“Layers” section
The “Layers” section is the topmost in the factory order of the panel on the right. It manages the layer list of the drawing; up to half the window height it grows, then the list scrolls.
Title row
Like every section the title row carries the grip ⠿ for re-ordering or tearing off and the triangle for folding (Panel sections). In between sits the lock bar with three buttons: 🔓 “Unlock all layers”, 🔒 “Lock all layers”, ◑ “Invert locking of all layers”. They switch without an undo step; the status bar reports “All layers unlocked” / “All layers locked” / “Layer locking inverted”.
Toolbar
| Button | Effect |
|---|---|
| ＋ New | creates “Layer n” and makes it active — New layer |
| ✎ Edit | opens the “Edit Layer” dialog for the active layer |
| 🗑 | opens the “Delete layer” dialog for the active layer; with only one layer: “At least one layer required” |
| 👁 | show or hide all layers: if all are visible, all are hidden, otherwise all are shown (“All layers hidden” / “… shown”) |
| ◐ | invert the visibility of every layer (“Layer visibility inverted”) |
Live search
The field “Search layers…” filters the list while typing by number or name; several words must all occur. Esc clears the field, and so does the small ✕ at the right inside the field, which since program version v3.0.39 appears as soon as something has been typed. During a search the auto row steps back; eye, lock and active layer stay untouched. Without a match “No layer matches the search” is shown.
Auto row “0”
The row “0 · Auto (vom Objekt)” is the auto mode: results of functions take the layer of the clicked object. A click switches it on; a real layer switches it off. The tooltip of the row explains the mode (German in every language).
Layer rows
left half
right half| Column | Click | Display |
|---|---|---|
| (1) No. | — | ordering number, sorted by it |
| (2) eye | show/hide (tooltip “Hide” / “Show”) | 👁 visible, 👁🗨 hidden |
| (3) lock | lock/unlock (“Lock” / “Unlock”) | 🔓 open, 🔒 locked (red) |
| (4) colour | opens the colour picker directly; the choice is applied at once | colour field |
| (5) name | click = active layer; second click within 0.4 s = editor | tooltip “Name (number of elements)” |
| (6) line type | — | pattern as characters (──── · ── ── · · · · · ── · · ── ─ · ▬ ▬ ▬ · ● ● ● · ─∿─), tooltip “Line type: solid” etc. |
| (7) width | — | bar in layer colour and number (screen pixels) |
The active row is highlighted in blue. Eye, lock and colour of the row act at once and without an undo step.
System layers
The seven rows below the list are global eyes for object types — System layers: Dimensions, Remarks, Hatches, Constraints, Images, Text, Leaders. A click on the row toggles; the status bar reports “… visible” / “… hidden”.
Related topics
- Layers — the relationships
- Header bar — layer choice while drawing
- Panel sections — order, tearing off, folding