@rossthompson said: TIG - thanks so much for that. Would it be possible to revise the code to ignore any nested components? I guess this could be done with a simple change to the definition? Also could the layer colour be fixed to black? Thanks so much for your help Ross When you say 'nested' I assume you mean you want to re-layer only instances within the 'model.entities'... This new version does that - but actually it re-layers all instances in the 'active_entities' context, so if you run it whilst editing a group etc only instances inside that group are affected, to affect only instances in the model.entities ensure that you are in the model.entities context before running it - this allows you the fullest flexibility, with the opportunity to edit certain nested instances separately, if so desired... m=Sketchup.active_model;m.start_operation('c');m.active_entities.each{|e|next unless e.is_a?(Sketchup;;ComponentInstance);n=e.definition.name;l=m.layers.add(n);e.layer=l};m.commit_operation Layer colors cannot currently be accessed/changed by the API, you'll have to do that change to 'black' manually. There are some convoluted workarounds [e.g. make layer.color= developers' method hack], but it'll be just as fast to do it manually in the Layer Browser...

Processed all the people last night and works REALLY WELL. Thanks again TIG!

Sorry Hans thanks for reply, I ended up sorting it out. Here is my independent review. For anyone that is using this plug in: if you want the model to be visible in the PDF you need to use perspective under camera menu. Parallel projection will take you out into space and make models difficult to find. Scenes do not work in parallel projection so forget about showing a 2D parallel plan as the program does not implement zoom extents in parallel projection. Also another note that I find frustrating is that the program will hang and ultimately relate in a bug splat if you minimise the screen and then reinstate at time of export. "I had it hang 8 times and restarted the model 8 times" loosing minor changes so if you intend on using this program save before you export. In saying that the most frustrating thing about buying the product is how long it takes to get a license after you pay your money. All in all the product is not bad, it renders well and is efficient but it is not perfect if you are in a hurry (like I usually am ). I hope Simlab takes this as constructive feedback and rectify the problems without charging for an update. I will let you know how I go. @hpw said: Hello, It s not my plugin, I only evaluated it. Contact simlab support with your problem. Regards Hans-Peter

@chris fullmer said: You should write him and let him know. I already have. But no joy. I am prepared to pa extra just so that I do not need to have an internet connection to use. Walter

Jim, thank You for a useful tool. I have a question though, why it is not launched from the sketchup toolbar? As this forum page is quite old (started in 2010) is there any su add-on making Measurements calculations that You know of, that is fully internal? greets, Wiktor

That's what I did, then I made half columns, and corner columns. Actually doesn't look to bad.

Yes, this is exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks for your fast answer TIG. Regards,

Hola, Que bueno saber que personas que hablan español visitan este sitio. Muchas gracias!

@trogluddite said: I wonder if that could be useful too for your sky system - allowing a folder of styles with indexed names to be installed alongside your plugin, so that all the necessary visual settings are automatically available. AFAIK, this is something that can't be done with scenes, as they are specific to a particular model. Hi, This defenetly sound like a very usefull feature! Not sure if having multiple styles preloaded on to pages is less eficiant in maneging memmory & cpu than loading styles from external file. I say this because there is a point when you are creating animations were lag start to become an issue and if your proposed way of loading styles is better then I am all for it. Another thing that I will like to know is if loading styles the way you propose can have a transition time of 5 sec for example to blend from one to another like you do with pages? Cheers

I think you are asking how to install this plugin? I believe there is a link to an external website or hosting site and you must download from there. Looks like it may be "caleidos4d.blogspot.com"

Assign material 1 to all wall surfaces. Assign mat 2 to all window surfaces. Right click in material browser and get total surface area mat 1 is assigned to. Same with mat 2. Add, subtract as required to get the info you are after.

At the moment, no. The author has it planned to add that feature into a future version, though. Since he has a day job and a life ( I wonder what that's like. ) we'll likely have to wait a little bit.

Reread what I wrote... It works on ALL materials, making the RGB values 235 maximum; thus 'toning down' the hue of every color that has an RGB value > 235. To use this one-liner code... open the 'Ruby Console' in SketchUp [via the SketchUp > Windows menu] and the copy/paste the whole of the line of the code into the bottom area of the 'Ruby Console', then press the <enter> key to run it. All materials are changed [it's relatively fast]. You should see the RGB change in any material you 'Edit' in the Materials Browser, if any value was > 235 it will now be 235... It is one-step-undo-able - e.g. if you decide you don't like the changes. You could save the one-line of text into a text file for easier use later on...

Hi, I didn't saw your answer but I produced this code... I post it for your information...but I will work on your answer So, my code, as it is now (please don't blame me using a global variable... ) ` class Class_Run_Animation def initialize puts "Start of animation v1" @p=0 @id=0 end def nextFrame(view) if $inteloide_cont==true then puts "Go to scene #{@p}" pages = Sketchup.active_model.pages pages.selected_page = pages[@p] if @p<pages.size-1 then @p+=1 @id=UI.start_timer(Sketchup.active_model.options["PageOptions"]["TransitionTime"]+Sketchup.active_model.options["SlideshowOptions"]["SlideTime"], false) { nextFrame(view) } return true else puts "End of loop" return false end else puts "stop animation" @id=UI.start_timer(1, false) { nextFrame(view) } end end end module Inteloide def self.start_animation() $inteloide_cont=true Sketchup.active_model.active_view.animation=Class_Run_Animation.new() end def self.stop_animation() $inteloide_cont=false Sketchup.active_model.active_view.animation=nil end def self.pause_animation() $inteloide_cont = !($inteloide_cont) puts $bg_cont end end`

@cotty said: Or this plugin hoverselect? http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=18916#p155058 (I never tried it) Yes that is exactly what I was looking for ¡ many Thanks cotty and many Thanks to Fredo too

actloader.rb is related to Advanced Camera Tools C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google SketchUp 8\Tools\AdvancedCameraTools It should be located here along with advancedcameratools_main.rbs and 2 folders

I have not this release. I'll install it. Thank you very much!

You're welcome. @unknownuser said: ...and as so often, TIG to the rescue. Indeed.

@jdagen said: Can someone please post version 3.8 here? SUTool_v0.08En.rar http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5946#p35237 Tutorial sketchucation.com/forums/download/file.php?id=4728 Usefulness http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_5381716f010140y2.html

Massimo, Thank you for the suggestion. I will have to try them as well. Ben