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  • Duplicate layer hierarchy?

    Posted by Tamanegi65 on September 29, 2006 at 5:38 pm

    Is there a way to duplicate a layer hierarchy so that all the parenting stays correct for the new duplicate tree?

    Example: I have “layer 1” and “layer 2” – where the parent of “layer 2” is “layer 1”. If I select both of these and duplicate them, in the end what I really want is “layer 3” to be the parent of “layer 4” – but instead its still “layer 1”.

    So I want this:
    layer 1
    \— layer 2

    To go to this:
    layer 1
    \— layer 2
    layer 3
    \— layer 4

    I have a complex comp with tons of 3d layers – but each area has a local root – I want to just be able to duplicate that whole tree to make another one – currently its a real pain to have to reparent everything in the new hierarchy. Any ideas? Thanks.

    Mylenium replied 19 years, 7 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Mylenium

    September 29, 2006 at 5:54 pm

    Pre-compose and use the “collapse transformations” switch to maintain 3D properties. This way each comp will act like a 3D object which is easier to manage then your parenting stuff.

    Mylenium

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