Features¶

A comprehensive guide to all the renaming features available in Advanced Layer Renamer.

Numbering Options¶

Add sequential numbers to your layer names.

No Numbering¶

The default option. Layer names are transformed without adding numbers.

Sequential (1, 2, 3...)¶

Adds simple sequential numbers as prefixes.

Original	Result
Layer A	1_Layer A
Layer B	2_Layer B
Layer C	3_Layer C

Leading Zeros¶

Adds numbers with leading zeros for consistent sorting. Choose the number of zeros:

Setting	Example Output
1 (01, 02...)	01, 02, 03... 99
2 (001, 002...)	001, 002, 003... 999
3 (0001, 0002...)	0001, 0002... 9999
4 (00001, 00002...)	00001, 00002... 99999
5 (000001, 000002...)	000001, 000002... 999999

Why use leading zeros?

Leading zeros ensure layers sort correctly in alphabetical order:

Without: 1, 10, 11, 2, 3...
With: 01, 02, 03... 10, 11...

Basic Options¶

Prefix¶

Add text to the beginning of layer names.

Prefix	Original	Result
`2024_`	Layer	2024_Layer
`Project_`	Data	Project_Data

Suffix¶

Add text to the end of layer names.

Suffix	Original	Result
`_final`	Layer	Layer_final
`_v2`	Data	Data_v2

Find & Replace¶

Replace specific text within layer names.

Simple Text Replacement:

Find	Replace	Original	Result
`old`	`new`	old_layer	new_layer
`_`	`-`	my_layer	my-layer
`copy`	``	layer (copy)	layer ()

Regular Expressions¶

Enable Use Regular Expressions for powerful pattern matching.

What are Regular Expressions?

Regular expressions (regex) are patterns used to match character combinations in strings.

Common Regex Examples:

Pattern	Description	Example
`\d+`	Match numbers	`layer123` → `layer` (if replaced with empty)
`\s+`	Match whitespace	`my layer` → `my_layer` (if replaced with `_`)
`^old_`	Match "old_" at start	`old_layer` → `new_layer`
`_v\d$`	Match version suffix	`layer_v1` → `layer`
`$.*$`	Match parentheses content	`layer (copy)` → `layer`

Test Your Regex:

Click the Test Regex Pattern button to test your pattern against a sample string before applying.

Case Conversion¶

Convert the case of layer names. Only one option can be selected at a time.

Option	Original	Result
UPPERCASE	My Layer	MY LAYER
lowercase	My Layer	my layer
Title Case	my layer name	My Layer Name
Capitalized	my layer name	My layer name

Note

Case conversion is applied after all other transformations (prefix, suffix, find/replace, etc.)

Advanced Options¶

Date Stamping¶

Automatically add the current date to layer names.

Available Formats:

Format	Example
YYYYMMDD	20240115
YYYY-MM-DD	2024-01-15
DD-MM-YYYY	15-01-2024

The date is added as a prefix:

Layer Name  →  20240115_Layer Name

Remove Special Characters¶

Removes all characters except:

Letters (a-z, A-Z)
Numbers (0-9)
Spaces
Underscores (_)
Dashes (-)
Dots (.)

Example:

Original	Result
`Layer <v1>`	`Layer v1`
`Data: 2024`	`Data 2024`
`file/path`	`filepath`
`name@domain`	`namedomain`

Characters Removed

The following characters are removed: < > : " / \ | ? * @ # $ % ^ & ( ) + = { } [ ] ; ' , ~

Clean Extra Whitespace¶

Removes leading/trailing spaces and collapses multiple spaces into one.

Original	Result
`Layer`	`Layer`
`My Layer`	`My Layer`
`Data Name Here`	`Data Name Here`

Transformation Order¶

When multiple options are enabled, they are applied in this order:

Find/Replace (with or without regex)
Remove Special Characters
Clean Whitespace
Add Numbering (sequential or with zeros)
Add Date Stamp
Add Prefix
Add Suffix
Apply Case Conversion

Example with Multiple Options

Settings:

Find: old → Replace: new
Prefix: Project_
Numbering: Leading zeros (01, 02...)
Case: UPPERCASE

Transformation:

old_layer
↓ Find/Replace
new_layer
↓ Add Numbering
01_new_layer
↓ Add Prefix
Project_01_new_layer
↓ Case Conversion
PROJECT_01_NEW_LAYER

Preview Table¶

The preview table shows the effect of your settings in real-time:

Column	Description
Original Name	Current layer name
New Name	Result after transformation
Status	"Will Change" (green) or "No Change" (gray)

Green background: Name will be changed
Gray background: Name will remain the same

Tip

Columns are resizable - drag the column headers to adjust widths.

Keyboard Shortcuts¶

Action	Shortcut
Select all layers	Click Select All
Multi-select	++ctrl++ + Click
Range select	++shift++ + Click