[Plugin] Layer Manager New Release

Didier Bur

Hi,

When I was saying "nothing was deleted", I did'nt remember that old "by filter" feature!
I've found the bug of the "create new layer" behavior (in fact there was 3 bugs that were applying to this layer creation): when you create a new layer (manually) and update the scene(s), you are asked to save (or not) the layer configuration. But when this is done by a script, surprisingly all scenes are automatically updated ! My script updated each scene one by one and this is what caused the bug...
I'm considering to release a version 3.1.0 with this bug fixes, and maybe re-introduce the filters in a separate toolbar (to save space in the user interface).
Regards,

juju

Bravo Didier! Version 3.1.0 on EW out now! Super useful. One request / suggestion: maybe change icons to something that scales with high resolution monitors, like SVG icons?

I'm busy formatting my layering template TXT file at the moment, going to play with this a little to see how it works. I like the idea of having the layer status appended, not sure how this works in practice when you want to change a specific layer status from one to another if the layer has already been created. Also, does the layer status somehow work with layer states from your Scenes Tools? I'm not sure how to implement this useful tagging / feature into workflow.

juju

Well version 3.1.0 has become indispensable, I love the layer creation tools. Thank you! I've been waiting and asking for something like this for a good while.

It would be great if the extension would remember your last used settings though.

zooen

Bonjour,
For information Layer manager works very well with SU2019, even if on EW at the time of installation from the site (for those who have an account) there is a message about the risk of malfunction.

It's really an indispensable plugin. You can save layer states by scenes of course, and a whole bunch of other functions that remind you of AutoCAD for layer management (for those who know).
Zooen

faust07

Yes, it works great (for me in SU2016Pro and SU2017Free). Thanks Didier!

juju

I'm on SU2021Pro (version 21.0.391), Win10 and am having some strange behaviour from Layer Manager (version 3.1.0) recently. Somehow it isn't reading my custom layer structure (.lml) file. I've used the custom layer file without any trouble in SU2020Pro (and earlier) with Layer Manager (version 3.1.0). As a side note, I've also extracted frequently used button, New Layer (create layers from file), with Toolbar Editor (version 1.1.8) and have reverted that as well to check if this had anything to do with the problem, but it doesn't seem that way, still had problems with function.

Anyone else also having trouble with the extension lately?

Any ideas?

juju

@juju said:

I'm on SU2021Pro (version 21.0.391), Win10 and am having some strange behaviour from Layer Manager (version 3.1.0) recently. Somehow it isn't reading my custom layer structure (.lml) file. I've used the custom layer file without any trouble in SU2020Pro (and earlier) with Layer Manager (version 3.1.0). As a side note, I've also extracted frequently used button, New Layer (create layers from file), with Toolbar Editor (version 1.1.8) and have reverted that as well to check if this had anything to do with the problem, but it doesn't seem that way, still had problems with function.

Anyone else also having trouble with the extension lately?

Any ideas?

Hmmm, it seems to be working as expected again. The only change I made was shortening the custom layer structure (.lml) file name by 5 characters (a space and 4 numeral). Go figure.

Bokkie

Hi,

Was there any reason why the layer naming function was removed ?
Is there a better plugin for that or could you bring back that feature, as a new plugin.

I thought this was a really good thing.

Than you for all the great work !

S.

Didier Bur

Hi Bokkie,

Maybe you haven't the latest version, which is 3.1.0.
I've updated the page on the PluginStore, you can download here:
https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=layer_manager

Layer name Generator.gif
Click to see the layer name generator in action

Regards,

pilger

I think there's a bug with the latest version. The toolbar buttons work, but the extension is missing from the toolbar altogether. My keyboard shortcuts for the functions don't work anymore.

I've manually loaded an older version of the extension and there was a "Tools > Layer Manager" item.

I've also tried doing a clean install of Sketchup Pro 2023 with only the Layer Manager extension installed and it still wouldn't work.

Any thoughts?

blank_page03

Hello. I would just like to suggest a small change to the "Layers States" behaviour which is for the plugin to ask if the user really wants to delete or update an existing layer state. As of the current version, the user can easily and MISTAKENLY update or delete a layer state which can be a devastating mistake. Just a simple confirmation message to update or delete a layer state would probably save a clumsy user's sanity.

In any case, thank you very much Didier for this wonderful and indispensable plugin. Keep up the great work!