Overview

Layers are conventional sections of a level among which all objects on the level are distributed. They are designed to prevent several people from modifying the exact same objects at the exact same time.

Toolbar

Icon	Option	Description

Icon	Option	Description
	Activate layer	Set the current layer as active.
	Add layer	Add a new layer (this will not become an active layer).
	Remove layer	Remove the current layer.
	Rename layer	Rename the current layer.
	Refresh layers	Check the status "Read-only" of the layer files from your \content\maps\ folder and set the same status to your layers.
	Undo Selection	Only as far as layer selections are concerned.
	Redo Selection	Only as far as layer selections are concerned.
	Find field	This is where you type in what you are looking for.
		Cancel typing.

Hold CTRL while clicking layer names to select or deselect multiple layers at once – just like objects in the Object List, for example.

Layer List

IcoL	Option	Description

IcoL	Option	Description
Layers		The layer list.
Count		The number of objects that belong to a particular layer, useful for optimization purposes.
/	Skip Load	The filled icon means the layer's loaded and is effectively present at the scene( ). The "empty" icon means the layer is unloaded and is effectively absent from the scene ( ).
	Visible	The eye icon with an absent eye pupil means the layer is hidden (i.e. as if all its objects were hidden). The eye icon with a visible eye pupil means the layer is visible (default).
	Helpers Visible	The "filled" icon ( ) means that helping objects (restrictors, AI points, floating arrows, etc.) that belong to this layer will be rendered. The "empty" icon ( ) means they will not be rendered.

RMB Utils

Option	Description

Option	Description
Add Folder	Adds a new folder to the list.
Merge	Merge selected layers into one (effectively like a smart combination of Add, Remove, and Rename).
Use AI Map Distances
Make Read-only (DBG Only)	Advanced Option A debug option which lets you unlock a layer without actually getting a lock for it. Same as manually unticking the read-only attribute of layer LUA-files.
Reveal In Explorer	Navigates to actual LUA-files of a layer within your \content\maps\ folder Each level consists of the following LUA-files: la_layername.lua la_layername.navmesh la_layername.decals The first one of them is the most important one as well as the only one that gets the lock – if we're talking about actual game levels.
Expand All	Expands the hierarchy list (a standard list explorer view option in the editor).
Collapse All	Collapses the hierarchy list (a standard list explorer view option in the editor).
Filter	Uses Find Field to show only those items that correspond to the query (the standard list explorer view option in the editor).
Plain Mode	Neglect the "folder" or "group" approach and show all layers as a simple list instead. It is possible to group layers for better navigation purposes by putting them into improvised folders. To do that, Drag-n-Drop one layer on top of the other with your LMB. Be sure to input the folder's name:

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