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    Name a Group after its Layer

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    • R Offline
      rossthompson
      last edited by

      Hi,

      Is it possible to automatically name a group (or a component) after the layer it is on?

      I understand this should be possible with a fairly simple ruby script. Has anyone come across one?

      Any help would be greatly appreciated.

      Ross

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        sdmitch
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        ross, like bmike, all you need is a single statement entered into the Ruby Console.

        Sketchup.active_model.entities.each{|e| e.name=e.layer.name if e.is_a?(Sketchup;;ComponentInstance) || e.is_a?(Sketchup;;Group)}
        
        

        This will give any component instance or group the name of the layer it is on.

        Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

        http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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          rossthompson
          last edited by

          Thanks Sam

          That works a treat. Your help is much appreciated.

          Ross

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