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Layer Filter Question

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 04:08:12 GMT

Returning to AutoCAD after a few years out of the business. A question.....when I attempt to use Layer Filter Properties feature, the layers do not filter per criteria. An example I have some layers with the color of red which is at the top of the list. When I click it, I see other layers with different colors. When I click the second row and have chosen for example the color of green I see the same layers chosen (including the red one). When I do a third row for the layers starting with the letter "*F", no layers of this criteria appear...and in fact the layers don't change. Or are the rows themselves compounded. Would I in that case have to do each filter under it's own name, "Red", "Green", "F", etcetera? What am I doing wrong here?

Re: Layer Filter Question

Alfred.NESWADBA — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 04:26:26 GMT

Hi,

>> When I do a third row for the layers starting with the letter "*F"

This does not mean "starting with F" ... the syntax stands for "ending with F".

Starting would be "F*" (first F then asterisk).

- alfred -

Re: Layer Filter Question

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 05:18:31 GMT

Yep, that part I figured out (after I submitted the question). However I am unsure about the first part of my inquiry.

Re: Layer Filter Question

Alfred.NESWADBA — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 05:27:22 GMT

Hi,

>> Or are the rows themselves compounded

Multiple rows in one layerfilter are definitions combined by an logical OR, all fields within one row are combined by an logical AND.

So your screenshot shows the setting for: show me all layers

with either color red
OR color green
OR ending with layername F

Does that answer your question?

- alfred -

Re: Layer Filter Question

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 06:09:00 GMT

Hi Alfred,

I believe it does. I think I did not quite recall the intent of Layer Filter process (and what it does and does not do). What I thought I was doing was doing a filter for each instance, in this case one for red, then another filter for green, then another filter for layers starting with letter F.

Re: Layer Filter Question

Alfred.NESWADBA — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 08:09:34 GMT

Hi,

>> I thought I was doing was doing a filter for each instance

In that case you have to create 3 seperate layerfilters (each containing only one of your lines).

- alfred -