Hi, I was wondering if someone could help me with writing a script. what I want is to create multiple layers of isolation. This is directly inspired from the works of Machin3 the developer of decal machin3, machin3 tools etc.

scenario example:
a scene with 50 objects. I select 30 objects run the isolation command and the 20 objects are hidden [ this would be focus level: 1 ].
from the 30 objects visible I select 15 objects and run the isolation command again [ this would be focus level: 2 ].
now if I run the unisolate command it steps out of the level 2 and return into level one.

it would be ideal if I could go up to at least 5 levels.

I have little scripting experience in python, but I don't have enough know how to accomplish this on my own. any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Kash, try these - go to Options > Shortcut keys and for the isolate shortcut key put this in to the Command section of the shortcut key:

script: /* Multi-level isolate */ var states = []; var objs = moi.geometryDatabase.getObjects(); for ( var i = 0; i < objs.length; ++i ) { var obj = objs.item(i); states[obj.id] = obj.hidden; if ( !obj.selected ) { obj.hidden = true; } } var levels = []; try { levels = moi.command.getOption( 'multi-level isolate' ); } catch(e) {}; levels.push( states ); moi.command.setOption( 'multi-level isolate', levels );

And for your unisolate shortcut key put in this:

script: /* Multi-level unisolate */ var levels = []; try { levels = moi.command.getOption( 'multi-level isolate' ); } catch(e) {} if ( levels.length > 0 ) { var states = levels.pop(); moi.command.setOption( 'multi-level isolate', levels ); var objs = moi.geometryDatabase.getObjects(); for ( var i = 0; i < objs.length; ++i ) { var obj = objs.item(i); var state = states[obj.id]; if ( state != undefined ) { obj.hidden = state; } } }

- Michael

this is perfect, thank you very much. will be using this script alot! simple but very powerful

Hi Michael,

this is a fantastic script! I love the functionality to hide and unhide objects in this way!

Hi Michael,

Very cool and usefull scripts.

Thanks !

Wow, what a useful function!