Flatten Visible

[Sharp]

Is their an easier way to flatten just some layers? Kind of like in Photoshop, they have a "Flatten Visible" tool, that just flattens layers that are checked as visible. Right now I've been saving, unchecking the layers I don't want saved, Flatten, Ctrl+C, revert to saved version, and paste into a new layer.

[Sharp]

Bump. No one knows an easier way to do this? Not even an acknowledgment that it's the only way?

[Simon Brown]

I gather if you had layers like this:

Layer I - Visible

Layer II Invisible

Layer III Visible

Layers I and III wouldn't be flattened?

[AmadeusX]

Then click at the "X" button for deleting a layer? and if you want it back hit: Ctrl+Z (Undo) Ctrl+Y (Re-do)

This is what i think you might thinking of ^^....

Have a nice day

[Sharp]

I gather if you had layers like this:

Layer I - Visible

Layer II Invisible

Layer III Visible

Layers I and III wouldn't be flattened?

The opposite. Layers I and III would be flattened, leaving layer II and Layer I/III.

[Ash]

I gather if you had layers like this:

Layer I - Visible

Layer II Invisible

Layer III Visible

Layers I and III wouldn't be flattened?

The opposite. Layers I and III would be flattened, leaving layer II and Layer I/III.

Move Layer 1 and 3 next to each other, merge down.

Now you have layer2 and layer1+3.

[Sharp]

The opposite. Layers I and III would be flattened, leaving layer II and Layer I/III.

Move Layer 1 and 3 next to each other, merge down.

Now you have layer2 and layer1+3.

but when you have more than two layers you want flattened and they have different blending modes merge isn't quite the same as flatten.

[barkbark00]

Just stack the layers you want to combine, then begin merging down; starting with the bottom two layers...working up from there. Copy resulting layer and undo the initial flattening <- That way there is no need to save a copy first. Finally, delete duplicates and paste layer from clipboard.