Isolate layer

[kenppy]

Looking around layer functionality recently brought me to this.
But how is a layer isolated? I cannot find the picks to get to it
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[solidworm]

its here:
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[kenppy]

I think I can see where you are but I don't have this on mine, the layer button has no drop-down.
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[solidworm]

i have installed WF5 and there are 3 buttons like your screencap up there just iconised : layer,setting,show
isolate is under layer dropdown in WF5.

 

[kenppy]

We've not moved to wf5 yet, any idea where this is in wf4? There's nothing in customise/ commands/ all commands.

 

[bfairhurst]

while the layer tree is showing, you must first select the layer you want to isolate, then the isolate command will show. If you do not select a layer first the isolate command is greyed out.

 

[kenppy]

Nothing here either!, not even greyed out
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[kenppy]

Ah, found it here, now to work out what to do with this!

thanks all

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[dgs]

Glenn's presentation (where your initial slide came from) has revolutionized the way I use layers. I wish that PTC would bring the isolate command back to prominence and depreciate the 'unhide' command.

Oh, and I added an icon to a toolbar for isolate so I didn't have to go digging every time. I think it's also under the view menu in WF4.

 

[kdem]

It could be found under View>Visibility up to WF3. It was removed from there starting in WF4.

 

[solidworm]

you guys made me curious about layers, i dont use them so often, is there any links to get that presentation?

 

[dgs]

Search for the 'Mastering Layers Q & A" thread here. Loooong, but very educational.