Layers

Layers

Every schematic, imported or new, is a layer. Layers can be shown or hidden, locked, ghosted, renamed, reordered, duplicated and merged.

Managing layers

Key	Action
Ctrl+Shift+N / Ctrl+D / Ctrl+M	New / duplicate / merge
F2	Rename the active layer
H / Alt+H / Shift+H	Hide or show / show every layer / ghost
L	Lock or unlock
Shift+Delete	Delete the selected layers
[ / ]	Make the layer below / above active (with the brush or eraser, these change the brush size instead)

Click a layer in the Layers panel to select it. Shift adds to the selection.

Moving layers

• Ctrl+wheel moves the layer along the axis of the bounding-box side under the mouse.
• Ctrl+Shift+wheel moves it up or down.
• Shift+wheel does the same as Ctrl+wheel, outside Build mode.
• Arrow keys move it. Hold Tab for bigger steps.
• Or use the Move gizmo (G). See Brushes, selections and BlockEdit.

Turning layers

Layers turn in quarter turns. Alt+wheel turns the layer by the bounding-box side under the mouse: a spin (top or bottom) or a flip (a side). In Build mode, use Shift+wheel for this, because Alt+wheel changes the hotbar slot there.

You can also use the Rotate gizmo (R).

Slice view

The slice view steps through Y levels.

• PgUp / PgDn step up and down.
• Insert shows a single level.

Placing an import

When you import a file, it follows the mouse. Click or Enter places it, R rotates it and Esc cancels. See Import and export.

Reference images

Reference images are listed above the layers. See Reference images.