The Organization Dialog Box

Create and manage structural elements of the drawing using the Organization dialog box. This dialog box has specialized functions to sort and select its list items; see List Box Functionality.

1. Select Tools > Organization. Alternatively, click the Classes or Layers button on the View bar, or select Edit View from the Saved Views menu on the View bar.

2. Select the appropriate tab for the element to be created or edited: Classes, Design Layers, Sheet Layers, Viewports, Saved Views, or References.

Generally, the Details view shows the current settings for each element, and enables editing of layer and class visibilities in the drawing area; the Visibilities view enables editing of layer and class visibilities in viewports and in saved views (see Setting Visibilities in the Organization Dialog Box).

4. Buttons at the bottom of each tab provide creation and management functions. Alternatively, right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac) on a list item to display a context menu, which has most of the same functions as the tab buttons.

Classes Tab

If a description was entered for the class, it displays in a screen tip when you position the cursor over the class name. On Windows, click the disclosure arrow on the screen tip to collapse or expand it.

Button	Function
New	Click New to open the New Class dialog box. See Creating Classes. When a new class is created, it does not automatically become the active class.
Edit	Select a class and click Edit to edit it in the Edit Class(es) dialog box. See Setting Class Properties. This option is not available when classes are displayed in hierarchical order and a class group header is selected.
Duplicate	Select a class and click Duplicate to create a copy of it. The name of the duplicate is the same as the original class, with a number added (as in cabinets-2); if the original name ends in a number, the next available sequential number is used. This option is not available when classes are displayed in hierarchical order and a class group header is selected.
Delete	Select a class and click Delete to open the Delete Class(es) dialog box. Specify what to do with the objects currently assigned to the class(es) being deleted (delete them, or reassign them to another selected class). Click OK to return to the Organization dialog box. Vectorworks moves all objects in the deleted class(es) to the appropriate class, or deletes them, as specified. This option is not available when classes are displayed in hierarchical order and a class group header is selected. Note that the Dimension and None classes cannot be deleted. These are default classes in every drawing.
Preview	Displays a preview of the current settings in the drawing area
Hierarchical display mode	Click to toggle the hierarchical display of classes; additional options are available for controlling the hierarchical display at various levels, and for controlling visibility settings. See Displaying Classes in Hierarchical Order.

Design Layers Tab

The names of referenced design layers display in italics. If a description was entered for the design layer, it displays in a screen tip when you position the cursor over the layer name. If the layer is referenced, the screen tip also displays the full layer name and the source file name. On Windows, click the disclosure arrow on the screen tip to collapse or expand it.

Button	Function
New	Click New to open the New Design Layer dialog box. See Creating Layers. When a new layer is created, it becomes the active layer.
Edit	Select a layer and click Edit to edit it in the Edit Design Layers dialog box. See Setting Design Layer Properties.
Duplicate	Select a design layer and click Duplicate to create a copy of it. The name of the duplicate is the same as the original layer, with a number added (as in floorplan-2); if the original name ends in a number, the next available sequential number is used.
Delete	Select a design layer and click Delete; when prompted, click Yes to confirm the deletion. When a design layer is removed from the drawing, all objects in that layer are also removed. Note that at least one design layer must remain in the drawing.
Preview	Displays a preview of the current settings in the drawing area
Update Reference (on the context menu only; layer import referencing method only)	This option is available if a design layer has been imported into this file with workgroup referencing. To update this file with layer information from the master file, right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac) the layer, and select Update Reference from the context menu. See Referencing Features.
Level Types (Vectorworks Architect required)	Manages available level types; see Managing Level Types
Page Setup	Opens the Page Setup dialog box; see Page Setup

Sheet Layers Tab

If a description was entered for the sheet layer, it displays in a screen tip when you position the cursor over the layer name. On Windows, click the disclosure arrow on the screen tip to collapse or expand it.

Button	Function
New	Click New to open the New Sheet Layer dialog box. See Creating Layers. When a new layer is created, it becomes the active layer.
Edit	Select a sheet layer and click Edit to edit it in the Edit Sheet Layers dialog box. See Setting Sheet Layer Properties.
Duplicate	Select a sheet layer and click Duplicate to create a copy of it. The Sheet Title of the duplicate is the same as the original layer. The Sheet Number of the duplicate is the same as the original layer, with a number added (as in details-2); if the original Sheet Number ends in a number, the next available sequential number is used.
Delete	Select a sheet layer and click Delete; when prompted, click Yes to confirm the deletion
Preview	Displays a preview of the current settings in the drawing area

Viewports Tab

Button	Function
New	Select New to open the Create Viewport dialog box. For sheet layer viewports, see Creating a Sheet Layer Viewport from a Design Layer. For design layer viewports (Vectorworks Design Series required), see Creating a Referenced Design Layer Viewport.
Edit	Select a viewport and then select Edit to edit it in the Properties dialog box. For sheet layer viewports, see Viewport Properties. For design layer viewports (Vectorworks Design Series required), see Viewport Properties.
Duplicate	Select a viewport and click Duplicate to create a copy of it. The name of the duplicate is the same as the original viewport, with a number added (as in details-2); if the original name ends in a number, the next available sequential number is used. The Drawing Title of the duplicate is the same as the original viewport. If the original viewport has a drawing label, the Drawing Number of the label in the duplicate viewport is the next available sequential number. Vectorworks places the duplicate viewport directly on top of the original, in the original sheet layer.
Delete	Select a viewport and click Delete; when prompted, click Yes to confirm the deletion
Preview	Displays a preview of the current settings in the drawing area

Saved Views Tab

Button	Function
New	Click New to open the Save View dialog box; see Creating Saved Views
Edit	Select a saved view and click Edit to edit it in the Edit Saved View dialog box; see Editing Saved Views
Duplicate	Select a saved view and click Duplicate to create a copy of it. The name of the duplicate is the same as the original view, with a number added (as in deckview-2); if the original name ends in a number, the next available sequential number is used.
Delete	Select a saved view and click Delete; when prompted, click Yes to confirm the deletion

References Tab

Button	Function
New	Click New to open the Open File dialog box. For layer import references, see Adding and Editing Layer Import References. For design layer viewport references (Vectorworks Design Series required), see Creating a Referenced Design Layer Viewport.
Edit	Select a referenced file and click Edit to open the Edit Reference dialog box. For layer import references, see Adding and Editing Layer Import References. For design layer viewport references (Vectorworks Design Series required), see Creating a Referenced Design Layer Viewport.
Delete	Select a referenced file and click Delete. In the Delete Reference dialog box, specify what to do with the items in the file that are currently referenced. See Deleting References.
Update	Select a referenced file and click Update to update this file with information from the master file. See Updating References.
Settings	Click Settings to open the Reference Settings dialog box; see Setting the Referencing Options