Layer visibility

[Scott61]

A very basic question. I am new to Vectorworks, as will be apparent.  I created a base layout layer (design layer) on which I have created a "stick floor plan" of a building I went and documented.  I use this base layer to easily create my floor plan, in simple line form, so I can easily adjust issues relating to documentation to arrive at a correct floor plan. Then,  on another layer, I create the finished floor plan.  I use visible and snap from the base layer to the floor plan layer so that I can easily follow my "stick Floor Plan".  Problem is, I cannot get the base layer to be visible along with my new floor plan layer.  Usually in other programs I would simply check "visible" on both layers, but in Vectorworks, I made certain the eyes are "on" both layers but still cannot view my bottom layer.  

 

Any help?

 

Thanks in advance

[Andy Broomell]

A few things to check:

• You're in Top/Plan
• Both Design Layers have the same Layer Scale (right click<Edit each to check)
• Perhaps turning on View<Unified View if it's off, then again checking you're in Top/Plan.
• If one of your layers has shapes with a solid fill, this will hide objects on layers below it. Layers have a stacking order as listed in the Navigation Palette. (Send to Front/Back only works amongst objects on a single layer at a time). You can change the stacking order or take away the solid fills.

[Jonathan Pickup]

have you checked your Layer Options? make sure they are set to Show/Snap Others

[Scott61]

Yes, I have made certain of that,  I did a  right click then selected layer options.  I thought that would do it, but the bottom layer remains invisible.

[Andy Broomell]

Are you able to post screenshots (including nav palette) which may help us figure out why that's happening? Of each layer active.

[Scott61]

The screenshot  with no drawing at all is the layer I want to draw on but see the layer below, the layer with the drawing is the layer I started this project with.--Thanks for all your help!

[Scott61]

Success! The problem was that I had not matched the scale of the two layers.  Got it to show both layers by matching the scales.  Thank you all for your help!!!