Activate Layers from a specific folder

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September 27, 2021
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I need to create a function to turn on layers from an specific folder when button pressed.

Here is a screenshoot to make it more easy to understand it.

Thanks in advance!

Actions and scripting

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Correct answer r-bin

My original idea was to change active layer when clicking button (like the attached GIF). I need to create a simple avatar creator, so I will have multiple faces, ears, hairs, etc. It's my first time with PSD scripting. I don't know if it is a better solution for this. Thanks!

var set = activeDocument.layerSets.getByName("Head");

for (var i = 0; i < set.layers.length; i++) if (set.layers[i].visible) break;

i = (i+1) % set.layers.length;

for (var n = 0; n < set.layers.length; n++) 
    {
    var viz = n==i;
    if (set.layers[n].visible != viz) set.layers[n].visible = viz;
    }

josephlavine

Community Expert

I suggest you take a look at Photoshop's Layer Comp feature.

Layer comps

warmly/j

Kukurykus

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Sep 27, 2021

Bojan Živković11378569

Community Expert

By the way, folder inside Ps document is called layer group.

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r-bin

Legend

An extremely simple option for your case.

var set = activeDocument.layerSets.getByName("Head");

for (var i = 0; i < set.layers.length; i++) set.layers[i].visible = true;

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Agustín5E13Author

Participant

Thanks for taking care of this issue! It worked but It turns all "Head" layers inside the group at the same time. Is it possible to turn only one layer at when clicking?