Layer Tab
Layers: List of aspect layers that have been created.
: The visibility toggle button is for enabling/disabling visibility of the aspect layer. When the visibility button is disabled for a group of aspect layers, none of the layers in the group are visible, but layers keep their own state.
: The lock toggle button is used to lock/unlock one or more aspect layers or a group of aspect layers. Once locked, the aspect layers are protected from any change. This prevents you from accidentally modifying a finalized appearance layer configuration that does not require further modification. A locked layer can no longer be activated until it has been unlocked.
: This icon indicates the active aspect layer(s).
Icon | Function | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pick active aspect layer | Select the aspect layer associated with the material of the surface you click in the viewport. |
| New aspect layer | Create a new aspect layer in the list of layers. |
| Duplicate the selected item | Create a copy of the selected element: aspect layer (s) or group of aspect layers. |
| New group | Create a new group of aspect layers. |
| Merge Layer Selection | Combine the selected layers into a single layer. |
| Flatten all layers | Combine all layers into a single layer. |
| Delete aspect layer | Delete the selected layer. |
| Split layer by picked material | Assign a new aspect layer to the picked material. |
| Split layer by stickers | Assign a new aspect layer to the picked sticker. |
| Split layer by visibility | Create an aspect layer, skipping the surfaces hidden in Shaper. Only the surfaces that are visible will be taken into account. (Switch to Evaluate active layer only to enable this function.) |
| Explode layer selection by assignment | Partition products in layers that have common material assignments. |
| Explode layer selection by material | Divide an aspect layer by the number of materials constituting it. The names assigned by default to these new layers are those of the materials. |
| Import aspect layer | Import aspect layers from another product. |
| Flatten all layers in new product | Create a new product using all aspect layers. |
| Evaluate all layers in stack | View the product by taking all aspect layers into account. |
| Evaluate layers stack until active layer | View the product by taking into account the lowest level of aspect layers up through the active layer only. A red border around the viewport indicates that the view is restricted to a limited selection of layers. |
| Evaluate active layer only | View the active aspect layer only. |
| Highlight active layer assignments | Enable/disable highlighting of surfaces with a material in the active aspect layer. |
| Hide surfaces without assignment | Hide/show surfaces that have no material assigned to them. |
| Copy Selected Layers To Active Layer | NoticeCopy the selected layers to the active layer. |
| Replace String | Rename a selection of layers and assign a prefix and/or suffix to them. |
The Layer field is for renaming the active aspect layer.
Right-clicking on an aspect layer opens a context menu with the following functions:
Icon | Function | Description |
|---|---|---|
- | Select visible layers | Select visible layers. |
- | Invert layer selection | Invert layer selection. |
- | Hide selected layers | Hide layer selection. |
- | Show selected layers | Show layer selection. |
| Lock the selected layer(s) | Lock layer selection. |
| Unlock the selected layer(s) | Unlock the layer selection. |
| Merge Layer Selection | Combine the selected layers into a single layer. |
| Split layer by picked material | Assign a new aspect layer to the picked material. |
| Split layer by visibility | Create an aspect layer, skipping the surfaces hidden in Shaper. Only the surfaces that are visible will be taken into account. (Switch to Evaluate active layer only to enable this function.) |
| Split layer by stickers | Assign a new aspect layer to the picked sticker. |
| Explode layer selection by material | Divide an aspect layer by the number of materials constituting it. The names assigned by default to these new layers are those of the materials. |
| Explode layer selection by assignment | Partition products in layers that have common material assignments. |
| Flatten all layers | Combine all layers into a single layer. |
| Flatten all layers in new product | Create a new product using all aspect layers. |
| Copy Selected Layers To Active Layer | Copy the selected layers to the active layer. |
