Creates a new layer and add the selection to it.

Note: This command uses output arguments. C# and some scripting languages (such as JScript, PerlScript and Python) don't support arguments passed by reference so you need to use the best workaround for your situation:

For scripting languages this command returns an ISIVTCollection which you can use to get the output arguments.

For C# you can use the XSIApplication.ExecuteCommand method to call this command. ExecuteCommand packs the output arguments into a C# System.Object containing an Array of the output arguments (see Calling Commands from C#).

CreateLayer( [PresetObj], [Name], [InputObjs], [Value] );

Parameter	Type	Description
PresetObj	String or a preset object (for example, an object obtained from SIGetPreset)	Layer preset to use Default Value: "Default_New_Layer" Possible Values: Description: Default_New_Layer Default new layer
Name	String	Name of the new layer
InputObjs	String	List of objects to move to the layer Default Value: Selected objects
Value	Layer	Returns the new layer

1. VBScript Example

CreateLayer , "LayerA",,oLayer

SetCurrentLayer oLayer

2. VBScript Example

' Get initial settings

checkCurrLayer

' Make a new layer (it is *not* automatically set as current)

SICreateLayer , "LayerA",oLayer

checkCurrLayer

' Now explicitly set the new layer as current and check again

SetCurrentLayer oLayer

checkCurrLayer

' Make another new layer (it *is* automatically set as current)

CreateLayer , "LayerB",,oLayer

SetCurrentLayer oLayer

checkCurrLayer

function checkCurrLayer()

	' What is the current layer?

	GetCurrentLayer oCurrLayer

	LogMessage "Current layer is....." & oCurrLayer

end function

'OUTPUT OF ABOVE SCRIPT IS:

'INFO : "Current layer is.....Layers.Layer_Default"

'INFO : "Current layer is.....Layers.Layer_Default"

'INFO : "Current layer is.....Layers.LayerA"

'INFO : "Current layer is.....Layers.LayerB"

3. VBScript Example

Dim oLayer, oGroup

' Create two nulls 

GetPrim "Null"

GetPrim "Null"

' Add them to a new group

Set oGroup = CreateGroup( "NullsGroup", "null*" )

' Move the group to a new layer and make it the current layer

CreateLayer , "LayerNulls", oGroup, oLayer 

SetCurrentLayer oLayer

SICreateLayer SICreateLayer2 SICreateLayerFromSelection SICreateLayerFromSelection2