Interface

Layer Name

Lists all available layers in your scene. You can use the default name, enter a custom name, or pick one from the list. If you choose an existing layer from the list, it inherits that layer's name and weight properties. Refer to Working with Animation Layers for more details.

TipYou can rename a layer after it is added from the Layer Controller dialog.

NoteAll animation layer names persist in the Layer Name list even after you delete their host object. Resetting the scene clears the list.

[controller type]

Determines the controller type to assign to each track within the animation layer.

• Duplicate the Active Controller TypeThe new layer's controller type becomes the same as the one from the active layer, on a per-track basis.

  For example, if a track in the active layer has a Noise controller, adding a new layer copies that controller type.

• Use Default Controller TypeWhen chosen, the new layer's controller does not take into account the active layer's controller type and instead uses the original track's type.