Setting the design layer transfer mode
This feature is only available on Windows systems. When the Use GDI+ imaging preference is disabled, design layers have a setting that controls the display of layer objects that overlap visible objects in another layer; see Vectorworks preferences: Display pane).
To set the transfer mode for a design layer:
From the Organization dialog box, select the Design Layers tab. Select one or more layers, and then click Edit.
The Edit Design Layers dialog box opens.
Select the desired Transfer Mode from the list.
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Paint |
Makes objects in the new layer solid, obscuring objects in layers stacked below it (this is the default setting)
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Overlay |
Makes it so objects in the new layer do not obscure stacked layers
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Invert |
Makes a reversed, or photo-negative, image display when an object in the new layer overlaps an object in another layer
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Erase |
Makes objects in the new layer display all foreground patterns as white and all background patterns as transparent
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Not Paint
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Makes objects in the new layer solid and inverts any areas that overlap objects in stacked layers
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Not Overlay |
Makes objects in the new layer transparent and inverts layer colors
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Not Invert |
Makes objects in the new layer transparent and converts any black pixels from overlapping areas to white and white pixels to transparent
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Not Erase |
Makes objects in the new layer transparent and converts any white pixels from overlapping areas to black and black pixels to transparent
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Most printer devices do not support all of these modes, especially PostScript printers and vector devices such as pen plotters. The Rasterize print output option may produce the best results for certain transfer modes. The use of color in transfer modes may produce color blending.
