The Layers Panel (Project View) helps you structure your project in layers and controls the visibility of your Project Data in the Viewport. Layers and Project Data are automatically sorted alphabetically. This article explains how to customize the Layers Panel and shows you how it works.
Overview
- Structure Your Project
- Visibility of Project Data
- Collapse Layers
- Selecting Project Data
- Pin Project Data
- Empty Layers
- Tips and Tricks
Structure Your Project
A right-click in the Layers panel provides you with access to various contextual menus that help you maintain and build the project structure. The type of menu you see depends on what data you click on.
| Access | Feature | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Right-click in the Layers panel | Add Layer | Creates a new layer. Type in a name and press Enter or click anywhere to complete. |
| Delete Empty Layers | Removes all layers that do not contain project data. This feature is useful when importing large CAD files containing multiple empty layers. | ||
 | Right-click on a Layer | Set Layer Active | Selects a layer. New project data is created in the active layer. |
| Rename Layer | Changes the name of the layer. Press Enter of click anywhere to accept changes. | ||
| Move Selection to Layer | Moves selected data from one layer to the selected layer. | ||
| Paste | Paste copied data to the layer. You can also use the shortcut Ctrl+V to paste copied data. | ||
| Delete Later | Removes the layer. It also deletes any the project data that is included in that layer (including pinned data). | ||
 | Right-click on project data | Rename | Changes the name of the project data. Press Enter or click anywhere to accept changes. |
| Move Selection to Layer | Transfers project data to the layer selected in the mini menu. You can also use drag-and-drop to move selected data to another layer. | ||
| Turn Selection On | Changes the project data to On and makes it visible in the Viewport | ||
| Pin Selection | Pins the data so that it's visible across all Timesteps in the Timeline. | ||
| Cut | Cuts the project data to the clipboard. You can also use the shortcut Ctrl+X. | ||
| Copy | Copies the project data to the clipboard. You can also use the shortcut Ctrl+C. | ||
| Delete | Removes the project data. You can use Ctrl+Z to undo any accidentally deleted data. |
Visibility of Project Data
You can control the visibility of Project Data through its check box.
- When ticking or unticking a layer, all data in the layer is turned on or off.
- When you untick a layer, all project data in that layer is no longer visible in the Viewport.
- Hidden data is not included when you export the survey to a CAD file, generate a PDF stockpile report, or perform other operations.
| Feature | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Show/Hide | Controls the visibility of project data in the Viewport. You can control the visibility of all project data in a layer through the checkbox of the layer. |
 | Turn All Off/On | Hide or show all project data (Only appears when no project data is selected) |
 | Turn Selection Off/On | Hide or show the selected project data (Only appears when project data is selected) |
Collapse Layers
You can collapse layers to get a better overview of your layer structure, or you can expand layers to get access to the individual items of your project data.
| Feature | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Expand/Collapse Layer | Click to expand or collapse the contents of the layer. |
 | Collapse All | Collapses all expanded layers in a single click. |
Selecting Project Data
Use the Project View to select the project data you need to work with. You can select one piece of data at a time, choose multiple pieces of data to select, or select all the data in a layer at once.
- Click on data in the Layers panel to select it.
- Selecting a layer selects all data in that particular layer.
- Hold Ctrl to select data one-at-a-time, or hold Shift to select a range of data all at once.
- When you have project data selected, you can rename them all at once, provide them with a sequential number through the Structure group in the Home tab, or Pin them so they are visible throughout the Timeline.
Pin Project Data
Pin project data in the Layers panel to apply and keep the data visible across all Timesteps in the Timeline.
- Pin project data by selecting them individually.
- Select all project data in a layer and pin them all simultaneously.
Empty Layers
Empty layers are hidden by default.
- Use Show Empty to display all available layers in your project.
- You can use Hide Empty to automatically hide the layers again that don't contain any project data.
- You can also delete all empty layers using right-click menu options in the empty areas of the Layers panel.
Tips and Tricks
- Double-click on data in the layers panel to fly to its location in the Viewport.
- You can avoid having to create the same layers for every new project by working with Project Templates.
- The layer structure of your project is the same for all your Timesteps.