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:
- Choose
- Click the button at the left end of the Layer bar and choose from the popup menu.
Layer Categories Editor
There are three predefined categories which are always listed at the top of the Categories Editor. These categories cannot
be deleted.
– This category automatically includes all the layers that do not belong to any category.
– This category automatically includes all reference 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
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Creates a new (empty) category and adds it to the list in the editor.
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Deletes the selected category in the editor.
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Adds the selected layers in the to the selected category in the editor.
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Removes the selected layers in the from the selected category in the editor.
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Shows only the layers and objects of the currently selected category. To show all the layers and objects, choose for the category.
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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.
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Opens (or close) the .
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 button at the left end of the Layer bar to see this menu.
- Choose to open (or close) the editor.
- Choose (default) to show all the layers.
- Choose to show layers that do not belong to a category.
- Choose to show all the reference layers.
- Choose to show the layers currently selected in the Layer bar or Modeling Layers Editor.
- Choose a category name to display only the layers in that category. This has the same effect as choosing from the editor.