Toolbag’s texturing system supports infinite layering and masking, allowing you to stack and mask any layer type to paint complex materials in a completely non-destructive workflow. You can create as many Groups, Layers, and Masks as you want. Mask layers can also be masked by child layers that affect only their parent layer. 

After setting up a Texture Project, select it in the Scene hierarchy and begin working with the Layers window. The Layers window lets you add content from the Library and build layers and masks using the available layer types.

Keep your work organized by grouping, merging, and rasterizing your layers. If you ever change your mind about a layer, you can easily convert your layer type without compromising your art.

There are two ways to open the Layers window:

1. Open the Texture Workspace tab and find the Layers window
2. Go to Main Menu > Window > Layers

The Layer Settings window displays settings for the layer you’re working with. These settings can vary depending on the type of layer you’re working with. You can open the Layer Settings tab via Main Menu > Window > Layer Settings. 

Blending Options #

Setting	Description
Blending	Determines how the selected layer is blended with other layers. Note: Blending only applies to the current map type.
Opacity	Set the opacity for the selected layer.
Opacity Linking	Toggle opacity linking, which synchronizes the opacity setting for all map types. Turn off to adjust the opacity of only the selected map type.

Layer Management #

Layer Adding #

Setting	Description
Paint Layer	Add a Paint layer.
Fill Layer	Add a Fill layer.
Vector Layer	Add a 3D Vector layer or Decal Vector layer
Decal Layer	Add a new Decal layer.
Adjustment Layer	Add an Adjustment layer.
Processor Layer	Add a Processor layer.
Procedural Layer	Add a new Procedural layer.

Layer Masking & Grouping #

Setting	Description
Mask	Add a Mask to the selected layer.
Duplicate	Duplicates the selected item.
Group	Add a layer group.
Carve Group	Add a layer Carve Group.
Delete	Deletes the selected item(s).

Sync Point Layer Options #

Setting	Description
Sync Point	Add a new Sync Point layer. Sync Points synchronize input curvature, height, and ambient occlusion maps with layers below.
Refresh Sync Points	Regenerates out-of-date sync point maps.
Sync Points Settings	Open the sync point settings window.

Layer Stack Context Menu #

Right-clicking any layer opens a context menu with options for modifying the layer.

Setting	Description
Delete	Delete selected layers or masks.
Duplicate	Duplicate selected layer or masks.
Group Selected	Create a group from selected layers or masks.
Carve Group Selected	Create a carve group from selected layers.
Ungroup	Ungroup content inside a selected group.
Copy Layer/Mask Stack	Copy selected layers or mask stack.
Copy Layer Settings	Copy settings from selected layer.
Paste Layer	Paste copied layer. Note: You can paste copied layers into another copy of Toolbag.
Paste Layer Settings	Paste copied layers settings to selected layer.
Paste Mask Stack	Paste copied mask stack to selected layer.
Rasterize	Rasterize a layer to a single image.
Rasterize With Children	Rasterize selected group to a single image.
Merge Selected	Merge all selected layers to a single image.
Rasterize Mask	Rasterize selected mask to a single image.
Rasterize Layer + Mask	Rasterize selected layers with masks to a single image.
Save As Smart Material	Save selected layers as a Smart Material to the library.
Export Smart Material	Export selected layers as a Smart Material to the disk.
Save As Smart Mask	Save selected layers as a Smart Mask to the library.
Export Smart Mask	Export selected layers as a Smart Material to the disk.
Clear Contents	Clear all content from selected Paint Layer.
Reset Tool Settings	Reset all settings of an active tool of a selected layer to default.
Add Mask	Add a mask to the selected layer.
Add Layer	Add a new layer to the stack.
Add Group	Add an empty group to the stack.
Convert Layer	Convert selected layer to another one from the list.
Make Pass-Through Blend	Change a group’s blend mode to Pass-Thru.
Color	Highlight selected layers or groups with a color.