I guess this is kind of a feature request, but if there's a good workaround of course I'd like to here it.

When modeling I often want to keep old versions of objects, like solids before cutting or the source curves for loft/sweep/network. What I usually do is, I create an "Archive" style, assign those old object to that style and hide the style.

However, whenever I click the hide button with nothing selected to unhide objects, of course these "archived" objects get unhidden, too. I do that a hundred times: Unhide all, hide archive style, do something else, hide something, do something else, unhide all, hide archive style, and so on.

It would be nice if there was a checkbox in the "Edit style" dialog like "Protect from 'Unhide all'" which, when enabled, causes this particular style not to be unhidden when I unhide all objects.

To use the objects from the archive style, it should still be possible to unhide the style by directly clicking its "eye" icon.

Hi Andre, re:

> It would be nice if there was a checkbox in the "Edit style" dialog like "Protect from 'Unhide all'" which,
> when enabled, causes this particular style not to be unhidden when I unhide all objects.

I can see how that would be useful, but the general thing that I don't like about these kinds of special override modes is it can lead to great confusion when someone else is trying to look at your file.

How about a script that you could set up on a shortcut key that will do a "Show all except Style=Archive" when you push the shortcut key, would that help?

If so give this one a try:

script: /* Show all except Style=Archive */ var index = -1; var style = moi.geometryDatabase.findStyle( 'Archive' ); if ( style ) index = style.index; var objs = moi.geometryDatabase.getObjects(); for ( var i = 0; i < objs.length; ++i ) { var obj = objs.item(i); if ( obj.hidden && obj.styleIndex != index ) { obj.hidden = false; obj.getSubObjects().setProperty( 'hidden', false ); obj.selected = true; } }

- Michael

That works nicely. :)

I have even added it to SidePane.htm:

<td><moi:CommandButton icon="icons/UnHideIcon.png" onclick="/* Show all except Style=Archive */ var index = -1; var style = moi.geometryDatabase.findStyle( 'Archive' ); if ( style ) index = style.index; var objs = moi.geometryDatabase.getObjects(); for ( var i = 0; i < objs.length; ++i ) { var obj = objs.item(i); if ( obj.hidden && obj.styleIndex != index ) { obj.hidden = false; obj.getSubObjects().setProperty( 'hidden', false ); obj.selected = true; } }">Unhide all<br>except Archive</moi:CommandButton></td>

Hello Andre,

my favorite script for managing this:

http://kyticka.webzdarma.cz/3d/moi/#HideSwap

have a nice day
Karsten

I also had this problem. Very useful!

Is it possible to make this script to hide stuff when somthing is selected? this way I can replace it with the default Hide/Unhide command.


Thanks!

Hi Stargazer,

re:
> Is it possible to make this script to hide stuff when somthing is selected? this way I can replace it with the default Hide/Unhide command.

Try this:

script: if ( moi.geometryDatabase.getSelectedObjects().length > 0 ) { moi.geometryDatabase.hide(); } else { var index = -1; var style = moi.geometryDatabase.findStyle( 'Archive' ); if ( style ) index = style.index; var objs = moi.geometryDatabase.getObjects(); for ( var i = 0; i < objs.length; ++i ) { var obj = objs.item(i); if ( obj.hidden && obj.styleIndex != index ) { obj.hidden = false; obj.getSubObjects().setProperty( 'hidden', false ); obj.selected = true; } } }

- Michael

Thank you so much!!

Great Script - where are the default styles kept so I can add the ARCHIVE style in?

Hi Alex, you can alter the default styles by setting up styles how you want in a .3dm file and then specifying that .3dm file as the startup template under Options > General > Template file.

- Michael

thanks again Michael