## CreateLayer

### Description

Creates a new layer and add the selection to it.
Note: This command uses output arguments. C# and some scripting languages (such as JScript, PerlScript and Python) don't support arguments passed by reference so you need to use the best workaround for your situation:
For scripting languages this command returns an ISIVTCollection which you can use to get the output arguments.
For C# you can use the XSIApplication.ExecuteCommand method to call this command. ExecuteCommand packs the output arguments into a C# System.Object containing an Array of the output arguments (see Calling Commands from C#).

### Scripting Syntax

    CreateLayer( [PresetObj], [Name], [InputObjs], [Value] );

### Parameters

Parameter | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
PresetObj | String or a preset object (for example, an object obtained from SIGetPreset) | Layer preset to use Default Value: "Default_New_Layer"
Possible Values: | Description:
Default_New_Layer | Default new layer
Name | String | Name of the new layer
InputObjs | String | List of objects to move to the layer Default Value: Selected objects
Value | Layer | Returns the new layer

### Examples

#### 1. VBScript Example

    CreateLayer , "LayerA",,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"

#### 3. 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

### See Also

SICreateLayer SICreateLayer2 SICreateLayerFromSelection SICreateLayerFromSelection2