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Modify a Layer

Modified: 7 Sep 2026 Viewpoint Estimating Estimating Help

Once you have added a layer, you can edit its properties at any time.

  1. Open a job in the Manage Estimates screen.
  2. From the Takeoff tab, click Layers on the speedbar.
  3. In the Job Layers tab, select the layer you want to modify.
  4. To change the layer name, double-click the Name field and modify the layer name.
  5. To change the layer’s description, double-click the Description field and modify the description of the layer.
  6. Select the Visible checkbox to make the layer visible on the Takeoff tab. Deselect the Visible checkbox to hide the layer.
  7. Select the Default checkbox to make the layer a default layer. Deselect this checkbox to remove the default status from the layer.
  8. When you are finished, click OK.
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