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Layers Pane

The Layers pane lets you manage layers, which capture actor visibility (including SOLIDWORKS display states ).

Layers are views that capture actor visibility; actor invisibility is not captured. After each format conversion, Composer creates one layer that captures the native CAD visibility states.

To display the Layers pane, click Window > Show/Hide > Layers.

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See Also
Creating a Layer

Toolbar Commands

Toolbar commands let you create and delete layers.

IconCommand NameDescription


Create LayerCreates a layer.


Delete LayersDeletes the selected layers.

Right-Click Commands

Right-click a layer to display additional commands.

Note: To apply a layer to the current view, double-click the layer. You can also press Space Bar to display the next layer.

IconCommand NameDescription
N/ARename LayerRenames the selected layer.


Delete LayersDeletes the selected layers.
N/ADelete All LayersDeletes all user layers.


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