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    • X Offline
      xrok1
      last edited by

      can someone post a screenshot or two of this layer manager. i'd like to see it before i decide whether to rearrange my toolbars.

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      • Bob JamesB Offline
        Bob James
        last edited by

        Layer Manager is one of my top-usage plug-ins: especially the "all layers invisible except current" (the one with the red dot) and "all layers visible" (the one with the green dot).
        Didier has just released a new version that "remembers" the state of the toolbar so you don't have to keep opening it.

        Very useful (at least for me).


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        • takesh hT Offline
          takesh h
          last edited by

          @unknownuser said:

          Didier has just released a new version that "remembers" the state of the toolbar so you don't have to keep opening it.

          Really? ☀ Do you care to share where I can get it from?

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          • Didier BurD Offline
            Didier Bur
            last edited by

            Workaround:
            Open the main rb file with a texte editor,
            go to line 160
            type: layers_tb.show
            save the rb file

            the end of file must look like:

            layers_tb.add_item(cmd10)
            layers_tb.show
            # End of load
            $layer_manager_menu_loaded = true
            end
            file_loaded("fr_layer_manager_extension_v6.rb")
            

            restart SU, you're done.

            DB

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            • mariochaM Offline
              mariocha
              last edited by

              Ok, workaround works fine on my Mac.! 😄

              Now is there also one for the Main toolbar on top? Icons do not stick there either. 😛

              merci beaucoup.

              updt: I tried to find one plugin that would do it to see how it was done. But it seems like it's a real problem since not one of my plugins can keep its icons up there. Be it LightUP, Subd&Smooth, JPP, Tools-on-Surface or BezierSpline. ❓ ❓

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              • W Offline
                watkins
                last edited by

                Where can I find the latest version of this plugin?

                Regards,
                Bob

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                • Didier BurD Offline
                  Didier Bur
                  last edited by

                  Hi,
                  Below is a preview of next release, still at beta:
                  lm_tb.jpg
                  I have split the script in 2 toolbars: 1 for the tools, 1 for the layers configs.

                  Features of toolbar 1:
                  Set layer of clicked object current
                  Set layer of clicked object current and isolated
                  Set layer of clicked object invisible
                  All layers visible
                  All layers invisible (except current)
                  Toggle visibility of all layers
                  Select/Deselect layer content
                  Move selection to current layer (digs in compos and groups)
                  Set layers of selection isolated (digs in compos and groups)
                  Set layers of selection invisible (digs in compos and groups)
                  Show layers by filter (add to visible layers)
                  Isolate layers by filter (digs in compos and groups)
                  Hide layers by filter (digs in compos and groups)
                  Toggle display color by layer
                  Match layer property of clicked object
                  Create layer and control behavior
                  Delete layer (digs in compos and groups)
                  Lock layer
                  Unlock layer

                  The other toolbar should have the same features than the previous release had, more or less.
                  Regards,

                  DB

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                  • BepB Offline
                    Bep
                    last edited by

                    Hello Didier,

                    It would be great iff the new version of your tool also be able to pasword protect for instance a invisable/locked layer.
                    Will it be?
                    If not,do you think it is possible inside Sketchup?

                    Thanks for all your efforts.

                    Greetings,

                    Bep van Malde

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                      dedmin
                      last edited by

                      Doesn't work with cyrillic names. Seems a lot of things are like this 😉

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                      • thomthomT Offline
                        thomthom
                        last edited by

                        @dedmin said:

                        Doesn't work with cyrillic names. Seems a lot of things are like this 😉

                        what doesn't work? some functions? or the plugin as a whole?

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                          dedmin
                          last edited by

                          http://screencast.com/t/ZGU4OWNhYmI

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                          • Z Offline
                            zdouk
                            last edited by

                            @bob james said:

                            Curious problem on my Macs (work and home): The Layer Manager toolbar does not appear automatically. Each time I open SU7 I have to go to View/Tool Palettes and click on Layer Manager. Sort of a nuisance, but Layer Manager is a major player for me in SU.

