Thanks for the reply, Mitch. Yes. The script asks for a “New Element” and then uses that in the layer name in camelCase, so if the new element is, “Wall” the layers, and they specified 3 “sol” layers, it would look like:
solWall_1
solWall_2
solWall_3
And then each would have their own color.
Here’s what I have at the moment:
NewElement_Simple_v07.py (3.3 KB)
'''
Creates a simple layer tree for a new element,
including a user-defined number of "solids" layers
# v07 by Alan Farkas 230805
'''
from rhinoscript.layer import CurrentLayer
import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs
import random
import rhinocontext as rc
from System.Drawing import Color
#Asks for new layer tree name
new_element = rs.GetString(message="New Element?")
new_element = new_element[0].upper()+new_element[1:] #camelCase
"""
Create number of "sol" layers via user input...
Getting problem: "iteration over non-sequence of type int"
Tried also as a List, but couldn't figure it out.
def CreateSolLayers():
input = rs.GetInteger(message="How many Solid Layers?")
print(input)
if input is None: return
for i in input:
rs.AddLayer("sol_"+input)
"""
overall_parent = CurrentLayer() # Defines CurrentLayer to be used as "parent" for new element tree
#Create Random Light Color
def random_color_light():
h=random.random()
s=random.uniform(0.2,0.3)
v=random.uniform(0.3,0.8)
hsv = rc.Display.ColorHSV(h,s,v)
rgb = hsv.ToArgbColor()
#Create default and "sol" layer(s) with integrated New Element name
rs.AddLayer(name=new_element, parent=overall_parent) #////creates new element tree as child of overall_parent, defined above///
bbox_layer_name = rs.AddLayer("bbox"+new_element, Color.FromArgb(20, 0, 0, 0), parent=new_element)
crv_layer_name = rs.AddLayer("crv"+new_element, Color.Red, parent=new_element)
sol_layer_name = rs.AddLayer("sol"+new_element, random_color_light(), parent=new_element)
#Sets all print colors to black (otherwise they'll mimic layer color)
layers = rs.LayerNames(new_element)
if layers:
for layer in layers:
black = rs.CreateColor((0,0,0))
if rs.LayerPrintColor(layer)!=black:
rs.LayerPrintColor(layer, black)
#Set LayerPrintWidths for nonPlot layers (Works as of v03A)
rs.LayerPrintWidth(bbox_layer_name, -1)
rs.LayerPrintWidth(crv_layer_name, -1)
#Assign Specific Material to Specific Layer 230728
#Furnished by @Clement on Rhino Discourse 230728
import Rhino
import scriptcontext
def AssignRenderMaterialToLayer(layer_path, render_material_name):
# find the layer by it's full path
index = scriptcontext.doc.Layers.FindByFullPath(layer_path, -1)
if index < 0:
print ("Layer '{}' not found".format(layer_path))
return False
# find any rendermaterials by render_material_name
data = scriptcontext.doc.RenderMaterials.GetEnumerator()
mats = filter(lambda rm: rm.Name == render_material_name, data)
if not mats:
print ("Material '{}' not found".format(render_material_name))
return False
# assign first found rendermaterial to layer
layer = scriptcontext.doc.Layers[index]
layer.RenderMaterial = mats[0]
return True
#Use this line to Call Out defined function AssignRenderMaterialToLayer once it's been added to script.
rc = AssignRenderMaterialToLayer(bbox_layer_name, "MI_bBox")
rc = AssignRenderMaterialToLayer(sol_layer_name, "MI_BaseGrey80")
)
