L AYER MANAGER. General Commands. EXIT: Selection of this button exits the Layer Manager menu without re-displaying

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1 L AYER MANAGER The Layer Manager menu allows you to manage all aspects of layers, including turning them on and off, setting modes, permissions, and sub-layers, creating new layers, clearing and deleting layers, and renaming and renumbering them. The Layer Manager is started by selecting the Layer box on the Desktop menu.. General Commands The general commands are found at the lower right corner of the menu. EXIT: Selection of this button exits the Layer Manager menu without re-displaying the screen. EXIT & DISPLAY: Selection of this button exits the Layer Manager menu, and re-displays the drawing. LAYER TOOLS: Selection of this button clears the Layer Manager menu and displays the Layer Tools menu. Refer to the Layer Tools menu documentation below. LAYER STYLES: Selection of this button displays the Layer Styles pop up menu over the Layer Manager. Refer to the Layer Styles discussion in this topic ARRIS Encyclopedia 9.4 1

2 below. LAYER LIST FILE: Selection of this button takes the layer number, name, description, entity count and permissions and formats them to a text file which is then launched in the default text editor (usually Notepad). From here a user can "Save As" a file to keep the list, or print it from the text editor. The current layer sort order is used in the Layer List file. READ ONLY UPDATE: Selection of this button updates all layers that have Read Only permissions from the disk. Each Read Only layer is reloaded from the hard drive, updating any changes which may have been made to it by others since it was last loaded. This allows you to refresh the contents of the Read Only layer in the case where the layer is being worked on elsewhere. Layer List Displays the list of layers currently loaded in the current drawing or sheet. Layer List Fields The layer name, number, description, and entity count information is displayed in the standard ARRIS selectable color. Blank lines in the menu are displayed in dark gray indicating they are not selectable. If a Sheet is currently loaded, Viewport layers are displayed in light gray indicating they are not selectable. NUMBER: A number that represents ARRIS s internal identification of the layer. The maximum number of model layers is 99,999,999, which, in addition to layer 0, makes a total of 100 million layers. NAME: The name of the layer, which is also the layer file name (.ly). Note 1: Changing the layer name affects all drawings and sheets in any database which reference that layer. DESCRIPTION : A user defined description of the layer. Selecting this field changes the layer description. The use of Descriptions is important because it helps other people working in your database to quickly see what is on the layer. ENTITIES (OBJECTS): Reflects the number of entities on the layer. This column cannot be edited. Layer List Fields Selection: Left click on a layer Number, Name, or Description: 2 Sigma Design

3 Allows you to change the item selected. The selection is highlighted and you are prompted for the new number, name, or description. Right click on a layer Number, Name, Description or Entities: Selects the entire layer for either the Clear or Remove function. The Layer Manager will prompt to Cancel (the command), Clear, or Remove the layer. <CTRL> Click on a layer Number, Name, Description or Entities: Selects the entire layer for either the Clear or Remove function. Any previous selections are left selected. If the layer selected was previously selected, <CTRL> Click unselects it. Once the desired layer(s) are selected, the Clear or Remove function may be invoked by selecting the button in the Layer Management Section of the menu below. <SHIFT> Click on a layer Number, Name, Description or Entities: This invokes a Block selection. <SHIFT> click on the start layer of a desired block. The layer line will display with a black background to indicate a block selection is in progress. <SHIFT> click the end layer of the desired blcok. The entire block - all layers from the first pick to the second pick inclusive will be selected or unselected based on the previous status of the second pick. If the second pick was not previously selected, all layers in the block will be selected. If the second pick was previously selected, all layers in the block will be unselected. Block selection of layers is allowed for the Clear and Remove functions under the Layer Management heading in the menu below, which allow multiple layers to be cleared or removed at once. Layer List Selection Box The Selection Box is located below the Layer list under the Number column. This box displays the number of layers selected. If the number is greater than 0, the display is in the highlight color. This display is handy for multiple selections, particularly when some of the selected layers are not in the portion of the layer list currently displayed in the menu. Layer List Sorting The layer list may be sorted in several different ways. The list may be sorted by number ascending (1,2,3) which is the default, by layer number descending (3,2,1), alphabetically by layer name ascending (a-z), alphabetically by layer name descending (z-a), by layer entity count descending, or by layer entity count ascending. The current sort method is shown in the Layer List Sort box under the layer list. This box may be selected to set the layer list sort method, or the layer list may be sorted by selecting the "Number", "Name", or "Entities" title boxes at the top of the layer list. Selection of the title box will sort by that parameter, using the default for the given parameter first. A second selection of the title bar will reverse the list using the same parameter. Example: Selecting the Number title bar will sort the list by layer number ascending (1,2,3). Selecting the Number ARRIS Encyclopedia 9.4 3

