Layers

Menu: Utilities->Layers...

Mouse menu: Layers

Toolbar:

Layers

Layers are a way to split a complex drawing up into separate pieces. The idea is that any entity can belong to one layer or to none (an entity cannot belong to more than one layer). In this way, it is possible to view only some layers and not others. It is also useful for making it easier to select entities in the graphical window.

Layers window

NOTE: with a double click between title bar and icon bar, Layers window will be integrated in the main window. To recuperate the original window do the same.

The commands relating to layers are as follows:

Important: Mesh generation does not depend on the state of the layers when the generation is performed (see Layers ). All layers are meshed and every node and element will be assigned to the layer where the original geometrical entity was. The only exception to this rule is in the case of a frozen layer if the No mesh frozen layers option is selected (see Preferences -> Meshing).