Importing Layers

To import textures into the currently selected layer:

From the Layers menu, select Import > Import into Current Layer, or right-click the selected layer in the Layers palette and select Import > Import into Current Layer from the dropdown menu.

The Import dialog displays.

Follow the steps in Importing Textures to Layers before clicking Import All Patches.

Mari imports the textures into the currently selected layer, overwriting any other textures in the layer.

To import textures into the layer stack:

From the Layers menu, select Import > Import into New Layer, or right-click in the Layers palette and select Import > Import into New Layer from the dropdown menu.

The Import dialog displays.

Follow the steps in Importing Textures to Layers before clicking Import All Patches.

Mari imports the textures into the layer stack as a new layer that appears at the top of the stack.

Note: Importing a PSD file into a layer stack potentially may display a dialog regarding layers of the same name. If layers within the .psd have the same name as layers within the layer stack, Mari asks if you want to Update, Skip, or Create New. These options allow you to either overwrite the named layer, skip over the layer during import, or create a new layer, for example New diffuse if the original layer name was diffuse.

Note: Take care when editing an exported Mari .psd file in Photoshop. Due to the way Mari handles mask stacks and adjustment stacks, a layer’s sub-stack could be affected by where new layers are inserted in a layer stack.

For instance, mask or adjustment stacks on an existing layer are shown as separate groups from the layer in Photoshop. Inserting a new layer between the group and the original layer before importing the file back into Mari confuses the layer stack order, causing the mask or adjustment stack to be made a component of the new layer and not the original.