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Layers

The Layer buttons control which Layer is the current Layer and which Layers are displayed on the Main Canvas.

Each object is contained a Layer. Objects which are created independently of other objects (such as Straight tracks or Text) are created in the current Layer. Objects which are associated with other objects (such as tracks created by the Modify or Join commands) are created in the same Layer as the associated object(s).

The current Layer is selected by picking a value from the Drop Down Layer list. If the Layer you've selected was hidden, it will be shown.

You can hide (or show if hidden) the different Layers by pushing one of the ten Layer buttons on the toolbar (if you have configured the toolbar to show the Layer buttons). If a Layer is hidden then the corresponding Layer button will be dimmed and the underscore will be removed. You cannot hide the current Layer.

The color of each layer button shows the color that will be used to draw tracks in that layer, if you select Color Layers on the Setup dialog.

Any selected objects are unselected when the Layer is hidden. If a Layer is hidden, you cannot select objects in the Layer. It is as if the objects do not exist until you show the Layer again.

The Move To Current Layer command on Edit menu will move all selected tracks to the current Layer.

All objects are drawn on the map window, regardless if the Layer they are in is hidden or shown.


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