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If you often apply commands to one or more specific groups of modeling layers, you can group them together as a category to make it easier to select them.

Do one of the following to open the Layer Categories editor:

Layer Categories Editor

There are three predefined categories which are always listed at the top of the Categories Editor. These categories cannot be deleted.

Uncategorized Layers – This category automatically includes all the layers that do not belong to any category.

Reference Layers – This category automatically includes all reference layers.

Selected Layers – This category automatically includes all the currently selected layers. Consequently, its content will vary.

Categories you create are added below the predefined categories.

You can:

Buttons

There are two buttons that appear before each category's name:

Category menu

New Category

Creates a new (empty) category and adds it to the list in the Layer Categories editor.

Delete Category

Deletes the selected category in the Layer Categories editor.

Add Layers

Adds the selected layers in the Modeling Layers Editor to the selected category in the Layer Categories editor.

Remove Layers

Removes the selected layers in the Modeling Layers Editor from the selected category in the Layer Categories editor.

Isolate

Shows only the layers and objects of the currently selected category. To show all the layers and objects, choose Isolate for the All Layers category.

Listing:

Shows only the layers of the currently selected category in the Layer Bar and Modeling Layers Editor. It does not affect the visibility of objects.

Layer stat...

Opens (or close) the Modeling Layers Editor.

Note

Right-mouse clicking on a category name will display a similar menu, allowing you to perform actions on that category without selecting it first.

Category popup menu

Click and hold the Category button at the left end of the Layer bar to see this menu.