[Bf-committers] UI idea: do operation delete and toggle visibility/select/render on object including all child-objects

[Michelangelo Manrique]

indeed, i'm using this method actually in a current project but just
wanted a quicker method to do exactly that, current method needs to
select object, "/" key on numpad and 0 Key on numpad to select active
camera before render -if you want to check also the view- but would be
nice having same effect by clicking a single icon :) :P

Cheers!
Mich

On Sat, 2010-09-18 at 13:22 +0200, Pablo Vazquez - www.venomgfx.com.ar
wrote:
> Many of this ideas are already there, so to speak (if not, go improve them! :D )
> 
> Torsten' idea of changing visibility/render for many objects:
> This can be done already by using object groups, thanks to Campbell on
> Durian, since a few months we can restrict visibility/select/render on
> Groups in the outliner (groups view).
> 
> Michelangelo's idea for rendering individual objects:
> Can be done by selecting the objects and going to Local view with "/"
> on the numpad, it even respects lights, can be used mixed with the
> feature above.
> 
> Michael Williamson' s idea for changing properties of many objects at once:
> An attempt to this we needed on Durian, so Campbell quickly made a
> script to allow us this, is currently an 3D View addon called: "Object
> Property Chart", it *really* helped us and is really handy, though it
> was a quick approach he said, so maybe it could be improved by someone
> else (like adding an option to toggle all options on that column at
> once or so).
> 
> Cheers!
> Pablo
> 
> On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 11:21, Michael Williamson
> <michaelw at cowtoolsmedia.co.uk> wrote:
> >  wouldn't lightwave's "render selected" approach be simpler?  just have
> > another render mode that ignores un-selected objects.
> >
> > As for the original idea, a simple way of selecting multiple objects and
> > changing their properties all at once is obviously very desirable....
> > either by showing "mixed" states, outliner context menus...
> >
> > I've toyed with the idea of making a "spreadsheet" style editor in
> > python.... but it'd need python space types to get a decent amount of
> > screenspace...
> >
> >
> >
> > On 18/09/2010 08:41, Michelangelo Manrique wrote:
> >> for rendering it could be interesting a SuperbRender icon in the
> >> outliner. If you have say twenty objects with different shading and
> >> textures (talking about heavy ones) and you need to test just a single
> >> one with final compositing and lighting, it is tedious deselecting the
> >> render icon close to all the other nineteen objects. Having an option to
> >> just select the object you desire to test render could be interesting...
> >> even the others objects have the render icon enabled it should work IF
> >> SuperbRender IS enabled just render it ELSE render all the others also
> >> (talking very much in php style sorry :P)
> >>
> >> Well just another idea
> >>
> >> Mich
> >>
> >> On Sat, 2010-09-18 at 15:39 +0900, Torsten Rupp wrote:
> >>> Dear developers,
> >>>
> >>> just an idea:
> >>>
> >>> As I know there is currently no functionality to delete and toggle
> >>> visibility/selectability/renderability for an object including all
> >>> child-objects, e. g. an object created out of several parts and put
> >>> together under an empty as the parent. It would be useful to have
> >>> this e. g. in the outliner to toggle the visibility of such a
> >>> multi-part-object or to delete it including all parts.
> >>>
> >>> May it be useful to have such a functionality (I know not for 2.5beta
> >>> now, but in the long run)? Best would IMHO be some click+modifier
> >>> operation and/or menu entries, but for buttons this seems currently
> >>> not possible with the existing handler-structure. I just had a short
> >>> look, but I could not find keyboard modifier information available in
> >>> the button handlers, e. g. the outliner buttons, isn't it?
> >>>
> >>> If I'm wrong and these functionality already exists, please let me
> >>> know (and apologize that I have bothered you with this mail).
> >>>
> >>> Torsten
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