Not sure if it's described in the plugin description - but there is a function there.

@gilles add self. at line 143, that seems to work here... [ in a quick test at least!!! ] def self.as_require_all(dirname) john

See this post for one of the option asked!

TIG has also some snipsets for this sort of things (all codes must be on one line in the ruby console!!! Transform objects of a selection in components! m=Sketchup.active_model; m.start_operation("Faces>Compos"); n=m.active_entities;m.selection.to_a.each{|e|(g=n.add_group(e.all_connected); g.to_component.definition.name="FaceSet#1")if e.valid? and e.parent==n.parent and e.class==Sketchup;;Face}; m.commit_operation [image: index.php?PHPSESSID=4e825ae188c60774366f18ac0035054f&action=dlattach;topic=1622.0;attach=15209;image] Tranform any faces in components m=Sketchup.active_model; n=m.active_entities; m.selection.to_a.each{|e|(g=n.add_group(e); g.to_component.definition.name="Face#1")if e.class==Sketchup;;Face} [image: index.php?PHPSESSID=4e825ae188c60774366f18ac0035054f&action=dlattach;topic=1622.0;attach=15210;image] all faces of a selection are transformed in groups (except groups or components yet existing) m=Sketchup.active_model;n=m.active_entities;m.selection.to_a.each{|e|n.add_group(e)if e.class==Sketchup;;Face}; [image: index.php?PHPSESSID=4e825ae188c60774366f18ac0035054f&action=dlattach;topic=1622.0;attach=15211;image] Ps For be complete Groups to Components by Thomthom

can that be drawn in sketchup? yes ..using the same method as shown in the video? no

The logs list no edits for this thread. Just locks/unlocks, merge and bump.

We don't currently put any time into testing every plugin released though. It would in theory add quite a bit of extra time to our moderator duties.

FYI, there is a newer STL import/export project, open sourced by the SketchUp team over at: https://github.com/SketchUp/sketchup-stl

Thanks TIG! Easy when you know how, I'm going to have to learn Ruby! Regards, Willie

Tip_dj no. 13 The outliner isolation: Make all connected to a group, then enter the group edit mode and make sub isolated groups. Open outliner and dragged your isolated selected groups to above top untitled area to Isolate Selection and when done editing drag back or explode if need. "EarthMover" - dukejazz "Isolate Selection" - Yes (Tip_dj) "Looking for a plugin that" - No, not a plugins sorry "will isolate whatever is selected in an isolation" - Yes "mode and conversely exit out" - Yes "isolation and bring back all of the non isolated items."- Yes "If possible, when exiting isolation mode, the tool will not affect any previously hidden geometry (geometry hidden prior to enter isolation mode)"- Yes "I think currently there are a few option to hide unselected" - Yes hide by context hide ", but to revert requires" - Yes select hidden by context _ unhide one to unhide all"- Yes select all and hide by context hide || unhide Results: "probably be quicker than via a script-TIG" My point, the outliner is very good tool to have open and to use.-dj

My 2 cents about exporting: Export as texturized single3ds object. Then in Max run 'detach by material' (found at scriptspot). Believe me it's a completely different world- blazing speed! BTW there's also 'attach by material' script (caution: memory hungry). Hope it helps.

Hello, Don't worry guys!

Thanks TIG, I'll try all the suggestions. Didn't see the post about the swivelButton tool. I'll check that as well. Thanks again, Ralph

@driven said: not so much a quick, but how Su specifies the Nib files for all the sub-windows the majority are NSPanels that have been left as 'click thru' so that they 'don't' take 'focus' when clicked. To be honest, I understand almost none of that but the 'quirk' as best as I can explain it is under the circumstances I described, the focus doesn't 'click thru' to anything. It is as if the programmers are relying on a click in some window to set the focus explicitly when the app becomes frontmost, but did not consider that there is no click involved when a tool is selected via a keyboard shortcut. So in this case nothing 'takes' the focus, & the toolbar & pointer in the drawing window aren't updated properly. Does that make any sense?

Well, I guess we just got our wires crossed. I thought you were giving me the equivilant of "just google it". Sometimes things don't always come across well in text

Projections v2 added to my tools. Thanks.

Something like Jims ( ) unfold tool or Flattery?

It does appear as a submenu under the Draw menu. It is compatible with PC/MAC Free/Pro and versions 7/8... So this looks like you have mis-installed it... I see you are on a MAC. What 'plugins' folder did you place the .rb file into ? It should have been the Macintosh HD/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/plugins folder... Also ensure you have FULL read/write permissions for that folder. Perhaps you need to do a little reading on MAC-specific issues with plugin installation ? Why not get Thomthom's 'Simple Plugins Installer' from the SCF Plugins Index linked in the menu above... Once this has been installed it adds a toolset to the Plugins menu that automatically installs tools in their four main forms as either an RB or RBS file & extracted file-sets from RBZ or ZIP archives... It ensure the correct files are put into the correct folders, avoiding any user generated issues...

The regular rectangle tool draws on axis only. Rotated rectangle can draw off axis.

@sdmitch said: Bob, I started working on something like this last October. http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=48176&p=432239&hilit=handrail#p432239 I see if I can adapt it to your specs. could you please enable (in your following plugin) the following behavior for vertical elements: obligatorily: posts in the corners; the gaps between vertical elements (placed evenly between corner posts) have the value which is closest to defined by user <= in accordance to local regulations ?