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Layer property filters can be nested under other properties filters or under
group filters.
Define a Layer Group Filter
A layer group filter includes only those layers that you explicitly assign to it.
If the properties of the layers assigned to the filter change, the layers are still
part of the filter. Layer group filters can be nested only under other layer group
filters.
TIP Layers from the layer list can be included in a filter by clicking and dragging
the selected layers to the filter.
Invert a Layer Filter
You can also invert a layer filter. For example, if all the site plan information
in a drawing is contained in multiple layers that include the word site as part
of the layer name, you can display all information except site plan information
by first creating a filter definition that filters layers by name (*site*) and then
using the Invert Filter option.
Sort Layers
Once you have created layers, you can sort them by name or other properties.
In the Layer Properties Manager, click the column heading to sort layers by
the property in that column. Layer names can be sorted in ascending or
descending alphabetical order.
Wild-Card Characters
You can use wild-card characters to sort layers by name.
DefinitionCharacter
Matches any numeric digit# (pound)
Matches any alphabetic character@ (at)
Matches any nonalphanumeric character. (period)
Matches any string and can be used anywhere in the search
string
* (asterisk)
Matches any single character; for example, ?BC matches ABC,
3BC, and so on
? (question mark)
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