Visibility Enhancement Dialog Box

The Visibility Enhancement dialog box lets you determine how entities on inactive layer groups appear in the graphics area.

You can use the AM_LayVisEnh command to open the Visibility Enhancement dialog box.

To open the dialog box do one of the following:
  • Enter AM_LayVisEnh in the command window.
  • On the ribbon, click Home > Layers > Layergroup Manager > Visibility enhancement.
  • On the menu, click Format > Layergroup Manager > Visibility enhancement .
  • The settings are valid only for the current drawing session.
  • Only entities that have their color property as ByLayer appear in the color specified in the dialog box.
  • Entities that have their color set to a specific color are not affected by the dialog box settings.
Option Description
None Turns off visibility enhancements.
On inactive layergroups

Use color

Sets the color property of entities on inactive layer groups to the color in the list.

Use color and lock

Changes the color of entities on inactive layer groups to the color in the list. The layergroup is locked. You cannot modify entities assigned to them.

Lock

Locks inactive layer groups. You cannot modify entities assigned to them.

Freeze

Freezes inactive layergroups. The entities on inactive layers are no longer visible.
Use color on locked layergroups Specifies the color property of entities on locked or inactive layer groups to the color in the list.