Thanks Whaat, it seems to works here too, even with a single element array. Fingers crossed !

Thanks for looking into this. I think my basic problem is basically just a lack of geometry tools in SU. I'm sure SU8 won't have this problem

@jim said: There is no API method to access the Axes in SketchUp. In other words, we can't change the Axes from Ruby. What about moving and rotating the entities inside a group/component and at the same time moving and rotating the group/component to counter, effectivly changing the axis?

Here is a complete Eclipse prepared for Ruby http://www.easyeclipse.org/site/distributions/ruby-rails.html i believe, this is what you want!

@unknownuser said: Hey!! You said @unknownuser said: But I want to apply it to the selection, not the entire model. so I answered how to do it from the current selection. Kids these days... sheez. I think I wasn't clear in my post. @unknownuser said: Immediately preceeding the .transform_entities needs to be sketchup.model_active and not model.selection I was correcting my own poor logic, not anything you wrote. Your code worked perfectly and was tailored to what I asked for. Thanks for your help, and the help of everyone else on here! I'm serisouly not used to coming on to the SketchUp forum and asking for help with stuff that I know is beginner stuff. SketchUp I understand. Ruby is sort of kicking my tail, but I'm optimistic. So I'm desperately trying to balance asking for help and not wearing out my welcome So a big thanks again to everyone who helps us wannabe Ruby programmers. Chris

Well DUH! (Is it obvious I haven't worked with section planes much? :`) Guess I should have posted this in the Newbie Forum...can you move it Gai? Oh yeah: thank you for the quick response, I'll use this on a new rendering idea before the day's out!

@unknownuser said: One of the great strengths of the SCF is its open nature. .... I'm sure that the rising ruby stars of the future look at code written by the developers that regularly contribute to this forum and learn a great deal. This has to be encouraged as this will help both SketchUp and SCF in the longer term. ............. Any lockdown / closing off of the rubies is a bad idea as it closes off this pool of collective knowledge. .............. Charging $100 and Receiving $100 are 2 different things. I would bet that most Portugese speakers who are using SketchUp have at least a rough smattering of English / are smart enough and will be able to figure out how to use most scripts eventually - so why would they pay $100 ??? ......... Just my thoughts Howard L' Yes ! it 's right , I know sketchup and learning in SU ruby well in here ,from local web portal in my country ,which sketchup is just introduce in my country. Do believe that I search here on first line of my-local google search ?, and even my enlish is still not good enough , but I believe that I am smart enough to find this warmed place here

This is exactly the info I needed. Thanks guys! CB.

I find this thread of interest as well. I was very puzzled when I wanted to access some style information.

Hi All Just a small trial using Morisdov's proper animation plugin and Jim's flasher plugin. I notice the flashing face only supports flicker when entire ( no separate items painted with the same color) MALAISE flashbox.swf

There is an option when you import dwg files to "delete coplanar edges" or something like that. Just use that. It works good, Chris

I can tell you that turning off NightSky will turn off the sky in SketchUp, rather than restore the setting prior to using NightSky. I will look into changing that. As for the dialog box problem, all I can think of is that there must be a security issue with your browser settings, because the html is about as basic as it gets.

Implementing a tool is as simple as creating a class an implementing the methods. Look at the linetool.rb in examples class LineTool def initialize ... end def activate ... end etc... def onLButtonDown(flags, x, y, view) ... end ... end As for why the observer method is returning odd values... no idea, I'll have to try it. EDIT: I implemented a test observer and it works fine. class MyTestObserver < Sketchup;;ToolsObserver def onActiveToolChanged(tools, name, toolid) puts tools.to_s + " " + name.to_s + " " + toolid.to_s end def onToolStateChanged(tools, name, toolid, xxx) puts tools.to_s + " " + name.to_s + " " + toolid.to_s + " " + xxx.to_s end end It ouput "#Sketchup::Tools:0x5c1b690 CircleTool 21096" to the ruby console. You'll notice there is a fourth parameter for onToolStateChanged. The API is wrong; it doesn't list that parameter but without it there will be an error.

http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=16189 just 8 threads

Thanks Scott. I think I'll put forward a request for a built-in lookup method in SU. So that each ruby doesn't have to build their own hash every time.

Hello Todd Yes to both. Did some searching couldn’t find anything on selecting groups/component for displaying hidden geometry. Thank you for your very quick reply. Ken

You can project images on volume, surfaces with Plug UV Tool by Whaat Spherical or Cylindrical You can curve a volume by FFD plugin by CPhillips but this volume must be divided before on the directions of the curvatures! (you can make the box of deformation with any "little cross x,y,z" you want) The divide of a volume can be made by Zorro2 a crazzy plug by Whaat who permit to draw a line in the space for "cut" the volume ; [image: attachment.php?attachmentid=45696&stc=1&d=1224438362] [image: vBVm_cyl.jpg] [image: E27q_curv.jpg]

Ok. thanks!

@thomthom said: Hi Howie. The thing is though, it's for a script I'm making, so I would need to work this out in Ruby. Thanks though. Under ruby control, you could do a start_operation, explode the component, take your measurements, then commit_operation, then undo. CB.

That is an option. It would be ok to have two versions. One free with a time limit as it is now, and one commercial without restrictions?