MDS Layer Control

The layers created on a MDS drawing can be controlled.

To do this:

1. Select MDS Layer Control from the Utilities menu to display the following form:

   

   The View gadget shows the current editable view.

2. To turn the whole view on or off, use the toggle in the top right of the form.

   The Layer list shows all the current layers in the selected views. Highlighting a layer displays its members in the lower box.

3. Right-click on the Layer list to show the following submenu:

   The Layer Members list shows all the members of a particular layer.

4. Click on a member to toggle between show, and hide.

   In the example shown below two members have been set to hidden.

   

   

   Each menu item works as follows:

   • Show All shows all members of the selected layer.

   • Hide All hides all members of the selected layer.

   • Show/Hide on selection changes the behavior of the list so that when the user selects the list all the members will be shown or hidden depending on their current state.

   • Hide Layer by Cursor displays the prompt ‘Identify LAYE’ in the graphical canvas. Identifying a single element in a current view will hide all elements contained in the owning LAYE element. The LAYER list shows the layers that are hidden: