I ran into that as well. My write-up from back then: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=20657 (Probably outdated and not 100% correct.) I had thought of doing a CExtension available, with some basic file, read,write,exist? methods - but I'm not that familiar with C yet.

Sure you know this, but if you're comparing distances rather than interested in the absolute distance, the fastest way will be to project a vector onto itself using scalar product. p1.dot(p1) < p2.dot(p2) Adam

@richmorin said: It turns out that the relative paths to my library JS (and probably CSS) were working under the browsers, but not under SU. !@#$%^ (Thanks, Dan!) Ok that's a common booboo, nothing too bad. There's a fix we talked about in another thread where we were brainstorming how to set up a "mini" 3Dwarehouse for Eric's SketchTHIS.net website: Re: Download to Sketchup button

@thomthom said: Thought it'd be in a collection class. Like Colors (if it had existed) It is... but the collection is inside the class, where it belongs. @thomthom said: Or Sketchup.colors - as a list of the colours SketchUp recognized. That could be implemented... but would just be a method that accessed the data structure in the Color class. Don't want to overload the parent module with too many methods.

@ webdialog votes: Yes!I have in fact been using sketchup's "UI::WebDialog.new()"frequently. The Attachment below is a webdialog that contains easy-to-access tools. Contains weld, delete complanar edges, makeface, and more.Just make sure 'ToolsInDialog.rb'(file) and 'stuff'(folder) are in "Plugins".It may have errors, but it is being checked. [image: Nyif_Capture.JPG] Tools In A Dialog

Use Sketchup.active_model.export("folderpath/file.kmz",false) Next for exporting to Google Earth ? Try UI.openURL("folderpath/file.kmz") ?

Thank you all guys

Using view.zoom(entity) - then transforming the camera's eye, target and up worked.

Success!

@adamb said: you sure, TIG? I'm certain I tried doing a html+js progress bar and found its actually run from inside the Ruby execution loop. Yes I've just done it! Sleeping will slow the changes to the displayed dialog but it won't stop it loading as it is currently set...

haha yeah I was looking at the argument ! Arguments: edge1 An Edge object to follow. I like java for having api doc clearer Ill read the description too in the future. thanks !

@unknownuser said: If you are using entities.add_face, the new face created is returned as the result. You can create the face with either lines (edges) or points. No big deal. Yes .. You're right. This morning I could get tested and worked properly in this way. Thanks

@martinrinehart said: Dan, if you know the answer, please be a little slow to post it. .. yuz callin' me Slow, cuz'n ??

My tutorial, Chapter 16 has library code to handle this. You may be able to go straight to Chapter 16 and get your work done. But as TIG points out (reincarnated as the wise old one at the fairytale SketchUCation tavern) that has its drawbacks.

Great!! Thanks my friend, this info is really improving my sketches! I appreciate your help

Updated the post. That should work. NOTE! the onChange event triggers in IE when the input looses focus - so I attached the same event handler to onClick and onKeyUp to force immediate update. But if you use the this snippet with the other example the two onClick events will override each other and only one will trigger. You'd need to attach the event instead to make both event handlers work.

@brett mcallister said: I was wondering if it was possible using ruby, to get the name of the skp file that is currently open in sketchup. assume: model = Sketchup.active_model Instance method: model.path Returns the full pathname, if the model has been saved, or an empty String if not. Instance method: model.title Returns only the SKP name (filename only MINUS the extension,) if the model has been saved, or an empty String if not.* Equivalent to: File.basename(model.path).split('.')[0] File.basename(model.path) Will return the full filename (including extension,) if the model has been saved, or an empty String if not. See also: model.modified? if model.path.empty? # model is UNSAVED if model.modified? # model may need to be SAVED else # model is a NEW unmodified SKP end else # model WAS saved at some time if model.modified? # model may need to be SAVED else # model file is sync'd with that # which is currently loaded. end end %(#4000BF)[Edited for clarity: (04 AUG 2010, 4:22 GDT) Added model reference assumption, and use of: File.basename(model.path)]

Indeed, it turns out that calling refresh_thumbnail after the call to zoom_extents and before the call to save_as clears up the problem.

You should NOT change a collection of entities you are iterating through... NO-NO= Sketchup.active_model.entities.each{|e| e.erase! if e.layer.name=='_4D_Finish_Text' || e.layer.name=='_4D_Start_Text' } YES-YES= Sketchup.active_model.entities.to_a.each{|e| e.erase! if e.layer.name=='_4D_Finish_Text' || e.layer.name=='_4D_Start_Text' } Note how the entities is made into frozen array [.to_a] before processing... To remove such items from inside all definitions use Sketchup.active_model.definitions.each{|d|d.entities.to_a.each{|e| e.erase! if e.layer.name=='_4D_Finish_Text' || e.layer.name=='_4D_Start_Text' }) EDIT: typo corrected '.to_a' added to final example

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