Origami Digital, LLC - Documentation

OD Layer Panel Pro is a replacement for the Layer panel in Lightwave Modeler, getting rid of many shortcomings of the native panel.

Options:

• <>: Switches Background & Foreground Layers
• RecylcleIcon: Refreshes panel and syncs it to Modeler when needed
• Clipboard: Sorts alphabetically, otherwise by Layer number
• Up-DownArrow: Toggles ascending or descending sorting
• G: Shows only the layers that are in the selected layerset
• ?: Shows helpful information on every option

• Search: Lets you filter which layers to view (BG/FG independent). The X clears the search field, and A selects all layers.
• +: Adds a new layer
• -: Removes a layer
• D: Duplicates a layer
• R: Renames layer with options for replacing/trimming/prefix/postfix on multiple layers
• Rs: Simple rename, just asks you for a new name on a single layer
• I: Inverts the selection
• O: Center Pivot. If multiple layers are selected, all layers will get their pivots centered
• X: Cut a layers geometry and remember the layer name
• C: Cut a layers geometry and remember the layer name
• P: Paste cut or copied geometry into a layer and name it based on the original layer (if the geo was cut/copied via X or C)
• UpArrow: Moves the Layer UP
• DownArrow: Moves the Layer Down
• M: Moves selected objects into a new Object
• Eye: Defines the visibility of a Layer

• LayerSets: Defines groups of layer selections that can be saved externally or with the object
• +: Adds a new layer set based on the selection of the layers
• U: Updates the selected layerset with the selection of the layers
• -: Removes a layerset
• E: Saves the layersets to an external file that can later be reloaded
• DiskIcon: Saves the layersets with the object
• FileIcon: Restores the layersets

Limitations:

• It is currently not possible to show/change parenting in the Layerpanel
• It is currently not possible to show multiple objects at the same time.

Here's a how-to video showing OD Layer Panel Pro in action.