Thank you Sam, i can't believe it escaped me this long - works very well, i wish sketchup had a stronger highlight but your plugin shows clearly the selection even for faces inside groups.

Gaius, you're a Godsend! I have struggled with this for years actually, but haven't persisted because until now, I haven't really needed the facility. Thanks a million!

@unknownuser said: @glro said: ... Is this a Pro feature? I looked for it in 8 and I don't see anything like it. Also I'm on a Mac... (missing feature on Mac?) i use sketchup pro, i don't know if it exists in normal sketchup you can check using window > preferences > extensions if advanced camera tools is in the list, you can do it also

I am very interested and will try it. You are modest kind, and creative, and most helpful. But you did not save that image.... Too much flowing. We cannot capture it all, we cannot hold any of it.

I suspected as much. A general solution would spend more time inspecting than processing I suppose. Grooves on a single (non-extruded) face should be quite simple, but I imagine the code would vary from solving the edges that turn corners. Edges that support co-planar faces and turn corners is a different procedure than those that turn corners and support non-planar. Also edges that form a "C" as opposed to closed loop would be processed different as well. Could there possibly be a prompt to help the script identify the situation before the process runs? It appears there is an overwhelming desire and need for the (universal) script, across many different industries, but I certainly understand the nature of edges in sketchup and the inability to identify them as they have no "normals" like faces do. I'm however, still hopeful for a solution.

Perfect! Always amazing that a such cryptic language can make in such few words! Bravo again! These 2 punchy program's line can answer at some questions of view from the sky! [image: QlWJ_roof.jpg]

I suggest posting the model and/or images of it at each step along the way. Sounds like things are not being grouped as you anticipate and they are behaving stickily. Perhaps the crisscrossing line are because you are deforming the mesh by moving the internal edges?

Absolutely genius!!! Thank you Sdmitch you have saved me hours of boring work. It is better than I anticipated as this way I can split the file in manageable portions to do 10 or 20 at the time. Maybe you should post this in another place as I can see other people finding many uses for this script. Much appreciated. Sergio

Looks promising and very useful. I will check it out. But so far my request stands, as not fully provided for and desirable, if only to me... http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=20346 Many thanks.

Hi Tig, thank you. I will install and test curviloft their tips. From what I saw in your picture, that's exactly what I need.

Edit : you can find it here on the fabulous Blog of SDmitch! Released! Copy Rotate

Thanks, works perfectly for me - every component is on its own layer and CNC machine can read layers automatically for toolpaths.

@tig said: @masterpaul said: Thank you I understood how to load a single plugin, and did so successfully but not so much a whole file from this directory: E:\Sketchup\Plugins Inside my example script the last few lines of code load everything inside a given folder. You can't type multi-line code in the console, use ; to make it one line... First set the path path='E:\Sketchup\Plugins' then Dir.entries(path).each{|file|ext=File.extname(file).downcase;next unless ext==".rb"||ext==".rbs";Sketchup.load(File.join(path, file))} To load all files inside the give 'path'... Ah thankyou.. it works perfectly

Well done, Terry!!!1 Although its not something I use often it is a very well put together toolset!

That DAE export thing isn't a bad idea, it would certainly be a good way to diagnose a bad model... I'll have to try that...

@unknownuser said: When you say fit onto a shape, do you mean surface or single face? I figure it is a single face that could be in various shapes. I would be keen to look at what you have. cheers...Wayne

The built-in guide-delete tool removes all guides from the current context downwards. So if you are in the model context and run it then all guides go. If you are inside a group context and run it then all guides inside the group, and inside other groups/components that are inside the context group, will be deleted, but guides outside in other groups or the model itself are not removed. Note that locking a group or having guides on 'off' layers, does not prevent those guides being deleted in en mass. Of course you can erase individual guides using the Eraser tool or selecting them and using 'delete'... There are several script tools to erase guides in different contexts, and also differentiate between guide-lines and guide-points...

A Point3d behaves much as an Array and vice versa. You can make a point and adjust it's x/y/z values on the fly just as you can with an Array. So pt=Geom::Point3d.new() or even pt=ORIGIN.clone gives you Geom::Point3d.new(0, 0, 0) then pt.x=123.4 OR pt[0]=123.4 gives you Geom::Point3d.new(123.4, 0, 0) A point or array will take .x ,y and .z; as well as [0], [1] and [2]... This lets you read AND set values... pz=pt.z returns 0.0 and pt.z=1 gives us Geom::Point3d.new(123.4, 0, 1.0) etc... I suspect you are over complicating things... To get the z axis of the current 'container', test if it's the model, and if so use Z_AXIS; if not use the container.transformation.zaxis Let's assume we have an object in a container that is called 'obj' if obj.parent==Sketchup.active_model z_axis=Z_AXIS else#it's a group or component z_axis=obj.parent.instances[0].transformation.zaxis end IF you already know where the 'obj' is - e.g. you've made it inside a 'group' then it's even easier... z_axis=group.transformation.zaxis

Thanks for all the help. It is much appreciated.

Having a hard time now. Rarely is anything being sprayed, no matter the setting. No groups or components on the receiving end. FloatDomainError? [image: 0KeM_componentsprayfail-1.JPG]