Taming an Unwieldy List of Layers

Taming an Unwieldy List of Layers
Chances are, you’ll eventually end up with a fairly long list of layers. Managing such a list can become
a nightmare, but AutoCAD provides some tools to help you organize layers so you can keep track of
them more easily.
On the left side of the Layer Properties Manager dialog box is a set of tools and a list box
designed to help you with your layer-management tasks.



In the upper-left corner of the dialog box is a toolbar with three tools:
The New Property Filter tool lets you filter your list of layers to display only layers with certain
properties, such as specific colors or names.
The New Group Filter tool lets you create named groups of layers that can be quickly recalled
at any time. This tool is helpful if you often work with specific sets of layers. For example, you
might have a set of layers in an architectural drawing that pertains to the electrical layout. You
could create a group filter called Electrical that filters out all layers except those pertaining to the
electrical layout. The filters don’t affect the layers in any way; they just limit which layers are displayed
in the main layer list.
The Layer States Manager tool lets you create sets of layer states. For example, if you want to
save the layer settings that have only the wall and door layer turned on, you can do so by using
this tool.