View Filters

Use view filters to override the graphic display and visibility of elements that you select or that share common properties.

View tabGraphics panel (Filters)
View tabGraphics panel (Visibility/Graphics). Click the Filters tab, and then click Edit/New.
Manage tabSelection panel (Edit)

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About View Filters
Create view filters based on a set of selected elements or based on categories and parameter values. Apply these filters to views to change the visibility or graphic display of elements.
About Rule-Based Filters
Create filters that identify elements based on categories and parameter values. Apply these filters to views to change the visibility or graphic display of the elements.
Videos: Create a Rule-Based View Filter
Before creating a rule-based filter, watch these short videos to learn how to use the AND condition, the OR condition, and nested rule sets to get the desired result when filtering views based on parameter values.
Create a Rule-Based Filter
Create a view filter that identifies elements based on categories and parameter values.
Modify a Rule-Based Filter
Change the categories and parameter values that identify elements for a rule-based filter.
Examples of Rule-Based Filters
Study these examples to learn how to build rule-based filters to apply to views.
Work with Selection-Based Filters
Select multiple elements and save them in a filter. Use the filter to isolate, hide, or apply graphic settings to the elements in the selection.
Apply a Filter
Apply a filter to a view to change the visibility and graphic display of the elements identified by the filter.
Video: View Filters: Enable in View
Apply a view filter to views to control the visibility and graphics of elements.
Filters Dialog
Create and modify rule-based filters using categories and parameter values. Apply these filters to views to affect the visibility or graphic display of elements.

Parent topic: Visibility and Graphic Display in Project Views

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