Group/Layer/Partition Property Editor

Controls the visibility, renderability, selectability, and animation ghosting of members of groups, layers, and partitions.

To create a group: Select one or more objects, then click Group on the Edit panel.

To create a layer: Select one or more objects, then choose Layer > New Layer.

To create a partition: Select a pass, then choose Pass > Partition > New from the Render toolbar.

To redisplay: In an explorer, click the icon for a group, layer, or pass.

Name

The name of the group, layer, or partition.

View Visibility

The visibility of members in the 3D views:

Hide members: Members are not displayed. The group/layer/partition setting overrides the View Visibility settings in the members’ individual Visibility properties.

Show members: Members are displayed. The group/layer/partition setting overrides the View Visibility settings in the members’ individual Visibility properties.

No effect on members: Members are displayed or not displayed according to the View Visibility settings in their individual Visibility properties. The group/layer/partition does not override the visibility of members.

Render Visibility

The renderability of members:

Hide members: Members are not rendered. The group/layer/partition setting overrides the Render Visibility settings in the members’ individual Visibility properties.

Show members: Members are rendered. The group/layer/partition setting overrides the Render Visibility settings in the members’ individual Visibility properties.

No effect on members: Members are rendered or not rendered according to the Render Visibility settings in their individual Visibility properties. The group/layer/partition does not override the visibility of members.

Selectability

The selectability of members:

Do not allow selecting members: Members are not selectable. The group/layer/partition setting overrides the Selectability settings in the members’ individual Visibility properties.

Allow selecting members: Members are selectable. The group/layer/partition setting overrides the Selectability settings in the members’ individual Visibility properties.

No effect on members: Members are selectable or not selectable according to the Selectability settings in their individual Visibility properties. The group/layer/partition does not override the visibility of members.

Animation Ghosting

The ghosting of animated members:

Do not ghost members: Members are not ghosted. The group/layer/partition setting overrides the Animation Ghosting settings in the members’ individual Visibility properties.

Ghost members: Members are ghosted. The group/layer/partition setting overrides the Animation Ghosting settings in the members’ individual Visibility properties.

No effect on members: Members are ghosted or not according to the Animation Ghosting settings in their individual Visibility properties. The group/layer/partition does not override the members’ Visibility properties.



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