Layer switch

[encephalon]

could this script you posted here be adapted on the fly to change the layer?
opening the script and changing the names quickly in an editor would sure also help if that script would work as a basis.

Changing layer, layer name in command?

Is there a way to specify what layer an object goes to in a single command? I want to make it so pressing CTRL+H sends the object to a layer called hidden (which visibility is left off until needed obviously) instead of using Rhino’s hide system. Almost everything I’m working on is getting linked into a parent file via blocks and hidden objects show that way. It becomes a real nuisance when I hide something, then render the parent file and hidden objects show up in the final render… …

ChangeObjsToHiddenLayer.py (361 Bytes)