Visible By Feature

Make a Feature Object Visible

Use the Visible By Feature option to make all objects, with a specific feature, visible. A feature is a set of attributes (Z value, line type, line colour) that can be applied to any number of objects. This saves you from specifying these attributes each time you need them for similar objects. Objects are either created as a feature or can be allocated a feature at a later stage. Refer to Design > Feature Edit and Design > Attribute Edit.

The Visible option is not available for objects that belong to a layer loaded as an underlay.

This option can also be accessed by selecting the Visible by Feature button on the Visibility toolbar.

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Instructions

On the View menu, point to Visibility, and then click Visible By Feature.

A list displays of all defined features.

Click on the feature name and click OK. All objects that have this feature are made visible. To select multiple features, use the left mouse button in combination with the Shift key to highlight the features (this is for features that are adjacent in the list, for non-adjacent features use the Ctrl key and the left mouse button) and click OK.

It is also possible to use the Pattern field, the Apply Pattern button and wildcards (* multi-character and ? single character) to highlight the features that begin or end with certain characters.

For example, if you wanted to highlight all features that begin with DEMO, then type DEMO* into the pattern field and select the Apply Pattern button. Once selected, all matching features are highlighted.