Return to Answer

'Render Layer' -> 'View Layer' (new default?)

Source Link

edited Aug 4, 2021 at 10:22

12.8k
4
51
94

Use the View Layer

From the context view layer

>>> C.view_layer.active_layer_collection
bpy.data.scenes['Scene']...LayerCollection

>>> C.view_layer.active_layer_collection.name
'My Leaf 0.0'

>>> C.view_layer.active_layer_collection.exclude
False

Alternatively from scene

>>> C.scene.view_layers['RenderLayer']view_layers['View Layer'].active_layer_collection
bpy.data.scenes['Scene']...LayerCollection

>>> C.scene.view_layers['RenderLayer']view_layers['View Layer'].active_layer_collection.name
'My Leaf 0.0'

>>> C.scene.view_layers['View Layer'].active_layer_collection.exclude = True

Change active collection: Change active collection

Use the View Layer

From the context view layer

>>> C.view_layer.active_layer_collection
bpy.data.scenes['Scene']...LayerCollection

>>> C.view_layer.active_layer_collection.name
'My Leaf 0.0'

>>> C.view_layer.active_layer_collection.exclude
False

Alternatively from scene

>>> C.scene.view_layers['RenderLayer'].active_layer_collection
bpy.data.scenes['Scene']...LayerCollection

>>> C.scene.view_layers['RenderLayer'].active_layer_collection.name
'My Leaf 0.0'

Change active collection

Use the View Layer

From the context view layer

>>> C.view_layer.active_layer_collection
bpy.data.scenes['Scene']...LayerCollection

>>> C.view_layer.active_layer_collection.name
'My Leaf 0.0'

>>> C.view_layer.active_layer_collection.exclude
False

Alternatively from scene

>>> C.scene.view_layers['View Layer'].active_layer_collection
bpy.data.scenes['Scene']...LayerCollection

>>> C.scene.view_layers['View Layer'].active_layer_collection.name
'My Leaf 0.0'

>>> C.scene.view_layers['View Layer'].active_layer_collection.exclude = True

Related: Change active collection

Source Link

created Jun 4, 2019 at 7:15

batFINGER

85.2k
10
114
244

Use the View Layer

From the context view layer

>>> C.view_layer.active_layer_collection
bpy.data.scenes['Scene']...LayerCollection

>>> C.view_layer.active_layer_collection.name
'My Leaf 0.0'

>>> C.view_layer.active_layer_collection.exclude
False

Alternatively from scene

>>> C.scene.view_layers['RenderLayer'].active_layer_collection
bpy.data.scenes['Scene']...LayerCollection

>>> C.scene.view_layers['RenderLayer'].active_layer_collection.name
'My Leaf 0.0'

Change active collection