The active class and design layer are always visible. Each inactive class and design layer can be set to be visible, invisible, or gray. These visibilities can be set independently for the drawing area, saved views, and viewports.
The level of gray for grayed layers and classes can be adjusted for printing; see Printing a File.
For maximum usability, class and design layer visibilities can be set in multiple places in the Organization dialog box, and also in other dialog boxes. The Visibility columns work the same wherever they are used.
To change the setting for a single class or design layer, click in one of its visibility columns. To change the settings for multiple items, click a visibility column as follows:
● Press the Ctrl key (Windows) or Cmd key (Mac) and click selected class or layer rows
● Press the Shift key and click the first and last rows of a group of classes or layers
● Press the Alt key (Windows) or Option key (Mac) and click any row to change all classes or layers
For classes displayed in hierarchical order, change the visibility setting of a group header to change the visibility of all of its subclasses; see Displaying Classes in Hierarchical Order.
Column |
Description |
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Visible
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Class/design layer is visible; objects in this class/layer display when another class/layer is active |
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Invisible
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Class/design layer is invisible; objects in this class/layer display only when the class/layer is active |
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Gray
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Class/design layer is gray; objects in this class/layer are dimmed when another class/layer is active |
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Don’t Save
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For saved views, a fourth column displays to the right of the other columns. When selected, class/design layer visibility is not saved for the saved view; the current class/layer visibility is used when the view is displayed. |
Use the Organization dialog box to set the visibilities of classes and design layers in the drawing area. If Vectorworks Design Series software is installed, you can use the Navigation palette to set visibilities also (see The Navigation Palette).
Class and design layer visibility in the drawing area are also affected by the Class Options and Layer Options settings. See Setting Class and Design Layer Options for details.
To set the class and design layer visibilities for the drawing area:
1. From the Organization dialog box, select the Classes or Design Layers tab in Details view.
2. Change the Visibility settings as desired.
3. To see the changes before saving them, click Preview.
4. Click OK to save the changes.
Use the Organization dialog box to set the visibilities of classes and design layers in existing viewports and saved views. You can also set these visibilities while creating and editing classes, design layers, viewports, and saved views, as described in the following topics:
● Creating Classes and Setting Class Properties
● Creating Layers and Setting Design Layer Properties
To set the class and design layer visibilities for viewports and saved views:
1. From the Organization dialog box, select a tab in Visibilities view.
Organization Dialog Box Tab |
Sets Visibility of |
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Classes |
Classes in viewports and saved views; if classes are displayed in hierarchical order and a class group header is selected, the viewport and saved view lists are disabled |
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Design Layer |
Design layers in viewports and saved views |
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Viewports |
Classes and design layers in a viewport |
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Saved Views |
Classes and design layers in a saved view |
2. Select one or more class, design layer, viewport, or saved view names and change the Visibility settings for classes and design layers as desired.
3. On the Saved Views tab, change the active design layer and class, and the design layer and class options.
4. To see the changes before saving them, click Preview (not available on the Saved Views tab).
5. Click OK to save the changes.
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