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    • Rich O BrienR Offline
      Rich O Brien Moderator
      last edited by

      Yes, but if i could have a better solution than the default it would be nice

      and accepting hex values would be a plus

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      • TIGT Offline
        TIG Moderator
        last edited by

        Here is v1.1 http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=TIG_LayersFromList It now uses a ':' [colon] as the default separator between the LayerName and the R,G,B values
        LayerName:123,123,123
        If the layer's name also includes a ':' it is trapped for and is not changed within the name...

        You can now edit the .RB file and choose another separator, provided it's not a ',', which is reserved for the R,G,B separation...

        I have looked at the possibility of assigning an optional Alpha transparency to the layer's color - unfortunately the Ruby API gives no access to a Layer-Color's alpha settings - you can however, edit the Layer's color in the Layer Browser and assign it there...

        TIG

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        • Miner_JeffM Offline
          Miner_Jeff
          last edited by

          Hello,

          Not sure if anyone else is experiencing this or not.
          I have not tested V1.1 with Windows 8 yet only Win 7.
          Version 1.0 worked with Win 7. Layers were created as described in the instructions using a [TAB] delimiter. (Sketchup pro 2015, Win 7)
          V1.0 with Sketchup Pro, Win 8 would not work. Layers names would show as Rich describes
          "Layer01 255,0,128" and random color.

          V1.1 with Sketchup Pro, Win 7 gives layers named "Layer01:255,0,128" with random color
          V1.1 with Sketchup Pro, Win 8 - not tested yet.

          Cheers,

          Miner_Jeff

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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            Works fine for me... πŸ˜•
            Can you PM me the txt file you are using...
            I'm thinking it might be an encoding issue...
            If you used Notepad it'll probably be ANSI.
            With Notepad++ you can change the format to suit >= v2014's Ruby2...

            Also can you try using this 'empty' file - copy+paste the LayerName:123,123,123 lines from the original - this is encoded as UTF8-without-BOM, and works for me fine...
            If that file works then I can try and force the encoding better on the 'read' ?


            MyLayers.txt

            TIG

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            • TIGT Offline
              TIG Moderator
              last edited by

              @Miner_Jeff

              Thanks for the PM.
              I can use the 'colon' [or 'TAB'] txt file just fine...
              The layers/colors come in as expected.

              Have you tried my own txt file.
              I expect it won't matter...

              BUT your files already work fine for me πŸ˜•

              TIG

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              • Miner_JeffM Offline
                Miner_Jeff
                last edited by

                Hi TIG,

                After some testing, it appears that I have a weird issue with Notepad++ [under investigation!]

                Using plain Notepad to make the Layers.txt file, the plugin results are as expected.

                Nice work again!

                Many thanks, πŸ˜„

                Miner_Jeff


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                A: Blast one round at a time.

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                • KrisidiousK Offline
                  Krisidious
                  last edited by

                  Can this export from one file and create the text file that will be used on another file?

                  By: Kristoff Rand
                  Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                  • TIGT Offline
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    No, but I'll write its sibling LayersToList πŸ˜‰

                    TIG

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                    • KrisidiousK Offline
                      Krisidious
                      last edited by

                      lol... It's great just the way it is TIG... Thank you.

                      Currently I open a sketchup model and find I want the layers from another. So I open a second instance and then copy/paste geometry from old to new and thus transfer layers. Only takes a few clicks.

                      By: Kristoff Rand
                      Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                      • KrisidiousK Offline
                        Krisidious
                        last edited by

                        @miner_jeff said:

                        Hi TIG,

                        After some testing, it appears that I have a weird issue with Notepad++ [under investigation!]

                        Using plain Notepad to make the Layers.txt file, the plugin results are as expected.

                        Check your encoding on Notepad++ please.


                        bom.jpg

                        By: Kristoff Rand
                        Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                        • TIGT Offline
                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by

                          @Kris
                          I wrote **TIG-LayersToList** anyway - http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=568648#p568648
                          You can use it to make Layer-sets for reuse in other Models in conjunction with this tool - TIG-LayersFromList http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=TIG_LayersFromList ...

                          TIG

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                          • jujuJ Offline
                            juju
                            last edited by

                            wow, should be a real great thing if the two were to be combined

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                            • TIGT Offline
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              Here is v1.2 http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=TIG_LayersFromList
                              It fixes an issue reported by some Win8 users, where the layers' color were not getting set correctly.

                              TIG

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                              • Miner_JeffM Offline
                                Miner_Jeff
                                last edited by

                                Hi Folks,

                                If you need to create a sequence of layers with text and numbers with specific colours I have shared a means to create the text file easily for use with this wonderful ruby of TIG's.
                                It can be used to verify the colour of RGB values too by colouring the cell to RGB values specified.

                                I used MS excel and VBA. It can be found here http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323%26amp;t=63894

                                Cheers,

                                Miner_jeff

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                                • sumasterS Offline
                                  sumaster
                                  last edited by

                                  Can we set Default Text file path in this script . . . . . ?

                                  Thank you,
                                  SUmaster

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                                  • TIGT Offline
                                    TIG Moderator
                                    last edited by

                                    @sumaster said:

                                    Can we set Default Text file path in this script . . . . . ?
                                    Please expand on this, so we might understand your question...

                                    TIG

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                                    • D Offline
                                      db11
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi TIG -

                                      Thanks for a very useful plugin (along with it's companion).

                                      I have a request for a plugin that would build on these two, in order to automatically replace Layers From with Layers To in a SU file. My thought is that the easiest way would be with a simple two column csv file that gives the equivalences: 'From' in col A and 'To' in col B.

                                      I would use it to harmonize layer names across models, so that imported components would always land on the right layers, without having to manually delete and merge the newly imported layer(s).

                                      Not sure how difficult it would be, but would be a great help.

                                      Thanks,

                                      Doug

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