Isolate Layers
Command Licensing and Default Menu Location
- The Isolate Layers command is part of the RPS Data Prep Toolbox
- The command is located on the Data Prep Toolbox menu ribbon
- The command is located in the Layers menu group
Video Demonstration
The following video shows how to utilize the Isolate Layers command
Command Description
Provides the ability to Isolate / Un-Isolate any number of layers with a single keystroke. The Isolate function is not applied to Georeferenced Images, PDF Pages, Ortho Photos, Background Maps or Surface Models allowing the isolated data to be seen in relation to the background data. The command is Hot Keyed to CTRL 1 allowing it to be applied to any data selection that you make quickly and easily.
Command Interface Description
The Isolate Layers command has no user interface. The command icon on the RPS Data Prep menu ribbon will turn Yellow when the Isolate function is active and non yellow when inactive. You can click the command icon or use the CTRL 1 shortcut to apply.
Inactive
Active
To use the command, simply select any number of objects that are on the layer(s) that you wish to isolate and either click the command icon on the menu or use the CTRL 1 shortcut to activate / deactivate the isolation of the layers.
Once data is isolated, you can still turn layers or objects like Georeferenced images or Surfaces On and Off using the View Filter Manager. When you deactivate the Isolate function, the View Filter is returned to the state that it was in prior to the isolation being applied.
Hot Key
Use CTRL 1 to Activate and Deactivate the Isolate Layers function. The Hot Key is defined in the RPS Default Shortcuts. You can load the RPS Default Shortcuts using the RPS Shortcut Manager command in the Tool Shed menu ribbon.
Use Case Videos
The following videos show the use of the Isolate Layers command in a work process context
Feedback and Enhancement Requests
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