Create or Edit a Layer (Display)

Description

Edit a layer's display properties.

Access

Home / Layer / Insert a new layer or Edit the active layer / Display

Home / Tools / Layers / Manage Layer Groups / New or Edit / Display

Categories

The controls available are dependent on the Type selected.

Category Description
Type Select the object type.
Appearance Edit the appearance properties for each object type.
Pipe Edit the geometry properties for pipe shapes.
Dimension Attribute Edit the dimension attributes for points, lines, blocks and shapes.
Text Click the Colour control then click Top of page and select a colour for the layers table text.
Border Edit the border properties for tables.
Cell Edit the cell properties for tables.
Point Appearance Edit the appearance of long section points in a long section view.
Line Appearance Edit the appearance of long section lines in a long section view.
Droplines Define the display of droplines in a long section view.
Notes
  • Display properties are used as a default when the object is created.
  • Object properties set to 'By Layer' use the current display properties of the layer.
  • Select any property to edit its value.
  • Appearance dimensions are used when dimension attributes are not available.
  • Editing the appearance properties could change the appearance of objects on locked layers.
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