Layer Manager

The Layer Manager helps to create garment textures by stacking and managing texture layers.

Function

Description

A

Dock / Undock

Double-clicking on the caption docks the panel to the docking area or undocks the panel and make it float above the main window.

B

Material Channel View

Switches layer thumbnails between different material channel views using the drop-down list.

C

Layer Tools

Manages texture layers using the following tools:

  1. Save Texture: Saves the texture of the selected layer to a destination folder (*.png).
  2. Flatten Layers: Flattens all layers.
  3. Color Mask: Applies a color mask to the selected layer.
  4. Pallet Sampler: Maps colors from the reference image onto the color-masked region.
  5. Mask Brush: Smoothes the edges produced by AI Detailing.
  6. Group Layers: Groups selected layers.
  7. New Layer: Adds a new layer above the selected layer.
  8. Delete Layer: Deletes the selected layers.

D

Opacity Setting

Changes the opacity of the selected layer texture.

E

Layer Visibility

Show or hide the material layers.

F

Layer Image from Material Channel

Displays the texture image from the current Material Channel.

G

Layer Mask

Displays the assigned color mask from the Color ID map for the layer.

H

Layer Name

Displays the name of the layer.

I

Blending Mode

Changes the texture blending mode.

Right-click Context Menu

Command

Description

New Layer

Inserts a new layer above the selected layer, or at the top of the list if no selection is made.

New Group

Places the selected layers inside a new group.

Merge Layer

Merges the selected layers.

Duplicate Layer

Duplicates the selected layer.

Delete Layer

Deletes the selected layer.

Delete Color ID

Removes the color mask from the selected layers.

Rename

Renames the selected layer.

Ungroup

Separates layers which are assembled into a selected group.

Collapse All Groups

Hides all layers in each group.

Expand All Groups

Shows all layers in each group.

Assign Color ID

Designates a color mask for a selected layer.

Mask Brush

Provides the brush and eraser tools to fine-tune the AI Details.