Layer Filter Properties Dialog Box (Layer Properties Manager)
Filters the list of layers based on the criteria that you specify.
When a layer filter is selected in the Filters panel of the Layer Properties Manager,
only the layers that match the properties specified in the filter are displayed in
the layer list. Filtering layers reduces a long list of layers to only those that
are currently relevant.
List of Options
The following options are displayed.
Filter Name
Displays the name of the layer properties filter.
Filter Definition
Displays the properties of layers that determine which layers are listed. You can
click to specify one or more properties to define the filter. All the properties specified
on a single line in the filter definition must be true to display a layer name (a
logical AND). Subsequent lines in the filter definition each specify alternative criteria
(a logical OR).
Here is an example:

This filter has been named Mechanical, and the filter definition includes the following
criteria:
- The layer name must contain the letters “mech”, and be turned on, and be thawed, or
. . . - The layer must be locked and its color must be red.
- Status
-
Click one of the these icons:
— The layer status does not matter.
— The layer is in use.
— The layer is not in use.
— The layer is in use, and a property override is turned on in a layout viewport.
— The layer is not in use, and a property override is turned on in a layout viewport.
- Name
-
Enter a layer name, or a partial layer name with standard wild-card characters. For
example, enter *mech* to include all layers with the letters mech in the name. - On
-
Click a cell in the On column and then Click the On, Off, or blank icon. The blank
icon specifies that the setting does not matter.
In each of the other columns, first click a cell in the column to display several
icons or the […] button, then click the setting to specify a filter.
Filter Preview
-
Displays the results of the filter as you define it. The filter preview shows which
layers will be displayed in the layer list in the Layer Properties Manager when the
currently selected filter is active.
splays the properties of layers that determine which layers are listed. You can click to specify one or more properties to define the filter. All the properties specified on a single line in the filter definition must be true to display a layer name (a logical AND).Layer Properties Manager, click the Layer Settings button. … layer are isolated, whether layer filters are applied to the Layers toolbar, and …Layer Filter Properties dialog box, where you can create a layer filter . Layer filters limit the layers listed in the Layer Properties Manager to those …Layer Property Filter to prevent xref layers from being displayed in the Layer Properties Manager dialog box. Follow these steps: Open the Layer Properties Manager. Click the New Properties Filter icon.Layer Properties Manager, click New Property Filter. In the Layer Filter Properties dialog box, enter a name for the filter. Under Filter Definition, specify the …Layers panel Layer Properties Find In the Layer Properties Manager, click the New Property Filter button. In the Layer Filter Properties dialog box …Layer Properties Manager. If you don't see the filter tree panel, right- click in the dialog box and choose Show Filter Tree. Click the New Property Filter …property filter located on top left of layer property manager window (see image). … Now go to 'Lo… or Lock' on filter definition and click on the box (2).… In the Layers Properties dialog box, click New Property Filter. Name the new filter with the xref name and a short description, such as: 11950-06 …… Click new properties filter, it's the left most button in red rectangle at image below. AutoCAD will open layer filter properties dialog box.