4 title bar again will re-sort the list by layer number descending (3,2,1). Layer List Slidebar and the Mouse Scroll Wheel If the number of layers in the drawing exceeds 20 layers, the layer list slidebar is invoked. The slidebar displays the size and location of the portion of the layer list displayed in the menu relative to the entire list. Similar to other slidebars in ARRIS, a left click on the up or down arrow on the slidebar pages the layer list up or down 1 line. A right click on the up or down arrow on the slidebar pages the layer list up or down 1 page - 20 lines in this case. Selection on the slidebar pages the layer list to the portion of the list selected. Scrolling the mouse scroll wheel up or down will page the layer list up or down 1 line for each click of the mouse scroll wheel. Layer Properties Layer Properties are additional information about each layer which is displayed to the right of the basic information of layer name, number, description, and entity count. MODES: Displays the Layer modes, work layer and permissions of the layers in the list. Layer modes are the On / Off status of the layer. The Work Layer designation indicates which layer on the list is the current work layer. Note 1: Selections using the <CTRL> and <SHIFT> click work similarly to selections in the Number, Name, Description, and Entity Count columns for multiple and block selections. One difference is that a Right-Click selection may be used in Layer Modes for block selection, similar to a <SHIFT> click. 4 Sigma Design

5 MODES: The layer mode buttons are toggled between on (box highlighed) and off (box unhighlighted) <LIGHT BULB> (On/Off) - The On / Off status of the layer. If any of the layer modes - Edit, Search, or Display shown to the right are on, the layer is considered on. WORK - The current work layer. There can only be one work layer at a time in the drawing. This is the layer on which all new objects are placed. A layer cannot be removed while it is the current work layer. Read-only layers cannot be the work layer. EDIT (Editable) - The layer can be edited. Editable layers are automatically Searchable and Displayable. Read-only layers are never editable. SRCH (Searchable) - The layer can be selected for querying and copying, but cannot be edited. Searchable layers are automatically Displayable, and data points are recognized on these layers. DISP (Displayable) - The layer is displayed on the screen, but cannot be edited or selected. Display list points can be selected via the F11 function key. ALL LAYERS - The All Layers function at the bottom of the layer list turns all layers on/off to editable (EDIT), searchable (SRCH), or displayable (DISP). PERMS : Displays the permissions of the layer. Selecting this box allows the permissions of the layer to be changed. ARRIS Encyclopedia 9.4 5

6 Read / Write (rw) (green color) - Allows for reading and writing to the layer. Read Only (ro) (red color) - Allows for reading only of the layer. Temporary (tmp) (blue color) - Sets the layer to a temporary setting, where the layer can be written to and read, but will not be saved to the disk or into the current drawing register. Note 1: If the layer permission is set to Read Only, the permission display is shown in red. The Modes Edit and Work boxes for the layer are also blanked out in red to indicate that these settings are not available for read only layers. COLOR DISPLAY OVERRIDE: The Color Display Override is found below the Layer Modes list on the menu. This function overrides the color settings to display each layer by the specified color according to the layer s mode. The work layer is always shown with its normal color (DB). SUB LAYER: Displays the Sub-Layer status for each layer. Sub-layers are special display properties for certain types of entities - Labels and Custom Lines. Label - Toggles on / off the labels for the layer. (See Labels) Cust. Line (Custom Line) - Toggles on /off the custom lines for the layer. All On / All Off - Toggles sub-layer settings for all layers on/off. PEN/COLOR DEFAULTS / WALL GROUPS: Pen / Color defaults allow you to set a pen and / or color that is used to display all entities on a layer. Wall groups allow walls, doors, and windows on different layers to clean up together 6 Sigma Design

