Level Manager dialog box

Used to control level display and level symbology for the open DGN/DWG file and attached references.

Opens when Settings > Level > Manager is chosen, the Level Manager icon is clicked in the Primary Tools tool box, or when the Active Level field is clicked in the Status Bar. (The Level Manager icon is hidden by default in the Primary Tools tool box as delivered.)

By default, the Level Manager includes a list of models, levels, and filters on the left, and a detail section on the right.

You can select multiple design files and/or reference attachments from the tree by holding the left mouse button down and dragging the cursor over the desired files. The levels for all the selected files display in the level list.

Model, levels, and filters list

Displays the models, levels, and filters for the file.

Models, levels, and filters in the Level Manager

• The current model is listed. You can expand (+) or contract (-) it to show or hide attached references. The levels for the model or selected reference are displayed in the detail section on the right.

• All Levels shows level information within all models in the open file.

• The Filters list can be expanded (+) or contracted (-) to show or hide named filters. These filters customize the level displays based on user-defined search criteria. When you select Filters, a list of all filters and their search criteria appears in the detail section. When you select a named filter, the search criteria are applied to the levels for the model.

  If you select a named filter and right-click, you have the following options:

  Menu Item	Usage
  New	Creates a new filter.
  Level Group	Opens the Level Groups dialog box, which lets you select a list of levels for the filter.
  Filter Group	Opens the Filter Groups dialog box, which lets you use existing filters with set operations to define a new filter.
  Move	Moves a filter from its present location on the filter list to a different location. If a filter is moved under another filter, it inherits the top-level filter settings.
  Copy	Copies a filter from its present location on the filter list to a different location. If a filter is moved under another filter, it inherits the top-level filter settings.
  Delete	Removes a filter from the filter list.
  Rename	Lets you enter a new name for the filter.

levels (list)

Shows the attributes and properties of individual levels for the selected file or reference. You can filter this list using the dialog box's Filter menu. The list entry for the Active Level is displayed in the color cyan.

Level list in Level Manager

A level's list entry shows its name, the DGN file in which it resides, and its symbology, as well as the following:

• The Logical column lists either Master (for the open DGN file) or the reference Logical name.

• The Global Display column indicates whether elements on the level are displayed. You can click the Global Display column to change the level's Display setting for all views in all models in the open DGN file.

• The Global Freeze column indicates whether the level is frozen. If frozen, its elements are not displayed and they cannot be printed. A frozen level is similar to a level with the display off. However, when a level is frozen, any shared cells or references placed on that level will not be displayed, regardless of how levels are used in the elements that make up the cell or reference.

  You can click in the Global Freeze column to change the level's Global Freeze setting for all views in all models in the open DGN file.

• The Plot column indicates whether elements on the level can be printed.

• The Lock column indicates whether the level is locked. If locked, you cannot manipulate or modify its existing elements. You can click in the Lock column to change the level's Lock setting.

• The Used column shows whether elements are present on the level.

• The Elements column lists the number of elements on the level.

• The Library column shows whether the level was imported from a library.

If you select one or more levels and right-click, a menu provides options for managing levels. These options are also available on the Level and Edit menus.

A Level displays as bold when it is used in a Model, Cell Definition or Dimension Style.

filters list

Lets you set the active level filter, (i.e., a level list for the model), as well as manage filters.

Filter list

For details on using filters, see Defining and deleting filters.

Levels > Set Active

Sets the selected (highlighted) level to the active level in the active model.

Key-in: LEVELMANAGER LEVEL ACTIVE

Levels > New

Creates a new level in the active model.

Key-in: LEVELMANAGER LEVEL NEW

Levels > Library > Attach

Opens the Attach Level Library dialog box used to attach a level library to the active model.

Key-in: LEVELMANAGER LIBRARY ATTACH

Levels > Library > Detach

Detaches a level library from selected model. Only active if a level library has been attached.

Key-in: LEVELMANAGER LIBRARY DETACH

Levels > Import

Opens the Import Level Library dialog box used to import level libraries into the selected model.

Key-in: LEVELMANAGER LIBRARY IMPORT

Levels > Export

Opens the Export Level Library dialog box used to export a level library from the selected model to another DGN file.

Key-in: LEVELMANAGER LIBRARY EXPORT

Levels > Properties

Opens the Level Properties dialog box, which is used to modify the level's properties such as level symbology and custom line styles.

Key-in: LEVELMANAGER LEVEL PROPERTIES

Filter > New

Creates a new filter. You must be in the Filters category for this selection to be active.

