Working with the Layer Window
As well as making assemblies invisible in the object window as you work through a job, you can also assign a selection of objects to a layer. This allows you to hide whole sections of the drawing. Moreover, you can also use all the functions that are available when working with layers.
Below is an example of how to set up and work with layers. More information on how to execute the individual steps can be found in the Arbortext IsoDraw User's Referencein the section Layers.
Setting up Layers
A 3D CAD file can consist of several parts with subassemblies. Each assembly has a name and each is to be assigned to a layer. Follow these steps to set up layers:
Select one assembly at a time in the object window. Create a new layer in the layer window and give it the same name as the selected assembly. Specify a screen color for the layer and allocate the selected assembly to the layer. When all the assemblies have been assigned to layers, you can recognize them using the layer names and easily differentiate between them thanks to the different screen colors.
You can activate the sections of the drawing that you wish to work on by using the layer functions toggle visibility for all layers and toggle locking for all layers.
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Layers are accommodated in 2D projection. They appear with exactly the same functionality in 2D mode also.
Layers cannot be created when placing 3D files.
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Writing Layers
If assemblies have been assigned to layers, you can also write the layers into separate files. This option is useful when, for example, there is only one CAD drawing of the entire machine available and you are aiming to produce a spare parts catalog categorized by assembly.
To break up a drawing into different layers, follow the steps below:
1. Select the > menu.
2. Click the Save button in the subsequent Save as dialog box.
3. Select all the desired layers in the subsequent Write layers dialog box and click the Split button. A separate file is then created for each layer and therefore for each assembly. The name of each of these files is made up of the name of the file originally opened and the name of the saved layer.
