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    [Plugin] Layers Panel 1.2.1

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    • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
      jiminy-billy-bob
      last edited by

      It means the plugin will hide/unhide chosen layers when you hit the render button, without actually hidding/showing them. So you could have heavy vegetation layers sent to the renderer, but never activated in SU's viewport.

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      • tt_suT Offline
        tt_su
        last edited by

        Oh? Now that sounds mighty interesting.

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        • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
          jiminy-billy-bob
          last edited by

          Yeah, and that's pretty simple :

          • Start operation with UI disabled
          • Hide/unhide chosen layers (But UI is disabled, so their visibility is not actually changed)
          • Trigger render (like "VRayForSketchUp.launch_vray_render")
          • Revert back layers visibility
          • Commit operation

          πŸ˜„

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          • Bob JamesB Offline
            Bob James
            last edited by

            Totally outstanding plugin πŸ‘ πŸ‘
            Would it be possible to add the ability to delete a layer into the current layer?

            Example:
            I have layer 5 chosen as the current default layer.
            I want to put all the stuff in layer 8 into layer 5
            I need the option to select 1. delete completely, 2. delete to layer 0, and 3. delete to current layer.
            The first two exist (the red garbage can and the green garbage can)
            Now I'd like a "blue" garbage can "delete to current layer" πŸ˜„
            Once again: Outstanding Plugin

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            • Bob JamesB Offline
              Bob James
              last edited by

              While using Ctrl-z to undelete portions of the model that I have just deleted, I get this dialog.


              Panel.PNG

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              • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
                jiminy-billy-bob
                last edited by

                Noted bob about deleting to active layer.
                Not sure about the undo problem, though. Do you get this every time ?

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                • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
                  jiminy-billy-bob
                  last edited by

                  BOOM !
                  Choose what layer to render ! πŸ‘

                  [screenr:t24aadah]OHcH[/screenr:t24aadah]

                  Works with Vray, Maxwell, Kerkythea and Indigo. I'm working with Tomasz to get Thea to support this feature.
                  It still needs some finishing, but the release is not far πŸ˜‰

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                  • ToboboT Offline
                    Tobobo
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                    @jiminy-billy-bob said:

                    BOOM !
                    Choose what layer to render ! πŸ‘
                    Works with Vray, Maxwell, Kerkythea and Indigo. I'm working with Tomasz to get Thea to support this feature.
                    It still needs some finishing, but the release is not far πŸ˜‰

                    Well done!!! I cant wait to have a crack πŸ‘

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                    • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
                      jiminy-billy-bob
                      last edited by

                      New version 0.4 beta !

                      Changelog :

                      • Adds the ability to choose which layers to render (Works with Vray, Maxwell, Indigo, and Kerkythea)
                      • Fix bug when having too many layers
                      • The dialog now remembers its size and position when closed
                      • Fix focus jumping at the top of the dialog

                      Download in the plugin store !

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                      • K Offline
                        kirill2008
                        last edited by

                        I won't be original, just want to say: it is a great plugin! πŸ‘ Many thanks for it!

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                        • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
                          jiminy-billy-bob
                          last edited by

                          @kirill2008 said:

                          I won't be original

                          You don't have to, it's always nice to hear that πŸ˜‰

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                          • U Offline
                            Ulimann
                            last edited by

                            Hallo Jiminy

                            Great plugin , installed the update and get the resulting screen on activation.
                            I am running Windows 7 64 SU 8 PRO.


                            Layer Addon.PNG

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                            • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
                              jiminy-billy-bob
                              last edited by

                              Can you delete everything concerning Layers Panel in your plugin folder, and reinstall it ?
                              Plugins/jbb_layers_panel.rb
                              Plugins/jbb_layers_panel

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                              • U Offline
                                Ulimann
                                last edited by

                                Thanks for the quick reply,did as you suggested its up and running.

