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Layer Information group
Controls layer information for objects on the
selected layer.
Name—Displays the selected layer name. You
can edit the name. The name can have up to 255
characters, containing letters, digits, blank spaces,
and the special charac ters dollar sign ($), hyphen
(-), and underscore (_).
Active Color—Displays the color of the selected
layer. You can select another color by clicking the
color to display the Lay er Color dialog, which is
identical to the
Object Color dialog (page 1–155) ,
except that it doesn’t hav e the By Layer/By Object
toggle.
Display —Controls the display of the objects on the
selected layer.
Viewport—Displays the objects on the selected
layer using the current settings under Views on the
viewport rig ht-click m enu (page 3–774) .
Bounding Box—Displays the objects on the selected
layer as a
bounding box (page 3–1013) .
Wireframe—Displays the objects on the selected
layer in
w ireframe mo de (page 3–1128) .
Shaded—Displays the objects on the selected layer
in
Smooth+Highlig ht mode (page 3–774) .
General panel
Interactivity group
Hide—Hides the selected layer.
Freeze—Freezes the selected layer.
Display Properties group
Provides controls that alter the display of objects
on the selected layer.
See-Thr ough—Makes objects on the selected layer
translucentinviewports.Thissettinghasnoeffect
on rendering, it simply lets you see what’s behind
an object in a crowded scene, and especially to
adjust the position of objects behind or inside the
See-Through object.
Display A s B ox —Toggles the display of objects
on the selected layers, including 3D objects and