# Why not just use advance outline layers

**URL:** https://forums.synfig.org/t/why-not-just-use-advance-outline-layers/3032
**Category:** Drawing related help
**Created:** [June 20, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/why-not-just-use-advance-outline-layers/3032 "2014-06-20T16:09:08Z")
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### Author: ![John\_Smith](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/john_smith/32/3662_2.png) [@John\_Smith](https://forums.synfig.org/u/John_Smith)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/why-not-just-use-advance-outline-layers/3032/1 "2014-06-20T16:09:08Z")

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What are the normal outline layers good for and are advance outline layers better?

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### Author: ![rylleman](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/rylleman/32/35_2.png) [@rylleman](https://forums.synfig.org/u/rylleman)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2014, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/why-not-just-use-advance-outline-layers/3032/2 "2014-06-23T07:44:57Z")

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Advance outlines is a fairly recent addition, for many years we had only outlines. They are kept for compability with older files.  
You can use only advance outlines if you wish.