Filtering Entity Types

With the Entity Filter option, you can display certain entity types while hiding others, without having to hide an entire layer. For example, you might want to turn off all entities and display only the component instances.

From the Manipulate menu, select Visibility Control, and then select Entity Filter.

The Entity Filter dialog box appears.

Under the Visibility column, select the check box beside the entity types you want to display in the workspace.

Deselect the check box to hide the entity types.

Under the Selection column, select the check box beside the entity types that you want to be able to select in the workspace.

Deselect the check box beside the entity types that you do not want to select.

Note: To select all entity types, select the check box in the column header. Deselect the check box to deselect all entity types.

Click Apply to apply the changes.

Close OK to close the Entity Filter dialog box.

Only the selected entity types remain displayed in the workspace.

When you click in the workspace, only the entity types checked in the Entity Filter dialog box will be highlighted.