So you want an "assign last used layer to selection" tool...

The problem is how do you find what the last layer that was assigned...
If the tool itself has assigned a layer then it's an easy set/get, but if you use the native tools or another script then how do we know ? Even a layers-observer would be ineffective as that spots changes to layers, we need to watch entities.
An entities-observer that spots changes to each and every entity in the model... and looks to see if their layer has altered, and if so it takes that as the last-assigned layer... might do it, but it seems very cumbersome...
Perhaps a tool in two parts, one to assign a layer [and remember it] and the other to apply that remembered layer to other selected objects...
Sometimes a simple sounding idea is far more complex and convoluted that you at first imagine... 😒

http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=DM_ProfileBuilderFree_v.1.1.0 ???

thank you very much

Hello Dtrarch,

First and foremost I would like to thank Pilou for his help. Like a beacon in the darkness, he just highlights a problem with our website.

The problem is now fixed, you can re-download the trial version and send us mails.

Best regards,
SimFonIA team,

Thanks for all the help. It is working now.

👍 😍

Great! Thanks! I think i had seen this before - and i think had already installed it... not sure why i lost it, maybe because it is hidden in the edit menu. Now i have assigned a shortcut and it works great! Thanks again.

And Thank You very much thomthom for another great plugin!!! 😎

Where to download OldHouse.zim?

@mustafashredder said:

@TIG

Could you please post a download link to the .rbz file for your script. I cant load .rb file and it wont show up in sketchup when I copy the .rb file to the directory.
This thread is superseded by a new one - linked in the first post.
That in turn had the v1.2 .rb - but it is now linked to the RBZ at the PluginStore entry http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=175613#p175613

Please learn to use the search at the PluginStore page... e.g.
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?listtype=1%26amp;author=0%26amp;category=0%26amp;search=triangulate%26amp;submit=%3F

However, if you are having trouble manually adding a .rb, then loading it you might have inadequate permissions to add files to your Plugins folder... which might also affect the AutoInstall of RBZ content...
Fix these in Properties > Security > Edit... giving every entry in the list FULL read/write permissions...

Peterbacot !

I updated the plugin

http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=505840#p505840
[mod=:mjnka2at]I added the correct link - taken from the small tag below the title of the first-page.
TIG[/mod:mjnka2at]

11 points instead of 6
in a horizontal plane only
but following any direction
J FOLTZ's inputbox.rb is included in the folder.

@newone said:

Uff, "soon" didn't meant after 2-3 weeks. 💚 Sorry for that. I'm still working on it. Unfortunately I have little time to work on it. But it will! Live your life in that time.
Since now I re-made id from scratch for three times. And the hard part is that I'm learning programming in this time, because I don't have any experience.

So, sorry again. This thread was intended to collect some ideas that will help to guide this plugin in right direction.

Hi NewOne,

It has been a while since 2009. How are things going with Skabinet?

After many setbacks we will release v2.5 next week.

The reason for the delay is that w added the ability to bulk update plugins...

[screenr:owkm4dx2]BWsN[/screenr:owkm4dx2]

...so no more click, click, click 👍

Other goodies reside within but they're been kept quiet until release 😉

And you should also check "Make fur" plugin!

@tig said:

If you activate the Preferences > Extension > 'Ruby Script Examples' you get a right-click context-menu item "Point at Center"... but only IF you have an Arc/Circle already selected.
The advantage of using one of the other 'arc_center_point' tools is that activating 'Examples' also loads several other tools you might never need...

Attached a stripped down version of only the "Point at Arc/Center" context menu command derived from the Ruby script examples of SU8 and condensed to one file.

Thus the function cannot be disabled/enabled via the "Preferences > Extensions" dialog, just drop to the "\Plugins" sub-folder, restart SU and you're gone.

If someone of the Ruby programming gurus here likes to enhance for the configuration via the extensions dialog, just go ahead.

[Update 12.05.14]Converted to an extension which now can be enabled/disabled via the Extensions dialog and saved in RBZ-Format sothat installation can be done via the Extensions dialog too.[/Update]

hth,
Norbert

RBZ archive

@tt_su said:

@glro said:

i didn't find this information in
http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/developer/docs/methods.php
nor
http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/developer/docs/classes.php

Those docs only cover the SketchUp API, refer to the Ruby docs for core Ruby features: http://www.ruby-doc.org/core-1.8.6/index.html

I am not a professional programmer, and sometimes, i even surprise myself when i get a result from the code i just wrote

there is intelligence in the code itself

Maybe that's why i enjoy so much writing code

Next time i don't find something in SU API, i'll look for it in Ruby doc

Thank you

Aren't you also using it for the PluginStore Author's edit pages' tooltips ?
/templates/rt_halcyon/css/css-116e3c6b333e2b4b00d701e38be1f880.php
These tooltips popup on PC and MAC...
So it is MAC friendly something must be awry with the equivalent dynamically created css used by the dialog's code ?
For example plugindex_2_5.css_20140103100927.css showing:

