[Plugin] Hidden Manager (08.Feb.2015)

schorradt · 19 Oct 2010, 14:50

I want to publish my first plugin.
I hope it can be useful to someone.

Try it out. I look forward to your feedback.
I tested the plugin in SketchUp Pro 2014, please report errors!

Description:
This plugin shows all the hidden elements in the model in a separete Window to control this Entities. You can from there select each item, or make them visible.

Update: 08.Feb.2015

Test: tested in Sketchup 2015 (do not install about the sketchucation store plugin, there is an old version)

Update: 21.Mar.2014

Bugfix: Strict Code Bug and some files renamed, tested in Sketchup 2014

Update: 16.Feb.2011

Change to start the observer on activate and remove on deaktivate now. i hope the bugsplash from other Plugins (ImageTrimmer or Slicer etc...) is removed...

Update: 17.Jan.2011

Change the onmouseover in the list from hidden/visible to select/unselect

Update: 20.Okt.2010 (Second)

Bugfix and support for open Groups und Components

Hidden Manager 1.0.1 (21.Mar.2014)

thomthom · 19 Oct 2010, 14:53

Congrats on your first plugin.

Could you please add a short description of what the plugin do?

schorradt · 20 Oct 2010, 10:44

New Update and more Features...

caleidos4d · 20 Oct 2010, 11:38

Error:

schorradt · 20 Oct 2010, 14:51

oh sorry, i have postet a new Version now. This bug is corrected.

ken · 20 Oct 2010, 15:11

@schorradt said:

oh sorry, i have postet a new Version now. This bug is corrected.

Well, the bug is still present.

Thanks for the plugin

Ken

schorradt · 20 Oct 2010, 15:28

Please try to deactivate the Plugin and then reactivate. the Problem is the Entry in die Registry for the Plugin. I have fixed the bug in the "mx_hidemanager_loader.rb" ...

schorradt · 26 Oct 2010, 06:35

No feedback?! I am looking forward to your opinions

ken · 26 Oct 2010, 09:41

@unknownuser said:

@schorradt said:

oh sorry, i have postet a new Version now. This bug is corrected.

Well, the bug is still present.

Thanks for the plugin

Ken

Well, I have tried again and have the same error as before. I did removed all of the plugin before re-installing the plugin.

Ken

thomthom · 26 Oct 2010, 10:21

Works fine for me.

Got some thought on it:

It'd be helpful if the ComponentDefinition name was listed in the list.
Being able to disable the automatic hide/show feature when you mouse over an entitiy - it floods the undostack which I'd rather avoid.

caleidos4d · 26 Oct 2010, 10:32

not work ;(

thomthom · 26 Oct 2010, 10:43

Are you sure you extracted all the files correctly?
(btw, for those who report it's not working, what SU version do you use? And what OS?)

ken · 26 Oct 2010, 12:04

Sketchup 8, Vista. I have the same error code as shown in Caleidos4D post.

Ken

rv1974 · 26 Oct 2010, 12:22

@schorradt said:

No feedback?! I am looking forward to your opinions

Well sorry if I upset you but this manager is rather useless IMHO. Why?
Because your model is itself a manager of your 3d elements. And if you'd turn on "show the hidden geometry" mode you can easily select\unhide\view it's properties without any additional tables.

thomthom · 26 Oct 2010, 12:24

I don't see as a bad idea. It's like the Unhide By Name in 3dsMax. In complex models it can be easier to locate the object in a list instead of visually in the model.

All though I normally hide/unhide objects by layer, I occasionally hide objects temporarily - and some times several. Bringing up a list without leaving the current viewport is a nice thing.

Pherim · 26 Oct 2010, 13:11

I also think it's a good idea, as you can see all your hidden objects at once. The only thing I miss is that hidden objects within groups or components are displayed but I don't know whether this can be done. Maybe similar to the Outliner as a tree structure?

CAntonis · 26 Oct 2010, 13:27

Its a very interesting plugin! And as it is your first I feel like congatulating you for doing work that help the rest of us , have a better workflow.
I could really make use of it, but I am not going to download yet. You should really listen to Thom, if you don't mind me say, cause he is very experienced.
This plugin can be "a must have" for everyone.

Keep up the good work, and the feedback will come.

CAntonis

caleidos4d · 26 Oct 2010, 14:39

@thomthom said:

Are you sure you extracted all the files correctly?
(btw, for those who report it's not working, what SU version do you use? And what OS?)

yes... as Ken' post.
i have windows 7 and sketchup 8 pro

schorradt · 27 Oct 2010, 08:05

Thx for the feedback...
Is there a function to the undo function to prevent
for the undo stack? Or a code snipped?

The error is to be here, I can not find...

thomthom · 27 Oct 2010, 08:24

@schorradt said:

Is there a function to the undo function to prevent
for the undo stack? Or a code snipped?

There is a way to make the previous or next transparent, but I've had bad experience with them, tricky to get right. Merging undo stack items can be unpredictable to deal with. And both would cause the wrong name to appear in the Edit>Undo menu. I'd not recommend them.