Just went to add a new layer to a GP object only to find the buttons are greyed out in the dopesheet:
The equivalent functions are working as usual over in the properties panel, and working if I open a new project and add a GP object. Not if I make a new scene in this current project and ad a new GP object though…
Any ideas?
I believe this is because you need to have Only Show Selected enabled and a Grease Pencil object selected. Only Show Selected requirement isn’t intuitive or clear as to why.
Hmmm maybe something changed - seems the layer buttons aren’t there any more in 3.4:
You are in Dopesheet mode.
Dopesheet have to be in Grease Pencil mode to see buttons.
And @drpontchartrain is right. Only Show Selected button has to be enabled.
Those buttons can only be used by active object.
You are adding/removing a layer on one specific GP object, not all animated objects.
So, the filter is emphasizing this idea.
Although you can have several Grease Pencil objects selected, +/- buttons will only manage layers of active one.
Ah yes, silly me!
I submitted a patch that removes the Only Show Selected requirement that has been accepted. It will be in Blender 3.5.
