Layers

The Layer panel allows managing the various USD Layers that make up the overall scene. It provides a visual representation of the layer stack, enabling to select the Edit Target, create layers, edit hierarchy, and control the visibility of individual layers and sublayers.

This centralized interface uses a standard USD mechanism including its layering and compositing capabilities for non-destructive workflow and scene assembly.

Layer Fields

The Layers panel has the following fields:

Column	Description
Name	The name of the layer file
Path	The file path location of the layer file
Resolved Path	The fully resolved file path after applying any layer path resolution rules.
Muted	Indicates if the layer’s opinions are included or ignored in the scene composition
Dirty Version	Shows if the layer has unsaved edits/changes (is “dirty”) compared to the on-disk version
Update Date	The date/time when the layer file was last modified
Update User	The user that last modified the layer file

The columns can be shown or hidden by clicking to the column row with RMB and using the context menu.

Show Menu

The Show Menu provides filtering options to customize which subset of layers is displayed in the Layer panel list. This allows users to focus on specific layers.

Layers Panel Actions

By double-clicking the layer with LMB the user can set it as an Edit Target.

Note

This feature only allows for working with SubLayers. Reference/Payload are not supported.

The Layers panel has the following options for the selected layers in the RMB context menu:

Option	Description
Show Layer Text	Displays the full text content of the selected layer file in a separate panel.
Copy Layer Identifier	Copies the unique identifier string for the selected layer to the clipboard.
Reload Layer	Reloads the selected layer from its file on disk, overwriting any unsaved edits.
Create Sublayer	Creates a new empty sublayer inserted above the selected layer in the layer stack. This option is also accessible using the button in the topbar.
Create Anonymous Sublayer	Creates a new anonymous temporary sublayer above the selected layer.
Add Existing Sublayer	Adds an existing sublayer file above the selected layer.
Remove Layer	Removes the selected layer from the layer stack.
Open With	Allows opening the layer file with using UsdView, Text Editor, or as a current stage.
Save Layer	Saves any unsaved edits/changes made to the selected layer.
Save Layer As	Saves the selected layer to a new file location.

Show Layer Text

You can view and modify the contents of a selected layer directly using in-built text editor. To access this feature, click a layer with RMB and select the Show Layer Text.

The Layer Text window has the following options:

Element	Description
Reload	Reload the layer. All unsaved edits will be erased.
Unlock For Editing	Enable editing the text.
Save	Save edits.