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Posted by shlomo_swidler at Sep 9, 2025, 6:14:52 PM

YAUP: Level Tags Manager
So many levels, so many different combinations... my project became too complicated to keep individually switching level visibility. I needed combinations of levels and a way to easily show/hide multiple combinations of levels.

So I developed the Level Tags Manager. It adds tags to levels, and the ability to show/hide levels based on tags.

Version 1.0.5 on GItHub

Practical Use Cases

Organizing by Function

Tag levels by their purpose:

residential - Living spaces
commercial - Business areas
mechanical - Utility areas
storage - Storage spaces

Organizing by Access Level

Tag levels by who can access them:

public - Open to everyone
private - Restricted access
staff-only - Employee areas
executive - Management areas

Project Phases

Tag levels by construction or design phase:

phase-1, phase-2, phase-3
existing, proposed, future
demo, new-construction

Tips and Best Practices

Tag Naming

Use descriptive, consistent names
Avoid spaces if possible (use hyphens or underscores)
Consider using a naming convention like category-value
Keep tag names short but meaningful

Organization Strategies

Create a tag hierarchy: building-north, building-south
Use status tags: complete, in-progress, planned
Combine functional and spatial tags: residential-tower-a

Workflow Integration

Tag levels as you create them
Use bulk operations to focus on specific areas during design
Hide irrelevant levels to reduce visual complexity
Show only relevant levels when presenting to clients

(Thanks to @dorin for suggesting I post here)

Posted by dorin at Sep 11, 2025, 10:31:36 AM

Re: YAUP: Level Tags Manager
Welcome aboard!
This is not Yet Another Useless Plugin.
It is very useful, but (of course) could be improved.
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A computer program does what you tell it to do, not what you want it to do. Murphy's Law
When all else fails, read the instructions. Murphy's Law
If you don't like "AS IS", DIY. Dorin's law

Posted by jan_ at Sep 16, 2025, 1:31:26 PM

Re: YAUP: Level Tags Manager
Thank you very much for this plugin!
It improves the workflow tremendously.

I have a question:
Would it be possible to hide tabs for levels that are set as not visible? So that only tabs for visible levels would be displayed. Currently, the tabs for hidden levels are just greyed out. I think it would make the navigation even easier if they disappeared from the screen entirely once they are marked as not visible and appear only when marked as visible. Would that even be possible to achieve with a plugin?

Posted by shlomo_swidler at Sep 21, 2025, 8:17:23 AM

Re: YAUP: Level Tags Manager
Unfortunately it's not possible to completely hide the tab of hidden levels using a Plug-In.

Posted by shlomo_swidler at Sep 21, 2025, 8:19:23 AM

Re: YAUP: Level Tags Manager
By the way, version 1.0.6 has been released with these improvements:

Added
* Add *Show Only These* button
* Add French localization (credit: Olivier Oudin)

Posted by shlomo_swidler at Sep 21, 2025, 6:18:30 PM

Re: YAUP: Level Tags Manager
And the latest version (1.0.7) has some minor fixes:

Changed
* Relocate *Show Only These* button - now in a row by itself
* Fix status bar version number display - now read from Application.properties

Posted by shlomo_swidler at Sep 21, 2025, 6:50:37 PM

Re: YAUP: Level Tags Manager
Sorry, the link in that post was incorrect:
https://github.com/shlomoswidler/sh3d-level-tags-plugin/releases/latest

That will always have the latest release.

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