                            Is this normal or do I have a problem? ❓

                            This pluggin seem magnificient however I have an issue similar to yours Bob. Except , the layer manager tool bar does not even show under the "view-->toolbars" menu. help? I do I get it to display?

                            Mazdak
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                            http://www.land8.fr

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                            • TIGT Offline
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              @zdouk said:

                              @bob james said:

                              Curious problem on my Macs (work and home): The Layer Manager toolbar does not appear automatically. Each time I open SU7 I have to go to View/Tool Palettes and click on Layer Manager. Sort of a nuisance, but Layer Manager is a major player for me in SU.

                              Is this normal or do I have a problem? ❓

                              This pluggin seem magnificient however I have an issue similar to yours Bob. Except , the layer manager tool bar does not even show under the "view-->toolbars" menu. help? I do I get it to display?

                              This type of plugin is loaded as an 'extension', so it needs to be registered before it appears in the View>Toolbars list
                              To register it [once only needed] open Window>Preferences > Extensions tab, scroll to find 'Layer Manager' and tick its box: it should them be available on the View>Toolbars list 🤓

                              TIG

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                                zdouk
                                last edited by

                                @tig said:

                                @zdouk said:

                                @bob james said:

                                Curious problem on my Macs (work and home): The Layer Manager toolbar does not appear automatically. Each time I open SU7 I have to go to View/Tool Palettes and click on Layer Manager. Sort of a nuisance, but Layer Manager is a major player for me in SU.

                                Is this normal or do I have a problem? ❓

                                This pluggin seem magnificient however I have an issue similar to yours Bob. Except , the layer manager tool bar does not even show under the "view-->toolbars" menu. help? I do I get it to display?

                                This type of plugin is loaded as an 'extension', so it needs to be registered before it appears in the View>Toolbars list
                                To register it [once only needed] open Window>Preferences > Extensions tab, scroll to find 'Layer Manager' and tick its box: it should them be available on the View>Toolbars list 🤓

                                Tig! you ARE the Big Cat.

                                Thanks

                                However, it does not show there either... 👊

                                Mazdak
                                Landscape Architect / Paysagiste
                                http://www.land8.fr

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                                • TIGT Offline
                                  TIG Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  Have you loaded the many files into the right folders ?
                                  The file layer_manager_extension_v6.rb is the only file that must go into the ../Plugins/ folder
                                  All other files that came with the plugin [there are m_a_n_y] need to be in a sub-folder ../Plugins/Layer Manager/
                                  The first rb file loads all of the others and the images for the toolbar etc that MUST be in the sub-folder.
                                  😒

                                  TIG

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                                  • M Offline
                                    monkeybss
                                    last edited by

                                    This layer manager is wonderful,it makes life so much easier, at least for those used to the layer manager in Autocad!Thank you!

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                                    • halroachH Offline
                                      halroach
                                      last edited by

                                      1. I'm trying to add a keyboard shortcut for "set layer of clicked object invisible" but I cannot find the function name for it.
                                        Ideas?

                                      2.In the previous version of Layer Manager, I set a short cut for that command - and all the selected lines' layers would disappear.
                                      Now with the new interface I have to click on each line separately which takes a lot longer.
                                      I just might install the older version... Unless there would be a way to have both methods?

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                                      • bagateloB Offline
                                        bagatelo
                                        last edited by

                                        Is there something like "Put selected objects on a new layer and hide this Layer" ?

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                                        • Bob JamesB Offline
                                          Bob James
                                          last edited by

                                          @bagatelo said:

                                          Is there something like "Put selected objects on a new layer and hide this Layer" ?

                                          Back in 2006 Jim Foltz wrote a plugin called add_hidden_layer.rb
                                          I searched for it but could not find it: maybe you'll have more luck

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                                          • M Offline
                                            matt.gordon320
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi Didier, Great job as usual! I'm just starting to use this plugin, and it's quite powerful so far. I was curious if there's any way to map keyboard shortcuts to step back and forth through the layer states that I've set up?

                                            I have Shift Left + Right to step through scenes, and I thought this would go hand in hand to create a seriously powerful workflow.

                                            Thanks again!

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