Layer link objects can be cropped in a similar manner to viewports (see Cropping Sheet Layer Viewports). When cropped, only a portion of the layer link displays; increase the scale of the layer to create a detailed view. Layer links with workgroup-referenced layers can also be cropped.
To view other objects while cropping layer links, select the Show other objects while in groups VectorWorks preference (see Display Preferences).
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Unlock the layer link by selecting Modify > Unlock.
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Click Edit Crop from the Object Info palette to enter the Layer Link Crop mode. Alternatively, select Edit Crop from the layer link context menu.
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A colored border around the drawing window indicates that you are in an editing mode. The Exit Layer Link command becomes available from the Modify menu, and the Exit Layer Link Crop button displays in the top right corner of the drawing window.
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Create a 2D object (such as a rectangle, rounded rectangle, arc, circle, oval, polyline, or polygon). The 2D object must define an area; a 2D line, for example, cannot be used. Position the 2D object to delimit the new crop display area. The fill of a cropping object is always None; however, the pen style can be set from the Attributes palette while in Edit Crop mode. Set the pen style to None (or the crop object class to invisible) to make the crop object invisible.
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The cropped layer link is displayed. In the Object Info palette, the crop status has changed to Yes.
By increasing the scale of the layer with the layer link, and making other layers visible, a floor plan can be displayed (original design layer) along with a detailed view of the floor plan (zoomed in, cropped layer link).
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To change, replace, or delete the layer link crop, select the cropped layer link and then select Edit Crop from the Object Info palette to re-enter crop mode. Click Exit Layer Link Crop, or select Modify > Exit Layer Link to return to the drawing.
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