https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-forum/scene-explorer-sort-by-layer-missing-objects/m-p/7443074#M83978 <P>ha!&nbsp; so here's what i did originally... downloaded the turbosquid model, opened the max scene, saved as a new file with new name.&nbsp; then started grabbing materials and changing to my render engine materials.&nbsp; ok, so this new file is where i suddenly noticed that there were no objects visible in sort by layer view.&nbsp; ok, this is still the file where somehow i figured it out&nbsp;and was able to get copies of the objects on a new layer - without using the script.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>ok, my post still stands above - i was working in the original file this morning and could not see the objects, but then suddenly could...</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>ok now, i opened up my new file (from the 1st paragraph above) and sure enough, the new "layer 1" had my objects all with the new names i gave them from several days ago.&nbsp; HOWEVER, the layer 0 (default) did not show any objects - remember, this file was created via save as from the original.&nbsp; so, now i just tried that script in the other thread - i had to open maxscript listener &gt; select my objects &gt; paste the text &gt; select the text so that it was highlighted &gt; move cursor to the end and then hit enter on the keypad and it worked! created a Layer002 and moved the original objects into that layer.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <PRE>layer = LayerManager.newLayer() for n in (selection as array) do layer.addnode n</PRE> <P>&nbsp;before this, i kept getting errors, but alfred it was your description of highlighting/selecting the text in maxscript listener and using the enter key on the keypad that prevented the errors and solved the issue.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>thanks!</P> Sun, 08 Oct 2017 16:14:31 GMT grue1970 2017-10-08T16:14:31Z