Displays new layer notification,
isolate layer, and dialog settings.
Access Methods
Ribbon: Home
tab 
Layers
panel Layer
Properties Manager Menu:
Toolbar: Layer
Command entry:
layer (or
'layer for transparent
use)
Summary
Click on the Layer Properties Manager.
Controls
when notification occurs for new layers and if layer filters are applied
to the Layers toolbar; also controls the background color of viewport overrides
in the Layer Properties Manager.
List of Options
The following options
are displayed.
New Layer Notification
Controls the evaluation
and notification of new layers based on the LAYEREVAL settings in
the DWG file.
NoteThere should be no
filter (Unreconciled Layer filter) displayed when LAYEREVALCTL =
0. If one is currently displayed, it will be turned off. You can
set the unreconciled new layers filter active and select the layers
in that filter. With the unreconciled layer selected, you can right-click
and click Reconcile Layer.
Evaluate New Layers Added
to Drawing
Checks for new layers
that have been added to the drawing. (LAYEREVAL = 0)
- Evaluate New Xref Layers Only
-
Checks for new layers
that have been added to attached xrefs. (LAYEREVAL = 1)
- Evaluate All New Layers
-
Checks for new layers
that have been added to the drawing, including new layers added
to attached xrefs. (LAYEREVAL = 2)
Notify when New Layers
Are Present
Turns on new layer notification.
(LAYERNOTIFY = 0)
- Open
-
Displays new layer notification
when new layers are present when you use the OPEN command. (LAYERNOTIFY
= 2)
- Attach/Reload Xrefs
-
Displays new layer notification
when new layers are present when you are attaching or reloading
xrefs. (LAYERNOTIFY = 4)
- Restore Layer State
-
Displays new layer notification
when you are restoring layer states. (LAYERNOTIFY = 8)
- Save
-
Displays new layer notification
when new layers are present when you use the SAVE command. (LAYERNOTIFY
= 16)
- Insert
-
Displays new layer notification
when new layers are present when you use the INSERT command. (LAYERNOTIFY
= 32)
- Display Alert for Plot When New Layers are Present
-
Displays new layer notification
when new layers are present when you use the PLOT command. (LAYERNOTIFY
= 1)
Isolate Layer Settings
Setting for layers not
isolated:
- Lock and Fade
-
Selects Lock and Fade
as isolation method.
- Off
-
Sets non-selected layers
to Off.
- Off
-
Sets non-selected layers
to Off (in paper space).
- VP Freeze
-
Sets non-selected layers
to Viewport Freeze (in paper space).
Dialog Settings
- Apply Layer Filter to Layer Toolbar
-
Controls the display
of layers in the list of layers on the Layers toolbar and Layers
panel on the ribbon by applying the current layer filter.
- Indicate Layers in Use
-
Displays icons in the
list view to indicate whether layers are in use. In a drawing with
many layers, clear this option to improve performance.
- Viewport Override Background Color
-
Displays a list of colors
and the Select Color
dialog box where you can select a background
color for viewport overrides.
