Setting Visibility with Class and Design Layer Options

The Class Options and Layer Options commands control how all the classes or design layers in a drawing display. For example, a drawing project can be set to display only the active class, temporarily hiding all objects assigned to other classes.

To change the options for displaying, snapping to, and editing objects in the current class or design layer:

  1. Select View > Class Options (or Layer Options) and then the option.

    2. Alternatively, right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac) in the drawing area and select Class Options or Layer Options from the document context menu.

    Command
    Description

    Active Only

    Displays only objects in the active class/layer; only the active class/layer prints

    Gray Others

    Displays the active class/layer normally and all other classes/layers appear dimmed (except for those set to invisible); even though visible, objects in dimmed classes/layers cannot be edited

    Gray/Snap Others

    Displays the active class/layer normally and all other classes/layers appear dimmed (except for those set to invisible); objects in any normally displayed or gray class/layer can be snapped to. Only objects in the active class/layer can be edited.

    Show Others

    All classes/layers display normally, except for those set to invisible or grayed; even though visible, objects in classes/layers other than the active class/layer are not editable and cannot be snapped to

    Show/Snap Others

    All classes/layers display normally, except for those set to invisible or grayed; objects in any normally displayed or gray class/layer can be snapped to. Only objects in the active class/layer can be edited.

    Show/Snap/Modify Others

    All classes/layers display normally, except for those set to invisible or grayed. Objects in any normally displayed or gray class/layer can be snapped to; only objects in normally displayed classes/layers can be edited. (An object on another layer can only be edited if its layer scale and view are the same as those of the active layer.) Locked objects display with gray highlighting.

  2. The current class or design layer display changes accordingly.

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Setting Visibilities in the Organization Dialog Box

The Visibility Tool

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