Filter > Save As

Opens the Save Filter dialog box for saving a filter. You must be in the Filters category for this selection to be active.

Edit > Cut

Removes the selected (highlighted) level from the model and copies it to the clipboard.

Use Edit > Paste to paste the level and its attributes into another model.

Key-in: levelmanager level CUT

Edit > Copy

Copies the selected (highlighted) levels to the clipboard.

Use Edit > Paste to paste the level and its attributes into another model.

Key-in: levelMANAGER LEVEL COPY

Edit > Paste

Pastes the levels in the clipboard into the active model.

Key-in: levelmanager level PASTE

Edit > Delete

Deletes the selected (highlighted) level from the model. If elements are on the level, the level will not be deleted.

If the key-in is used, elements on the deleted level are moved to the defined destination level.

Key-in: level purge [dest:level-spec2] level-spec1

Edit > Rename

Used to rename a selected level.

Key-in: levelmanager level RENAME LIST

Edit > Select All

Selects all the levels listed in the dialog box.

Key-in: levelmanager level SELECTALL

Edit > Select None

Deselects all the levels listed in the dialog box.

Key-in: levelmanager level CLEARALL

Edit > Invert Selection

Selects all unselected and deselects all selected levels listed in the dialog box.

Key-in: levelmanager level INVERTSELECTION

New Level

Creates a new level in the DGN/DWG file. This icon works the same as Levels > New. This icon only appears if you have the Master File category selected.

Key-in: LEVELMANAGER LEVEL NEW

Delete Level

Deletes the selected (highlighted) level from the file. This icon works the same as Levels > Delete. This icon only appears if you have the Master File category selected.

Key-in: LEVELMANAGER delete LIST

New Filter

Creates a new filter in the model. This icon works the same as Filter > New. This icon only appears if you have the Filters category selected.

Key-in: LEVELMANAGER FILTER NEW LIST

Delete Filter

Deletes the selected (highlighted) filter from the model. This icon works the same Edit > Delete. This icon only appears if you have the Filters category selected.

Key-in: LEVELMANAGER FILTER DELETE LIST

Update Levels from Library

If the open DGN file is selected in the lefthand pane, clicking Update Levels from Library synchronizes the properties of levels in the open DGN file and in DGN files that contain referenced models, with the properties of the corresponding source levels in the attached level library.

If a reference is selected in the lefthand pane, clicking Update Levels from Library synchronizes the properties of levels in the selected reference and in its attachments, with the properties of levels in the source file of the attachment. If a reference level is a library level, its properties are further synchronized with the properties of the level of the same name in the source level library.

Administrators can limit the effects of synchronization to particular level properties by setting the MS_LEVEL_EDIT_ATTRIBUTE_LIST.

Key-in: DGNLIB UPDATE LEVELS from library

Key-in: REFERENCE SYNCHRONIZE LEVELS <reference_attachments>

Synchronization nested attachment levels is session-specific.

Keying in DGNLIB UPDATE LEVELS (short for DGNLIB UPDATE LEVELS CUSTOM) is equivalent to clicking Update Levels from Library for the open DGN file — that is, when the file is selected in the lefthand pane. Keying in REFERENCE SYNCHRONIZE LEVELS <reference_attachments> (short for REFERENCE SYNCHRONIZE LEVELS CUSTOM <reference_attachments>) is equivalent to clicking Update Levels from Library for a reference — that is, when a reference is selected in the lefthand pane. Adding the suffix ALL to DGNLIB UPDATE LEVELS or REFERENCE SYNCHRONIZE LEVEL updates all level properties regardless of the properties specified in the definition of the configuration variable MS_LEVEL_SYNC_ATTRIBUTE_LIST. Adding the suffix BYLEVELSYMBOLOGY updates only the bylevels properties — color, line style, and line weight. Adding the suffix OVERRIDESSYMBOLOGY updates only the symbology overrides properties.

Symbology > ByLevel

View setting that, when turned on, causes all elements on a particular level to be displayed with the same element symbology.

In DWG workmode, all elements are displayed with ByLevel element symbology.

Symbology > Overrides

View setting that, when turned on, causes all elements on a particular level to be displayed with an alternate set of element symbology than the default.

Level Symbology must be turned on in the View Attributes dialog box for the override symbology to display.

Symbology overrides are disabled in DWG workmode. All elements are displayed with ByLevel element symbology.

Level Filter

Lets you select the active level filter, which is the filter used to limit the display of levels in the levels list box and the active level list in the Attributes tool box.

Select <none> to not use a filter, select All Levels to display all levels in all models, or select the filter name.