Viewport Layer

Keyboard: VPLAYER

Alias: VL

Controls properties and visibility of layers in layout viewports. Using this command, you can make layers that display in one or more layout viewports invisible in other layout viewports within the same drawing. You can freeze or thaw layers in layout viewports that you have already created, and you can change the default setting for all new layout viewports you create. Before running the command from a Layout tab, double-click inside a layout viewport to make it active. If running the command from the Model tab, limited options are available.

You can also change the properties of layers in layout viewports using Explore Layers.

NOTE You can control layer visibility only for layout viewports in your active drawing. You cannot change the visibility of layers for layout viewports in externally referenced drawings.

All layers thawed in all layout viewports.

Layers frozen (the red bracket) in top and right layout viewports.

[List/Color/LType/LWeight/Freeze/Thaw/Reset/New frozen layers/Default visibility settings]: To display a list of all frozen layers in a selected layout viewport, choose List. To change the color associated with a layer in one or more layout viewports, choose Color. To change the linetype associated with a layer in one or more layout viewports, choose LType. To change the lineweight associated with a layer in one or more layout viewports, choose LWeight. To freeze a layer or set of layers in one or more layout viewports, choose Freeze. To thaw layers in one or more layout viewports, choose Thaw. To restore the default visibility setting of layers in one or more layout viewports, choose Reset. To create new layers that are frozen in all layout viewports, choose New frozen Layers. To thaw or freeze specified layers in subsequently created layout viewports, choose Default visibility settings.

To list all frozen layers in a selected layout viewport

Choose List.

Select a viewport: Click the border of the layout viewport for which you want to list all frozen layers. The names of layers frozen in a selected viewport display in the command bar.

To override layer properties within specified layout viewports

Choose Color, LType, or LWeight, then specify a new color, linetype, or lineweight.

Enter layer name(s) to receive VP property override or <specify layers by entity selection>: Enter the name or names (separated by commas) of the layers for which you want to change the selected property. Or press Enter to specify layers by selecting entities that are drawn on them.

Specify viewport(s) [All/Select/Current]<Current>: To apply the selected property override to the current layout viewport only, press Enter. To apply the selected property override to all layout viewports, choose All. To apply the selected property override to one or more layout viewports you select by clicking the border of the layout viewport, choose Select.

To freeze layers in layout viewports

Choose Freeze.

Enter layer name(s) to freeze or <specify layers by entity selection>: Enter the name or names (separated by commas) of the layers you want to freeze, or type * to freeze all layers. Or press Enter to specify the layers you want to freeze by selecting entities that are drawn on them.

Specify viewport(s): [All/Select/Current]/<Current>: To freeze the selected layers in the current layout viewport only, press Enter. To freeze the selected layers in all layout viewports, choose All. To freeze the selected layers in one or more layout viewports that you select by clicking its border, choose Select.

To thaw layers in layout viewports

Choose Thaw.

Enter layer name(s) to thaw: Enter the name or names (separated by commas) of the layers that you want to thaw, or type * to thaw all layers.

Specify viewport(s): [All/Select/Current]/<Current>: To thaw the selected layers in the current layout viewport only, press Enter. To thaw the selected layers in all layout viewports, choose All. To thaw the selected layers in one or more layout viewports that you select by clicking its border, choose Select.

To set the visibility of layers in specified layout viewports to the default setting

Choose Reset.

Enter layer name(s) to reset or <specify layers by entity selection>: Enter the name or names (separated by commas) of the layers you want to reset, or type * to reset all layers. Or press Enter to specify the layers you want to reset by selecting entities that are drawn on them. The layer visibility status (frozen or thawed) is reset to the default setting defined with the Default visibility settings option.

Specify viewport(s): [All/Select/Current]/<Current>: To reset the layer visibility in the current layout viewport only, press Enter. To reset the selected layers in all layout viewports, choose All. To reset the selected layers in one or more layout viewports that you select by clicking its border, choose Select.

To create new layers that are frozen in all layout viewports

Choose New frozen layers.

New frozen layer name(s): Enter the name or names (separated by commas) of a new, frozen layer you want to create in all layout viewports. You cannot enter the name of an existing layer. This layer will also be frozen in all layout viewports you subsequently create.

To set the default visibility setting for layers in all subsequently created layout viewports

Choose Default visibility setting.

Enter layer name(s) to change viewport visibility or <specify layers by entity selection>: Enter the name of the layer or layers (separated by commas) for which you want to set the default visibility setting (frozen or thawed). Or press Enter to specify layers by selecting entities that are drawn on them.

Setting [Frozen/Thawed]: To set the default to invisible, choose Frozen. To set the default to visible, choose Thawed.

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