# Layer filters - rhino 6 wish

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**Category:** Rhino for Windows\
**Created:** [December 17, 2014, 12:21am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/layer-filters-rhino-6-wish/15002 "2014-12-17T00:21:14Z")\
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> [@gmacarchitect](#):
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> All red layers  
> All layers whose material is ‘steel’ and whose name contains ‘STRUCTURE’  
> All layers whose name does not contain ‘WALL’  
> etc.

This reminds me of several previous discussions we’ve had about layer management: use of tags.

> [@WISH -V6 Layer management](http://discourse.mcneel.com/t/wish-v6-layer-management/2148/21):
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> @Jacob my use of tags in other fields (like photoediting and asset management) doesn’t work like this exactly. I can add 15 tags to a photo and if I filter by any one of those tags, I will find my image. No exact combination of tags is needed to locate it. If we apply this to rhino objects, we could apply numerous tags to a set of objects, which are already on their own layers of course. I use rhino’s naming feature as a workaround for this but would like the ability to give objects multiple dis…

> [@Desperate plea yet again for selected object sees its layer highlighted](http://discourse.mcneel.com/t/desperate-plea-yet-again-for-selected-object-sees-its-layer-highlighted/8249/28):
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> Don’t forget this thread: At that time I wasn’t fond of the idea of using tags but perhaps times are changing… One could think that, in addition to the user assigning one or many tags, Rhino also assigned tags automatically for object type (line, curve, surface, polysrf, solid). The Tag Manager window could have 3 fields (rows): the current tag that is assigned to new objects, all tags that are assigned to the currently selected objects, and tags available for use. @4dsynergy Roland, even f…

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