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SetCurrentLayer

Description

Sets the current layer.

Scripting Syntax

SetCurrentLayer( Value )

Parameters

Examples

1. VBScript Example

Dim oLayer, oGroup

' Create two nulls 
GetPrim "Null"
GetPrim "Null"

' Add them to a new group
Set oGroup = CreateGroup( "NullsGroup", "null*" )

' Move the group to a new layer and make it the current layer
CreateLayer , "LayerNulls", oGroup, oLayer 
SetCurrentLayer oLayer

2. VBScript Example

' Get initial settings
checkCurrLayer

' Make a new layer (it is *not* automatically set as current)
SICreateLayer , "LayerA",oLayer
checkCurrLayer

' Now explicitly set the new layer as current and check again
SetCurrentLayer oLayer
checkCurrLayer

' Make another new layer (it *is* automatically set as current)
CreateLayer , "LayerB",,oLayer
SetCurrentLayer oLayer
checkCurrLayer


function checkCurrLayer()
   ' What is the current layer?
   GetCurrentLayer oCurrLayer
   LogMessage "Current layer is....." & oCurrLayer
end function

'OUTPUT OF ABOVE SCRIPT IS:
'INFO : "Current layer is.....Layers.Layer_Default"
'INFO : "Current layer is.....Layers.Layer_Default"
'INFO : "Current layer is.....Layers.LayerA"
'INFO : "Current layer is.....Layers.LayerB"

See Also

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