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?

I will try to understand more about namesets works! It sounds very interesting! In the meantime, I really hope that someone out there like a game programmer can volunteer some of their time or ideas.

Chris, just some more thoughts on entities.. entities, in your example, is a variable which points to Sketchup.active_model.active_entities. It is not a copy of Sketchup.active_model.active_entities, but think of it as a shortcut (aka pointer, or reference) to Sketchup.active_model.active_entities. If you want to copy the current Sketchup.active_model.active_entities, you can call .to_a also: ents_copy = Sketchup.active_model.active_entities.to_a Sketchup::Entities is single object, but it is a container of Sketchup::Entity objects. If you would like to know what is a Sketchup::Entity, you can see my API graph. The Ruby module Enumerable is mixed-in to Sketchup::Entities, which means Sketchup::Enities will respond to the mothods defined in Enumerable.

Thanks very much for your replies. I think, knowing that SU doesn't provide any inherent method for this kind of inference, that I can see how it might be done. I'll tinker around a bit; even if I never use it, it will be good to familiarize myself with this area of the Ruby API. Thanks again. BTW, I mentioned earlier that passing two points to lock_inference does nothing different for me than one point. Any thoughts on that, as to what two points should do?

use this http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=6708&hilit=JointPushPull with the vector extrude option

thanks guys

Ahh, the wiki! I had forgotten that the wiki was there. i was not looking in that. And thanks for the heads up on methods. I had seen someone else mention it earlier, so I use it once in a while. But I'm normally not great at just being able to see the available methods and choosing the one I need and figuring it out on my own. I generally need a bit of an example with syntax.....oh syntax. I'm getting there though, little by little. When this script is done, I'll post it and I'm pretty sure it will be a #1 seller Thanks Thom, Chris

Hi remus ! Due of query about component parameter has post in SCF , which had occured since I play in SU6, I make several component to compose/assembly for piping drawing, and I spent time to create various size of fitting , and though that may wasted time, due it why so I try to learn in deep for ruby script the reason that I attempt to spent lot of time into SU and pause my default CAD software(expensive cost of Autodesk ), I want to seek potential of SU to decision making for cost saving substitution I don't thing far as that, and there are several feature different between Pro & free version,however there are may advantage in Pro version if we need it really so I ever learned a little bit of business and know why google have SU in Pro and Free version. even I have the way to access its ability ,I don't sure that it will be enough reason that I shall purchase SU in Pro version

Rectangle tool, from Tools on surface, can do that.

Not sure what would cause that. I'll check it out as soon as I can.

could one not communicate directly with the VCB, updating the dimension from there and visee versee?

@jim said: I know it barfs when the file is encrypted. We've asked Google to fix this, but no dice yet. Ditto on Ruby access to Dimension objects.

Al from from Render Plus has been working on something called NprTools, buts there's still has some development to do, and it has not been released yet. The sketchy materials would be great for hatches etc, and I do like the look of the sketchy shadows

not that i know of. there were some youtube vids for sds, though. Theyre linked on the smustard page if you need them.

Sorry, if I'm going to debug this, I require a complete, small, failing example. I'm not going to try to reverse engineer your snippets.

Thanks for the heads up people. Wish that API wiki truly was a wiki so that info could have been added there.

Are you wanting to write a ruby script to do this or to use a ruby script to do this?