Selecting Layers from a List

This function can be used to select which layers of a drawing are visible and which are hidden, and to allow or disallow the printing of elements on certain, selected layers.

1. Select the Layers> Select Layers from a List function on the toolbar.
2. Define the visibility and printing of the layers in the dialog box.
   • Select visible layers one by one or by using a layer group.
   • Make all layers visible by clicking the Show All button.
   • Hide all layers by clicking the Hide All button.
   • Update the selections on the drawing by clicking the Preview button.
   • Allow or disallow the printing of elements on a layer.
3. Confirm the data.

Dialog Box Options

Layers

Lists the layer numbers and names available in the program, for example 1 Shape Lines. Elements added to a layer can be hidden from the drawing and prevented from being printed. The column symbols have the following meanings:

Layer contains elements. If this column is empty, there are no elements on the layer.
  Layer is active (Yes). The elements on the layer are displayed in the drawing.
Layer is inactive (No). The elements on the layer are not displayed in the drawing.
  Elements on the layer will be printed (Yes).
Elements on the layer will not be printed (No).

You can toggle the Yes/No values in the visibility and printing columns layer-specifically by clicking the symbol in the column. When you want to change the visibility or printing of several layers, select the layers while holding down the Ctrl key, and click the symbol in the column next to one of the selected layers.

You can make all layers visible by clicking the Show All button. You can hide all layers by clicking the Hide All button.

Select Layer Groups

You can choose displayed elements using layer groups. When you select a layer group, all of its layers are activated. Layers that do not belong to the layer group are inactive. You can select more than one layer group by holding down Ctrl while clicking with the left mouse button.

If all layer groups are selected, you can select the desired layer group by double-clicking it.

Close dialog box after layer selection

When this check box is selected, the dialog box will always be closed after a layer group is selected.

Preview

This function can be used to update the visibility of all elements as per your selections. The dialog box will not be closed.

Visible layers

When printing a drawing, you can select the visible layers of the drawing to be printed by clicking the Visible layers button. This button is displayed in the dialog box when you select the function Print and define the layers to be printed.

Show All

You can make all layers visible by clicking the Show All button.

Hide All

You can hide all layers by clicking the Hide All button.

Setting Layers Visible
Printing a Drawing or a Model