To answer your question, heyvern: I've fiddled with the depth sorting check box and found, as you did, that results were more closely aligned with my expectations when the box was unchecked. There's a lot of Z action in this scene--the camera starts with a swivel pan from one wall to the other, and ...

Yes, it's a pseudo-3D room (two adjacent walls) with transparent windows, trees and buildings outside, etc. Wish I could attach the files somehow.

In theory, that sounds like it will work...but I haven't been able to do it. You're talking about moving the center with the "+" tool in the palette of layer tools, right? When I click with that tool, the character moves unpredictably. Eventually, it disappears and I can't find it no matte...

Sorry I wasn't clearer. I'm not even sure what you mean by animated ordering. I just want the layers to remain consistent. In the file I'm working on, the characters use the Z distance to appear in front of the wall of a room, but as they move horizontally (X), they suddenly disappear behind the wal...

Maybe it's just my expectations, but I am having major trouble with characters overlapping in unexpected ways. I'm trying to take advantage of the pseudo-3d capabilities and having a terrible time. I'd love to attach the problem file for people to look at, but the sticky talks about a "link&quo...