Hi Burchard Thx for the heads up on xnview in SU Very slick and a great idea. dtr

Nothing up my sleeve. But sounds like it would be fun to write (if I didn't already have 1 billion things on my to-do list) Todd

As I said in the heading of my topic - 'I'm getting there' I also said - 'but need some help.' and you have certainly given me that. My problem is that I have no experience of programming/scripting, and I am short of time in developing a major project (the scripts for SU are only a part of the project) and have limited time to 'study' something new, particularly something as involved as Ruby - but I will persevere as time allows. Thanks again for you patience and assistance so far - it has helped no end.

is there any chance of anyone ever knocking this up, or will i have to wait untill i can program ruby (never)?

For switching on and off things you can create a togglebutton with Sketchup-Ruby (also possible for menu items). Doubleclickable buttons are not the common way (usability aspects). Please do not confuse the users azuby

That's it. Thanks Alz and Jim.

To be honest SU 6 is terrible. Its glitchy and MUCH slower! the list goes on but don't get me started We did purchase 20+ copies of SU6 Pro and are unfortunately in the process of implementing it. There were many things in version 5 that needed to be fixed and were ignored, instead we get styles and a million more bugs. hopefully it gets better.

Thank you, Fred06. This will help me out when I have to place reference points at equi-distances along a path or simplifying existing curves.

You have a line near the end of your code: if Sketchup.active_model.rendering_options["EdgeColorMode"] Since that will always return true (non-nil), then it always evaluates the first conditional. That's why it doesn't ever toggle.

Is this regarding the PathCopy script from Smustard? If so, I suspect that you have scaled the items you are trying to copy. If it's a component instance, PathCopy uses the definition and inserts new instances along the path. This would explain the change in scale. Also, the script uses the component axes for the initial placement along the path. So, you may need to redefine your component's axes, or inside the component rotate the geometry at the component's origin. There are a few issues that I have on my list to update for PathCopy, but time is short...

It should have. The feeds are supposed to be automagic - I load a new script - and the feeds feed. That's my understanding of it. Stay tuned for "Unhide Manager" Todd

Try something like (bmaxz+$startcoord).to_cm - SUp uses the 'inch' as its units and that's what the bmax returns - if you want it to return dims in other units try things like .to_cm ...

Thanks Jim

Hi Thanks for that solution, I've tried it and it works a treat. Its a bit hackish but it works so it'll do. Thanks again.

Possible or not

GDI+ is pretty powerful. It's the foundation for a LOT (if not all) of Microsoft's 2D (and maybe 3D) engines. If you want me to take at look at it, I can, but no promises that I'll have the level of skill and the turnaround capability you are looking for. (I'm a C++ kinda guy - not C#) Todd

Tig - you are a star. I could not figure out why one or two scripts ran in the console and others did not. it seems that by coincidence the 'def name' was the same as the script name for the couple that worked. Now I understand it from your explanation, it all makes sense. I have a couple of other questions, but I will put them in new topics rather than take up more of your time here (although if your posting history is anything to go by you will probably chip in there too )

TIG, Thanks for adjusting your script so quickly - after a quick test it seems to work fine. ... Idea for a possible future enhancement (V1.3) ??? ... May need a dialog box with a check box / dropdown choice for users - incorporate unhide_all.rb Currently V1.2 of the script moves all hidden objects to Layer HIDN - and they remain as Hidden objects. If you run the script unhide_all.rb (Thank you Rick Wilson) - all previously Hidden objects are now visible. To hide them again, users can simply turn the Layer HIDN off - very useful. Gives users more control over their hidden / revealed geometry. ... You could give users the option to keep hidden objects as hidden objects or to unhide them when they run the hidden2layer script. ... Thanks once again for V 1.2 - hugely appreciated. Regards Howard Leslie

I have been reviweing the posts on this site and wanted to ask you a few questions: I am trying to provide a graphical "report" to a customer in lieu of the traditional 3-ring binder. I want to provide a secure web-link or CD to my customer that will allow them to view their facility, hyperlink to floorplans, piping plans, and other non-graphical documents. I feel this would be more usefull and , hopefully, allow them to continually update the information. Is SketchUp the right program for this? Thanks for your time.

Rick Thanks for the reply. I started to question my sanity, but decided to follow the hierarchy of my files back to be sure they were placed correctly. As it turns out I had an older version 5 file that I had been dumping everything into, so when I located the newer SketchUp 6 file and put it in, rebooted and bingo the Kerykythea menus are in place. The plugin menu (next to window in the main menu) I found by going into the SketchUp/ Preferences/Extensions, and clicking in the Ruby Scripts Examples checkbox. I hope this may help someone else in the future, otherwise all my stupidity was for nothing. Thanks again Rick and TIG for taking the time. Dale