2016

Chapter 1: Learning the Maya Interface
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FIGURE 1-24
Layer Editor
Adding Objects to a Layer
You can add selected objects to a layer by right clicking on that layer and selecting Add Selected Objects from
the pop-up menu. You can also use the Layers menu to select all objects in a layer and to remove objects from a
layer. Objects assume the layer color when unselected.
Hiding All Layer Objects
You can hide Layer objects by clicking the first column in the Layer Editor. This column sets the visibility for
the layer objects and is a simple toggle button that you can turn on or off. The letter V appears when the layer
objects are visible and the column is empty when the layer objects are hidden.
Freezing All Layer Objects
The second column can be set to Normal, Template or Reference. The letter T appears in this column when the
layer is a template. Template layers cannot be selected or moved while they are templates. References are proxy
objects that stand in for complex objects. The third column is the layer color. Double-clicking on this column
(or on the layer name) opens the Edit Layer dialog box, shown in Figure 1-25, where you can select a new
color, change the layer’s attributes, or change the layer’s name.