Shift layer using Alias or Keyboard Shortcut

Rhino
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Is there a way to do this? For example:
Alias: NextLayer
Macro: "layer below becomes current layer
Alias: PrevLayer
Macro *layer above become current layer

Thanks,
Paul

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Hi Paul,

AFAIK it is not possible with macros, but the below script should do what you described.

Save it in some permanent location on your HD, then drag-and-drop into any Rhino viewport.
The _NextLayer and _PrevLayer commands/aliases should become available. Please note that if your next layer is a child of a parent layer that is not expanded, the script will automatically expand the parent layer.

PrevNextLayer.rvb (1.9 KB)

hth,

–jarek

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Hi Jarek,

Thanks for this script! This is exactly what I wanted, but one thing I’ve noticed is that it has a lot of difficulty with parents and children. When I have a file with nested layers, the command seems to jump around the layer structure, seemingly randomly, and may skip layers altogether.

Best,
Paul

4

Hi Paul,

I tested it only on simple nested layers… Would you be able to share a file you have problems with? You could delete objects from it as long as the layer structure is kept. I can see what the problem is.

Best,

–jarek

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Sure, so here’s my layer default layer structure. The area I was having trouble with was moving back and forth in the “Linetype” section
ComplexLayers.3dm (175.6 KB)

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Thanks. I found the problem.
Please try this one:
PrevNextLayer.rvb (2.8 KB)

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Works perfectly, thanks!!