> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.myapps.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Layers, Undo & Redo

> Keep ink, stencils, imported images, and companion turns separate and editable.

Pixio Canvas lists the topmost layer first. Your ink is never flattened into a companion result: AI outputs, imported images, and tracing guides remain separate from drawing layers.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/tsi/Vb16CSk1mwpzKh8u/images/pixio-canvas/layers.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Vb16CSk1mwpzKh8u&q=85&s=dc3098ee9187e0163a2b2d1d937ad107" alt="Editable drawing and tracing-guide layers in Pixio Canvas" width="1600" height="1200" data-path="images/pixio-canvas/layers.png" />
</Frame>

## Work with layers

Open **Layers** in the upper-right corner. From the panel you can:

* Add a drawing layer or tracing stencil
* Select the layer that receives new ink
* Reorder layers up or down
* Adjust visibility and opacity
* Lock a reference or guide to prevent accidental changes
* Rename or duplicate supported layers
* Delete only the selected layer

When a companion request starts, Pixio Canvas reserves a result position at that moment. If you continue drawing while it processes, your newer ink stays above the returned result.

<Tip>
  If your marks appear behind an image or guide, select or add a drawing layer and move it above that layer.
</Tip>

## Undo and redo

The arrows at the bottom of the left dock move backward and forward through your editing history in order.

* **Undo** removes the most recent change first.
* **Redo** restores the next undone change.
* If you undo and then make a new edit, that new edit becomes the current timeline and the abandoned redo branch is cleared.
* A canceled or deleted in-progress companion turn cannot reappear later as a finished layer.

The **…** menu also includes **Undo AI Turn** when a companion pass can be removed without walking through unrelated local edits.

## Clear the canvas

The red trash button is grouped with Undo and Redo at the bottom of the left dock. It opens a confirmation before clearing the canvas. **Clear Canvas** is also available from the **…** menu.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/tsi/Vb16CSk1mwpzKh8u/images/pixio-canvas/portrait-tools.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Vb16CSk1mwpzKh8u&q=85&s=6bd3c70f6d67a3043e42d5d1c07505ce" alt="Pixio Canvas portrait workspace with Undo, Redo, and the red Clear button in the left dock" width="900" height="1200" data-path="images/pixio-canvas/portrait-tools.png" />
</Frame>

<Warning>
  Clear Canvas removes the current canvas contents after confirmation. To remove only one item, delete its layer instead.
</Warning>

## Local Library and Pixio Library

* **Library** contains canvases autosaved in Pixio Canvas on this iPad.
* **Pixio Library** contains cloud assets belonging to the connected Pixio API-key account.

Changing keys changes which account-scoped cloud assets appear, but it does not replace the local canvases stored on the iPad.
