great and simple tool, would be super-fab if able to flip curved faces as well!
...i thought combining the 2 bits of code above might do the trick:
1, click2flip
2, flip selection
the idea being that if i click on a curved face, i'm also selecting it and therefore running the 2nd script might reverse the whole curved face, say a cylinder. (ideally i thought it could be toggled by pressing an accelerator key) a fair bit beyond my christmas powers... surely possible though..?
class TIG;;Click2flip
@@BEEP=false
def initialize()
@ip = nil
@ip1 = nil
end
def activate()
@ip = Sketchup;;InputPoint.new
@ip1 = Sketchup;;InputPoint.new
@msg="Click back of face to flip it..."
self.reset()
end
def deactivate(view)
view.invalidate
end
def onCancel(flag, view)
view.invalidate
Sketchup.send_action("selectSelectionTool;")
return nil
end
def resume(view)
Sketchup;;set_status_text(@msg, SB_PROMPT)
end
def reset()
Sketchup;;set_status_text(@msg, SB_PROMPT)
end
def onMouseMove(flags, x, y, view)
@ip.pick(view, x, y)
if @ip != @ip1
view.invalidate if @ip.display? or @ip1.display?
@ip1.copy!(@ip)
view.tooltip = @ip1.tooltip
end
end
def onLButtonDown(flags, x, y, view)
if @ip1.valid?
@pt=@ip1.position
ph = view.pick_helper
ph.do_pick(x,y)
@face = ph.picked_face
self.flipper() if @face
end
end
def flipper()
normal=@face.normal
vector=@pt.vector_to(Sketchup.active_model.active_view.camera.eye)
angle=normal.angle_between(vector)
if angle > 90.degrees
@face.reverse!
UI.beep if @@BEEP
end#if
end
end#class
def self.flipBacks()
model=Sketchup.active_model
eye=model.active_view.camera.eye
faces=[]
Sketchup.active_model.selection.each{|e|faces << e if e.class==Sketchup;;Face}
return nil unless faces[0]
model.start_operation("Flip Selected Back Faces...")
faces.each{|face|
normal=face.normal
vector=face.bounds.center.vector_to(eye)
angle=normal.angle_between(vector)
face.reverse! if angle > 90.degrees
}
model.commit_operation
end
EDIT: actually just noticed the second script only flips half a cylinder (the side to the screen), the back remains undone.