.hint,[data-hint] { position;relative;} .hint;before,.hint;after,[data-hint];before,[data-hint];after { position;absolute;visibility;hidden;opacity;0;z-index;1000000;pointer-events;none;-webkit-transition;.3s ease;-moz-transition;.3s ease;transition;.3s ease} .hint;hover;before,.hint;hover;after,[data-hint];hover;before,[data-hint];hover;after{visibility;visible;opacity;1} .hint;before,[data-hint];before{content;'';position;absolute;background;transparent;border;6px solid transparent;z-index;1000001} .hint;after,[data-hint];after{content;attr(data-hint);background;#383838;color;#fff;padding;8px 10px;font-size;12px;line-height;12px;white-space;nowrap;} .hint--top;before{border-top-color;#383838} .hint--bottom;before{border-bottom-color;#383838} .hint--left;before{border-left-color;#383838} .hint--right;before{border-right-color;#383838} .hint--top;before{margin-bottom;-12px} .hint--top;after{margin-left;-18px} .hint--top;before,.hint--top;after{bottom;100%;left;50%} .hint--top;hover;before,.hint--top;hover;after{-webkit-transform;translateY(-8px);-moz-transform;translateY(-8px);transform;translateY(-8px)} .hint--bottom;before{margin-top;-12px} .hint--bottom;after{margin-left;-18px} .hint--bottom;before,.hint--bottom;after{top;100%;left;50%} .hint--bottom;hover;before,.hint--bottom;hover;after{-webkit-transform;translateY(8px);-moz-transform;translateY(8px);transform;translateY(8px)} .hint--right;before{margin-left;-12px;margin-bottom;-6px} .hint--right;after{margin-bottom;-14px} .hint--right;before,.hint--right;after{left;100%;bottom;50%} .hint--right;hover;before,.hint--right;hover;after{-webkit-transform;translateX(8px);-moz-transform;translateX(8px);transform;translateX(8px)} .hint--left;before{margin-right;-12px;margin-bottom;-6px} .hint--left;after{margin-bottom;-14px} .hint--left;before,.hint--left;after{right;100%;bottom;50%} .hint--left;hover;before,.hint--left;hover;after{-webkit-transform;translateX(-8px);-moz-transform;translateX(-8px);transform;translateX(-8px)} .hint--error;after{background-color;#c0392b;} .hint--error.hint--top;before{border-top-color;#c0392b} .hint--error.hint--bottom;before{border-bottom-color;#c0392b} .hint--error.hint--left;before{border-left-color;#c0392b} .hint--error.hint--right;before{border-right-color;#c0392b} .hint--warning;after{background-color;#d35400;} .hint--warning.hint--top;before{border-top-color;#d35400} .hint--warning.hint--bottom;before{border-bottom-color;#d35400} .hint--warning.hint--left;before{border-left-color;#d35400} .hint--warning.hint--right;before{border-right-color;#d35400} .hint--info;after{background-color;#333;} .hint--info.hint--top;before{border-top-color;#333} .hint--info.hint--bottom;before{border-bottom-color;#333} .hint--info.hint--left;before{border-left-color;#333} .hint--info.hint--right;before{border-right-color;#333} .hint--success;after{background-color;#27ae60;} .hint--success.hint--top;before{border-top-color;#27ae60} .hint--success.hint--bottom;before{border-bottom-color;#27ae60} .hint--success.hint--left;before{border-left-color;#27ae60} .hint--success.hint--right;before{border-right-color;#27ae60} .hint--always;after,.hint--always;before{opacity;1;visibility;visible} .hint--always.hint--top;after,.hint--always.hint--top;before{-webkit-transform;translateY(-8px);-moz-transform;translateY(-8px);transform;translateY(-8px)} .hint--always.hint--bottom;after,.hint--always.hint--bottom;before{-webkit-transform;translateY(8px);-moz-transform;translateY(8px);transform;translateY(8px)} .hint--always.hint--left;after,.hint--always.hint--left;before{-webkit-transform;translateX(-8px);-moz-transform;translateX(-8px);transform;translateX(-8px)} .hint--always.hint--right;after,.hint--always.hint--right;before{-webkit-transform;translateX(8px);-moz-transform;translateX(8px);transform;translateX(8px)} .hint--rounded;after{border-radius;4px}

The equivalent 'rt_halcyon' css used in the PluginStore dialog:

