Autodesk 663B1-05A111-1001 User Guide - Page 354

13 | Basics Windows and Editors Reference > Display Layer editor Basics 354 Note Namespaces are the preferred method for managing naming when working with file references in Maya. It is not recommended that you employ Maya's renaming prefix convention when using file referencing. While the DAG path or long name of a node may make it unique when using renaming prefixes, they do not work consistently within file referencing and complicate the hierarchical DAG changes, which may cause problems later on. Context-sensitive menu The following commands are available when you right-click a layer: Add Selected Objects Remove Selected Objects Select Objects Add or remove objects from a display layer. You can also select all objects in the current display layer. Set All Layers Set Selected Layers Set Only Selected Layers See above. Empty the Layer Removes all objects from a layer, leaving it empty. Delete Layer Deletes the layer. Membership Attributes See above. Display layer properties window Display Layer Type the name of the layer. Drawing Override options Enable Overrides Turn this option off to disable the effects of the layer. Objects in the layer appear and behave as though they do not belong to the layer. Display Type Select how the layer appears.