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    • porch_unpluggedP Offline
      porch_unplugged
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      apologies if this has been mentioned before, but i'd like an option to turn off an objects layer without having to scroll down the little (i know i can make it as big as i want) layers window.

      e.g. if i wanted to turn off the roof layer, i could just right click it and choose 'turn off objects layer'.

      I'm working on a fairly complicated model with a lot of layers and it's starting to bug me.

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      • thomthomT Offline
        thomthom
        last edited by

        @porch_unplugged said:

        apologies if this has been mentioned before, but i'd like an option to turn off an objects layer without having to scroll down the little (i know i can make it as big as i want) layers window.

        e.g. if i wanted to turn off the roof layer, i could just right click it and choose 'turn off objects layer'.

        I'm working on a fairly complicated model with a lot of layers and it's starting to bug me.

        Hide Layer by Pick ❓
        http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=36558

        Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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        • porch_unpluggedP Offline
          porch_unplugged
          last edited by

          @thomthom said:

          Hide Layer by Pick ❓
          http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=36558

          thanks, but it doesn't seem to work quite the way I'm looking for. Everything I draw is on layer 0, and reading through your plugin thread, it seems that it doesn't apply to groups or components which would be on the designated layer.

          thanks anyway.

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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            You have misunderstood the instructions.
            It will work just fine and 'hide' the layer of ANY selected object[s] etc [or other methods]...
            However, you will need to change the view [e.g. orbit] to refresh the view and see the changes, otherwise it will remain unchanged until you do something else which can be disconcerting... that is unless you [or Didier] were to add something like model.active_view.refresh near to the end of every method, just after the changes have been done [I have done this myself on my own copy]...

            TIG

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            • porch_unpluggedP Offline
              porch_unplugged
              last edited by

              Ok, I just tried it again, and got it to work, but it only works on components, not on groups.

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              • TIGT Offline
                TIG Moderator
                last edited by

                No it works on selected components and groups - I just [re]tried it.
                If you are talking about picking objects inside a group... then what you select has to be in the active context, so then you need to edit the group before picking ?!
                😕

                TIG

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                • porch_unpluggedP Offline
                  porch_unplugged
                  last edited by

                  thanks for the reply.

                  I set up a test. i made to separate identical boxes, the geometry of one i made into a group, the geometry of the other i made into a component. i selected both, and through the entity info window, i changed them to layer "test". selected the 'hide layer by pick' tool from the tools menu, clicked on the group, nothing happened, clicked on the component, layer turned off.

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                  • porch_unpluggedP Offline
                    porch_unplugged
                    last edited by

                    all geometry was drawn on layer 0 (which is my current layer)

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                    • Dave RD Offline
                      Dave R
                      last edited by

                      Why don't you post your SKP file?

                      Etaoin Shrdlu

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                      • porch_unpluggedP Offline
                        porch_unplugged
                        last edited by

                        I closed sketchup without saving the test 😒 so I had to draw it out again. but now that i have, it's not working for components any more. BUT... i have a feeling when i was messing around in the original test, i might have changed all the geometry in the component to layer "test", and that's why it was working for the component.

                        anyway, it's not working for either groups or components for me now. apologies if i'm missing something glaringly obvious.


                        hide layer by pick test.skp

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                        • TIGT Offline
                          TIG Moderator
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                          I suspect you are using a different version of the Layer-Manager from mine [or using the same one incorrectly].
                          My one only works on preselected objects [and does so faultlessly].

                          You speak of 'picked' - are you activating the tool then picking objects ?
                          With my installation: you preselect the objects and activate the tool - their layer[s] gets 'hidden'...

                          TIG

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                          • porch_unpluggedP Offline
                            porch_unplugged
                            last edited by

                            @tig said:

                            I suspect you are using a different version of the Layer-Manager from mine [or using the same one incorrectly].
                            My one only works on preselected objects [and does so faultlessly].

                            You speak of 'picked' - are you activating the tool then picking objects ?
                            With my installation: you preselect the objects and activate the tool - their layer[s] gets 'hidden'...

                            didn't know there was other layer managers out there!

                            I was activating the tool then selecting the object, but tried preselecting and then activating the tool, but to no avail.

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                            • porch_unpluggedP Offline
                              porch_unplugged
                              last edited by

                              hold the phone. I got Didier's layer manager toolbar, and it's doing the job. thanks for the help anyways.

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                              • TIGT Offline
                                TIG Moderator
                                last edited by

                                Now we get to it.
                                It's not you it's that particular tool!

                                Your version of TT's layer-picking tool only works on faces and edges that are below the cursor - ignoring whether they are inside groups or not - the container's layer is simply ignored.
                                It's also prone to fail for some users when they have offset.rb loading which redefines offset for array as if not point3d etc...

                                I suggest that Didier's Layer-Manager is more effective... http://rhin.crai.archi.fr/rld/plugin_details.php?id=217 - it has far more functions and works on any preselected object-type... try it...

                                TIG

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                                • porch_unpluggedP Offline
                                  porch_unplugged
                                  last edited by

                                  @tig said:

                                  Now we get to it.
                                  Your version of TT's layer-picking tool only works on faces and edges that are below the cursor - ignoring whether they are inside groups or not - the container's layer is simply ignored.
                                  It's also prone to fail for some users when offset.rb redefines offset for array and point3d etc...

                                  I suggest that Didier's Layer-Manager is more effective... http://rhin.crai.archi.fr/rld/plugin_details.php?id=217 it has far more functions and works on any preselected object-type...

                                  sorted, thanks again.

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                                  • N Offline
                                    numerobis
                                    last edited by

                                    I wish for the option to switch of the rotate handles on groups/components...

                                    I NEVER use them, but they're VERY annoying if you try to select some points who are close to them... 😒

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                                    • fivebythreeF Offline
                                      fivebythree
                                      last edited by

                                      I went through a few pages didn't see these -

                                      • More advanced shadow controls - with overlays, shade colour.
                                      • A Photoshop like layer functionality.
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                                      • masterpaulM Offline
                                        masterpaul
                                        last edited by

                                        A built in plugin search bar... that would quickly look through all plugins for what you need.

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                                        • brodieB Offline
                                          brodie
                                          last edited by

                                          One thing I don't see talked about much is parametric modeling.

                                          One big advantage a program like 3ds Max has is that you can create a sweep, for example, and then go back and edit the line that created it which will affect the final outcome. Follow Me, in comparison, is sort of unintelligent in the sense that if you want to change it you must totally rebuild the geometry each time.

                                          Similarly, being able to adjust the segments in a cylinder or arced plane would be great.

                                          Parametric bends, FFD's, etc.

                                          -Brodie

                                          steelblue http://www.steelbluellc.com

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                                          • thomthomT Offline
                                            thomthom
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                                            @unknownuser said:

                                            Similarly, being able to adjust the segments in a cylinder or arced plane would be great.

                                            BezierSurface will do that.

                                            Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                            List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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