Summary:
I don’t like that Duplicate Layers prefixes "Copy of " to the layers name.
Here is why:
When working on an AutoMap rule, it seems common to use Duplicate Layers.
However when duplicating a layer named “output_ground” the new layer is named “Copy of output_ground”
AutoMap is looking for layer names that start with “output”
To quote the AutoMapping Warning “Layer ‘Copy of output_ground’ is not recognized as a valid layer for AutoMapping.”
This leaves me spending a lot of time removing "Copy of " from the duplicated layer names.
Here is someone’s youtube tutorial that shows them removing "Copy of " from each duplicate layer
What can be done?
Tiled doesn’t seem to have a problem with multiple layers sharing the exact same name.
So the old layer and new layer could both be named “output_ground” right?
Is there a way to change the “Duplicate Layers” feature to not change the layer name?
This would seem more intuitive for working on AutoMap rules…
After looking into it more:
AutoMap (without an error message) ignores layers of the same name. When AutoMap is choosing an output layer, such as while randomizing grass (like in the youtube video) … if 2 layers are named output_ground it will use one and ignore the other.
Suggestion A:
Duplicate Layers could detect that the layer name meets AutoMap criteria and use a layer name that also meets that criteria “output2_ground”
Suggestion B:
Duplicate Layers could not change the layer name.
AND AutoMap could support multiple layers of the same name.