oaQuickLayer 1.2.0 for Maya (maya script)

DESCRIPTION:

Creates a new layer and adds all selected objects to this layer.

TO USE:

Source 'oaQuickLayer.mel'. Select some objects and execute 'oaQuickLayer'.

PERMANENT INSTALLATION:

If you'd like to use oaQuickLayer every time you press the 'New Layer' button, do the following:

Edit your 'layerEditor.mel' file, usually located in 'C:/Program Files/Alias/MayaVERSION/scripts/startup/'.

For Maya 6.x, replace the line:

 symbolButton -edit -command ("layerEditorCreateLayer") $newButton;

with:
 
 //symbolButton -edit -command ("layerEditorCreateLayer") $newButton; 
 symbolButton -edit -command ("oaQuickLayer") $newButton;

For Maya 7 and above, replace the lines:
 
 symbolButton -edit -command ("layerEditorCreateLayer") $emptyDispLayer;
 symbolButton -edit -command ("layerEditorCreateRenderLayer 1") $emptyRenLayerButton;
 symbolButton -edit -command ("layerEditorCreateRenderLayer 2") $selectedRenLayerButton;

with:
 
 //symbolButton -edit -command ("layerEditorCreateLayer") $emptyDispLayer;
 symbolButton -edit -command ("oaQuickLayer") $emptyDispLayer;
 symbolButton -edit -command ("layerEditorCreateRenderLayer 1") $emptyRenLayerButton;
 //symbolButton -edit -command ("layerEditorCreateRenderLayer 2") $selectedRenLayerButton;
 symbolButton -edit -command ("oaQuickLayer") $selectedRenLayerButton ;

Restart Maya. 

HISTORY: 

 v1.2 (Monday, November 19, 2007)
     o Updated for Maya 2008

 v1.1 (Tuesday, January 16, 2007)
     o Updated for Maya 8

 v1.0 (October 15, 2005)
  o Original Release 
  

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