This is quite useful for selecting the last object extension. Could there be a variation of this that selects and zooms into the last object?

@dan rathbun said: The C API is mainly written to act upon files. There is only some limited things you can do with "live" models. Currently, the C API cannot be used to modify the active model. You can get the active edit path via: SUModelGetActivePath() ... and from it the transform via: SUInstancePathGetTransform() Thanks, Dan, for the information! I solved it in my code by having a ModelObserver, implementing onActivePathChanged, and passing it to my C-extension code. Even though you cannot modify the active model, you still need to know the edit transformation for some cases. If a user opens a model to edit, if you query the instance transformation, it will be a world-coordinate transformation instead of a transformation relative to the parent. My C code assumes transformations relative to the parent, so I must calculate that using the edit transformation. You probably already knew this, but I'm putting it here for posterity. Cheers, Thomas

@jkoll66 said: I know this post is like a thousand years old, but I was using the "extract_png.rb" from "Jim". It doesn't seem to work in SU2023. I need this to compile a catalogue of all of my components. Is there an updated version out there somewhere? I really need this. Thanks in advance! If you are doing this from within SketchUp, try something like: # SketchUp 2015 or later. def export_thumbnails(source_path = nil, dest_path = nil) # unless source_path && File.directory?(source_path) models = Sketchup.active_model.path if models.empty? models = File.join(ENV['HOME'], 'Documents') end # source_path = UI.select_directory( title; "Select Model Directory", directory; models ) return unless source_path end # unless dest_path && File.directory?(dest_path) images = Sketchup.active_model.path images = source_path if images.empty? # dest_path = UI.select_directory( title; "Select Image Output Directory", directory; images ) return unless dest_path end # Dir.glob( '*.skp', base; source_path ) do |skp| source_file = File.join(source_path, skp) image_file = skp.split('.')[0] << '.png' output_file = File.join( dest_path, image_file ) Sketchup.save_thumbnail(source_file, output_file) end # Dir loop # end ###

@areal3d said: hello, how can i get the whole path as in the pickhelper from a selected instance? You will either need to build an InstancePath as you drill down or get the Model.active_path and add the selected instance to it.

@tig said: In the very first line of your Ruby RB file add this. # encoding; UTF-8 This should ensure your own code is properly formatted. This magic comment does not ensure that the code file is saved as UTF-8 w/o BOM. This must be set in whatever code editor is being used.

@areal3d said: is there any way to controll the position of the ruby inputbox on the screen, just to put it a bit away from the center of the screen? Sorry, Stan. NO the UI.inputbox method always centers the dialog.

@icehuli said: Someone might be interested in using c# and .net stuff. I created a very simple example to write a ruby extension in c#. https://bitbucket.org/icehuli/sucsexttutorial can you guide me to run the sample code

Königsblau = Royal Blue [plain wrong!] Ruby-Konsole = Ruby Console [simply correct]

Is there any way to fix this?

Thank you very much, this is exactly what I'm looking for !

edit: found the filed for the version......upload worked thanx for helping me !!!! stan

@rossthompson said: Hi, I'm afraid not. I wasn't able to find a solution. Ross OK thanks for the reply.