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Layers
Claude:
From the first post:
"You can set the layer to between 0 and 7 in the properties dialogs. Each layer can independently be displayed or hidden, and editable or locked. The top toolbar displays the layers' status. You toggle the visibility by left-clicking on a layer, and toggle whether is can be edited or not with the right mouse button. Locked layers have a little lock in the lower right corner."
Example: in object mode,create a sphere.Double click on it to see properties dialog
and set layer to 3.
johnar:
--- Quote ---Double click on it to see properties dialog
--- End quote ---
That's all i was missing..
Was going up to object -> properties....
Thanks Claude
johnar:
I'm so sorry i missed this whole 'layers' conversation.....don't ask...
...but i have read this thread a few times now and copied a list of posts which referred to my observation/question. but there was so much i probly shouldn't quote it all.
But/So, here's my thinking.
I think the last update for layers was build 1124? November 2014.
Layers enabled for Figure components.
and steves last post here. nov1 , 2014,
--- Quote ---I am using the Separate model so when you hide something in, say, the Object editor it vanishes everywhere......
--- End quote ---
So, from what i understand, we're just waiting on the update now.
Alrighty. Thats good. I more understand these layers now, and they're really handy. I can see these becoming very usefull indeed.
Just today a possible use came to mind relating to 'seeing inside' things, and using perspective view in scene mode to do so, re this post
http://www.anim8or.com/smf/index.php/topic,5062.15.html
Using layers would be an ideal solution for working 'inside' things.
This will mean i can have 4 walls in an object. each wall on a seprate layer. If i turn off ,eg:layer 3 = invisible,in object mode, then that wall will be invisible in scene mode too.
Yes. Thats Awesome.
And great idea for an override, as a solution to 'needing to make all layers visible in one hit, for rendering'. Layers has evolved nicely, just like i would've voted for too.
We're nearly in february already, but when 'layers' is finished, it'll be like New Year all over again.
Very nice addition steve. Absolutely cool. ...oops... ...cool
:)
thecolclough:
johnar - double-click an element to open its properties dialogue, and you'll find a new section towards the bottom labelled 'Editing Properties', containing a little text box labelled 'Layer'. change the text in that box to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, and that reassigns the element in question onto the new layer. the toolbar button relating to the layer in question will then become clickable, allowing you to hide/show and lock/unlock the affected element(s). if you want to put the element back on the original layer, just change the text back to 0.
Steve:
The layer is in the properties dialogs (i.e. when you double click on something).
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