Creating Layers

When a new drawing is created, it automatically contains an empty design layer entitled “Design Layer-1.” Add design layers to the drawing to organize it. Add sheet layers as needed for presentation. Create new design layers and sheet layers, or import them (and optionally, the objects they contain) from other current version files or from standard files. In Vectorworks Design Series products, create a design layer viewport to reference design layers in other files without importing them.

To create a new layer:

  1. For convenience, a new layer can be created from multiple locations in the software.

  2.         New button on the Design Layers/Sheet Layers tab of the Organization dialog box (Tools > Organization)

            Layers button on the View bar to open the Organization dialog box

            New Design Layer or New Sheet Layer option from the Layers drop-down list on the View bar

            Layer field on the Shape tab of the Object Info palette

            New context menu on the Design Layers or Sheet Layers tab of the Navigation palette (Vectorworks Design Series required)

  3. From the New Design Layer or New Sheet Layer dialog box, create a new layer, or import a layer and its properties from standard or existing Vectorworks files.

The layers display in the Layers list on the Organization dialog box, View bar, Object Info palette and (for Vectorworks Design Series) the Navigation palette. If the layer is created from anywhere other than the Object Info palette, it becomes the active layer.

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Setting Design Layer Properties

Setting Sheet Layer Properties

Assigning Objects to Classes and Layers

Setting Global Visibility with Class and Design Layer Options

Visibility Columns

The Visibility Tool

Concept: Layers Overview

 

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