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)