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- Duplicating Layers
Duplicating Layers
T-HFND-006-014
You can easily duplicate layers. Once duplicated, the layers are completely independent. Drawings are also duplicated.
How to duplicate a layer
- In the Timeline
- Do one of the following:
- In the Timeline menu, select Layers > Duplicate Selected Layers.
- In the Timeline view, right-click on the layers and select Duplicate Selected Layers.
- In the Node menu, select Nodes > Duplicate Selected Nodes. When you duplicate a node, it does not automatically connect itself to the Composite node of your scene.
- From the Xsheet menu, select Columns > Duplicate Selected Layers.
- From the top menu, select Edit > Duplicate.
The duplicated layer appears.
By default, when you select a node in the Node view and perform a copy/paste using Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + C and ⌘ + V (macOS), this creates a CLONE not a duplicate. Nodes will be linked to the same drawings. Pegs will be linked to the same function columns.
To duplicate a layer in the Node view using keyboard shortcuts, press Ctrl + C (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + C (macOS) and Ctrl + B (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + B (macOS) for Paste Special, and in the Advanced tab, select Nodes: Create New Columns.
Time Estimated 5 mins
Difficulty Level Beginner
Topics List
- About Paperless Animation
- Timeline View
- Xsheet View
- About Marking Drawings
- Marking Drawings
- Extending the Exposure of Previous Drawings
- Using the Onion Skin
- Typing Exposure
- Creating Cycles
- Setting the Exposure
- Cleaning Animation
- Using the Light Table
- Activity 1: Rough Animation
- About Duplicate Layers
- Duplicating Layers
- About Colour Palettes
- About Colour Swatches
- Adding a Colour Swatch
- Adding a Gradient Colour Swatch
- Adding a Texture Colour Swatch
- Painting Multiple Drawings
- Activity 2: Changing the Colour of the Animation
- Activity 3: Adding a Colour Card and Exporting