change the default colours of the standard layers for new projects in AutoCAD Plant 3D / P&ID

Autodesk Support

Oct 8, 2023


Products and versions covered


Issue:

How to change the default colours of the standard layers (Equipment, Process etc.) in a project in that way that every new P&ID-drawing will get the same colours?

Causes:

The layer settings will be set in the used P&ID-template-drawing (*.dwt)For some classes the colour settings for the layer will be overwritten by the symbol settings.

Solution:

Follow these steps:
  • Select in Project Manager the node "P&ID drawings" and choose from context menu "New drawing..."
  • In the dialog look at the bottom for the used template drawing
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  • Open this template drawing directly via "File - Open"
  • Type command _LA to open the Layer Mananger
  • Change here the settings for the layers to your needs
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  • Save the file

Note: Depending on the class properties , the color might be different from the layer settings of the template. The symbol properties will overwrite the template layer settings for the colour

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Products:

AutoCAD P&ID; AutoCAD Plant 3D;

Versions:

2017; 2016; 2019; 2018;


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