[Bf-funboard] Named Layers

[Peter Haehnlein]

about the layers:

   I never had any real problem with them. Of course the idea of tags is 
good (although I as a bloody foreigner find 'layer' much more 
understandable, just like the way I prefer 'merge' and 'remove doubles' 
instead of welding verts). The term is more appropriate to 2D-Apps, but 
at least I understood the concept right away without confusion.

   But there ARE things you can do with layers which are very helpful 
and should not be forgotten.

   Just one example: I use the (german keyboard) the shift-minuskey 
(it's the key left to the right shiftkey) to switch the eleventh layer 
on and off. It's a great trick to switch between wire and shaded mode 
for one single modelling-object when you have other objects which should 
remain textured.

   Several features in Blender just vanished due to 'progress' like 
different scales for the grid-axes or the option to add a lamp in 
editmode and (quite naturally) exit editmode of the current mesh-object 
in question.

   So, before you switch to another system, please check carefully, 
what's possible with the old system. There are often hidden strengths.

cheers

Haunt