I'd also support any serious attempt to improve UV mapping in SU. Thom, you know I love your UV Toolkit (that's also why I made that tutorial with it) but certainly some "more freedom" with UV mapping would really come handy. NewOne's idea is great - not that I could tell how easy it would be to implement it. Maybe indeed you need to break that big face into pieces first, make every texture bit unique, bend the shape as wanted (or whatever) and finally somehow combine them as UV mapped? Certainly (with a surface bending in all 3 dimensions like above) it would also need to involve some texture projection and such so I can imagine it is not that easy.

worked some time ago on a model2xml and it worked pretty well by extending each class with a to_xml so it was quickly implemented. this can be implemented in the same manner but as thomthom it is not possible to have a 100% dump and then reimport it back to SketchUp and have the same model

Hi Voljanko, SU has a basic ruby installation that comes with it. I think it was 1.8 or something. But it is missing a lot of things. I don't know if anyone has a complete (or partial) list of exactly what has been excluded. But you can include ruby files from a regular Ruby installation in your plugins. You just need to figure out what files you need, then include them with your plugin and require them in your plugins. Then you can use the methods and classes they provide. Chris

I believe that it is not set up yet for the authors to be able to edit their info unfortunately. Hopefully in time that will get up and running. Chris

@thomthom said: "Thingymajiggy" Would that work better in Norwegian? Seriously, Ruby is good because "plugin" and "Google SketchUp plugin" are synonyms here, but not out in the big world outside this forum.

@al hart said: We wound up using base64 encoding. Great minds... Ruby had issues until I switched from chars 32-95 to 48-111.

I've used my SelectionMemory script to do the opposite - select edges outside the space I was in. Specifically, I would group a profile shape, select and "memorize" the edges to be used for FollowMe, then go inside the profile's group and "recall" the edges, then start the FollowMe tool and click on the profile face. It prevents the extruded shape from reacting to the edges of the path - very handy in some cases.

@artofseeing said: got it1 it was my error writing "15,4" instead of "15.4" into the value German decimal points 1,2 == 1.2 !!!

wow. how you guys write these rubies is beyond me completely. am always in awe of your skills! thanks for replies

@thomthom said: Seen Fredo's thread on Mac Webdialogs? http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=13394 Thanks, yes. That was in the first link. The second link was what I did about it.

okay- SU was hanging for some other reason; removing date.rb from the Tools folder has made the dialog box go away. who knows what else will be affected, but at least all is well right now. Thanks for the input.

Yep! Thanks Massimo, that was lightning fast feedback! cheers Andre

Here is a brief explanation on how it is done. I separated it as 3 different jpeg exports. Shading, shadow, and sketchy edges. All you have to do is save a scene so your camera stays locked. Then start exporting jpegs with different styles. Shading = Shaded style edges off (White material). Shadows = Hidden line edges on (white edges). Edges = Any Sketchy edge style you prefer. In photoshop run some filters on the shading and shadow passes. I used alien skin snap art which isn't free but you can use a combination of native photoshop filters with similar results. Then set those 2 layers to multiply and adjust the opacity to your liking. I attached an example of the process. Pardon the crappy model I used as an example. [image: http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/2653/sketchyshadowresponse.jpg] If you have any questions please feel free to pm me.

Organizer 1.4 is now available. To update to Organizer 1.4, you have three possible options: Use the download link you previously received when you purchased your license. If you don't have it, then Use the "MySmustard" button on the free Smustard Toolbar. Register using the email address provided when you purchased your license. If you don't have that account, or if you just don't want to install the Smustard Toolbar (which also gives you access to relevant upgrade offers), then Email me and I'll hunt down your information. If too many need/choose this option, my response may be delayed, and I may need to come up with an alternative method.

Excellent. There's already a script out there that does this, but it does not work very well for me. Specifically, it often selects a vertex behind the one I want, and then gives an incorrect angle. It would be much better if you could restrict it to act only in a given plane, like the native protractor tool. The existing script by Didier Bur is called dim_angle.rb, and can be found here: http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/Ruby/em_arc_page.htm

@tig said: or Matt666's PointTool.rb - here http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=95648#p95648 thank you, TIG, this is the one!

There is a plugin ,driving dimensions ,maybe its a start towards what you are looking for. http://drivingdimensions.com/SketchUp/faq.php Bep

@tig said: Try this... http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=183609#p183609 Thanks a billion!

PS see also: This topic. This clip cg

@xrok1 said: Maybe if you change the name you'll get more response. hmmm... what about Outganizer Yes thanks I'm open to all suggestions. Perhaps a name that captures the idea of nesting sets of scenes and components as shown in this "Reform" part of the machine? Don't think Outganiser does that really. [image: Preview reform version 2.png]