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title: "Duplicate Layer"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/11593.html"
section_path: "BodyPaint 3D > Layer Menu > Duplicate Layer"
command_id: "170052"
description: "This command creates a copy of the active layer (or layer set). If, for example, you want to test changes to a layer without changing the original, simply …"
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# Duplicate Layer

This command creates a copy of the active layer (or layer set). If, for example, you want to test changes to a layer without changing the original, simply duplicate that layer, make the original invisible and edit the duplicate.