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Work with render layers

Work with render layers

Work with layer overrides
Work with layers
To create an empty layer
- Do
one of the following:
- Click Create
new empty layer icon
in the Render
Layer editor.
- Select Layers
> Create Empty Layer.
If this is the first layer you created, the
Master layer will also become visible.
To
create a new layer with selected objects as members
- Select
your objects, and do one of the following:
- Click
the Create new layer and assign selected objects icon
in the Layer
editor.
- Select Layers
> Create Layer from Selected.
To
select all objects in a layer
- Do
one of the following:
- Right-click
the layer and select Select Objects in Layer.
- Select
the layer or layers in the Layer Editor and
select Layers > Select Objects in Selected
Layers.
To
add objects to a layer
- Select
the object(s). You may need to do so on the Master layer, where
all objects are present.
- Right-click
the layer to which you want to add the objects and select Add Selected
Objects.
To
remove objects from a layer
- Select
the object(s).
- Do
one of the following:
- Right-click
the layer from which you want to remove the objects and select Remove
Selected Objects.
- Select
the layer or layers from which you want to remove the objects and select Layers
> Remove Selected Objects from Selected Layers.
To
remove all objects from (empty) a layer
- Right-click
a layer and select Empty Render Layer from the
menu that appears.
To
get details of layer membership
- Do
one of the following:
- Right-click
a layer and select Membership.
- Select
a layer and select Layers > Membership.
To
delete one or more layers
- Do
one of the following:
- Right-click
the layer you want to delete and select Delete Layer.
- Select
the layer or layers you want to delete and select Layers
> Delete Selected Layers.
You can also delete unused layers by selecting Layers
> Delete Unused Layers.