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    [Plugin] Layers Panel 1.2.1

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    • jiminy-billy-bobJ
      jiminy-billy-bob
      last edited by

      Layers panel is not maintained anymore.
      It is now open-source, anyone can contribute and update it, or even make it better and sell it if you want.
      Here is the repo : https://github.com/jiminy-billy-bob/Layers-Panel

      As a result, I'm not responding to bug or feature requests anymore. You can still post them, in case another developer might want to fix/add them.

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      • JQLJ
        JQL
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        @derei said:

        I have a suspicion that Layers Panel is messing up with Scene settings. It won't keep the hidden/visible layers as set and something (couldn't figure what) makes certain scenes (the activated one) to update with the setting on that particular moment.

        Eg: - i set some hidden/visible layers to a scene, then I update it. If I change something after that (add layer, hide layers, show more layers, etc), I will end up with a messed-up scene that won't keep the settings that i did to it in the first time.

        This just renders the plugin mostly unusable.

        Did this happened to others?

        You have to go to settings and untick the "update active scene" button.

        Actually if you go to the first posts on the topic you'll see it was a feature that Jiminy fixed and removed, but I complained that it was very handy so we could adjust scenes layers...

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          ExpertBeater
          last edited by

          Thank you jiminy-billy-bob for this genius plug-in, i wonder if there is possibilty to add mitsuba renderer engine to existing render engines

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            akeo563
            last edited by

            sorry Im new in sketch up . I have a question ,when i install Layers Panel 1.2.1 in sketch up 2016 and got problem like this it not show true panel how to solve it ,Please help me

            Layers Panel Problem.png

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            • EdsonE
              Edson
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              I have always used Layers Panel without much trouble. Until now. Perhaps it has to do with some incompatibility to SU 2016. the fact is: icannot seem to get the main panel to appear on my screen. the layer states panel shows up but the main one does not. I have reinstalled it twice but the behavior is the same.

              any ideas? thanks.

              edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre β€’ brasil
              http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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              • jujuJ
                juju
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                @edson said:

                I have always used Layers Panel without much trouble. Until now. Perhaps it has to do with some incompatibility to SU 2016. the fact is: icannot seem to get the main panel to appear on my screen. the layer states panel shows up but the main one does not. I have reinstalled it twice but the behavior is the same.

                any ideas? thanks.

                It looks like it is something local to your machine, working here. (Win 8.1, SU 2016 x64)

                have you had more monitors connected recently?

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                • EdsonE
                  Edson
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                  hi juju,

                  no, the setup is the same as before. but I am on mac so the fact that it is working for you does not mean much in this case.

                  thanks.

                  edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre β€’ brasil
                  http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                  • Rubber DuckyR
                    Rubber Ducky
                    last edited by

                    I am also having this problem and am also on a Mac. The main panel simply will not show on my computer screen. This plugin worked well for several months before the main panel disappeared. I have also uninstalled and reinstalled the plugin. Near as I can tell, the panel "thinks" it is showing properly. The Mac version of Sketchup doesn't have any kind of "show all panels onscreen" sort of command.

                    Layers Panel was a very useful plug-in while it worked. If anyone has a suggestion for fixing this problem, pleas post it.

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                    • EdsonE
                      Edson
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                      I am afraid our complaints will reach a dead end as the author of this extension is no longer developing nor mantaining it. pity. it showed great promise.

                      perhaps someone would take it up and fix it.

                      edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre β€’ brasil
                      http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                        resmas
                        last edited by

                        Amazing plugin mate, great work.

                        SU should implement it by default.

                        I have a request, cna you add Octane Render support?

                        I use Octane to render my work, and would be a charme if i had the Octane layer option.

                        You can find more information in here.

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                        cheers
                        resmas

                        all the best to you, and one mote time a big thanks πŸ˜‰

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                          art3mii
                          last edited by

                          Hello!
                          When i push "R" on layer Panel, error: "Vray is not installed jn this system? or is disabled"
                          what am I doing wrong?((
                          SU pro2017 17.2.2555 64bit + V-Ray 3.60.03 Trial.

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                          • jiminy-billy-bobJ
                            jiminy-billy-bob
                            last edited by

                            Layers Panel is quite old, I don't think it works with V-Ray 3, sorry.

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                              RubenB
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                              I know this is an old thread and no one has posted any changes to the open source code. Sure would be nice if someone would take up the task of updating this to SU 19 and adding support for line types. Sure heat to give up this tool but without line type support it's pretty much useless now, Quite the shame sense this layer manager is so much better than the SU layer tool

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                              • jiminy-billy-bobJ
                                jiminy-billy-bob
                                last edited by

                                There is a new plugin based on Layers Panel: https://extensions.sketchup.com/sv/content/layers-organizer

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                                  arquibaires
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                                  HOW CAN I ALPHABETICALLY ORDER THE LAYERS IN THE PLUGIN LAYERS PANEL?
                                  THANKS

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                                    samodelkin_77
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                                    @arquibaires said:

                                    HOW CAN I ALPHABETICALLY ORDER THE LAYERS IN THE PLUGIN LAYERS PANEL?
                                    THANKS

                                    you can find the link on page 1 ))

                                    By the way, guru in Ruby, please tell me how to add a little code so that you can change the name of the layer by pressing F2 ?
                                    ((Now it works by double-clicking, I'm more familiar with F2, and I can't substitute an addition and a check for F2 in the code in any way-it doesn't work out = little experience)

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                                      PropertyToday
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                                      Hello.
                                      I have some problem with layer panel plugin v 1.2.2 (Thomas Hauchecorne)
                                      Sometimes, all groups disappear and all layers appear in one row with no groups. Do you know this bug? Do you know how to deal with it. Is it possible to restore groups or do we have to build the entire group structure from the begining? Adam

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                                        xongchaksin
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                                        Extension Errors Report
                                        SketchUp: 26.1.252
                                        OS: Windows 11
                                        Ruby: 3.2.2

                                        Extension: Layers Panel (1.2.2)
                                        Error: LoadError (cannot load such file -- Win32API)
                                        <internal:C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2026/SketchUp/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb>:85:in require' <internal:C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2026/SketchUp/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb>:85:in require'
                                        C:/Users/thana/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2026/SketchUp/Plugins/jbb_layers_panel/layers_panel.rb:21:in <module:JBB_LayersPanel>' C:/Users/thana/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2026/SketchUp/Plugins/jbb_layers_panel/layers_panel.rb:5:in <top (required)>'
                                        C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2026/SketchUp/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in require' C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2026/SketchUp/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in load'
                                        C:/Users/thana/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2026/SketchUp/Plugins/jbb_layers_panel.rb:51:in register_extension' C:/Users/thana/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2026/SketchUp/Plugins/jbb_layers_panel.rb:51:in module:JBB_LayersPanel'
                                        C:/Users/thana/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2026/SketchUp/Plugins/jbb_layers_panel.rb:35:in `<top (required)>'

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