Eneroth Swift Layer Visibility Control for SketchUp – MANAGE LAYERS QUICKLY!
In today’s video, we’re going to check out an extension that gives you quick control over the visibility of different layers within SketchUp.
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Plugin Name:
Eneroth Swift Layer Visibility Control
Plugin Developer – Eneroth3
Plugin Cost – $10.00
Tool Functions –
This is a tool from Christina Eneroth designed to help you quickly hide and unhide layers without having to search for them in your layers list. This can be very helpful, especially if your layers list is 30 items long.
The way it works is simple – When working in your model and you want to hide a layer, simply select an object on that layer, then click the button for “Hide Selected Layers.” This works both with individual and multiple selections. This will hide all the layers of any objects that you have selected.
If you want to turn your layers back on, the second button – “Show Active Layers,” will turn on all layers within your model.
The third option – “Re-Hide Last Shown Except for Selected Layers,” is almost like an advanced Undo function – let’s say you hid a bunch of layers, including a layer or two that you accidentally selected. You can turn all the layers back on using “Show active layers,” then select an object that you’d like to keep on and run this option. This basically remembers the objects that you turned off last, allowing you to make quick changes without having to go back and re-select all the different layers to turn off.
You can also assign these tools to keyboard shortcuts for quick access by visiting Window, Preferences, then scrolling down under Extensions/Eneroth Swift Layer Visibility Control.
Overall, this seems like a very workflow specific tool to me – for some people, it’s going to be absolutely amazing, while for others, it’s not the best fit for their workflows and there may not be a need for it.
About Justin Geis
Hi, I'm Justin Geis, and I'm the founder of The SketchUp Essentials. I started using SketchUp as part of my work as a general contractor in 2008. I quickly realized the power of the software and started using it for personal projects. I started The SketchUp Essentials as a place to share easy to follow SketchUp tutorials and tips to help everyone harness the power of 3D Modeling in their lives. When not working with SketchUp, I enjoy playing soccer and spending time with my wife and our two dogs.
