[Plugin] Layers Panel 1.2.1

bagatelo

Can you reply the features of this plugin for 3dsmax to sketchup?

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jiminy-billy-bob

What features exactly ? LP already allows to group and merge layers.
What do "Alternate Material", "Alternate Property", "Import of REZN8 LayerManager Information" exactly ?

Elibjr

Wow, this plugin is really coming along! When you add the color functionality to the plugin. I will be able to use it exclusively. See as a developer and designer of buildings where renovation is the norm. Having a colored layer for existing work and a second color for work to be removed as well as a new work layer color is critical in developing the scope of a project long before you figure out materials. Thanks for the good work. The great aspect of your plugin would be to start off with the default color and only color the needed layers, but then anything put into that layer would have that color. This is a great checking system to make sure what you have created is in the correct layer. Thanks for your great work.

jiminy-billy-bob

Unfortunatly, I won't be able to add layer colors until the API is updated. There are some workaround, but they're just so heavy, I don't think that would be usable...
In the meantime, layer colors still work in the default layers window.

jiminy-billy-bob

FYI, TT is currently helping me porting the plugin on OSX. Cheers to him !

marcorigamonti74

Let me know when the plugin will be ready for OSX sistem!!!
THANKS!!!!!!

nanolin

Hello
You can sort the list by alphabetical order of layers? . It can be added as an option?
thanks

db11

@jiminy-billy-bob said:

FYI, TT is currently helping me porting the plugin on OSX. Cheers to him !

Been patiently waiting for a functioning OSX version of this must-have plugin, so this is the best news I've heard in a long time!

Any idea on the ETA?

jiminy-billy-bob

@nanolin said:

Hello
You can sort the list by alphabetical order of layers? . It can be added as an option?
thanks

Someone (maybe you ?) already suggested this. So it's on my todo list

@db11 said:

Any idea on the ETA?

Nope. In the meantime, you guys can help by filling the issue tracker on the github projet : https://github.com/jiminy-billy-bob/Layers-Panel/issues?state=open

jiminy-billy-bob

Hey guys, I've added a poll at the top of the topic.
Choose what render engine you would like to be supported by Layers Panel.

I don't garanty that I can make it work with every engine, but it some cases it can be done by the engine's dev (Like Tomasz is supposed to be doing with Thea ). So if an engine gets lots of vote and it has to be done by the dev, I can communicate them that there is high demand.

jiminy-billy-bob

It's here guys !

New version 0.9 beta !

Changelog :

OSX support
Fixed clicking on layer's name not selecting it

Download in the plugin store !

A huge thanks to TT for the OSX support !

It's the first OSX version, so it still has bugs. We need you to find them

tt_su

A couple known bugs:

"Add Group" doesn't work the first time you click it.
Unfolding the window doesn't work correct. Instead of unfolding it expands a little in the width.

Bob James

After loading the latest version I still get this upon opening a model.

Layer Panel 0.9.PNG

huckrorick

Is there a way to tell within Sketchup which version I am using?

tt_su

@bob james said:

After loading the latest version I still get this upon opening a model.

Any model_ Or a specific model?

jiminy-billy-bob

@bob james said:

After loading the latest version I still get this upon opening a model.

"Still", you mean you had this issue before 0.9 ?
Does it happen everytime ? Only when opening a model, not when opening the dialog ?

@huckrorick said:

Is there a way to tell within Sketchup which version I am using?

Window > Preferences > Extensions > click on Layers Panel. You'll get the version at the bottom.

Bob James

@tt_su said:

Any model_ Or a specific model?

Any model

@jiminy-billy-bob said:

"Still", you mean you had this issue before 0.9 ?

Yes. And when I change the condition or existence of layers in SU Layers it does not "track" into Layers Panel.

@jiminy-billy-bob said:

Does it happen everytime ? Only when opening a model, not when opening the dialog ?

Yes. On two different computers: home and work (Win7)

•It also pops up when using Ctrl-Z to restore a Ctrl-X.
•It also still disrupts the layers associated with a scene: if I change the layer combination in a scene and the go back to a different scene the layers in that previous scene have been lost. When I disable Layers Panel the problem goes away (repeatable experience over many models and both machines)