Controlling Visibility of Layers in Viewports

The ViewportLayer command controls Layer visibility within Viewports on Sheets. The command behaves like features of the Layer command, except that it affects only specified Viewports on Sheets.

The command is supported only for Sheet tabs and works only on the Model side of Viewports on Sheets.

To activate a Viewport on a Sheet tab:

1. Select a Sheet tab.
2. Click inside the Viewport to select the Viewport where you want to suppress Layers.

To suppress Layers in Viewports on Sheets:

You can suppress one or multiple Layers in one or multiple Viewports on Sheets. You can make a layer in a specific Viewport invisible on screen and on print and plot output. Entities on suppressed Layers are not rebuilt.

1. Type ViewportLayer at the command prompt.
2. Specify the Frozen option.
3. In the graphics area, select entities or type the Layer names to freeze.

   The command accepts wildcard characters where * freezes all Layers.

4. Specify an option:
   • All: Freezes the specified Layers in all existing Viewports on the current Sheet tab.
   • Select: Lets you specify the Viewports in which to freeze the specified Layers.
   • Current: Freezes the specified Layers only in the current Viewport.
5. Press Enter to end the command.

   The Layers you selected disappear.

To thaw Viewport Layers:

You can bring back frozen Layers in one or multiple Viewports on Sheets.

1. Type ViewportLayer.
2. Specify the Thaw option.
3. Type Layer names to thaw.
4. Specify an option:
   • All: Thaws the specified Layers in all existing Viewports on the current Sheet tab.
   • Select: Lets you specify the Viewports in which to thaw the specified Layers.
   • Current: Thaws the specified Layers only in the current Viewport.
5. Press Enter to end the command.

To reset Viewport Layers on Sheets:

You can set the visibility of Layers in one or multiple Viewports to their default settings.

1. Type ViewportLayer.
2. Specify the Reset option.
3. In the graphics area, select entities or type the Layer names to reset.
4. Specify an option:
   • All: Resets all existing Viewports on the current Sheet tab.
   • Select: Lets you specify the Viewports in which to reset the specified Layers.
   • Current: Resets only in the current Viewport.
5. Press Enter to end the command.

To create one or more Layers that are suppressed in all Viewports on Sheets:

1. Type ViewportLayer.
2. Specify the Frozen from New option.
3. Type the Layer names to suppress.
4. Press Enter to end the command.
5. The Layers you suppress disappear.

To suppress or undo suppression of one or more Layers in newly created Viewports:

1. Type ViewportLayer.
2. Specify the Visibility default option.
3. In the graphics area, select entities or type the Layer names to suppress or undo suppression.
4. Specify Frozen to suppress or Thawed to undo suppression of the Layers.
5. Press Enter to end the command.
6. The Layers you suppress disappear.

Access

Command: ViewportLayer