You can use layers to organize related shapes on one page in the document. For example, when you draw a house plan, you may put the electrical system to one layer, the water-supply system to another, etc. This makes work more convenient, because you won't accidentally alter the shapes on other layers.
Unlike in the earlier versions, the number of layers in ConceptDraw V is not limited. By default, a document has 9 layers.
Modifying Layer Properties
Assigning a Shape to a Layer
Each layer has a set of properties which can be changed in the floating dialog Layers. To call this dialog, enable Floating Dialogs / Layers from the View menu.
In this dialog you can modify the following layer properties:
- Layer Name - to rename a layer, double-click
on its name, enter a new one and press Enter or click away
from the field.
- Active - only one layer at a time can be
active. All the new shapes drawn or dropped on the page are assigned to the
active layer.
- Visible - check/uncheck this option to show/hide
the shapes of the layer.
- Lock - lets you lock all the shapes of the layer
from editing. You may find this helpful for creating borders, background drawings,
etc.
- Color - marks all shapes on the layer in one color.
To assign the color, click on the Color box and specify the color in the menu
which appears. All the shapes of the layer will take the chosen color. To restore
the original colors of the shapes, just uncheck the option.
- Print - controls whether the shapes on the layer will be printed.
If you don't want the layer to be printed, remove the small printer icon by
clicking it with the mouse.
Note: o modify a setting for all the layers at once, you can click on the title bar of a section.
You can also choose the active layer from the Layers toolbar.
For more information about the Layers dialog see the section Dialogs - Floating Dialogs - Layers. For information about the Layers toolbar see Toolbars - Layers.
Each shape belongs to a certain layer on the page. When you create or drop a shape on the page, it is assigned to the activeá layer. You can put one or more selected shapes to another layer.
To do this, you can drag the shapes over the floating dialog Layers and drop them on the name of the layer you wish to assign them to. Another method is to use the Shape Properties dialog.
Select Shape Properties from the Format menu, or use the shortcut:
 Ctrl + Shift + C |
 Cmd + Shift + C |
In the dialog, select the Information tab. In the drop-down list choose the new layer for the shape.
For more information about the Shape Properties dialog see Dialogs - Modal Dialogs - Shape Properties.