New Layers

[gaggle]

MAX5's layers are inherently different than anything you know from Maya and Photoshop. MAX takes after AutoCAD apparently.

The first thing you want to do is select all your objects, and hit the the button on the right side of the Layers toolbar ("Set properties ByLayer"). This forces all the objects selected to obey the settings of the layer they're attached to.

Then select just one object, and select a new layer from the layer dropdown rollout. It's a little odd, but that object is now placed to that layer.

Now if you want to toggle that layer on and off you bring the dropdown out again, and hit the little V checkmark on the left side. Bam, it's hidden.

It works.. sort of.. damn I miss Layermanager for MAX4 though. I understand they're making it MAX5 compliant though so one day we'll see the return of proper layermanagement. www.rezn8.com are the makers of all that.

As it is, there's a layermanager-extension thing you can install that gives you the layers on a toolbar you can check on and off at will. It helps, though things still aren't perfect. The script is on the MAX CD2 I think, and also findable on the net somewhere.

Damn AutoCAD inspired designing.. :rolleyes:

[Equinoxx]

gaggle, the beta is released

http://www.rezn8.com/gearhead/

go to freeware ;)

[ToddD]

Hey thanks for the info, I found them a little quirky as well, that really clarified the issue.:thumbsup:

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