7 as if they were on the same layer. Pen - All objects on the layer default to the pen number set in this box. The status menu setting is ignored. Color - All objects on the layer default to the color set in this box.the status menu setting is ignored. All Pens - Set all layers to a default pen. All Colors - Set all layers to a default color. Reset All - Reset all layers to default pen/color to 1. Note 1: The objects on the layer must be set to color/pen none for this feature to work. Note 2: Associating a default pen with a default color can make it easier to see which objects are set to each pen. WALL GROUP - Walls, Doors, and Windows may be placed on separate layers and still clean up together as if they were on the same layer if the layers have the same wall group name. The Wall Group name can be any combination of characters as long as the layers which need to be cleaned up together have the same wall group name. This column displays the wall group name. Selection of a box allows you to set the Wall Group name for the layer. Set All - Set all layers to a wall group name. Clear All - Clear all layers of wall group names. EXTERNAL DATABASE: Layers which have been loaded from a database ARRIS Encyclopedia 9.4 7

8 other than the database containing the currently loaded drawing will have the source database location shown here. Also, in a Sheet if a viewport was created in a database other than the one currently loaded, the originating database of the viewport layer is shown. Layer Management The Layer Management functions allow you to add new layers, load additional existing layers (adding them to the current drawing), copy layers from the current or other databases, clear layer(s), or remove layer(s) from the current drawing. NEW: Selection of this button brings up the ADD NEW LAYER pop-up menu: LAYER NUMBER - This box displays the layer number that will be used for the new layer. Selecting the box allows you to set the number. The default 8 Sigma Design

9 <NEXT> will use the next available number in the current database. Note that the layer number must be unique to the drawing. LAYER NAME - This box displays the layer name that will be used for the new layer. Selecting the box allows you to set the name. The default <NUM- BER) will use the layer number as the name. Note that the layer name is also the file name for the layer on the disk. Each layer name in a database must be unique to that database. LAYER DESCRIPTION - This box displays the layer description that will be used for the new layer. Selecting the box allows you to set the description. The default is <NONE>. The layer description is an optional user defined text string used to further describe the contents of the layer. Use of layer descriptions is highly recommended to LAYER PERMISSION - This box displays the permission setting that will be used for the new layer. Selection of the box toggles between Read-Write and Temporary layer permissions. The default is Read-Write. RESET DEFAULT VALUES - Selection of this button resets the default values for layer number, name, description, and permission. The layer number is set to <NEXT>, layer name is set to <NUMBER>, layer description is set to <NONE>, and layer permission is set to Read-Write. OK - Selection of this button creates the new layer using the parameters specified above. Note 1: If the current database is not noname.db, you are in a drawing, and the new layer permission is Read/Write, the layer reference is added to the master.dr automatically and the new layer is written to the disk as soon as it is created. Note 2: If the <NEXT> option is used for the layer number, the Layer Manager checks for the next available number. The layer number must be available in both the master.dr (since the reference to the layer is added to it) and in the current drawing. Note 3: The new layer name, whether explicitly set or determined by using the <NUMBER> setting, must be available (unused in the database) or the new layer creation will generate an error and the new layer will not be created. Note 4: To create many layers quickly, you can accept the defaults and select OK multiple times to create a series of consecutive layers. You can then rename and/or renumber them on the LAYER MANAGER menu. CANCEL - Selection of this button clears the ADD NEW LAYER pop-up menu from the screen. LOAD: Selection of this button brings up the LOAD LAYER(S) pop-up menu. ARRIS Encyclopedia 9.4 9

