Display Mode

The display area on the left of the Layer Setup dialog shows all the layers in the drawing, and highlights the sub-layers of the layer currently selected on the right. These sub-layers are automatically created when items are placed in the layer. For instance, if you have drawn walls and placed a panel with main selected as your work layer, these appear as sub-layers. If you are using the Generic furniture library, for example, the panel appears as gn-panel.

The blue boxes beside each layer are checked whenever layers are selected, and read On, Off, Search or Back, depending on the option selected. The default is On. To change the display mode of a layer, highlight it, and click the button of the desired display mode.

 

In the Drawing toolbar, click main to open the Layer Setup dialog.

• On - Turns the selected layers or sub-layers on for search, edit and display.
  
  

• Off - Turns the selected layers or sub-layers off for search, edit and display.
  
  

• Search - Turns the selected layers or sub-layers on for search and display, but not edit.
  
  

• Back -Turns the selected layers or sub-layers on for background display only. They are not available for searches or edits.
  
  

• Delete - Removes a sub-layer from the drawing. This does not remove the layer itself. To remove a layer, use delete from the Selection section of this dialog.
  
  

• Override - Overrides the pen or color of a sub-layer.

Note: It is a good idea to go into layers and turn the walls layer to Search before starting to place furniture. This allows you to edit the furniture without accidentally moving a wall. Follow the steps above, but click Search rather than Off. The walls will still show on screen.