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* Both '''Building Options''' and '''Layers''' are used to hide or display items | |||
* '''Building Options''' can be used to make items completely appear or disappear from drawings and 3D | |||
{| class="wikitable" | * '''Layers''' affect the visibility of objects in drawings. The visibility of Layers can be adjusted for each drawing mode | ||
* '''Layers''' visibility can be adjusted for underlying drawings in Overlays | |||
* '''Building Options''' can be turned on or off in Plan Sets | |||
* '''Building Options''' can be turned on or off in Annotated views | |||
* '''Building Options''' affect both 2D and 3D | |||
* '''Layers''' affect 2D only | |||
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|Affects '''2D''' | |Affects '''2D''' | ||
|<span style="font-size: | |<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✓</span> | ||
|<span style="display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto | |<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✓</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Affects '''3D''' | |Affects '''3D''' | ||
|<span style="display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto | |<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✓</span> | ||
|<span style="display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto | |<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✗</span> | ||
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|Set a '''Default''' per Drawing Mode | |Set a '''Default''' per Drawing Mode | ||
|<span style="display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto | |<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✗</span> | ||
|<span style="display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto | |<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✓</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''Grouping''' | |Has '''Grouping''' | ||
|<span style="display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto | |<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✓</span> | ||
|<span style="display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto | |<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✓</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Use '''Grouping''' to Control '''Visibility''' | |Use '''Grouping''' to Control '''Visibility''' | ||
|<span style="display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto | |<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✓</span> | ||
|<span style="display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto | |<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✗</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''Checkbox''' Groups | |'''Checkbox''' Groups | ||
|<span style="display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto | |<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✓</span> | ||
|<span style="display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto | |<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✗</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''Radio''' Groups | |'''Radio''' Groups | ||
|<span style="display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto | |<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✓</span> | ||
|<span style="display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto | |<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✗</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Can Create Complex '''Visibility Conditions''' | |Can Create Complex '''Visibility Conditions''' | ||
|<span style="display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto;font- | |<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✓</span> | ||
|<span style="display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto;font- | |<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✗</span> | ||
|- | |||
|Show '''Number of Items in Drawing''' | |||
|<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✓</span> | |||
|<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✓</span> | |||
|- | |||
|Show '''Number of Items in Project''' | |||
|<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✓</span> | |||
|<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✗</span> | |||
|- | |||
|'''Lock''' Items | |||
|<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✓</span> | |||
|<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✓</span> | |||
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|'''Automatically Lock''' all Invisible Items | |||
|<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✓</span> | |||
|<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✗</span> | |||
|- | |||
|'''Fade''' Items | |||
|<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✓</span> | |||
|<span style="font-size:25px;display:block; text-align:center; margin:0 auto">✓</span> | |||
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== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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* [[Building Options]] | * [[Building Options]] | ||
* [[Layers]] | * [[Layers]] | ||
[[Category:Building Options]] | |||
[[Category:Layers]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:33, 24 April 2023
- Both Building Options and Layers are used to hide or display items
- Building Options can be used to make items completely appear or disappear from drawings and 3D
- Layers affect the visibility of objects in drawings. The visibility of Layers can be adjusted for each drawing mode
- Layers visibility can be adjusted for underlying drawings in Overlays
- Building Options can be turned on or off in Plan Sets
- Building Options can be turned on or off in Annotated views
- Building Options affect both 2D and 3D
- Layers affect 2D only
Building Options Layers Affects 2D ✓ ✓ Affects 3D ✓ ✗ Set a Default per Drawing Mode ✗ ✓ Has Grouping ✓ ✓ Use Grouping to Control Visibility ✓ ✗ Checkbox Groups ✓ ✗ Radio Groups ✓ ✗ Can Create Complex Visibility Conditions ✓ ✗ Show Number of Items in Drawing ✓ ✓ Show Number of Items in Project ✓ ✗ Lock Items ✓ ✓ Automatically Lock all Invisible Items ✓ ✗ Fade Items ✓ ✓
