Vectorworks viewer show navigation pane pdf#

Select the Add to Layers Pane box to add the new layer to the Layers pane.

Select/clear the is ON box to set the default state of the layer to on/off.

Enter the name of the new layer in the Layer Name text box.

Click Properties to view/edit the properties of the selected layer, as detailed above.

Click Collapse All to collapse all layers in the Layers pane.

Click Expand All to expand all layers in the Layers pane.

Click Sort Layers Alphabetically to sort layers into alphabetical order.

Click Show/Hide/Toggle Selected Layers to show/hide/toggle selected layers in the document.

Click Invert Selection to invert the current selection of items in the Layers pane.

Click Empty to select all items that do not belong to content items or annotations.

Click Hidden to select all hidden items.

Click Visible to select all visible items.

Click Text Labels to select all text labels.

Hover over Select to view options for selecting a subset of items in the Layers pane:.

This option includes layers not listed in the Layers pane.

Click Apply Layers Overrides to display all layers.

Click Reset to Initial Visibility to revert all layers to their default state.

Click List Layers for Visible Pages to display layers on the pages currently visible in the document.

Click List Layers for All Pages to display layers on every page of the document.

Click Extract Visible Layers to extract visible layers to a new document.

Click Extract Selected Layers to extract selected layers to a new document.

Click Import as Layer to import pages from a different document as a new layer, as detailed below.Layers converted in this manner can then be edited using the Edit Content Tool. Click Flatten Selected Layers to convert selected layers into base content.Click Flatten All Optional Content to flatten optional content to the base content layer of the document.All content and comments added to the document will be added to this layer. Click Set as Default Layer to set the selected layer as the default layer.Click Add Text Label to add a text label to selected layers.The Add New Layer dialog box will open, as detailed below. Click Add New Layer to add a new layer to the current document.This property determines whether or not layers appear in resulting documents when the file is exported to an application/file format that supports layers. The Export property displays the export status of layers.The Print property displays the printing status of layers.The Visibility property displays the visibility status of layers.The Locked property displays the editable status of layers.The Default State property displays the default state of layers when the document that contains them is opened.

Please note that PDF applications may use the Intent property to determine whether or not layers are displayed.Design and View means both Design and View.Design means the layer is intended for use in understanding the design of the document.View means that the layer is intended for use as a viewing aid.None means there is no specified intent.The Intent property displays the intended use for layers:.The Title property displays the title of layers as they appear in the Layers pane.The Layer Properties pane will open:įigure 8. Moving Content from the Content Pane to the Layers PaneĬlick Properties in the Layers pane to view/edit the properties of selected layers. Note that you can also drag and drop content/comments from their respective panes into the Layers pane to determine the layer to which they belong:įigure 7. This enables you to save time and avoid the need to manually specify the layer to which new content and comments belong. When a default layer is specified all new content and comments added to the document will be added to this layer when the Layers pane is open.

Use the Default Layer dropdown menu to determine the default layer for documents:įigure 6. Use the icons in the Layers pane to perform the following operations:Ĭlick Options to view options for layers, as detailed below.Ĭlick Add New Layer to add a new layer to the current document, as detailed below. Sample Layers Document, 'Layer C' Enabled Sample Layers Document, 'Layer B' Enabledįigure 5. Sample Layers Document, 'Layer A' Enabledįigure 4. For example it is possible to create layers that contain different groupings of comments in order to highlight different areas of documents:įigure 3. Layers contain page content and comments that can be displayed/hidden as desired. The Layers pane displays information about document layers:

Click Layers (or press Ctrl+L) to open the Layers pane:įigure 1.

Vectorworks viewer show navigation pane pdf#