[Plugin] Add Layer [1.1.0]

Jim · 4 Dec 2014, 20:49

This is NOT working for the primary task. Add a new layer for This Scene Only.
When I do this, the layer shows up in every scene. Nothing different than making a new layer narmally.
What is going on?

SU 2015/Win 7 64 bit

Make sure to press the Apply button?

JClements · 5 Dec 2014, 18:33

Would it be possible to have a button (or mouse-over) in the UI which would display a temporary dialog with a summary of which layers have the "Add Layer's HIDDEN attribute" assigned to them and their type of HIDDEN attribute (eg. for a specific scene only, new scenes, etc.)?

otb designworks · 22 Jan 2015, 14:53

Hi Jim,

I am experiencing an odd behavior with your Plugin.

If I open the Plugin window everything works as expected.

If I close the window, however, I can never get it to come back on without completely quitting SU and starting over.

Also, I flip between SU and LO with command/tab shortcut on my Mac. If the Plugin window is open while I am doing this, then, when I flip from LO to SU, the curser is unable to click or change tools unless I click up in the menu bar first. If the Plugin window is not open, then everything works as expected.

I am using SU 15.0.9349 and LO 15.0.9349 and OS X 10.10.1

jwhida · 22 Apr 2015, 02:30

I get the following error when I have multiple sketchup documents open (Document1, Document2).
The error occurs when I try to use this tool in Document 2, and have previously created a new layer '-section-PLAN-L0' using this tool in Document 1.

Error; #<ArgumentError; '-section-PLAN-L0' not valid values in list.>
/Users/me/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/jf_add_layer/SKUI/listbox.rb;207;in `value='
/Users/me/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/jf_add_layer/main.rb;37;in `main'
/Users/me/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/jf_add_layer/main.rb;205;in `block in <module;AddLayer>'
SketchUp;1;in `call'

Using SU-2015-15.3.329 on OSX Yosemite 10.10.2

balaskes · 12 May 2015, 12:54

I really whish for an option in the dialogue box to choose layer visibility states in future creations of scenes to behave as they would normaly do, meaning copying exact layer visibility states from the scene used as the creation source. As it is now the dialogue offers you to choose eiter visible or invisible layer states in future scene creations. If this is implemented I will save a lot of time an be extremely greatfull!! Thanks!!!

greenskp · 30 Jul 2015, 23:41

When i rename a layer - 00_Equip --> 00_Equip.01 - and Add Layer[1.1.0] is open, if i closed and open it again, the ruby console show me the following error:


Error; #<ArgumentError; '00_Equip' not valid values in list.>
D;/Plugins/jf_add_layer/SKUI/listbox.rb;207;in `value='
D;/plugins/jf_add_layer/main.rb;37;in `main'
D;/Plugins/jf_add_layer/main.rb;205;in `block in <module;AddLayer>'
SketchUp;1;in `call'

juju · 31 Jul 2015, 11:18

@greenskp said:

When i rename a layer - 00_Equip --> 00_Equip.01 - and Add Layer[1.1.0] is open, if i closed and open it again, the ruby console show me the following error:


> Error; #<ArgumentError; '00_Equip' not valid values in list.>
> D;/Plugins/jf_add_layer/SKUI/listbox.rb;207;in `value='
> D;/plugins/jf_add_layer/main.rb;37;in `main'
> D;/Plugins/jf_add_layer/main.rb;205;in `block in <module;AddLayer>'
> SketchUp;1;in `call'

have you tried 00_Equip --> 00_Equip_01 ?

Jim · 31 Jul 2015, 20:30

I updated the plugin to fix this error. The version is 1.1.1.

Note however the dialog needs closed and reopened to recognize a renamed layer.

greenskp · 2 Aug 2015, 01:42

Thank you Jim. Working fine now.

ASistGar · 24 Aug 2017, 16:08

Thanks so much!! Running perfectly

SK_Man_2020 · 3 Oct 2017, 18:27

I realize that this is an oldish plugin, but it's really useful, and seems to work great in v2017.

