https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/arnold-for-maya-forum/can-i-get-the-render-layer-from-a-ass-file/m-p/11046510#M2019 <P>An ASS file is basically a baked version of whatever the current render layer was in Maya.<BR />Arnold itself has no concept of "render layers".<BR /><BR />MtoA adds some user data to the options node, to tell you what render layer was baked to the ASS file.</P> Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:00:39 GMT Stephen.Blair 2022-03-07T14:00:39Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/arnold-for-maya-forum/can-i-get-the-render-layer-from-a-ass-file/m-p/11046509#M2018 <P>hi !</P><P>Does anybody know how to get the render layer from a ass file ? </P><P>I've tried using the arnold api, but i could'nt find a way ... when i open the ass file, i can see the render layer in the "options" struct, and i successfully listed all the paramters in the options node using the node entry api from anrold, but there are no render_layers in the list... </P><P>plz help !</P> Mon, 07 Mar 2022 11:20:49 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/arnold-for-maya-forum/can-i-get-the-render-layer-from-a-ass-file/m-p/11046509#M2018 guillaume_roeder 2022-03-07T11:20:49Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/arnold-for-maya-forum/can-i-get-the-render-layer-from-a-ass-file/m-p/11046510#M2019 <P>An ASS file is basically a baked version of whatever the current render layer was in Maya.<BR />Arnold itself has no concept of "render layers".<BR /><BR />MtoA adds some user data to the options node, to tell you what render layer was baked to the ASS file.</P> Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:00:39 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/arnold-for-maya-forum/can-i-get-the-render-layer-from-a-ass-file/m-p/11046510#M2019 Stephen.Blair 2022-03-07T14:00:39Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/arnold-for-maya-forum/can-i-get-the-render-layer-from-a-ass-file/m-p/11046511#M2020 <P>I see.</P><P>Is there a way to get those user data ?</P><P>And thank you by the way.</P><P><BR /></P> Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:08:04 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/arnold-for-maya-forum/can-i-get-the-render-layer-from-a-ass-file/m-p/11046511#M2020 guillaume_roeder 2022-03-07T14:08:04Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/arnold-for-maya-forum/can-i-get-the-render-layer-from-a-ass-file/m-p/11046512#M2021 <P>Ignore my previous question i found the user data API <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span> !</P><P>thank you !</P> Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:10:06 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/arnold-for-maya-forum/can-i-get-the-render-layer-from-a-ass-file/m-p/11046512#M2021 guillaume_roeder 2022-03-07T14:10:06Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/arnold-for-maya-forum/can-i-get-the-render-layer-from-a-ass-file/m-p/11046513#M2022 <P>My bad... user data api doesn't work.<BR />So i go back to my previous question:</P><P>Is there a way to get the user data ?</P> Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:38:58 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/arnold-for-maya-forum/can-i-get-the-render-layer-from-a-ass-file/m-p/11046513#M2022 guillaume_roeder 2022-03-07T14:38:58Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/arnold-for-maya-forum/can-i-get-the-render-layer-from-a-ass-file/m-p/11046514#M2023 <P>AiNodeLookUpUserParameter<BR />Are you sure you are getting the options node from the right universe?</P> Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:03:25 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/arnold-for-maya-forum/can-i-get-the-render-layer-from-a-ass-file/m-p/11046514#M2023 Stephen.Blair 2022-03-07T17:03:25Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/arnold-for-maya-forum/can-i-get-the-render-layer-from-a-ass-file/m-p/11046515#M2024 <P>I succeeded in getting the UserParameterEntry, now i juste need to find a way to get ne name of the layer. </P><P>Thank you <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P> Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:37:19 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/arnold-for-maya-forum/can-i-get-the-render-layer-from-a-ass-file/m-p/11046515#M2024 guillaume_roeder 2022-03-08T11:37:19Z