[Bf-funboard] Layer Manager + OUTLINER

[Shodan]

Finally!! great idea Karim. i've planned some organisations improvement.. but lack of time.
I also would suggest an improvement about Outliner (MAJ+F4).
It would be cool to link LayerManagement and Outliner to spare space.. anyway your pop-up is cool and was planned as my second suggest.

It's already a nightmare to organize obj even with layers but without real Outliner it's "deathly" :)

Some interesting Features:

* Attribute flag render True/false to entire layer or individual obj.
* Attribute flag selectable True/false "  "   "    "   "          "    
* Groupement of several obj, not about parenting or depending just into a same "unit", a kind of pack. 
e.g.: 
      tire_left  |
      tire_right |--> Goupe_Car       ok it's possible but it's not really obvious and visual.
      etc..      |                             but no others links between objs anymore.

* Ability to rename Layer/group quickly
* Ability to give a color to the Layer
* Drag'n'drop into outliner (eg: move obj in/out group or layer)
* fundamental function from outiner (duplicate/delete/group/ungroup/hide/unhide etc...)
* differents representations : Tree or diagram (like Oops)... or again spreadsheet. 
...

i got others ideas but what d'you think about that?
                          

oh yeah, i'm a simple user, not coder.


thanks blenderheads



Omar





On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 14:39:20 -0500
Karim Nassar <karim@karimnassar.com> wrote:

> I've put together a mock-up for a Layer Manager or properties window:
> 
> http://www.karimnassar.com/phoenix/images/blend_layers.jpg
> 
> I've found that when working on complex models, I use layers a lot to 
> organize my model.
> 
> I've incorporated 3 new features into this panel that I would really 
> love to have available, and I'm sure that others would find them usefull 
> also:
> 
> Layer Naming: The user can name a layer by clicking on the text-input 
> button for that layer in the Layer Properties window. When a Layer Name 
> has been defined, mousing over the layer buttons in the 3-d view pop-up 
> that Layer Name instead of the "Toggle Layer Visibility" tool-tip.
> 
> Layer Locking: This is different from the "Lock to Scene" control on the 
> 3-d window. Toggling this selection freezes the layer in it's current 
> state-- visibility cannot be toggled without unlocking, and items on 
> that layer cannot be selected or edited.
> 
> Ghost Layer: Toggles the layer as a "ghost" or reference layer. Ghost 
> layers display in wireframe view as "lighter" than active layers. In 
> shaded views, ghost layers display as wire-frame. Ghost layers do NOT 
> render.
> 
> These toggles can be stacked, so a layer may be visible, locked, AND 
> ghosted.
> 
> Other per-layer controls could also go in this panel, including perhaps 
> wire-color settings.
> 
> Comments? Input?
> 
> --Karim
> 
> 
> 
> 
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