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Leffler
12-14-2008, 08:16 AM
Hello

I´m missing a feature in Maya(for rigging) and it is to be able to make a group of my layers

For a character, I like to setup at least 4 layer ... so having 5 characters in a scene = 20 layers

The feature I would like to see is just like in Photoshop, where you can group layers

I have noooo idea how a script for this would look like, would it even be possible to create this feature with MEL ?

// Otto
greatPumpkin
12-15-2008, 02:24 AM
no, it isn't possible to create a hierarchical relationship with layers in maya. The next closest thing I can think of would be to use a naming convention of some kind to fake the behavior, or possibly use object sets that point to other object sets- either case would require you to write some custom UI or shelf buttons to mimic the behavior of the layer editor.
DOor
12-15-2008, 05:07 PM
I agree with greatPumpkin. you could use sets within sets to organize your objects and if you wanted to take it further you could create a customized window that would look similar to the outliner to organize the data (might be cool to implement a drag n drop feature to reorganize the data between your "layers")
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