Grouping of Layers - PLEASE

[bjoerka]

Please add the ability to group layers in the layer tab!

Please let layers be linked to others with drag & drop.

Please do not implement a grouping like it is done with classes to sort them by a prefix.

This would be to complicated to have a flexible layer structure.

[Christiaan]

Quite a popular wish, including one from me back in 2007:

 

https://forum.vectorworks.net/index.php?/topic/102316-nested-layers-wanted/

https://forum.vectorworks.net/index.php?/topic/96185-design-layer-groups/

https://forum.vectorworks.net/index.php?/topic/87753-group-layerssheets-and-viewports/

https://forum.vectorworks.net/index.php?/topic/66960-group-layers-like-in-photoshop/

https://forum.vectorworks.net/index.php?/topic/55984-separate-sheet-layers-and-design-layers-in-pull-down-menus/

https://forum.vectorworks.net/index.php?/topic/56819-organising-grouping-sheet-and-design-layers/

https://forum.vectorworks.net/index.php?/topic/60380-collapsable-sheet-and-layer-folders/

https://forum.vectorworks.net/index.php?/topic/58271-organisation-design-layers-saved-views-sheet-layers-viewports/

https://forum.vectorworks.net/index.php?/topic/43404-better-layer-orginization/

https://forum.vectorworks.net/index.php?/topic/42924-design-layer-and-sheet-layer-hierarchy/

https://forum.vectorworks.net/index.php?/topic/16256-ability-to-group-layerssheet-layers-like-classes/

 

[bjoerka]

this is a so essential wish... it can´t be wished as often as possible.

maybe someone can write a marionette to wish this once a week automatically 🙂

[E|FA]

@bjoerka Any estimate of how many extra hours you've spent clicking little X's, Checkmarks, and Eyeballs over the years?

[bjoerka]

So, as i started many years ago with Minicad4 and i am still working with Vectorworks i would guess 4 years of my life .-)

 

And the  concept of not structuring layers has not changed over these years .-(

[Josh S]

It's maddening that there is no way of doing it. But to be fair even if we could add a "-" to allow a heirachy system like the classes use, it would be an improvement. Being able to link them though would be great too, although I guess that is mostly done through saved views and editing from within the viewports?

 

This is our current work around to try and keep files organised. We would welcome any tips on improving this?

 

 

[bjoerka]

yes - that is the way we actually do it too.

but we are missing the rectangle to collapse these groups...

[E|FA]

I do something similar, with the workaround (welcome to VW...) of setting up saved views for groups of layers.

[bjoerka]

Exactly. Everyone has a workaround, but vectorworks has not improved the structuring of the layers for daily use for years. Instead, complex new features come along, but they also need one or two versions until they really work (groundsupport calculation in braceworks as an example). and small things like layer groups have been on the wish list of many users for many years. and these are certainly not only those who write in forums.