[Plugin] Layers Panel 1.2.1

Tobobo · 24 Sept 2013, 07:42

Hey guys, how about choosing what layers to render ?
Got it working with at least Vray, Kerkythea, and Maxwell suite.

That is a very interesting concept.

It means you could using to hide walls etc

jiminy-billy-bob · 24 Sept 2013, 08:17

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.

tt_su · 24 Sept 2013, 09:50

Oh? Now that sounds mighty interesting.

jiminy-billy-bob · 24 Sept 2013, 10:32

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

Bob James · 29 Sept 2013, 03:11

Totally outstanding plugin
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"
Once again: Outstanding Plugin

Bob James · 29 Sept 2013, 03:29

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

jiminy-billy-bob · 30 Sept 2013, 18:49

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

jiminy-billy-bob · 30 Sept 2013, 18:54

BOOM !
Choose what layer to render !

[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

Tobobo · 1 Oct 2013, 07:40

@jiminy-billy-bob said:

BOOM !
Choose what layer to render !
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

Well done!!! I cant wait to have a crack

jiminy-billy-bob · 1 Oct 2013, 19:23

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 !

kirill2008 · 2 Oct 2013, 10:26

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

jiminy-billy-bob · 2 Oct 2013, 17:03

@kirill2008 said:

I won't be original

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

Ulimann · 2 Oct 2013, 17:52

Hallo Jiminy

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

jiminy-billy-bob · 2 Oct 2013, 18:40

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

Ulimann · 3 Oct 2013, 05:25

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

sadyo · 3 Oct 2013, 07:26

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

jiminy-billy-bob · 3 Oct 2013, 07:39

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 So if you badly want this feature, you should get in touch with him !

doush-007 · 3 Oct 2013, 10:02

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

JQL · 3 Oct 2013, 14:34

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

jiminy-billy-bob · 3 Oct 2013, 16:05

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 ?