.hint,[data-hint] { position;relative;} .hint;before,.hint;after,[data-hint];before,[data-hint];after { position;absolute;visibility;hidden;opacity;0;z-index;1000000;pointer-events;none;-webkit-transition;.3s ease;-moz-transition;.3s ease;transition;.3s ease} .hint;hover;before,.hint;hover;after,[data-hint];hover;before,[data-hint];hover;after{visibility;visible;opacity;1} .hint;before,[data-hint];before{content;'';position;absolute;background;transparent;border;6px solid transparent;z-index;1000001} .hint;after,[data-hint];after{content;attr(data-hint);background;#383838;color;#fff;text-shadow;0 -1px 0 black;padding;8px 10px;font-size;12px;line-height;12px;white-space;nowrap;box-shadow;4px 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.3)} .hint--top;before{border-top-color;#383838} .hint--bottom;before{border-bottom-color;#383838} .hint--left;before{border-left-color;#383838} .hint--right;before{border-right-color;#383838} .hint--top;before{margin-bottom;-12px} .hint--top;after{margin-left;-18px} .hint--top;before,.hint--top;after{bottom;100%;left;50%} .hint--top;hover;before,.hint--top;hover;after{-webkit-transform;translateY(-8px);-moz-transform;translateY(-8px);transform;translateY(-8px)} .hint--bottom;before{margin-top;-12px} .hint--bottom;after{margin-left;-18px} .hint--bottom;before,.hint--bottom;after{top;100%;left;50%} .hint--bottom;hover;before,.hint--bottom;hover;after{-webkit-transform;translateY(8px);-moz-transform;translateY(8px);transform;translateY(8px)} .hint--right;before{margin-left;-12px;margin-bottom;-6px} .hint--right;after{margin-bottom;-14px} .hint--right;before,.hint--right;after{left;100%;bottom;50%} .hint--right;hover;before,.hint--right;hover;after{-webkit-transform;translateX(8px);-moz-transform;translateX(8px);transform;translateX(8px)} .hint--left;before{margin-right;-12px;margin-bottom;-6px} .hint--left;after{margin-bottom;-14px} .hint--left;before,.hint--left;after{right;100%;bottom;50%} .hint--left;hover;before,.hint--left;hover;after{-webkit-transform;translateX(-8px);-moz-transform;translateX(-8px);transform;translateX(-8px)} .hint--error;after{background-color;#b34e4d;text-shadow;0 -1px 0 #5a2626} .hint--error.hint--top;before{border-top-color;#b34e4d} .hint--error.hint--bottom;before{border-bottom-color;#b34e4d} .hint--error.hint--left;before{border-left-color;#b34e4d} .hint--error.hint--right;before{border-right-color;#b34e4d} .hint--warning;after{background-color;#c09854;text-shadow;0 -1px 0 #6d5228} .hint--warning.hint--top;before{border-top-color;#c09854} .hint--warning.hint--bottom;before{border-bottom-color;#c09854} .hint--warning.hint--left;before{border-left-color;#c09854} .hint--warning.hint--right;before{border-right-color;#c09854} .hint--info;after{background-color;#7F8C8D;text-shadow;0 -1px 0 #193c4c} .hint--info.hint--top;before{border-top-color;#7F8C8D} .hint--info.hint--bottom;before{border-bottom-color;#7F8C8D} .hint--info.hint--left;before{border-left-color;#7F8C8D} .hint--info.hint--right;before{border-right-color;#7F8C8D} .hint--success;after{background-color;#458746;text-shadow;0 -1px 0 #1a331a} .hint--success.hint--top;before{border-top-color;#458746} .hint--success.hint--bottom;before{border-bottom-color;#458746} .hint--success.hint--left;before{border-left-color;#458746} .hint--success.hint--right;before{border-right-color;#458746} .hint--always;after,.hint--always;before{opacity;1;visibility;visible} .hint--always.hint--top;after,.hint--always.hint--top;before{-webkit-transform;translateY(-8px);-moz-transform;translateY(-8px);transform;translateY(-8px)} .hint--always.hint--bottom;after,.hint--always.hint--bottom;before{-webkit-transform;translateY(8px);-moz-transform;translateY(8px);transform;translateY(8px)} .hint--always.hint--left;after,.hint--always.hint--left;before{-webkit-transform;translateX(-8px);-moz-transform;translateX(-8px);transform;translateX(-8px)} .hint--always.hint--right;after,.hint--always.hint--right;before{-webkit-transform;translateX(8px);-moz-transform;translateX(8px);transform;translateX(8px)} .hint--rounded;after{border-radius;4px}

You will see there are subtle differences in the css coding. One works on MAC, and one doesn't...
the one that fails uses some differing/additional codes:
.hint:after,[data-hint]:after{content:attr(data-hint);background:#383838;color:#fff;**text-shadow:0 -1px 0 black;**padding:8px 10px;font-size:12px;line-height:12px;white-space:nowrap;**box-shadow:4px 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.3)**}*** .hint--error:after{background-color:#b34e4d;**text-shadow:0 -1px 0 #5a2626**}***
and several similar lines...
[some just with different colors]
versus
.hint:after,[data-hint]:after{content:attr(data-hint);background:#383838;color:#fff;padding:8px 10px;font-size:12px;line-height:12px;white-space:nowrap;} .hint--error:after{background-color:#c0392b;}
and several similar lines...
[some just with different colors]
***Also several lines in the failing css have no terminating ' ;' which the MAC might not like ?

Thank you all!

Yeah right!
No matter how I just hope there's someone who can help thanks!

Using meters scales to meters...
1.m in code but 1m in dialog...

Adding to the list :

Front Face by Tomasz Marek
http://www.tomaszmarek.eu/sketchup_1.html