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Display the Layer Editor. |
Select Windows > UI Elements > Channel Box/Layer Editor, or click the Show or hide the Channel Box/Layer Editor button in the Status Line (toolbar). Set the pop-up menu to Display. |
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Create a new layer. |
In the Layer Editor, select Layers > Create Empty Layer, or click the Create a new layer button on the Layer Editor’s toolbar. |
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Rename a layer. |
Double-click the layer in the Layer Editor and type the new name in the layer window. |
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Assign the selected objects to a layer. |
Select the layer in the Layer Editor, right-click the layer and select Add Selected Objects. You can also click the Create a new layer button to automatically assign the selected objects to a new layer. |
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Remove the selected objects from whatever layers they are on. |
Right-click the layer and select Remove Selected Objects. |
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Delete a layer. |
Select the layer in the Layer Editor and select Layers > Delete Selected Layers. |
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Delete layers without any objects. |
In the Layer Editor, select Layers > Delete Unused Layers. |