Fast way to toggle visibility

NewGuy

I am looking for the fast possible way to toggle the visibility of a lot of individual groups or components. I am currently using Set (selection sets) to remember what objects need to be turned on and off, but it is still a little slow when I use the script below on a 100+ groups:

$set.each { | item | item.visible = true }

Any way to speed this process up? Or is this the only way?

Thanks,
NewGuy

Jim

Assign them a Layer and toggle the Layer?

thomthom

Are you using it within a model.start_operation with the second argument to true? (disable UI?)

NewGuy

"model.start_operation"

That was it! Layers was my plan B. Thanks for the quick response.

thomthom

Note that using the second argument only works with SU7+

I use this proxy method:


  def self.start_operation(name)
    model = Sketchup.active_model
    if Sketchup.version.split('.')[0].to_i >= 7
      model.start_operation(name, true)
    else
      model.start_operation(name)
    end
  end

NewGuy

Good point.

Thanks