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Work with layers

Work with render layers

Remove material overrides from objects in any render layer
Work with layer overrides
To override
materials and shaders on a per layer basis: method 1
- In
the Render Layer editor, select
a layer.
- Select Window
> Rendering Editors > Hypershade.
- Select
a material from Hypershade, or create a new
material, and assign by
-clicking
and choosing Assign Material Override from
the marking menu.
This creates a material and assignment that
will override all shader assignments to objects on the current layer.
To
override materials and shaders on a per layer basis: method 2
- You
can also override materials and shaders on a per layer basis by
-clicking
on a layer in the Render Layer editor and selecting Overrides
> Create New Material Override or Assign
Existing Material Override from the menu that appears.
You do not need to have a layer selected to
use the context-sensitive menu;
-clicking
an unselected layer still allows you to override its materials.
To
override materials and shaders on a per layer basis: method 3
- Select
a material from Hypershade, or create a new
material. To assign this material to the layer, middle-drag the
material swatch over the layer.
To
remove a material override
-click
on the layer, and select Overrides >Remove
Material Override from the menu that appears.
To
override layer attributes (render flags) on a per layer basis
- In
the Render Layer editor, select
a layer.
- Open
the Attribute editor by
-clicking
on a layer and choosing Attributes from
the menu that appears.
The Member Overrides section
of the layer attributes appears.
- Click
a render check box (for example, turn off Motion Blur,
turn off Cast Shadows, or assign a shading
group to all objects in that layer).
When a layer override is applied, the flag icon
for that layer appears in color (red)
.
To
override render settings, including the renderer, on a per layer
basis
- In
the Render Layer editor, select
a layer.
- Open
the Render Settings; for example,
by clicking the controls (render settings) icon
on a
layer, or select
Window > Rendering Editors > Render Settings.
-click
on a setting name and choose Create Layer Override from the
menu that appears.
The settings you can override on a per-layer
basis include: Render Using, Edge
Anti-Aliasing, Size Units,
and Resolution Units.
When a render setting override is applied, the
clapboard icon on the layer appears in color (orange)
.
To
remove a render flag override
-click
on the layer, and select Overrides >Remove
Render Flag Overrides from the menu that appears.
To
remove a render setting override
-click
on the layer, and select Overrides > Remove
Render Setting Overrides from the menu that appears.
NoteYou cannot create overrides on the Master
layer: any change you make to render settings on the Master layer
propagates to all layers that derive from it.