#

# This example shows how to use the current selection

# to create a new layer and set that layer to current

#

app = Application

app.NewScene(None, False)

app.CreatePrim("Cylinder", "MeshSurface")

app.CreatePrim("Sphere", "MeshSurface")

app.ToggleSelection("cylinder", None, True)

# Now create the layer from the selection, put it into a new layer group and make it current

oNewLayer = app.SICreateLayerFromSelection2(None, "LayerA", None, "GroupA")

app.SetCurrentLayer(oNewLayer)

/*

	This example demonstrates how to create a new layer

	and set it to be the current layer

*/

// Setup

NewScene( null, false );

CreatePrim("Cylinder", "MeshSurface", null, null);

CreatePrim("Sphere", "MeshSurface", null, null);

ToggleSelection("cylinder", null, true);

// Get initial settings

checkCurrLayer();

// Make a new layer into a new layer group (it is *not* automatically set as current)

var oNewLayer = SICreateLayerFromSelection2( null, "LayerA", null, "GroupA" );

checkCurrLayer();

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

SetCurrentLayer( oNewLayer );

checkCurrLayer();

function checkCurrLayer()

{

	// What is the current layer?

	var oCurrLayer = GetCurrentLayer()(0);

	Application.LogMessage( "Current layer is....." + oCurrLayer.FullName );

	Application.LogMessage( "Current layer is in layer group....." + oCurrLayer.LayerGroupName.Value );

}

// Expected result:

//INFO : Current layer is.....Layers.Layer_Default

//INFO : Current layer is in layer group.....Group_Default

//INFO : Current layer is.....Layers.Layer_Default

//INFO : Current layer is in layer group.....Group_Default

//INFO : Current layer is.....Layers.LayerA

//INFO : Current layer is in layer group.....GroupA

#

# This example demonstrates how to 

# create a layer from a group

#

app = Application

app.NewScene( "", 0 )

# Create two nulls 

app.GetPrim( "Null" )

app.GetPrim( "Null" )

# Add them to a new group

oGroup = app.CreateGroup( "NullsGroup", "null*" )

# Move the group to a new layer into a new layer group

oNewLayer = app.SICreateLayerFromSelection2( "", "LayerNulls", "", "Group_Nulls" )

app.SetCurrentLayer( oNewLayer )