However, the layers in the pull-down list are shown in apparently random order... Is there any way of changing that, so they are in alphabetical order, just like in the actual SK "Layers" window?

I often have many dozens (or even hundreds) of layers in my models, so it's a real pain to scroll through a long list, looking for the ones I want. It would be great to have the option to sort that list in alphabetical order, and even better if it could be set to either ascending or descending order.

glro · 4 Oct 2017, 09:49

@sk_man_2020 said:

I realize that this is an oldish plugin, but it's really useful, and seems to work great in v2017.

However, the layers in the pull-down list are shown in apparently random order... Is there any way of changing that, so they are in alphabetical order, just like in the actual SK "Layers" window?

I often have many dozens (or even hundreds) of layers in my models, so it's a real pain to scroll through a long list, looking for the ones I want. It would be great to have the option to sort that list in alphabetical order, and even better if it could be set to either ascending or descending order.

when i click on 'name' (title of the column) in the window that shows layers, they are put in alphabetical order...

SK_Man_2020 · 4 Oct 2017, 15:40

@glro said:

when i click on 'name' (title of the column) in the window that shows layers, they are put in alphabetical order...

Then I guess I must have an older version of the plugin, because I don't see any "name" column in the plugin. All I see is a pull-down box with an arrow pointing down, and a button next to it labeled "New". Below that is a check box labeled "Layer visible on selected Scene only". If I click in that pull-down, I get the list of layers, but they are in random order. I don't see any column labeled "Name" on the plugin window. That's only in the layers window, not the plugin window. And when I click on "name" in the layers window, it does not change the order of the layers in the plugin window, only in the layers window.

What version of the plugin are you using? Is there a new version that has a "name" column on it?

This is what I get: Are you seeing something different?

glro · 8 Oct 2017, 16:35

@sk_man_2020 said:

@glro said:

when i click on 'name' (title of the column) in the window that shows layers, they are put in alphabetical order...

Then I guess I must have an older version of the plugin, because I don't see any "name" column in the plugin. All I see is a pull-down box with an arrow pointing down, and a button next to it labeled "New". Below that is a check box labeled "Layer visible on selected Scene only". If I click in that pull-down, I get the list of layers, but they are in random order. I don't see any column labeled "Name" on the plugin window. That's only in the layers window, not the plugin window. And when I click on "name" in the layers window, it does not change the order of the layers in the plugin window, only in the layers window.

What version of the plugin are you using? Is there a new version that has a "name" column on it?

This is what I get: Are you seeing something different?

[attachment=2:2q4kk0ic]AddLayer-window.jpg[/attachment:2q4kk0ic]

i misunderstood your question; but i modified the plugin the way you want it
i just added one line:
layers.sort!
to the file 'main.rb'
(joined)
you just have to put it in your plugin folder, instead of the one that is already there

and the layers will be shown by alphabetic order

main.rb

SK_Man_2020 · 8 Oct 2017, 22:36

Wow! Cool! Thank you so much! That's VERY useful. Makes things a whole lot easier when there's hundreds of layers in a file. I wish I had the time to learn Ruby so I could do that type of thing.

Thanks again! Very much appreciated.

glro · 12 Oct 2017, 10:28

@sk_man_2020 said:

Wow! Cool! Thank you so much! That's VERY useful. Makes things a whole lot easier when there's hundreds of layers in a file. I wish I had the time to learn Ruby so I could do that type of thing.

Thanks again! Very much appreciated.

you are welcome
this is what the forum is for

blackdogsketch · 2 Mar 2018, 18:31

Jim
Cannot find this any longer. Not in the Extension Store and the manual download link on your blog doesn't work for me.
This is a super valuable tool for me and switching over to 2018 I've lost it.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

sloworg · 2 Mar 2018, 19:16

Hi all, I too have been on the search for Jim's Add_Layer plugin to no avail. Does anyone have a link or a copy that will work with Make 2017, please?

Thanks in advance