Order objects in scene tab (drag & drop?)

svArtist

This has to be a question that people asked before already, but I can't find it right now in the forum (search isn't exactly the best, with no advanced options :( )

How do I change the order of individual objects in the scene tab? (yes, set to "do not sort")

When I drag siblings (same level), I can see a guide, looking promising... but when I let go, nothing changes.
The objects I want to move up in the list (not in a hirarchical sense, just the display order. No parenting) are regular, independent objects (lights, cameras, geometry), not bones (I know there is a "Lock Bone Order" switch for bones)

Modifier keys do nothing.

Parenting works.

Not sure what the "Reorder" commands are, but they also don't do a thing...

Using the Public Beta Build 4.9.3.166

Richard Haseltine

Manual reordering is not supported - it's alphabetical or by the sequence in which they were added. Changing their labels and sorting by those or using groups are the main options.

svArtist

Richard Haseltine said:

Manual reordering is not supported - it's alphabetical or by the sequence in which they were added. Changing their labels and sorting by those or using groups are the main options.

O.o Wow... I did not think there was actually no way to reorder...
I was hoping I was just being stupid, imperceptive or selectively blind.

That's another one of those unexpected weirdly missing functionalities

Thanks for your reply, have a nice day!

svArtist

Alright, this has to change! :)
I wrote a script that can help you order your objects in the scene navigation view pane:
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/226196/change-object-order-in-scene-view

Feedback, questions, etc are welcome :)

algovincian

I often accomplish this by deleting, and then un-doing the delete (which puts it at the bottom of the list). Not ideal, but it works.

- Greg

aprendendo

svArtist said:

Alright, this has to change! :)
I wrote a script that can help you order your objects in the scene navigation view pane:
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/226196/change-object-order-in-scene-view

Feedback, questions, etc are welcome :)

Great it works just fine, thanks.

gitika1

algovincian said:

I often accomplish this by deleting, and then un-doing the delete (which puts it at the bottom of the list). Not ideal, but it works.

- Greg

Thanks for the tip.  I am going to check his script also.

jonathanlivingston

Many thanks: I really needed this!

jjmainor

You could also add a number to the beginning of each item's name according to how you want them sorted...

chad.demoss

Well this is beyond dumb. not being able to drag layers around? I made a group which helps but within that group i still want to move stuff up or down and I aslo want to move one group above or below another group.

cridgit

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