Layers and expressions. Help out testing a potentinal bug!

[Chad]

That only works because your LD has a [Main] layer. If it doesn't, then your Swz will fail.

[JustCropIt]

That only works because your LD has a [Main] layer. If it doesn't, then your Swz will fail.

What doesn't have a [Main] layer? A Background node seems to have it too. And a Mandelbrot. And all masks. Can't find any "generative" nodes that doesn't have one... or so seems to me at least. I'm probably misunderstanding something.

This is so confusing:)

[Chad]

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1. {
2.         Tools = ordered() {
3.                 Mandelbrot1 = Mandel {
4.                         Inputs = {
5.                                 BaseLayerName = Input { Value = FuID { "Man" }, },
6.                         },
7.                 }
8.         },
9. }

Some tools, like 3Rn, have .LayerName.

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1. {
2.         Tools = ordered() {
3.                 Renderer3D1 = Renderer3D {
4.                                 LayerName = Input { Value = FuID { "Money Shot" }, }
5.                         },
6.                 }
7.         },
8. }

[JustCropIt]

The lack of consistency isn't making things less confusing!

Nor really surprising I guess:)

Oh, well. I'm fine skipping the whole [Main] thing and settle with the thought that expressions polling any Input/Output for the Width/Height/Bitdepth/DataWindow/Whatever should be using Default as the default. Unless other layers have been targeted (and so suggesting that should also be an option).

Until then I guess I'll just have to jam those Swizzlers into my macros. Not great. But could be worse.

Thanks for tagging along on the ride, @Chad <3