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Batch and command-line render with layers
Work with render layers
Naming render layers
Duplicate an existing render
layer
You can duplicate
any layer in your Maya scene.
You can use this feature
to create two layers that are similar with only minor differences.
For example, use this feature if you want to have two identical layers,
but with raytracing turned on for one layer and turned off for the other.
With this feature, you do not need to create the two layers independently
- you only need to create one layer and duplicate it. This eliminates the
need to reassign objects, materials and attributes in order to create
the second layer.
There are two options
available with this feature:
- You can choose to copy both the objects
and render layer properties (e.g. material overrides, render stats)
to the new layer; or
- You can choose to copy only the objects
to the new layer and create new overrides for the duplicated layer.
To duplicate an existing render layer
- From the Render Layer Editor,
select the layer that you wish to copy.
- Select Layers > Copy Layer >
- Select one of the two Copy
Layer mode. To create an exact duplication of the selected
layer, including objects and render layer properties, select With
Membership and Overrides. To carry over only objects,
select With Membership.