Quick Layers – a fast layer management palette in Archicad.
In addition to the standard Layer Settings dialog (Options > Element Attributes > Layers), you may not know that Archicad also provides Quick Layers, which allows you to quickly change layer states (such as show/hide, lock/unlock, etc.) during the working process without opening the Layer Settings dialog.
To open the Quick Layers palette, go to:
Window > Palettes > Quick Layers
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Select the elements whose layer states you want to modify, then click the corresponding buttons on the Quick Layers palette.
Quick Layers buttons, from left to right:
- Show/Hide:Toggle the visibility of all layers
- Lock/Unlock:Toggle the lock/unlock state of all layers
- Hide Selection’s Layer:Hide the layer of the selected elements
- Lock Selection’s Layers: Lock the layer of the selected elements
- Unlock Selection’s Layers: Unlock the layer of the selected elements
- Hide Others’ Layers:Hide the layers of unselected elements
- Lock Others’ Layers: Lock the layers of unselected elements
- The Undo Quick Layer Actions:Undo Quick Layers actions (up to 10 steps)
- The Redo Quick Layer Actions:Redo Quick Layers actions (up to 10 steps)
Example: Using Quick Layers in Archicad
Suppose you want to edit wall elements in the Floor Plan view.
You don’t want unrelated elements—such as sections, elevations, or furniture—to be displayed. To temporarily hide them, select those elements first.
…then click Hide Selection’s Layers.
Now, all unnecessary elements are hidden, and only the walls you need to edit are visible.
After finishing the wall edits, if you want to show the hidden elements again, click Undo Quick Layers Action.
All previously hidden elements will become visible again.
If you want to hide those elements once more, simply click Redo Quick Layers Action, and they will be hidden again.
The same workflow applies to other actions such as locking and unlocking layers.
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