9

Layer Manager 657
dialog for one or more highlighted objects or
layers directly from the Layer Manager by clicking
the corresponding icons.
Note: You c an change the property settings for
each layer or object by clicking the corresponding
icon in the dialog. With each click, the icons
cyclethroughthevariousstatesoftheproperty,
including Off (
)andBy Layer (page 3–920)
(
), and, in the Render, Color, and Radiosity
columns, By Object. When a propert y is set to By
Laye r, the object inher its the propert y sett ing from
its associated layer.
Pr ocedur es
To create a new l ay er:
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 Max assigns a random color to all new layers.
You can accept t he default settings or specify other
colors.
1. On the main toolbar, click Layer
Manager.
2. IntheLayerManager,clickCreateNew
Layer.
3ds Max displays a new layer in the list with the
temporary name Layer01.
3. Click t he Layer to enter a new name.
4. To c reat e more t h a n o n e layer, c l i c k Ne w a g a i n
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 modif y the properties of the new layer,
if necessary, as illustrated in the following
procedures.
To make a lay er current:
1.
On the main toolbar, click Layer
Manager.
2. In the Layer Proper ties 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 L ayer Manager.
To ma k e a lay er curr ent ( alter na te method):
• On the Layers toolbar > Layer List, select a layer.
The highlig hted 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.
3. In the Hide column, click Off to turn Hide
on for t he highlig hted layer(s).
Thehideicondisplays.
Tip: Yo u c a n h i d e all layers by clicking
Hide/Unhide All Layers on the Layer Manager
toolbar .
To freeze a layer:
Freezing layers is useful when you want to edit
objects associated with particular layers but also
want to view , without editing, objects on other
layers.Youcan’teditorselectobjectsonafrozen
layer;however,theobjectsarestillvisibleifthe
layerison.Youcanmakeafrozenlayercurrent,
and you can add new objects to the frozen layer.