Layers palette

The Layers palette displays the entire layer hierarchy. You can define the visibility and status of layers as well as select the current layer.

The Layers palette consists of the following parts:

List box

Expand selected entries

Expands the view so that all sub-entries of the selected node are displayed.

Collapse All Entries

Hides all sub-entries.

Invert layer visibility

Inverts the layer visibility currently set.

The Default layer is set as the current layer.

Note: To restore the original layer visibility setting, use Back in layer visibility.

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.

Refresh Layer Structure

Updates the layer structure displayed. If, for example, you have selected List layers used in open documents on the shortcut menu and you delete the last element that uses one of the layers listed, the contents of the list box will not update automatically to adapt to the new situation. The layers that are used in the document are not displayed until you click .

Find

Opens the Find... dialog box, where you can find short or full layer names or parts of these names.

Layers

Use the check boxes to define the status of layers:

• Double-click a layer to make it Current .
• Click the corresponding check box to make a layer Current / Modifiable / Visible / Hidden .
• Shift+Ctrl+double-click makes the selected layer Current and sets all the other layers to Hidden .
• Select a layer and press the space bar to switch between Modifiable <-> Visible <-> Hidden .

Shortcut menu

Select all (Ctrl+A)

Selects all the layers that are displayed in the palette. Layers that are not displayed because the corresponding level is not expanded are not selected.

Cancel selection (Shift+Ctrl+A)

Cancels the selection of elements.

Isolate selected layers (Shift+Ctrl+double-click)

Sets all the selected layers to Modifiable. The layer selected last is set to Current; all the other layers are set to Hidden.

Scroll to current layer

Takes you to the current layer.

List layers assigned to currently selected tool

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

List layers used in open documents

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.

Customize...

Opens the Customize dialog box, Palettes tab. You can specify whether the top and/or bottom structural levels of the layer hierarchy and which properties of the layer (short name, full name, combined format properties, pen, line color) are displayed. You can also use the shortcut menu of the table head to specify the scope of the properties displayed.

Action bar

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).

Set all layers to modifiable - retain current layer

Sets all layers to modifiable without changing the current layer.

Select Layer Print Set

Use this to select a defined print set.

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.

>> Expand

Opens the Layer dialog box.