To access feature type format parameters, open the Feature Type Properties dialog by clicking the properties 
button on a feature type in the workspace.
These parameters apply only to a selected feature type, not to the entire writer.
Tip: If a feature type parameter listed here conflicts with a writer-level parameter, then the writer parameter will be ignored and this feature type parameter will be used.
The AutoCAD writer requires that every feature written to the AutoCAD file be stored within a predefined AutoCAD layer.
In AutoCAD, the layers are used to store collections of logically related entities, attributes, or symbology. In FME, the AutoCAD layer and the type of the feature are treated synonymously, since there is a one-to-one correspondence between FME feature type and AutoCAD layer.
Layers can also be defined through the use of a TEMPLATEFILE, or through the specification of new feature types.
Note: The feature type parameters are used for the creation of new layers, but do not affect layers that are found to exist in the template file with the same name.
Layer Settings: General
Description
An optional description string for a layer.
Layer Appearance
- Default Linetype: The name of the linetype to use for the layer if no linetype is specified on the correlation line. The predefined linetype is CONTINUOUS. Any other linetypes must be defined in the workspace or copied from a specified template file.
- Default Color: The color number used for all features stored within the layer, unless explicitly overridden on the correlation lines below. Valid values are between 1 and 255. The default value is 10.
Layer State
- On: Set to No to create a layer in the Off state. Layers that are set to Off are still read by the AutoCAD Reader. Default: Yes.
- Frozen: Set to Yes to create a layer in the Frozen state. Default: No.
- Hidden: Set to Yes to create a layer in the Hidden state. Default: No.
- Locked: Set to Yes to create a layer in the Locked state. Default: No.