Plugin? Isolated Geometry to Groups or Components

JQL

I had the idea there was a plugin floating around here that would be able to do this: (It´s the result of a solid tools operation.)

Do any of you guys know of it?

EDIT: Dave, notice how, when I was hesitating between choosing groups and components I chose the obvious choice. I really thought of you...

Thanks,

João

Isolated geometry to Groups or Components.gif

Rich O Brien

Chris Fullmer's Loose Geometry to Groups?

He doesn't use our PluginStore so you may have to go elsewhere

JQL

That was fast Rich... thanks!

TIG

I also have a tool - All connected geometry within a group is re-grouped into separate sub-groups and the original group exploded...
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=Explode2Groups

JQL

@tig said:

I also have a tool - All connected geometry within a group is re-grouped into separate sub-groups and the original group exploded...
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=Explode2Groups

That would mean that every face would be a different group? Or would it mean that the group that would contain what I showed on the gif would be exploded into several groups each with interconnected geometry?

I do think it's the later, because that is also the exact answer for what I need but I wouldn't need to get inside the group and select geometry like with Chris's tool.

Thanks TIG, one less step.

João

TIG

If you have geometry that is connected but is separate 'sets' inside the group my tool makes separate groups of the connected bits and then explodes the enclosing group which you have initially selected.
Of course the resultant groups are 'unnamed' but using the Outliner/Entity-Info can easily resolve that...

JQL

I'm sure you guys know but, for renaming you have a plugin from renderiza that's called "Rename by Layer". It's very good!

Pick all the groups/components, select a name or definition name, set a name and rename them all sequentially. For components you can use the definition name "Component#N". Or you can select Components, Groups or Components and Groups and change all "Name" while numbering or not, prefixed or sufixed...

Cool thing is that "Rename by Layer" can also rename by layer... (never used it that way)