@artmusicstudio said: now, i think of finding a way to iterate depending of the Z height. is there a way to say directly in the iteration routine, start with lowest elements and go up to the highest? You make an array COPY of the collection, and the sort the array using the sort() method that is mixed in from the Enumerable module. Use the entity bounds() method to get a Geom::BoundingBox, and it's min() method to get a Geom::Point3d, and use it's z() method to get Length objects for the compare expression. def z_sort(coll) coll.to_a.sort {|a,b| a.bounds.min.z <=> b.bounds.min.z } end The trick is that the Comparable module must be mixed into the final object's class, on both sides of the compare <=> operator. This will always be true for Numeric and String subclasses. At the console: Length.ancestors %(darkgreen)[>> [Length, Float, JSON::Ext::Generator::GeneratorMethods::Float, Numeric, Comparable, Object, JSON::Ext::Generator::GeneratorMethods::Object, Kernel, BasicObject]] Notice that Comparable is already mixed in ?

Thanks Dan, That is exactly what I needed!

Right, Have been playing with Teamviewer lately and you could basically collaborate on SU through that - the letdown is simply refresh rate from connection speeds - hence my comment about 1Gbps. A non-technical answer

hi jim, thank you so much. it works. again a step closer to my ruby. stan

hi tig, thanx for your explanation. too high for me at the moment ( after several trials), but i keep on learning. i solved the problem by calculation of the bottom side at 0 directly during the creation of the elements. but one day i will also understand the vertices transormation... regards stan

@tt_su said: So this only happen on OSX, not on Windows? hi TT did you get a chance to run this on your mac? and did it confirm what I state, on your setup? john

Ah! ok, then I understand it. Thanks again!

maybe google are concurrently working on a 3D app too?

Looks like you focused only on group class, and corrected the wall name syntax, and I am very grateful as it now works! Thanks Tig

Thanks a lot!

Here is the code snippets, just so if anyone is interested later This goes to JavaScript: <span class="syntaxdefault"><br /></span><span class="syntaxcomment">// Determines whether string contains another string.<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">String</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">prototype</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">contains </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> function</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">it</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">){<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    return this</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">indexOf</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">it</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">!=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">-</span><span class="syntaxdefault">1</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;<br />};<br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxcomment">// Calls a Ruby callback.<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">function callback</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">name</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> data</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">){<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    if </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(!</span><span class="syntaxdefault">data</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> data </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">''</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    window</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">location</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">href </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">'skp;'</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">+</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> name </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">+</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">'@'</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">+</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> data</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;<br />}<br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxcomment">// Open links with default browser.<br /></span><span class="syntaxkeyword">$(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">document</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">).</span><span class="syntaxdefault">on</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">'click'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">'a[href]'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> function</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(){<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    if </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">this</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">href</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">contains</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"http"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)){<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        callback</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">'open_link'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> this</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">href</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">);<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        return false</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">}<br />});<br />&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault"></span> This goes to Ruby: <span class="syntaxdefault"><br /></span><span class="syntaxkeyword">@</span><span class="syntaxdefault">dlg</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_action_callback</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">'open_link'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">){</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">|</span><span class="syntaxdefault">dlg</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> params</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">|<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">  UI</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">openURL</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">params</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />}<br />&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault"></span>

Thanks for the replies! slbaumgartner, splendid advice. It worked much smoother than I thought it would. The code is attached below. Here are some results from intersecting the two columns in the example file: Intersect from UI: 983s Outer shell (*****): 161s g0.intersect_with g1 (******): 104s Intersect face pairs: 4s () Outer shell is probably dominated by the intersect (*) In order to produce all edges for coplanar cuts two calls to intersect_with has to be made with the groups reversed. The result above is for a single call. cuttest.zip CAUL_CutTest0.3.rb

@garry k said: JQL Flip along axis is great however, if the component has an interaction like rotate to simulate a door opening then you will find that the component reverts back to it's original state (you loose the flip). What I need to do is change axes. Funny doesn't happen to me. But I don't question your need to change axis.

Hi! I am a student of electrotechnical engineering and i'm doing a project. I need a little help! How i get values from serial port to sketchyphysics?

FYI, at the console: ts = Sketchup.active_model.tools %(#004000)[#<Sketchup::Tools:0x999fd98>] ts.active_tool_name %(#004000)[PaintMatchTool] ts.active_tool_id %(#004000)[21255] On the PC using the tool id does not seem to work (whilst it does for other native tools): Sketchup.send_action( 21255 ) .. nor does a action string: Sketchup.send_action "selectPaintMatchTool:" ?

Update for Sketchup 2014 : require "Win32API.rb msg = "\000" * 36 peekMessage = Win32API.new('user32','PeekMessage' , 'PLIII', 'I') peekMessage.call( msg, 0, 0, 0, 0x0000 ) != 0

Update for Sketchup 2014 : require "Win32API.rb msg = "\000" * 36 peekMessage = Win32API.new('user32','PeekMessage' , 'PLIII', 'I') peekMessage.call( msg, 0, 0, 0, 0x0000 ) != 0

@tt_su said: Sorry about the delay in response. The API is currently missing the ability to set import options. I ensured we had a feature request for it filed. I forgot to say thankyou for this. Hope it gets sorted out.

@tt_su said: Yea, it's an annoying deviance that Sketchup::load acts like Sketchup::require. For my personal projects I got reload code for when testing RBS files where I remove the file from the $LOADED_FEATURES list. $LOADED_FEATURES - Aha! I didn't know about that. I guess you learn something ever day.

Same here on SU8. On both sides of the window. If I hold down the mousebutton near border of window(at the right side where there's no tools)and do a mousemove/nudge it starts panning right sometimes.