Changing the layer properties of sheet layer or design layer viewports
The viewport’s layer visibility, opacity, stacking order, and colors can be changed from the sheet layer or the design layer (Vectorworks Design Suite product required). Other viewports, as well as the design layer properties, are not affected. The viewport attributes can be tailored for presentation; several copies of the same viewport can appear completely different.
To change the viewport layer properties:
Select the viewport.
From the Object Info palette, click Layers.
The Viewport Layer Properties dialog box opens. Change layer visibilities and/or make layer attribute overrides for the selected viewport.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Search box |
Enter text to filter the list by name |
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Filter |
Select a filter for the list |
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Manage Filters |
Opens a dialog box to add, edit, delete, or import filters for the layer list; see Filtering and tagging classes and layers |
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Layer list |
Lists the viewport layers and their visibility, edited status, layer color use status, and stacking order. Click the triangle in the heading of an active column to toggle between ascending and descending sort order based on that column parameter. |
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Visibility |
Click on a layer visibility column to change the layer visibility for this viewport. Column 1: Visible (displays objects in this layer) Column 2: Invisible (hides objects in this layer) Column 3: Gray (displays objects in this layer as grayed) |
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(Source)
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Indicates whether the layer definition is the same as the source layer, or the layer definition has overrides in this viewport. When a layer is edited with the Edit button, the override icon displays automatically. Click the Revert button to revert to the original settings.
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(Layer Colors)
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Click to apply the viewport layer colors set in the Edit Viewport Design Layers dialog box (click Edit to set the colors, as described in the next step), overriding the design layer colors. This setting is independent of the Use layer colors document preference. |
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# (Stacking Order) |
Displays the layer stacking order; drag a layer within the # column to change its stacking order. This column displays only when the viewport is in Top/Plan view. |
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Edit |
Opens the Edit Viewport Design Layers dialog box, to override the properties of the selected layer |
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Revert |
Returns the settings in the Edit Viewport Design Layers dialog box to their default values and removes the override icon in the Source column |
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Stacking Override |
Indicates whether the layer stacking order in the viewport is different from the design layer stacking order. Click Revert Stacking Order to return to the original design layer stacking order. |
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Use embedded design layer viewport settings for (Sheet layer viewports only; Design Suite product required) |
When enabled, the viewport retains the Layer overrides and/or Layer visibilities of embedded viewports. These options apply only to embedded design layer viewports that are not referenced; referenced viewports are not affected. |
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Preview |
Click to preview the layer property settings in the selected viewport |
To override the layer properties (for viewport display), select one or more viewport layers and click Edit.
Alternatively, double-click a viewport layer to edit it.
The Edit Viewport Design Layers dialog box opens.
The same parameters apply when you create a design layer (see Setting design layer properties); for viewport layers, only the stacking order, transfer mode or opacity, and colors can be edited. These edits apply to the current viewport only, though they can be transferred to other viewports with the Eyedropper tool.
The viewport layer colors can be controlled separately from the design layer colors, for flexible presentation output. Click Colors to override the fill and pen colors for the selected viewport layer. To see the effects of the color override, Use Layer Colors must be selected in the Viewport Layer Properties dialog box for the selected viewport. This is similar to the way that Use Layer Colors must be selected in document preferences to see the layer color settings for a design layer, as described in Setting the design layer color.
Click OK to return to the Viewport Layer Properties dialog box.
Click Preview to evaluate the results of the property changes.
Click OK to return to the sheet layer or design layer.