10 This menu allows you to load one or more model layers from the current or another database in the same project directory to the current drawing. The layer(s) is/are loaded Read-only (ro) by default but may be later changed to Read/ Write or Temporary. See Layer Types. LOAD FROM PROJECT DIRECTORY - This box displays the current project directory. Layers to be loaded into the current database must come from this directory. DATABASES - This portion of the menu displays a list of databases in the current project directory. The currently loaded database is selected and highlighted by default. Selection of a database on this list will display the layers (or drawings) contained within the database on the right side of the LOAD LAYER(S) pop-up menu for selection. The standard slidebar and scroll wheel functions apply for this portion of the menu. LAYER RETAIN - The Layer Retain setting is not used for layer loads. LIST TYPE - This box displays the type of files within the selected database listed on the right side of the LOAD LAYER(S) pop-up menu - either Layers or Drawings. The default setting is Layers. Selecting the box toggles between Layers and Drawings. LAYERS / DRAWINGS LIST - This portion of the LOAD LAYER(S) pop-up menu displays a list of layers (or drawings) within the selected database. One or more of the layers may be selected to be loaded into the current database/drawing. Both the layer name and layer number (from the master.dr of the selected database) are shown in the menu. The standard slidebar and mouse scroll wheel functions apply for this portion of the menu. 10 Sigma Design

11 The list of layers has been filtered to exclude Sheet layers (those layers beginning with the underscore ("_") character) and all layers that are currently already loaded (if the database selected is the current database). These layers are not eligible for loading. Layers may be selected using the left mouse button. Multiple selections and de-selections may be made by holding down the <CTRL> key and left click selecting. Block selections may be made by either a right-click or a <SHIFT> left click on both the beginning and ending layer on the list for the block. If the Layers / Drawings List type is set to Drawings, all drawings in the selected database are displayed. Note that multiple and block selections do not apply for selecting drawings. When a drawing is selected, the list toggles back to Layers and all layers contained within the selected drawing are highlighted and ready to load. At this point, the list may still be modified by selecting additional layers or de-selecting layers. LOAD LAYER(S) - Selection of this button loads the selected layers to the current database/drawing. If the selected database for the layer load is the currently loaded database, the Layer Manager will check the master.dr drawing file for a layer number for each of the layer(s) being loaded. If the number is available in the current drawing, that number is used for the layer. If the number is already in use in the current drawing, the next available number is used for the layer. If the database selected for layer load is not the currently loaded database, the next available layer number is used for the layer(s) being loaded. Note that layer numbers may be changed if desired once the layer(s) is/are loaded. All layer(s) are loaded with the default permission of Read Only. If the layer is not in use elsewhere, the permission may be made Read/Write after the layer is loaded. CANCEL - Selection of this button clears the LOAD LAYER(S) pop-up menu from the screen. COPY: Selection of this button brings up the COPY LAYER(S) pop-up menu. This menu allows you to copy one or more model layers from the current database or any other database on your computer. The results of the copy will vary greatly depending on the Layer Retain status and the location of the origin layer being copied. ARRIS Encyclopedia

12 COPY FROM PROJECT DIRECTORY - This box displays the project directory which contains the database containing the layer to be copied. Selecting this box allows you to enter or browse for the desired project directory. The default is the current project directory (directory containing the currently loaded database). DATABASES - This portion of the menu displays a list of databases in the "Copy From" project directory. Selection of a database on this list will display the layers (or drawings) contained within the database on the right side of the COPY LAYER(S) pop-up menu for selection. The standard slidebar and scroll wheel functions apply for this portion of the menu. LAYER RETAIN - This box displays the current Layer Retain setting. If Layer Retain is Off, all entities in the selected "Copy From" layer(s) will be copied to the current work layer. If Layer Retain is On, the Layer Manager will attempt to copy entities in the selected "Copy From" layer to a layer of the same name. Refer to the Copy Layer(s) discussion below for the specific behaviors in the various Layer retain and layer scenarios possible. LIST TYPE - This box displays the type of files within the selected database listed on the right side of the COPY LAYER(S) pop-up menu - either Layers or Drawings. The default setting is Layers. Selecting the box toggles between Layers and Drawings. LAYERS / DRAWINGS LIST - This portion of the COPY LAYER(S) pop-up menu displays a list of layers (or drawings) within the selected database. One or more of the layers may be selected to be loaded into the current database/ drawing. Both the layer name and layer number (from the master.dr of the 12 Sigma Design

