Outliner - linked to styles???
-
Hi Guys, I don't use Outliner as much as i would like only that when you want to save visual geometry on a scene, styles done recognize it. Am i missing something?
Outliner seems to be great for organizing components and groups but if we can't isolate and save visual geometry in styles then I feel it is a limited function......
Any thoughts?
-
Outliner just lets you view and modify the heirarchy of components and groups within the model. There is no connection to styles with it. What do you feel is missing?
-
thanks Chris,
I don't see why we can't save the visual display of components and groups in each scene / style. Considering we draw everything on Layer 0 and move groups and components to layers, I just thought rather than name a component then have to assign it to a layer, we could isolate visual geometry in a required scene/style and save.This would go a long way to sorting out the layer control issue with GSU.... -
I have to admit I'm a little confused with what layer control issues? And scenes and styles don't have too much in common, except that scenes can specifiy a certain style to be used while displaying that scene. I can't help but think I'm missing something, or you're trying to make a connection between things that i've never considered, or something. hmmmm.
Chris
-
Sorry for the confusion Chris.
Maybe I'm just asking a little too much of Outliner. Or maybe a little lazy and not naming all groups and comps'.....I am however confused now as to why we can hide a groups or comps' from within Outliner and not just toggle layers......
-
I think I'm forgetting how outliner works (I'm not a huge outliner user). I thought that you coudl control visibility of groups/comps through it, but not do anything with layers. When I get back to a machine with SU on it tonight, I'll check it out.
Chris
-
you can do just that Chris. hide and un-hide groups/comps but if you are done with hiding elements and you want to then switch to a saved scene in the drawing, your scene settings are as per you last updated them MINUS the hidden elements you manually toggled in Outliner. That is my problem!!!!
Once a group/comp. is hidden in Outliner it over-rides all your saved scene settings......
-
I'm starting to comprehend what you're getting at and I'm remembering why I gave up using outliner for scene management. I do recall that what gets hidden in there over-rides the scenes layers settings.
That is also why I never select an object and hide it using the hide and unhide options. I only hide things using layer management.
I am not sure how it would work, but it would be ideal if there was a better link between all of this.
Advertisement