# Add child to layer?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-child-to-layer/276350
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [November 26, 2008, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-child-to-layer/276350 "2008-11-26T03:15:19Z")
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### Author: ![chopstic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@chopstic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chopstic)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2008, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-child-to-layer/276350/1 "2008-11-26T03:15:19Z")

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I have cartoonish looking sun rays that rotate in the background. They are created and animated(rotated) with as3. My problem is that I now want to place a layer in front of this animation. Is it possible to assign the object to a layer so i can place other layers on top of it.