The columns in the Layer Manager window itself are the following:
Layers Displays the names of the layers/objects. To select or rename a layer, click its name.
To display object or layer properties, click the object icon to open the Object Properties
dialog box for all highlighted objects.
Current Layer Toggle The unlabeled column to the right of the layer name indicates the
current layer. The check mark next to a layer means it is selected and current. This feature
lets you make a different layer current.
Hide Hides and unhides layers. When a layer is hidden, it??™s invisible.
Freeze Freezes layers. Frozen layers can not be selected.
Render When this feature is enabled, objects appear in the rendered scene. Nonrendering
objects won??™t cast shadows or affect the visual component of the rendered scene.
Color Changes the default color on highlighted objects.
Radiosity When this feature is enabled, objects are included in the radiosity solution.
Using the Layer Manager
The Layer Manager can be extremely useful for organizing and managing your scene objects.
You will use the Layer Manager throughout the rest of this book. Let??™s take a quick look at
how the Layer Manager can help you with a scene.
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