# Layers Depence comes with a hierarchical layer structure, which can have layers being children of other layers. Especially for bigger projects, layers are required to temporarily hide or lock parts of your scene. ## Layer Management ### Add new Layer Click on **Add new Layer** button to create a new layer. The **Edit Layer** window opens:

To select the layer color you want, maintain a left-click and in the color rectangle and select your color:

### **Display current Object Layer** To find the layer associated to an object, select your object, right-click and choose **Move to Layer**, the current selected layer is where the object is linked:

Layer of the current selected object is "Sharpy"

{% hint style="warning" %} Multi-selection is not supported to display the layer {% endhint %} ### **Move Object to Layer** To move an object to a different layer, select the object(s), right-click and choose **Move to Layer**:

A second way is to right-click on the target layer and choose **Move selected**, which will put all selected objects into this layer.

### Delete selected Layer Select the layer to delete, and click on **Delete selected Layer**:

## Layer Parameters Each layer has 5 parameters:

* **Color:** Layer color *(defined at creation)* * **Name:** Layer name *(defined at creation)* * **A - Active:** Current active layer * **V - Visible:** Visibility of the layer *(children layer inherit from it)* * **S - Solo:** Only Solo layer is visible *(children layer inherit from it)* * **L - Lock:** Allow or lock modification of the layer *(children layer inherit from it)* ### Color & Name Layer Color & Name can be changed at any time by double clicking on the layer to be updated. The **Edit Layer** window will appear *(see* [*Add new Layer*](#add-new-layer)*)*. The layer color can be helpful to organize e.g. fixture or object types. The CAD view will also draw fixtures in layer color: ![Layer color are visible in CAD View](https://content.gitbook.com/content/SJPsyh5CBOise9BtVNGO/blobs/SJODdXYtI50NWIwGNpzl/37847050.jpg) ### Active Once you add a new object to your scene it will be automatically linked to the currently active layer:

Layer Truss is the current active layer.

To change the current active layer, click in the A column of the layer you want. ### Visible The visible parameter can be used to quickly hide layer(s) we don't need:

### **Solo** The Solo parameter can be used to "Solo" a layer. It is useful to restrict the visibility of all layers except the solo one:

### **Lock** When a layer is locked it can not be selected or either modified.