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    • cottyC Offline
      cotty
      last edited by

      I only see one problem with this plugin:
      those who do understand what it does might not need it, and those who do not understand will probably not install it (unless we force them to) 😄

      Great idea, thank you!

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      • TIGT Online
        TIG Moderator
        last edited by

        @krisidious said:

        But keeps the group or component layer? while keeping geometry at layer0?
        Yes - you are correct.
        It only affects Edges and Faces [aka Geometry] everything else stays on the layer it already has...

        TIG

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        • KrisidiousK Offline
          Krisidious
          last edited by

          @tig said:

          Yes - you are correct.
          It only affects Edges and Faces [aka Geometry] everything else stays on the layer it already has...

          Beautiful... 👍

          By: Kristoff Rand
          Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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          • TIGT Online
            TIG Moderator
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            @cotty said:

            I only see one problem with this plugin:
            those who do understand what it does might not need it, and those who do not understand will probably not install it (unless we force them to) 😄
            Great idea, thank you!
            I fully agree.
            But we have to start somewhere...
            In a way it was an exercise in Observer creation.
            I was quite pleased that there seems minimal lag when it kicks in.
            I NEVER set the Current-Layer to anything other than Layer0.
            But at least this fixes the exploding Group/Component issue where its Geometry inherits the container's Layer !

            TIG

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            • D Offline
              db11
              last edited by

              And the string of TIG hits just keeps on coming!

              I always draw on Layer0, but I have had issues with raw geometry ending up on other layers... usually after exploding a group without paying attention to the layer inheritance, or after changing the current layer in order to delete another layer into it — and then forgetting to reset the default layer before resuming drawing.

              This will help to eliminate the untidy consequences of those occasional —usually late night— attention lapses.

              Thanks for another useful plugin TIG. The Layers from/to List plugins will also see a lot of use and are equally appreciated.

              Doug

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              • JQLJ Offline
                JQL
                last edited by

                @cotty said:

                I only see one problem with this plugin:
                those who do understand what it does might not need it, and those who do not understand will probably not install it (unless we force them to) 😄

                Great idea, thank you!

                LOL! So true!

                I tell you what... I will never install it myself, but I will force it's installation on all the people I tutor Sketchup to.

                Does it work automatically with models imported from 3D Warehouse?

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                • TIGT Online
                  TIG Moderator
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                  Here's v2.0 http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=TIG_LayerWatcher
                  It now adds a Context-Menu item if the current Selection contains
                  Geometry [Edges and Faces] not assigned to "Layer0", it is called -
                  "Selected-Geometry-To-Layer0" - it reassigns that Geometry's Layer[s] to be
                  "Layer0". The Layers of other Entities in the Selection - e.g. Groups -
                  are ignored, only Geometry in the Selection is changed.
                  However, if the Selection contains Groups or Components, AND they in turn
                  contain Geometry that is not assigned to "Layer0", then you are then prompted
                  Yes|No to fix that... These changes mine down into any nested containers too...
                  These Layer changes are one-step undo-able.

                  TIG

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                  • JClementsJ Offline
                    JClements
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                    "But at least this fixes the exploding Group/Component issue where its Geometry inherits the container's Layer !"

                    That is the 5-star attribute of this plugin. Thank you TIG!

                    John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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                    • cmeedC Offline
                      cmeed
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                      Hi Tig, - Great Plugin again. there is a clash with ACT (advanced camera tech) that you and people should be aware of. the ACT automatically creates layers and then geometry on them. This leads to your pop up box repeating itself. you have to switch SU off using windows Task Manager.
                      i disabled tig-layerwatcher in plugins manager - restarted and ACT works fine.
                      c

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                      • TIGT Online
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        @cmeed said:

                        Hi Tig, - Great Plugin again. there is a clash with ACT (advanced camera tech) that you and people should be aware of. the ACT automatically creates layers and then geometry on them. This leads to your pop up box repeating itself. you have to switch SU off using windows Task Manager.
                        i disabled tig-layerwatcher in plugins manager - restarted and ACT works fine.
                        c
                        Thank you for the report.
                        Of course ACT should never need to change the active layer from Layer0, or to put geometry on a layer that is not Layer0 - so I am perplexed...
                        Investigating...
                        EDIT:

                        Oddly when the ACT tool adds a layer [it adds two] it makes it current and then immediately reverts to the existing layer anyway, so it's pretty dumb !
                        It is possible to add a layer and use it, without ever making it current.
                        ACT adds camera objects etc onto those newly made layers...
                        I am thinking of reporting its silliness to the authors...
                        I can easily trap for this idiocy, but it would not be expected if ACT acted sensibly.

                        TIG

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                        • TIGT Online
                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by

                          Here's v3.0 http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=TIG_LayerWatcher It now allows tools [like ACT] to set a layer active that is NOT Layer0 - without the warning message.
                          It also allows non-native tools to add geometry onto layers other than Layer0.
                          Native tools are still covered...

                          TIG

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                          • cmeedC Offline
                            cmeed
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                            As always your work and speed is sublime !

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                            • cmeedC Offline
                              cmeed
                              last edited by

                              As always your work and speed is sublime !
                              If only ACT was updated - it's been the same pain in the a*se for so long now. We don't need those extra layers! I've never needed those camera volumes it produces and you can't turn them off. They keep coming back and It's slow slow slow. Grrrr.
                              Grumble grumble.

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                              • N Offline
                                numerobis
                                last edited by

                                Great little plugin for fixing this idiotic exploding behavior! Thanks!

                                And yes... ACT should be fixed too - this large geometry is a joke that makes it unusable!

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                                • D Offline
                                  DOD3R
                                  last edited by

                                  Hello All,
                                  Allow me to just share my idea on how i deal with this in my workflow.
                                  I probably as everybody have the habit to save usually at least once in ten minutes, or usually when finishing some steps like component,floor.
                                  To address the problem of geometry on different layer than 0 I made similar habit of running clean up plugin from ThomThom. I did set up two hotkeys for two kind of settings. First is applicable for solid like geometries with smoothing and deleting edges and the other is practically just geometry on layer 0.

                                  have a great day everybody.

                                  T.

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                                  • TIGT Online
                                    TIG Moderator
                                    last edited by

                                    Here's v4.0
                                    http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=TIG_LayerWatcher
                                    Now trapped for obscure errors from some other plugins' operations affecting its observers etc.
                                    It has also been made into an 'Extension'.

                                    TIG

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                                    • TIGT Online
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      Here's v5.0
                                      http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=TIG_LayerWatcher
                                      It has minor tweaks and is also 'future-proofed'.

                                      TIG

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                                      • TIGT Online
                                        TIG Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        Here's v6.0.
                                        http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=TIG_LayerWatcher
                                        It has better reporting of geometry assignment to Layer0 on completion.
                                        It also has a few background security tweaks too.

                                        TIG

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                                        • TIGT Online
                                          TIG Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          Here's v7.0 http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=TIG_LayerWatcher Its code loading regime has been adjusted in an attempt to avoid an occasional glitch with v2016.

                                          TIG

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                                          • facerF Offline
                                            facer
                                            last edited by

                                            TIG,
                                            Thank you for the "clever plugin".

                                            I can not find a reference to the plugin other than in
                                            SketchUcation Plugins Manager and in the "Plugins" folder.

                                            How would I "easily" check on which version I am running in the future?

                                            All the best for the New Year!


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