Basic Layer Operations

Once you have layers in your Fater project (primarily in the Image Editor), you'll perform various operations on them using the Layers Tab in the Right Sidebar. Each layer item in this tab provides controls for these basic actions.

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Accessing Layer Controls

For a given layer, you'll find action buttons directly on its item in the Layers Tab list. More options might be available via a right-click context menu or the "More Options" (⋯) button.

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Common Layer Operations:

1. Renaming Layers:

   • How: Click on the layer's name in the Layers Tab. It should become an editable text field.

   • Action: Type the new name and press Enter or click outside the field to confirm.

   • Tip: Give your layers descriptive names (e.g., "Background Mountains," "Product Reflection," "Edges Map") to keep your project organized.

2. Toggling Layer Visibility (Eye / EyeOff icon 👁️ / 👁️‍🗨️):

   • How: Click the Eye icon on the layer item.

   • Action: Toggles the layer's visibility on the main canvas. Hidden layers are not deleted, just not rendered.

   • Shift+Click: Holding Shift while clicking the Eye icon will often isolate that layer (making only it visible and all others hidden) or toggle all other layers' visibility based on the clicked layer's new state.

3. Locking and Unlocking Layers (Lock / Unlock icon 🔒 / 🔓):

   • How: Click the Lock/Unlock icon on the layer item.

   • Action:

     • Locked: Prevents the layer from being moved and scaled.

     • Unlocked: Allows the layer to be moved and scaled.

   • Use Case: Lock layers to prevent accidental changes once they are finalized or positioned correctly.

4. Duplicating Layers (CopyPlus icon ✨):

   • How: Select one or more layers, then click the Duplicate icon (or find "Duplicate" in the context menu) on one of the selected layer items.

   • Action: Creates an exact copy of the selected layer(s) directly above the original(s) in the layer stack. Duplicated layers usually get a sequential number added to their name (e.g., "Layer 1" becomes "Layer 1 2").

5. Deleting Layers (X icon / Trash2 icon 🗑️):

   • How:

     • Select one or more layers.

     • Click the X icon (often appears on hover on the layer item) or a Trash2 icon in a context menu/toolbar.

   • Action: Removes the selected layer(s) from your project. This action is permanent.

6. Reordering Layers (Stacking Order):

   • How: In the Layers Tab list, click and drag a layer item up or down.

   • Action: Changes its position in the layer stack. Layers higher in the list appear in front of layers lower in the list on the canvas.

   • (See The Layer Stack for more details).

7. Adjusting Layer Opacity (Contrast icon 🌓):

   • How: Click the Opacity icon on the layer item.

   • Action: This toggles the layer's opacity between full (100%) and a lower value (50%). Lower opacity makes the layer semi-transparent, allowing underlying layers to show through.

Layer Opacity only affect the UI display and is ignored when merging layers or launching generations.