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Max assigns a random color to all new layers. You can accept the default
settings or specify other colors.
1
On the main toolbar, click Layer Manager.
2
In the Layer Manager, click Create New Layer.
3ds Max displays a new layer in the list with the temporary name Layer01.
3 Click the Layer to enter a new name.
4 To create more than one layer, click New again and enter the new layer
name.
TIP If an existing layer is highlighted when you create a new layer, the new
layer inherits the properties of the highlighted layer. You can modify the
properties of the new layer, if necessary, as illustrated in the following
procedures.
To make a layer current:
1
On the main toolbar, click Layer Manager.
2
In the Layer Manager dialog, click the second column next to the layer
name.
A check box appears indicating that the layer is current.
NOTE The current layer is also displayed in the title bar of the Layer Manager.
To make a layer current (alternate method):
■ On the Layers toolbar > Layer List, select a layer.
The highlighted layer becomes the current layer.
To hide a layer:
1
On the Layers toolbar, click Layer Manager.
2 In the Layer Manager, select the layers you want to hide.
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