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Erase in multiple layers at once... is possible? - mrkid - 09-02-2025
Hi! I want to erase the same area in multiple layers, and i thought to do it at once. I dont know if is possible.When i group them, appear you cant erase. And i found some old info about "link" layers, but dont found that option in version 3.
Any tip you can give me about this? thanks
RE: Erase in multiple layers at once... is possible? - rich2005 - 09-02-2025
(09-02-2025, 04:30 PM)mrkid Wrote: Hi! I want to erase the same area in multiple layers, and i thought to do it at once. I dont know if is possible.When i group them, appear you cant erase. And i found some old info about "link" layers, but dont found that option in version 3.
Any tip you can give me about this? thanks
First the link layers. In Gimp 2.10 you can click in the layers dock to toggle a link icon - connected layers can move together, rotate, scale ...etc In Gimp 3.0 you now select the layer by clicking on it. Either way usual selection rules apply, ctrl-click adds individual layers, shift-click selects a range - start to finish....and you can mix those select a range - deselect individual layers. In Gimp 3 there is an indicator as to number of selected layers.
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Gimp 2.10 and Gimp 3.0 are both the same, it is not possible to paint (or erase) on multiple layers. (as far as I know)
You can make a selection and delete that, one layer at a time. Not a big deal for a few layers.
For lots of layers there is the Batcher python plugin that can apply a cut-selection to multiple layers.
This a quick example of that: https://i.imgur.com/UA9o5LJ.mp4 (Note Batcher puts menu entries in the File menu which I hate, so I moved to the Tools menu, otherwise all is the same)
RE: Erase in multiple layers at once... is possible? - mrkid - 09-02-2025
(09-02-2025, 05:59 PM)rich2005 Wrote:(09-02-2025, 04:30 PM)mrkid Wrote: Hi! I want to erase the same area in multiple layers, and i thought to do it at once. I dont know if is possible.When i group them, appear you cant erase. And i found some old info about "link" layers, but dont found that option in version 3.
Any tip you can give me about this? thanks
First the link layers. In Gimp 2.10 you can click in the layers dock to toggle a link icon - connected layers can move together, rotate, scale ...etc In Gimp 3.0 you now select the layer by clicking on it. Either way usual selection rules apply, ctrl-click adds individual layers, shift-click selects a range - start to finish....and you can mix those select a range - deselect individual layers. In Gimp 3 there is an indicator as to number of selected layers.
Gimp 2.10 and Gimp 3.0 are both the same, it is not possible to paint (or erase) on multiple layers. (as far as I know)
You can make a selection and delete that, one layer at a time. Not a big deal for a few layers.
For lots of layers there is the Batcher python plugin that can apply a cut-selection to multiple layers.
This a quick example of that: https://i.imgur.com/UA9o5LJ.mp4 (Note Batcher puts menu entries in the File menu which I hate, so I moved to the Tools menu, otherwise all is the same)
Thanks! Very appreciated. I tried what you said. Gimp3.0.4 allows me to select the layers as you said, but it let me to delete the layers content at same time! that`s great, similar to erase, in this case. No need for the plugin.
RE: Erase in multiple layers at once... is possible? - rich2005 - 09-02-2025
(09-02-2025, 07:28 PM)mrkid Wrote: I tried what you said. Gimp3.0.4 allows me to select the layers as you said, but it let me to delete the layers content at same time! that`s great, similar to erase, in this case. No need for the plugin.
So it does, I am still living in a Gimp 2.10 bubble
If you need to paint in a selection there is Select -> Quick Mask https://docs.gimp.org/3.0/en/gimp-image-window-quick-mask-button.html
RE: Erase in multiple layers at once... is possible? - Ofnuts - 09-03-2025
(09-02-2025, 07:47 PM)rich2005 Wrote:(09-02-2025, 07:28 PM)mrkid Wrote: I tried what you said. Gimp3.0.4 allows me to select the layers as you said, but it let me to delete the layers content at same time! that`s great, similar to erase, in this case. No need for the plugin.
So it does, I am still living in a Gimp 2.10 bubble
You made me wonder... because I tested that a while ago since I have a script for it on 2.10 and wondered if it were useful to port to Gimp3.