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                                • sadyoS Offline
                                  sadyo
                                  last edited by

                                  Great Plugin... (y)
                                  waiting for Render feature to work with Thea Render

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                                  • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
                                    jiminy-billy-bob
                                    last edited by

                                    Actually, if it works with Thea on day, it'll behave differently. You will probably have an option directly inside Thea allowing you to choose if you want to render with Layers Panel feature or not. But you won't render from within Layers Panel as you do with Vray/Maxwell/etc. This is due to the way Thea is designed. I can't trigger the render from my plugin.

                                    I gave evrything to Tomasz to make it work, the ball is on his side now πŸ˜‰ So if you badly want this feature, you should get in touch with him !

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                                    • doush-007D Offline
                                      doush-007
                                      last edited by

                                      Great plugin...it must absolutely replaced the layer window in the next version of sketchup..thanks a lot for this plugin 😍

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                                      • JQLJ Offline
                                        JQL
                                        last edited by

                                        Jiminy great plugin and great news on Thea!

                                        Is it possible that my layer groups have been wiped out after a purge?

                                        Best regards,

                                        JQL

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                                        • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
                                          jiminy-billy-bob
                                          last edited by

                                          That's not possible with a purge. But it may be something else... I have no idea what, though. Did you do anything unusual around the time the group were wiped ?

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                                          • Gordon GreenwoodG Offline
                                            Gordon Greenwood
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi
                                            any idea when this wizzy plugin will be available to OSX

                                            lucky I have windows laptop

                                            Gordon

                                            @jiminy-billy-bob said:

                                            Changelog :

                                            0.4

                                            • Adds the ability to choose which layers to render (Works with Vray, Maxwell, Indigo, and Kerkythea)
                                            • Fix bug when having too many layers
                                            • The dialog now remembers its size and position when closed
                                            • Fix focus jumping at the top of the dialog

                                            0.3.2

                                            • Fix bugsplat when deleteing/purging layers with Outliner opened
                                            • New naming conventions (For the Extension Warehouse)

                                            0.3.1

                                            • Fix group names disappearing

                                            0.3

                                            • Locking layers (Works only when purging or deleting from the plugin's menu)
                                            • Ability to add a layer only visible in the current scene (New pop-up menu when holding the "Add layer" button)
                                            • Layers Panel is now a toolwindow, but you can't dock nor collapse it
                                            • Two different delete buttons, for better performance (The red cross deletes the layer content, the green arrow moves the content to the default layer)
                                            • Several bug fix

                                            0.2

                                            • Fix bug with existing layers


                                            Hi guys !

                                            After several alpha versions, here is the first working beta version of my first plugin : Layers Panel.
                                            It basically replaces Sketchup's layers window. It reproduces every features of it, except layer colors (for now), and adds the ability to group layers, sort them, hide/collapse groups, etc. More features are coming (Locking layers, etc)
                                            It was designed to be very similar to Photoshop's layers panel, as I use it a lot and find it very handy.

                                            http://i.imgur.com/HZ33BBS.png


                                            Warnings

                                            • Some people got corrupted files using this plugin, so be carefull, backup your work, and use at your own risk !
                                            • Remember it's still a beta version, so it certainly has bugs, and it may produce bugsplats.
                                            • It updates the active scene (updates only layers) every time you affect a layer(Hide/show it, rename it, add/remove one). It is the only way some things can work.
                                            • Although the undo/redo support was improved a lot since the alpha versions, sometimes it still messes up (rarely), which prevents you to redo some operations.
                                            • By using this plugin, you agree to send completely anonymous data, used to improve it.

                                            It does not work on OSX !
                                            Recommended : Windows Vista-7-8, Sketchup 8-2013, Internet Explorer 9-10-11.


                                            The way you sort/nest layers is simple, just grab the handle on the left of a layer/group, and drop it where you want. To choose the depth of the nesting, move the layer to the right or the left, like this :

                                            http://i.imgur.com/V0xmVeD.jpg

                                            Here is a short video showing how the plugin works :
                                            [screenr:20b91oce]drOH[/screenr:20b91oce]


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                                            Your feedback would be very appreciated, improvement ideas, features, etc...

                                            If you encounter any bug, please tell me, with instructions to who reproduce it. And please include your OS, SU version, and IE version.

                                            Hope you'll like it ! πŸ˜„


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