@cadfather said:

> def matrename
> 
> Sketchup.active_model.start_operation('Rename Materials',true); Sketchup.active_model.materials.each_with_index { |m,i| m.name = "- #{'%03d' % i}"; p m.name };Sketchup.active_model.commit_operation
> end
> 
> if( not file_loaded? "TT_materials_renamer.rb" )
> UI.menu("View").add_item("Materials Rename") { matrename.new }
> file_loaded("TT_materials_renamer.rb")
> end

Great! Thanks!

One thing that would be really interesting would be that this script index materials application in areas with higher per square meter first. Thus, a material that was on all the walls would be in first place. A material that was in small areas (a decorative object for example) would be the end of the numbering.

@bagatelo said:

@tig said:

@unknownuser said:

...it would be possible to get the base name for the materials from file skp name automatically?

Yes, where the earlier code says
m.name = "mat#{'%03d' % i}"
change it to read
m.name = "#{Sketchup.active_model.title}#{'%03d' % i}"

GREAT!!! Thanks...

Sketchup.active_model.start_operation('Rename Materials',true); Sketchup.active_model.materials.each_with_index { |m,i| m.name = "#{Sketchup.active_model.title}#{'%03d' % i}"; p m.name };Sketchup.active_model.commit_operation

I want to add a shurtcut for this function. Can you make a plugin for me, please?

I see fantastic tool for this in the future. Line to cut solids.

@tig said:

@unknownuser said:

...it would be possible to get the base name for the materials from file skp name automatically?

Yes, where the earlier code says
m.name = "mat#{'%03d' % i}"
change it to read
m.name = "#{Sketchup.active_model.title}#{'%03d' % i}"

GREAT!!! Thanks...

Sketchup.active_model.start_operation('Rename Materials',true); Sketchup.active_model.materials.each_with_index { |m,i| m.name = "#{Sketchup.active_model.title}#{'%03d' % i}"; p m.name };Sketchup.active_model.commit_operation

@tig said:

@bagatelo said:

@thomthom said:

Undo-able in one step:

Sketchup.active_model.start_operation('Rename Materials',true); Sketchup.active_model.materials.each_with_index { |m,i| m.name = "mat#{'%03d' % i}"; p m.name };Sketchup.active_model.commit_operation

Could you make a window that allowed us to enter the base name and the number of digits materials renamed?
Just edit mat#{'%03d' % i} >>> "mat001" to be say my_mat#{'%06d' % i} >>> "my_mat000001"

I had seen it, just wanted to not have to edit these items. But that's okay.
It would be possible to get the base name for the materials from file skp name automatically?

@thomthom said:

Undo-able in one step:

Sketchup.active_model.start_operation('Rename Materials',true); Sketchup.active_model.materials.each_with_index { |m,i| m.name = "mat#{'%03d' % i}"; p m.name };Sketchup.active_model.commit_operation

Could you make a window that allowed us to enter the base name and the number of digits materials renamed?

Is there something like "Put selected objects on a new layer and hide this Layer".

Is there something like "Put selected objects on a new layer and hide this Layer" ?

I searched but I found nothing that befitted these requirements.
Is there a plugin that creates layers from material lists and place the objects within those layers?

I'm looking for a plugin that creates a new layer for each object in the scene or in the selection, either component or group, without considering subgroups. Has anyone done something like this?

It would be interesting if the Sketchup had a control panel to install / disable / uninstall plugins. Not for just a few plugins, but for all plugins. But this is not Us, but for
Trimble.

It would be possible that the name of the material received something from RGB code and the level of opacity?

I've been watching the tools to align objects in Photoshop, and I thought it would be really cool to have some additional tools to align in Sketchup. I use this plugin "Q JS TOOLBAR ALIGN" too much and I not use the toolbar, because I assign keyboard shortcuts for each function. I think the coolest would be to distribute equally spaced objects in a given axis by objects that would be in extreme.

There should be an option to enter the date and time automatically in the file name.
Thanks for this great tool.

I'm just discover this amazing plugin.
Sorry, but this is in Portuguese. But Maybe someone replies this in English...

http://www.bimbon.com.br/aprenda

@designforgood said:

Got this plugin a while ago. Never had the project work to show off it's muscle but it's good to see just what it can do. Need to make some projects....

Where I can download this plugin? It's for free?

I have found it:
http://rhin.crai.archi.fr/rld/plugin_details.php?id=768

@thomthom said:

CleanUp can merge material with identical properties.

But it works only in applied geometry or can works in the material editor also?

I have a large collection of materials. Many of these are repeated,
and the names are all messed up.
I wish I could organize my these materials, permanently.
It would be possible to create a function that creates a number X of planes or squares,
according to the amount of material in the scene, and apply each material
in each box? Or just put a material in each plan? Create plans
is very simple.
After we can use the plugin "Material consolidator" to eliminate repeated.

@andybot said:

The way vray works currently is that it takes the layer visibility and geometry from your first scene (including face-me objects) and renders everything from that geometry. Any change in layer/ visibility will not occur in subsequent scenes.

Very sad this...

Does anyone know if it is faulty or if it is necessary to enable a feature to render several scenes in sequence, so the Vray do hide / show Layers or objects as setting the scene?

In the attached example,you need to adjust where to save files in "Options" in the toolbar of Vray. Go to "Output", "Save files" and choose an appropriate location.

test.skp