Layers
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Hope this is the right forum.
My wish is to have components retain layer information. So when I insert components, and I have a layer called Align-Hide, it will show up in the layer menu. And when I turn off the Align-Hide layer, all the components with that layer that have parts with that layer's name will have the parts turned off.
This way, I can have alignment guides, with each component, and as I insert the component, the layer also is inserted, and when I turn the alignment layer off, all the parts in all the components will be turn off.
Or I could have two versions in the same component in the component, simple and complex. Use the simple parts to display while doing other modeling, and have the complex displayed at the end of modeling. Should help in modeling large complex drawings.
Ken
Ken
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Ken, at least on my computer when I add a component, or go to file import, the layers contained in the component are added to my model, and shows and hides as you are trying to do. Do you find this is not the case?
Also if you want to have same and complex versions of same component and swap them out, that is easy to do. Just right click the component in place in the model and save-as. I keep a folder next to my sketchup file called "saved components" for things such as this. Then to switch between versions just right click the component in place in the model and choose "reload", and pick the file you want.
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Well, I guess that is a yes and no. If I save the model in the component directory, and insert the component from there the layer is retained. However, if I delete the component from the active drawing and the layer, and then insert from components in model, than the layer info is not retained, and I have to make the layer and reset all the components parts to that layer.
So I see my problem and the work around. But still I wonder why the component looses the layer info in the model?
Thanks for the help.
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When you delete the layer, normally if there are objects on it, SketchUp will warn you about this and ask what you want to have happen to these objects. If component definition is hiding in model, it would lose that information as well, but one would hope you get a warning. I suppose you could also just re-import from component library. Or don't delete the layers
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I believe I just didn't understand how layers were working with components. I have now done more testing and I think I understand how and when layer will stay and leave. So, I guess it was me, just not understanding.
So now I have been adding alignment lines and faces to my rigging components. Most of my rigging components are organic like in construction, no flat faces or easly obtained alignment references. So now I am adding these faces and lines and making them all active with my Align-Hide layer.
So thanks to everyone, I now know how to make the alignment faces and lines stay in compontents and still be on their asigned layer.
Thanks
Ken
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