---
title: "addLayer"
canonical: "https://help.vicon.com/space/Shogun17/13537675/addLayer"
format: markdown
---
# Description

Create a new layer in the active clip

An error is generated if there is no clip in the scene.

## Functional area

NLE

# Command syntax

## Syntax

|  |
| --- |
| `addLayer "layerName"` |

### Arguments

| **Name** | **Type** | **Required** | **Comments** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `layerName` | string | yes | The name of the layer to add |

### Flags

None

## Return value

void

## Examples

```plaintext
// Print the name of the active clip
string $clip = `getActiveClip`;
print $clip;
 
// Add new layer
string $name = "new layer";
addLayer $name; 
// Print all layers
string $layers [];
$layers = `getLayers`;
print $layers;
```

> Macro (scroll-pagebreak)

# Additional info

## Related commands

- [addToClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13537691)
- [copyClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13537597)
- [cropClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13537599)
- [deleteClipData](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13536455)
- [flatten](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13536537)
- [getActiveLayer](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13536541)
- [getClips](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13536339)
- [moveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13537074)
- [offsetClips](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13536932)
- [removeFromClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13536946)
- [removeLayer](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13536944)
- [resetClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13536972)
- [selectClipObjects](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13537266)
- [setActiveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13537290)
- [setActiveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13537290)
- [setActiveLayer](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13537244)
- [tileClips](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13537110)