@thomthom said in [Plugin] Selection Toys:
Plugin renamed! Please remove old version 1.x before installing version 2.x!
Overview
Set of commands to manipulate selection.
Compatible
Sketchup 6+ (Older versions untested)
Windows* and Mac
Requires
Windows requires Internet Explorer 7 or newer for the UI Manager window to function.
New in version 2
Many many bugs brutally squashed. Accuracy improved. Selection speed improved. A spanking new toolbar with a stupid amount of icons. (Don't worry - it will have to be enabled first!) And last but not least: a UI Manager.
New in version 2.1
Command Cheat Sheet
New in version 2.2
Select Quad-Face loop now accept multiple start-edges
Added Selection filters for Border Edges
Added Selection filters for Selection Border
Fixed Select Instances by Layer bug
Updated some method names to reflect changes in TT_Lib 1.2
Toolbar
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Customize the amount of buttons you want from the UI manager.
Have no fear! You must enable it from Tools->Selection Toys->Enable Toolbar before it appears under View->Toolbars->Selection Toys.
This is to avoid the possibility of the dreaded toolbar mayhem that might occur when you add a new toolbar. So if you never want to use this plugin's toolbar you don't have to worry about it causing problems.
However, if you do enable it, be aware you might suffer toolbar madness - there is nothing I can do about that. I warned yee!
Tools:
Select Edge Loops — (1.14.0)
Access: Tools -> Selection Toys -> Select Edge Loop
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This select tool will pick out the loops of a face. Using the normal Select modifier keys you can add/remove/toggle their selection. Loops are either the bounding edges of a face or a hole in a face.
Components:
Select Instances - Selects all the instances of the selected component.
(Works just like Rick W.'s Instances script)
Select Active Components - Selects all the instances in the current work space. Excludes everything that's nested inside other components etc.
(Works just like 'Select Instances' when you right click an component from the component browser.)
Select Active from same Layer - Selects all the instances in the current work space of the selected component which is on the same layer.
Select All from same Layer - Selects all the instances of the selected component which is on the same layer.
Dynamic Components:
Same methods as for Components, except that it allows you to select by DC family type. Commands located under 'DC Instances' submenu.
Groups
When you make a copy of a group without modifying it SketchUp keeps a track of each these group items that's similar. You can see the Entity Info give you a number of how many copies there are.
(Commands are located under the submenu 'Copies')
Same selection methods as for Components.
Convert into Components - Converts all the group copies into components. Transformation and materials will be transferred.
Useful for when you have a model where groups where used instead of components.
Edges
[i:2sg303xcSelect Quad-face Loop[/i:2sg303xc]] - Select one edge and the connected faces and lines going in either direction from that edge will be selected as long as the faces have four edges. More or less than four edges and the selecting stops at that point.
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Faces
[i:2sg303xcSelect Connected Perpendicular Faces[/i:2sg303xc]]
[i:2sg303xcSelect Connected Parallel Faces[/i:2sg303xc]]
[i:2sg303xcSelect Connected Coplanar Faces[/i:2sg303xc]]
[i:2sg303xcConnected Faces by Angle[/i:2sg303xc]]
[i:2sg303xcConnected Faces by Area[/i:2sg303xc]]
[i:2sg303xcSelect Perpendicular Faces[/i:2sg303xc]]
[i:2sg303xcSelect Faces in Same Direction[/i:2sg303xc]]
[i:2sg303xcSelect Parallel Faces[/i:2sg303xc]]
[i:2sg303xcSelect Opposite Face[/i:2sg303xc]]
[i:2sg303xcSelect Faces by Area[/i:2sg303xc]]
Edges/Faces
[i:2sg303xcSelect Connected By Material[/i:2sg303xc]]
[i:2sg303xcSelect Connected By Back Material[/i:2sg303xc]]
[i:2sg303xcSelect Connected By Layer[/i:2sg303xc]]
Entities
[i:2sg303xcAll on Selected Layers[/i:2sg303xc]] - Select all the entities in the model that are on the same layer as the selected entities.
[i:2sg303xcActive on Selected Layers[/i:2sg303xc]] - Select all the entities in the active context that are on the same layer as the selected entities.
Selection Modifier
[i:2sg303xcSelection Submenu[/i:2sg303xc]] - Currently there's two kinds of modifiers. One filters out the type of entity you want. The other deselects the entity you specify.
You can filter/deselect these kind of entities: %(#FF8000)i:2sg303xc]Edges, Faces, Groups, Components, Guides, Construction Points, Text, Images, Section Planes, Curves, Arcs, Circles, Polygons, nGons, 3D Polylines, Linear Dimension, Radial Dimension, Front Default Material, Back Default Material, Hidden, Soft, Smooth[/i:2sg303xc
Other filtering options are filtering entities with default materials, by their layers.
Tip: Assign keyboard shortcuts for these commands for quick selection modification. For instance; Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+9 for the filters and Shift+1 to Shift+9 for the deselectors. Very handy.
Known Issues:
Ghost selections appear when selecting all groups/instances and some of them are nested inside other groups or components. [i:2sg303xc](Fixed in Sketchup 7.1.)[/i:2sg303xc]
Convert Groups to Components doesn't transfer glued_to and attributes.
Guide: How to install RBZ Files
http://sketchucation.com/plugin/738-tt_selection_toys
UI Manager
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The UI Manager let you add and remove menu and toolbar items. So if there's features you never use you can hide them forever! Check / Uncheck to add or remove - items marked green will be added next time Sketchup starts, items marked red will be removed.
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Hello ThomThom,
I would like to report a possible compatibility issue with the Selection Toys plugin when using SketchUp 2026.
After updating to SketchUp 2026, Selection Toys no longer behaves as expected. In my case (and according to other user reports), the plugin causes problems related to the interface and toolbars, such as tools not appearing correctly or toolbar customization not working properly. When Selection Toys is disabled or removed, SketchUp 2026 appears to function normally again.
This issue seems to be related to changes introduced in SketchUp 2026 rather than a specific workflow error, as the plugin works correctly in previous versions.
I wanted to bring this to your attention in case it helps with investigation or future updates.
Thank you very much for your work and for maintaining such an essential extension for the SketchUp community.
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