The Organization Dialog Box

Create and manage structural elements of the drawing using the Organization dialog box. This dialog box has specialized functions to sort and select its list items; see List Box Functionality.

To use the Organization dialog box:

  1. Select Tools > Organization. Alternatively, click the Classes or Layers button from the View bar, or select Edit View from the Saved Views menu on the View bar.

  2. The Organization dialog box opens.

  3. Select the appropriate tab for the element to be created or edited: Classes, Design Layers, Sheet Layers, Viewports, Saved Views, or References.

  4. In the Vectorworks Architect product, an additional Stories tab is available; see Creating and Managing Stories.

  5. From the top of the dialog box, select either Details or Visibilities view.

  6. Generally, the Details view shows the current settings for each element, and enables editing of layer and class visibilities in the drawing area; the Visibilities view enables editing of layer and class visibilities in viewports and in saved views (see Setting Visibilities in the Organization Dialog Box).

  7. Buttons at the bottom of each tab provide creation and management functions. Alternatively, right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac) on a list item to display a context menu, which has most of the same functions as the tab buttons.

Classes Tab

If a description is entered for the class, it displays in a screen tip when you position the cursor over the class name. On Windows, click the disclosure arrow on the screen tip to collapse or expand it.

Design Layers Tab

The design layer name displays in italics if the layer is referenced; the name is blue if the layer is checked out from a shared project. If a description is entered for the design layer, it displays in a screen tip when you position the cursor over the layer name. If the layer is referenced, the screen tip also displays the full layer name and the source file name. On Windows, click the disclosure arrow on the screen tip to collapse or expand it.

Sheet Layers Tab

The sheet layer name displays in blue if the layer is checked out from a shared project. If a description is entered for the sheet layer, it displays in a screen tip when you position the cursor over the layer name. On Windows, click the disclosure arrow on the screen tip to collapse or expand it.

Viewports Tab

The viewport name displays in blue if it is checked out from a shared project.

Saved Views Tab

References Tab

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Organizing the Drawing

Concept: Layers Overview

Concept: Classes Overview

Saved Views

Workgroups and Referencing

Project Sharing

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