13 selected database) are shown in the menu. The standard slidebar and mouse scroll wheel functions apply for this portion of the menu. The list of layers has been filtered to exclude Sheet layers (those layers beginning with the underscore ("_") character) and all layers that are currently already loaded (if the database selected is the current database). These layers are not eligible for layer copy. Layers may be selected using the left mouse button. Multiple selections and de-selections may be made by holding down the <CTRL> key and left click selecting. Block selections may be made by either a right-click or a <SHIFT> left click on both the beginning and ending layer on the list for the block. If the Layers / Drawings List type is set to Drawings, all drawings in the selected database are displayed. Note that multiple and block selections do not apply for selecting drawings. When a drawing is selected, the list toggles back to Layers and all layers contained within the selected drawing are highlighted and ready to load. At this point, the list may still be modified by selecting additional layers or de-selecting layers. COPY LAYER(S) - Selection of this button copies the selected layers to the current database/drawing. Depending on the Layer Retain setting and the name and location of the "Copy From" layer in relation to the current database/drawing, the results of the copy can vary greatly. The various scenarios are outlined as follows: Case 1: Layer Retain is set to Off: The selected layer(s) is/are copied (appended) to the current work layer. Case 2: Layer Retain is set to On and the selected "Copy From" database is the currently loaded database: The selected layers already exist in the current database and are loaded (read only). No other copy function is performed. This situation is exactly like Layer Load. Case 3: Layer Retain is set to On, the selected "Copy From" database is not the currently loaded database, and the selected "Copy From" layer name matches a currently loaded layer name. The contents of the selected "Copy From" layer are copied (appended) to the loaded layer of the same name. The currently loaded layer must not be Read Only or the copy is not performed. Case 4: Layer Retain is set to On, the selected "Copy From" database is not the currently loaded database, and the selected "Copy From" layer name matches a layer name in the current database that is not currently loaded: ARRIS Encyclopedia

14 The layer in the current database is loaded and the contents of the selected "Copy From" layer is copied (appended) to it. The layer number used for the layer is the layer number for the layer in the master.dr of the current database if this number is available in the currently loaded drawing. If this number is in use, the next available layer number is used. The layer being loaded must not be in use (locked) or the copy is not performed. Case 5: Layer Retain is set to On, the selected "Copy From" database is not the currently loaded database, and the selected "Copy From" layer name does not exist in the current database: A layer of the same name as the "Copy From" layer is created in the current database and the contents of the selected layer are copied (appended) to it. The layer number used for the new layer is the layer number for the layer from the master.dr of the "Copy From" database, if this number is available in the current database (master.dr and currently loaded drawing). If this number is in use in the current database, the next available number is used. The new layer is added to the master.dr of the current database and written to disk if the current database is not noname.db and you are currently in a drawing other than master.dr. The master.dr in the current database must not be in use (loaded elsewhere) and the new layer must create as read/write in the current database/drawing with no errors or the copy is not performed. CANCEL - Selection of this button clears the COPY LAYER(S) pop-up menu from the screen. CLEAR: Selection of this button clears the specified layer(s) of all objects. One or more layers must be selected before this function is executed. Similar to an object being drawn on the layer or deleted from the layer, the clearing of the layer is not permanent until the current drawing is saved. REMOVE: Selection of this button removes the specified layer(s) from the drawing register only (the layer file remains on the hard drive) of the current drawing. One or more layers must be selected before this function is executed. The layer(s) is/are immediately cleared from active memeory and removed from the Layer Manager list. The removal of the layer from the current drawing is not permanent until the current drawing is saved. Layer Styles A layer style file (*.st) contains layer mode configurations for the current drawing/sheet. The LAYER STYLES pop-up menu allows you to load, save, and delete layer style files. The LAYER STYLES menu is accessed by selecting the Layer Styles button on the LAYER MANAGER menu. 14 Sigma Design

