Layers - Viewport

Description

Edit the display settings for a viewports layer.

Access

Home / Tools / Layers / Edit Layer / Edit

Requirements
  • CAD module
  • Only available when you are editing a viewport in a drawing view.
Point
Control Description
Colour Select the colour from the colour palette.
Line
Control Description
Colour Select the colour from the colour palette.
Line Style Select the line style.
Weight The weight of the line in mm.
Polygon
Control Description
Fill Colour Select the polygon fill colour.
Edge Colour Select the polygon edge colour.
Fill Select the polygon fill pattern.
Block
Control Description
Colour Select the block colour.
Note:
  • This colour is only used if the original objects in the block definition have their colour set to By Block.
Line Style Select the linestyle.
Note:
  • This line style is only used if the original objects in the block definition have their line style set to By Block.
Weight Select the weight of lines in the block.
Note:
  • This weight is only used if the original objects in the block definition have their weight set to By Block.
Shape
Control Description
Face Colour Select the shape face colour.
Edge Colour Select the shape edge colour.
Text
Control Description
Colour Select the text colour.
Background Colour Select the background colour to use for text with Background configured to On.
Terrain Model
Control Description
Face Colour Select the colour of the triangular faces.
Edge Colour Select the colour of the triangle edges.
Alignment
Control Description
Colour Select the colour from the colour palette.
Line Style Select the line style.
Weight Select the weight of the line in mm.
Notes
  • In the Layers - Viewport tool window, select a single layer then select Edit Layer / Edit
  • The appearance settings for a viewport layer only applies to objects with the By Layer setting.
  • Viewport objects are only displayed using the viewport layers appearance attributes if the settings have been explicitly set. Otherwise the model view layer settings are used.
  • Click Reset to use the layer display settings from the model view to display the objects in the viewport. The layers Display synchronisation setting reverts to Synced.
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