Screen Layers

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The Screen Layers display can be invoked from either the Levels/Layers button in the Formatting ribbon group in Edit Mode, or by right-clicking on the oneline diagram background and choosing Edit Screen Layers.

Screen layers provide a method to filter objects on a oneline diagram based on either zoom level or to which layer the objects are assigned. Initially each object is in a common layer called Default, which cannot be modified or deleted. You can create new layers using the Screen Layers display.

Since the Screen Layers display is a Case Information Display, it shares thecharacteristics and controls of other case information displays. You can access many case information display features by right-clicking on the display to invoke the local popup menu. Most importantly, this menu contains the options to Insert and Delete screen layers.

To delete a screen layer, right-click on that layer in the display and select Delete from the popup menu. The one exception is the Default layer, which cannot be deleted.

To insert a new screen layer, right-click on a record in the display and choose Insert from the popup menu. This will open the Screen Layer Options dialog for defining the options of the new layer you are inserting.

You can also define a new layer by going to the Onelines ribbon tab, then on the Active ribbon group choose Screen Layer > Define Screen Layer.

To Hide all layers from the Oneline go to Screen Layer > Hide All.

To Show all layers in the Oneline go to Screen Layer > Show All.