15 LAYER STYLE FILE LIST - This portion of the menu displays the list of layer style files available for the current database. The files are listed by name, and also a view file indicates (Yes or No) whether a View file is associated with the named layer style. Selection of Layer Style highlights it. A second selection of a highlighted Layer Style opens it as if the Open command (discussed below) were selected. The standard slidebar and scroll wheel functions apply for this portion of the menu. Multiple selections and de-selections may be made by holding down the <CTRL> key and left click selecting. Block selections may be made by either a right-click or a <SHIFT> left click on both the beginning and ending layer on the list for the block. Note that multiple selections are valid for the Delete Layer Style function only. NEW LAYER STYLE NAME - This box displays the name for the layer style that will be used when a new style is created using the Save Layer Style function. Selection of the box allows you to enter a new Layer Style name. If the new style is the same as an existing Layer Style, the previous Layer Style is overwritten when the new Layer Style is created. NEW LAYER STYLE VIEW - This box displays the View file status for new Layer Styles. Selection of the box toggles the setting between Yes and No. If the New Layer Style View is set to Yes when a new Layer Style is created, a View file (of the same name) containing the current view is also created to go along with it. If the New Layer Style View is set to No, a view file is not created for the Layer Style. OPEN LAYER STYLE - Selection of this button clears the LAYER STYLE ARRIS Encyclopedia

16 pop-up menu from the screen, reads the selected layer style file, and sets the current layer modes to the settings saved in the file. If the selected Layer Style has a View file associated with it, the user is prompted to set the view also. SAVE LAYER STYLE - Selection of this button saves the current layer mode settings to a Layer Style file as named in the New Layer Style box above. If the View setting in the New Layer Style box is set to Yes, the current view is also saved to a file. DELETE LAYER STYLE - Selection of this button deletes the selected Layer Style(s) from the disk. For this function, more than one Layer Style may be selected. OK - Selection of this button clears the LAYER STYLE pop-up menu from the screen. Layer Tools The LAYER TOOLS pop-up menu contains additional functions for modifying and manipulating layers. It can be accessed by selecting the Layer Tools button on the LAYER MANAGER menu, and also by selecting the Layer button with a mouse right click (B3). PACK DATA : Packs a specified layer. (See Pack) REGENRATE DISPLAY LIST : Creates/recreates the display list for a specified editable layer. (See Display List) WORK: Sets the current work layer. MATCH WORK: Matches the selected objects parameters and/or layer 16 Sigma Design

17 modes. ON: Turns on a specified layer to editable (E) mode. OFF: Turns off all modes on a specified layer. SELECT OFF: Turns off all modes on one or more layers by selecting an entity on the layer. NEW: Creates a new layer in the current drawing. LOAD: Loads a specified layer into the current drawing. COPY: Copies a specified layer into the current drawing. APPEND: Adds a specified layer s objects into the current work layer. CLEAR: Clear the objects from a layer. REMOVE: Removes a layer from the current drawing. The layer is not deleted from the hard drive. RENAME: Renames a specified layer. RENUMBER: Renumbers a specified layer. ALLOW NEW / RENAME: Any Drawing or Sheet - Allows the creation of a new layer or renaming of a layer in any drawing or sheet. Master.dr Only- Allows the creation of a new layer or renaming of a layer in the master drawing only. LAYER DISPLAY: Status - Displays the status of the current layer configuration Display - Displays a specified layer. The screen can be cleared before the display is performed. Hilite - Highlights (in white) a specified layer. First - the first layer in the current drawing ARRIS Encyclopedia

18 See Also Next - the next layer after the current work layer Work - the current work layer First Disp - the first displayable layer Next Disp - the next displayable layer Exit - exits the highlight routine Drawing, Drawing Register File, Sheets, Sheet Register File, and Files. 18 Sigma Design