To Control Drawing Viewport Layers

You can thaw or freeze layers in a drawing viewport using the Viewport Layer Control dialog box from within the Edit Drawing View dialog box.

Before you begin, create a base view with some annotations or geometry on different layers.

  1. In the drawing area, right-click and choose Edit View.
  2. Select the view to edit.
  3. In the Edit View dialog box, choose the Display tab.
  4. Choose Advanced Layer Control.
  5. In the Viewport Layer Control dialog box, select the Current VP Freeze icon for the layer(s) to thaw or freeze.
  6. Click OK.