Questions tagged [viewlayers]
"Renders can be separated into layers, to composite them back together afterwards." (2.90) View Layers are also used to control visibility of objects in the 3D Viewport. Use this tag for any questions related to separate view layers used in renders.
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Help needed with volumetric fog in the compositor using view layers
I'm making a music video. It's a fairly simple scene currently which consists of 4 collections: A Kit-bashed 3d scenery collection An actor ('cowboy' collection). This is Prores 444 alpha footage A ...
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Help With Fire Flies Reflections Blender 4.0
Following tutorials and something usually not going as it should at some point. For that reason I used the version of Blender that was used in the tutorial (4.0) to not complicate things more. The ...
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Turn off bounce light between view layers
I'm rendering a scene with space ships orbiting a planet. I want the light from the planet to reflect on the space ships but I don't want the light from the space ships to affect the planet. I have ...
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Is it possible to copy Custom Properties from/to Scenes/Viewlayer?
I'm aware that copying Custom Properties from one object to another it's very easy. But recently I have started to use Scene's Custom Properties as a master control for different elements on scene (e....
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How do you remove world background of a view layer in Blender 3.6?
I have 2 view layers and I want one of them with the world background on and the other one off so that when I combine them in the compositing node tree, the background after the composition step won't ...
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How to batch render multiple view layers with its corresponding cams with custom variables for filenames?
I’m working on a long animation that uses multiple cameras, each with its own lighting setup. I’ve set markers on the timeline to switch between cameras, but since Blender still doesn’t support ...
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Layers Won't Render Separately for Compositing
In my scene, I have a cigarette that I'd like to apply fog glow and ghosts to, but I also have stars in the background that I'd like to apply streaks to, however I do not want the streaks to affect ...
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Can't find in the Outliner object visible in the viewport
I cannot find the model in the collections? I've disabled absolutely everything, but as you can see the model is visible and selectable? How do I get it back in the Outliner?
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Error Object 'Cube' can't be selected because it is not in View Layer 'ViewLayer'!
I'm trying to export my "Cube" object through a python addon, but I keep getting the title error anyway. So, it's visible here. And it's visible here. Here's my code: ...
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View layer to scene root
Blender 4.3.2 Addons that are involved Korean Random Tankviewer and Bigworld plugins How do I change a normal view layer collection of objects/subobjects into a scene collection? I am notT familiar ...
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Cavity shading in different model sizes problem
I have a trouble with cavity shading in viewport. I really like using it, but I notice it doesn't work as I would expect with bigger objects. Is there a way to make it more visible keeping the desired ...
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Transparency not combining opacity between two translucent objects
I know that the title may seem confusing, but I don't know how else to explain it. I am trying to make an "acrylic" material, but when I have two faces of transparency intersect, the ...
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viewport show the wrong compositing result
I use two view layers to compositing. It's show correct in the compositor window, but when the compositing node connect to the first view layer, it effect both view layers in the viewport, when the ...
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Is it possible to have a different HDR lighting setup in each view layer?
Is it possible to have a different HDR lighting setup in each view layer? It seems to be a global setting. I am using Blender 4.2 with Cycles
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Is it possible to export layers while maintaining reflections? (EEVEE)
I have this shot here that I am separating into view layers and exporting as separate PNG sequences for compositing. The background with the mirror is also on its own layer, and it would be ideal for ...