[Bf-committers] Layer system

[Martin Poirier]

Groups are non-overlapping (an object cannot belong to
two groups).

Not so with layers.

This is not something we want to loose.

Martin

--- Carl Olsson <carl.olsson at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm probably talking out of my arse here (a great
> start) as I've only
> ever used layers in a very simple manner and pretty
> much never used
> groups, but couldn't much of the desirable qualities
> of a rewritten
> layer system be handled with an extension of the
> group system?
> 
> Layers are just groups of objects after all, so if
> you added the
> ability to toggle group visibility/renderability
> wouldn't that pretty
> much have it covered?
> 
> You'd want to enhance the gui, such as add groups to
> the outliner
> (provides the visibility/renderability toggles) and
> probably similar
> functionality to buttons panel and maybe a group
> membership popup.
> 
> This way you could keep the much loved old layer
> system and add any
> desrible new functionality, hopefully without any
> excessive
> reengineering.
> 
> Unless of course I have no idea what I'm talking
> about.
> 
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