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■ Layer Properties Dialog on page 7237
Layer Manager
Main toolbar > Layer Manager
Layers toolbar > Layer Manager
Tools menu > Layer Manager
The Layer Manager, available from the main toolbar, is a modeless dialog
where you can create and delete layers. You can also view and edit the settings
for all of the layers in your scene, as well as the objects associated with them.
You can specify the name, visibility, renderability, color, and objects' and
layers' inclusion in the radiosity solution from this dialog.
Objects are organized by layer in the dialog, in an expandable list. By clicking
‘+’ or ‘-‘, you can expand or collapse (respectively) the object list for each layer.
You can also sort the layers by clicking any of the column heads.
Another useful tool is the ability to open the Object Properties dialog
on page 245 and Layer Properties dialog on page 7237 for one or more
highlighted objects or layers directly from the Layer Manager by clicking the
corresponding icon.
NOTE You can change the property settings for each layer or object by clicking
the corresponding icon in the dialog. With each click, the icons cycle through the
various states of the property, including Off (
) and By Layer on page 7737 (
), and, in the Render, Color, and Radiosity columns, By Object. When a
property is set to By Layer, the object inherits the property setting from its
associated layer.
Procedures
To create a new layer:
When you create new layers, 3ds Max names them sequentially by default:
Layer01, Layer02, and so on. After creating a layer, you can rename it. 3ds
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