Use Layers to organize your workspace

Move entities from one layer to another and hide or show any layer. In complex drawings, display only elements essential to the task.

Hide the dimensions of the drawing shown below.

1. Create a new layer.

a. Click on the Layer button from the main toolbar to display the Layers dialog box.

b. Click the New button.

c. Type the layer name and number, and click OK.

The newly created Dimensions layer appears in the Layers dialog box.

2. Move items to a layer.

a. Click on the Layers button from main toolbar.

b. Select the Dimensions layer by clicking on its number

c. Click the Move Geom button

d. Choose a selection method.

e. Select the elements to move. For this example, select the dimensions. This moves the dimension to the new layer.

3. Hide a layer.

a. Click the V (visible) to change it to I (invisible), and then click OK.

This hides all geometry in the Dimensions layer, as shown.

4. Show a layer.

a. Click the I (invisible) to change it to V (visible), and then click OK.

This shows all geometry in the Dimensions layer.

Hide the dimensions of the drawing shown below.