{"id":14533,"date":"2024-07-02T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=14533"},"modified":"2024-06-27T15:03:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T22:03:44","slug":"layer-filters-tuesday-tips-with-frank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/layer-filters-tuesday-tips-with-frank\/","title":{"rendered":"Control Your Large Layer List With Filters: Tuesday Tips With Frank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Layers. They\u2019re a core feature any AutoCAD user learns about early on. After lines, arcs, and circles, along with how to modify said items, we learn about layers to help us better organize our drawings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A well-designed layering standard is one of the key components of a design department\u2019s efficiency. But what happens when that layer list becomes so large that it becomes unmanageable?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine bringing a master plan together in an AEC office by bringing in all disciplines as Xrefs. You can suddenly have thousands of layers to manage. That\u2019s where today\u2019s topic comes in\u2014it&#8217;s called Layer Filters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-property-filters\">Property Filters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can create two types of named filters: property filters and group filters. One is more complicated than the other, but both can be very useful. Let\u2019s look at property filters first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First things first\u2026 open the New Property Filter dialog from the icon in the upper left corner of the Layer palette. It\u2019s the one that looks like a folder with a little funnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_1.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"437\" data-lbwps-height=\"200\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_1-300x137.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"437\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_1.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of property filter in AutoCAD\" class=\"wp-image-14536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_1.jpg 437w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_1-300x137.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, it\u2019s time to build your filter. You can use any of a layer\u2019s properties to filter your results. I\u2019ll be building a filter that only gives me layers that have the string \u201cA-Flor\u201d at the beginning and are either red or cyan in color. You first want to give it a name, as you\u2019ll see it listed in the filters panel of the palette when you\u2019re done. I\u2019ll name mine Arch Floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now come the property filters. Since I\u2019m interested in the layer\u2019s name, I\u2019ll click on the Name column in the first row. You\u2019ll see it\u2019s pre-populated with an asterisk. If you\u2019re unfamiliar with wildcards in AutoCAD, you might want to refer to one of my very first Tuesday Tips, where I discuss them more in-depth. I\u2019ll specify the string \u201cA-Flor*.\u201d As I do, you\u2019ll see the layer list begin to change, showing only those layers that match the new criteria. Next, I\u2019ll click in the first-row field of the Color column. A small glyph will display on the right side. Click it to bring up the Select Color dialog. Select the red swatch and click OK. You\u2019ll see your filter preview list now only shows A-Flor layers that are red. Congratulations. You\u2019ve just built a <em>logical AND<\/em> query. That\u2019s an important thing to know about this dialog. The first row of filters (I could have added any red A-Flor layers that are Thawed) is always a logical AND \u2013 in other words, all filters must be true to display a layer name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_2.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"756\" data-lbwps-height=\"488\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_2-300x194.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_2.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of layer filter properties in AutoCAD\" class=\"wp-image-14539\" style=\"width:711px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_2.jpg 756w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_2-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But we said we wanted all A-Flor names that were either red or cyan. That\u2019s where your subsequent lines come into play. They are <em>logical OR<\/em> statements. You\u2019ll want to keep the first row\u2019s filters, so let\u2019s duplicate that row. Right-click anywhere on it and select Duplicate Row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, I\u2019ll change the red color to cyan. Just like that, I have what I was after. Click on OK to save your filter. It will immediately show up as the active filter in the layer palette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_3.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"754\" data-lbwps-height=\"491\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_3-300x195.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_3.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of active filter in layer palette in AutoCAD\" class=\"wp-image-14542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_3.jpg 754w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_3-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-group-filters\">Group Filters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Group filters are much easier to create. The icon is next to the properties filter \u2013 without the funnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_4.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"442\" data-lbwps-height=\"185\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_4-300x126.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"442\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_4.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of creating new group filter in AutoCAD\" class=\"wp-image-14545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_4.jpg 442w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_4-300x126.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This type of filter is just a name, drag, and drop operation. Let\u2019s say we wanted a subset of our property filter containing just red A-Flor layers. Click the icon, and a new filter will appear in the palette, ready to be named. Since it\u2019s now active, the layer panel will show no layers. It\u2019s up to you to find what you want and populate it. I\u2019ll return to my property filter, select only the red A-Flor layers, and drag them into the new group filter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yeah. It really is just that easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-one-last-thing\">One Last Thing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a very handy checkbox at the bottom of the filters panel in the palette. Check it to invert the results of the filter list. In the image below, instead of getting red A-Flor layers, you\u2019d get those that are <em>not<\/em> red A-Flor layers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_5.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"674\" data-lbwps-height=\"394\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_5-300x175.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_5.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of checkbox at bottom of filter panel in AutoCAD\" class=\"wp-image-14548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_5.jpg 674w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2024\/07\/02\/Layer-Filters_5-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>OK, two last things\u2026 remember earlier that I said you could have thousands of layers in our example scenario? If you ever do, you\u2019ll notice that they probably won\u2019t sort alphabetically. That\u2019s controlled by a system variable called <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2025\/ENU\/?guid=GUID-7AD30968-4982-4E1C-9847-69A5EAEB7C63\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MAXSORT<\/a>. Its default value is 1000. If you have 1001 layers, they won\u2019t automatically sort. Set it higher to make it sort again. But not higher than 32767 \u2013 which is, of course, (nerd alert) the maximum value of a 16-bit signed integer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, don\u2019t let a massive layer list overwhelm you. 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