Change to a highlighted layer

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Not sure whether this is possible, but is is there a way in python to change the selected object(s) to a highlighted layer -not an active layer?!

Thanks!

Posting what I have so far:
test.py (459 Bytes)

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Please help?!

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Hi @John_Kunst,

If you have Rhino 8, you can just poke this button:

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If you have Rhino 7, then this script should work.

import Rhino
import scriptcontext as sc

def ChangeToSelectedLayer():
    selected_objects = list(sc.doc.Objects.GetSelectedObjects(False, False))
    if not selected_objects or 0 == len(selected_objects):
        print("No objects selected")
        return
    
    rc, selected_layers = sc.doc.Layers.GetSelected()
    if not selected_layers or 1 != selected_layers.Count:
        print("One layer must be selected")
        return
        
    layer_index = selected_layers[0]
    for obj in selected_objects:
        attributes = obj.Attributes.Duplicate()
        attributes.LayerIndex = layer_index
        sc.doc.Objects.ModifyAttributes(obj.Id, attributes, False)
    sc.doc.Views.Redraw()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    ChangeToSelectedLayer()

– Dale

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Thank you, I’ll give this a try!

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Actually, I thought about one more thing: would it be too complicated to check the currently selected layer for a child layer name ‘TEST’ and move the object to that layer? Personally I’m not at all sure how one would check a layer hierarchy through python. :slight_smile:

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Hi @John_Kunst,

Any reason you don’t just select the TEST layer?

– Dale

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It’s simply because I have files with thousands or 10s of thousands of objects, that I sometimes have to manually optimize. If I have 100 layers, and inside those I have between 10-30 layers with each having a ‘TEST’ sublayer the amount of mouse travel will quickly add up. Also the layer panel will get longer and longer… If I could keep layers collapsed, I prefer it.