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Filters the layer list by name quickly as you enter characters. This filter is not
saved when you close the Layer Properties Manager.
Status Line
Shows the name of the current filter, the number of layers displayed in the
list view, and the number of layers in the drawing.
Invert Filter
Displays all layers that do not meet the criteria in the selected layer property
filter.
Indicate Layers in Use
Displays icons in the list view to indicate whether layers are in use. In a
drawing with many layers, clear this option to improve performance.
(SHOWLAYERUSAGE system variable)
Refresh
Refreshes the layer usage information by scanning all the entities in the
drawing.
Settings
Displays the
Layer Settings dialog box on page 985, in which you can set new
layer notification settings, if layer filter changes are applied to the Layer
toolbar, and change the background color for layer property overrides.
Apply Applies changes that have been made to layers and filters but does not
close the dialog box.
The Layer Properties Manager has the following two panes:
■ Tree view
■ List view
Tree View
Displays a hierarchical list of layers and filters in the drawing. The top node,
All, displays all layers in the drawing. Filters are displayed in alphabetical
order. The All Used Layers filter is read-only.
Expand a node to see nested filters. Double-click a property filter to open the
Layer Filter Properties dialog box and view the definition of the filter.
The Hide/Show Layer Filters button controls the display of the Layer Filters
pane of the Layer Properties Manager. When the Layer Filter pane is collapsed,
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