The Layer List, available from the Layers toolbar, displays layer names and their properties. You can control the properties of layers by clicking the property icons. You can make a layer current by simply selecting it from the list.
The controls available in the Layer List are a subset of the controls available on the Layer Properties dialog. You can also change these settings with the Layer Explorer dialog.
Procedures
To make a layer current:
- Click the Layers toolbar
Layer List to open the list. - Click the name of the layer you want to make current.
The layer list closes with the layer you clicked visible and highlighted. It is now the current layer.
To change objects' layer:
- Select one or more objects to assign to a different layer.
- Click Layers toolbar Layer List to open the list.
- Select the desired destination layer to make it current.
- On the Layers toolbar, click
(Add Selected Objects To Current Layer).
To change a layer's properties:
- Click the Layers toolbar Layer List to open the list.
- Click the layer property icon that you want to set.
You can change the following properties from the layer list: Hide/Unhide, Freeze/Unfreeze, Renderable/Non-renderable, and Color.
- Click the Layer List again to collapse it.
Interface
The properties available on the layer list for each layer are, from left to right: Hide/Unhide toggle, Freeze/Unfreeze toggle, Renderable/Non-renderable toggle, Color swatch, and active layer (name). To change a toggle setting, click it in the layer list. To change a layer's color, click the color swatch and then choose a new color from the Layer Color dialog. To activate a layer, making it the current layer, click its name in the list. Objects that you create are assigned automatically to the current layer.
Following are the On and Off icons for each toggle property in the Layer List:
| Property | On | Off |
|---|---|---|
| Hide/Unhide |  (Hidden) |
 (Visible) |
| Freeze/Unfreeze |  (Frozen) |
(Editable) |
| Renderable/Non-Renderable |  (Renderable) |
 (Non-renderable) |