'Layer' dialog box - 'Select Layer/Visibility' tab

Invert layer visibility

Inverts the layer visibility currently set.

The Default layer is set as the current layer.

Undoes changes made to the layer visibility or restores changes you have undone. Using Layer visibility you can display the course of changes made to the layer visibility and undo up to 30 changes. This setting is user-specific and saved separately for each project.

Match current layer

When you click this icon, the dialog box will close temporarily and you can click an element in the workspace. The layer of this element is set as the current layer.

Load favorite

You can retrieve layer settings you have saved as favorite files.

Save favorite

You can save the current layer setting as a favorite file (*.lfa).

Current status

This area shows the individual layers. You can see the name and the current visibility status of each layer. The layers that are actually visible depend on the settings you specify in the Contents of list box area at top right. When you match the Layers' format properties, the format properties (pen, line and color) assigned to the individual layers are also displayed.

Select layer privilege set

You can select the current privilege set.

Access privileges can be controlled at layer level by means of privilege sets. Privilege sets are generally assigned when there are several people working on the same project: When the Workgroup Manager is installed, each person is granted the rights to one or more privilege sets and can consequently see/edit only the layers associated with those sets.

Workgroup Manager handles the organization of CAD workstations in local networks. The Workgroup Manager module enables users to access all projects on all computers from every workstation. It ensures data consistency even if several users are simultaneously working on the same project.

Drawing type

You can select the current drawing type.

The drawing type defines how elements are displayed on screen and in the printout. The display of the elements varies depending on the selected drawing type. Requirements: the format properties are taken from the layer (in a fixed manner) and the use of line styles is selected. In document mode, drawing types can be selected in the status bar, and in the Layout module, you can make a selection when you place layout elements.

The status bar is the bottom line in the Allplan application window. Different types of information are displayed in the status bar.

Contents of list box

You can specify which layers are displayed in the area on the left.

List layers assigned to currently selected tool: With this option, the program only lists the layers that are assigned to the active tool.

List existing layers in open drawing files: With this option, the program only lists the layers in the current drawing file and in drawing files open in edit mode. If all the layers are on the default layer, this option is not available.

List entire layer hierarchy: With this option, the program lists all the layers.

Show modifiable layers / Show visible, frozen layers / Show hidden, frozen layers

Filters the layers displayed in accordance with the option you select.

Layers' format properties

You can specify whether the elements you draw are to automatically assume the format properties of the layer on which they are drawn. More information is provided in Matching the format properties of layers.

Modify status

The available access rights are displayed in this area. Clicking an icon assigns the relevant status to the selected layer(s).

Settings

Auto-select layer with tool: you can specify whether selecting a tool automatically sets the layer that is associated with this tool. When this option is not selected, the program retains the last layer you selected manually.

Display elements on frozen layers using a fixed color: you can specify whether all elements on frozen layers are displayed in the same color. For more information, see Settings defining how elements are displayed on screen.