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    • J Offline
      Jackson
      last edited by

      Matt,

      I get an error message on opening SU after copying in your .rb
      C2G Ruby Error.jpg

      I ran the other .rb I received- it definitely works, exploding all top level comps and regrouping them, but I had to delete and purge 90% of the model as I think it would take about an hour of SU hanging before that model was fully converted. Would been a perfect task to have left running at lunchtime though!

      Thanks again,

      Jackson

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      • plot-parisP Offline
        plot-paris
        last edited by

        works perfectly fine for me (Windows XP).

        thanks a lot, Matt666. this one will come in quite handy

        now we only need the reverse funktion - transform to component
        if more than one group is selected SU could ask, whether you want to replace all by one component or create a seperate component for each group.

        now I come to think of it SU could even compare the groups' shapes.

        • if they are the same one they are automatically replaced by the same component.
        • if they are the same shape but in different sizes, SU asks you which group shall resemble the original component scale and automatically replaces the other groups by scaled component instances
        • if the groups are different in shape, seperate components will be created

        sorry for drifting off into dreamland. ๐Ÿ˜ณ I don't suspect, comparing geometry like this will be easy...

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        • M Offline
          Matt666
          last edited by

          Group to component is really more complicated...
          Each group is different, no definition...

          I will try to make smt.

          Frenglish at its best !
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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            To make a component instance into a group why not make a new group containing the instance and then explode the instance. Its bits stay inside the new group. Then mine down through the new groups entities and if any are instances repeat as above... You can name the group to match the instance etc.

            To make a group into a new component definition (and an instance) use the built in API function:

            new_component = group.to_component

            It takes the group's name...

            .

            TIG

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              Matt666
              last edited by

              Hello TIG !

              @tig said:

              why not make a new group containing the instance and then explode the instance

              ๐Ÿ˜ฒ Great idea !!! I have not thought about it... ๐Ÿ˜ž I have updated the script... ๐Ÿ˜‰

              @unknownuser said:

              You can name the group to match the instance

              Also updated !

              @unknownuser said:

              It takes the group's name...

              Only if the group has a name...
              Otherwise, we must compare all groups, see which are the same ... If so transform them into components with same definition! Quite complicated... ๐Ÿ˜ž

              Thank you for the advices !!

              Frenglish at its best !
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              • plot-parisP Offline
                plot-paris
                last edited by

                the new feature of renaming new groups after the original component's name is quite nice.

                however, I can't transform a selection of components to groups anymore. now I have to right cklick the instances one by one, telling them to become a group, which costs a lot of time.

                is there a way to change it back to how it was (ability to transform several components to groups in one operation)?

                cheers,

                Jakob

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                  Matt666
                  last edited by

                  Hi plot-paris !

                  @unknownuser said:

                  however, I can't transform a selection of components to groups anymore. now I have to right cklick the instances one by one, telling them to become a group, which costs a lot of time.

                  โ“ Strange... It works without problem here...
                  Can you open ruby console before running the tool and show the matter returned inside the console here, please ?

                  If you want to convert all components, don't select anything, it will convert all components in the drawing.

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                  • plot-parisP Offline
                    plot-paris
                    last edited by

                    here is what is displayed in the ruby console, when I apply the tool to a selection of components (if I don't select anything, it still transfers only the component, that has been right clicked):

                    Error; #<NoMethodError; undefined method `c2g_boucle' for #<Object;0x485a290 @model=#<Sketchup;;Model;0x56f7678>, @nb=1>>
                    C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/C2G.rb;42;in `boucle'
                    C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/C2G.rb;29;in `each'
                    C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/C2G.rb;29;in `boucle'
                    C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/C2G.rb;20;in `c2g'
                    C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/C2G.rb;69
                    C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/C2G.rb;69;in `call'
                    
                    
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                    • M Offline
                      Matt666
                      last edited by

                      @unknownuser said:

                      a "transform to group" command

                      New version can transform all components in the right click selection.

                      @unknownuser said:

                      I get an error message on opening SU after copying in your .rb

                      !!! I have no problem here !!! Could someone test this script ???
                      Mac or PC ?

                      @unknownuser said:

                      I ran the other .rb I received- it definitely works,

                      Can you show us this script, please ?

                      @unknownuser said:

                      but I had to delete and purge 90% of the model

                      New version asks if you want to purge.

                      EDIT : New version with TIG advices ! ๐Ÿ˜‰
                      EDIT : New version with bugs fixes ! Thank you Plot Paris !


                      C2G.rb

                      Frenglish at its best !
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                      • M Offline
                        Matt666
                        last edited by

                        ๐Ÿ˜ณ ๐Ÿ˜ณ ๐Ÿ˜ณ ๐Ÿ˜ณ
                        Excuse me....

                        A new version has been updated in the script's post.

                        Frenglish at its best !
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                        • plot-parisP Offline
                          plot-paris
                          last edited by

                          and it works... wonderful! ๐Ÿ˜

                          thanks a lot, Matt666

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                          • L Offline
                            lapx
                            last edited by

                            What about G2C? ๐Ÿ˜› Is this still not possible at this time?

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                            • plot-parisP Offline
                              plot-paris
                              last edited by

                              well, that would be wonderful.

                              but I assume (having not a clue of ruby scripting), that it is very difficult to compare geometry. because that is what you had to do, if transforming several identical groups to components.
                              it gets even more complicated, if the instances (of the groups) are rotated or even scaled...

                              but it would indeed be one of the most useful rubies.

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                                Matt666
                                last edited by

                                @unknownuser said:

                                that it is very difficult to compare geometry.

                                Exactly, Plot-Paris... ๐Ÿ˜ž ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

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                                • R Offline
                                  rfn
                                  last edited by

                                  @jackson said:

                                  Matt,

                                  I get an error message on opening SU after copying in your .rb
                                  [attachment=0:3hbnrx9w]<!-- ia0 -->C2G Ruby Error.jpg<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:3hbnrx9w]

                                  I ran the other .rb I received- it definitely works, exploding all top level comps and regrouping them, but I had to delete and purge 90% of the model as I think it would take about an hour of SU hanging before that model was fully converted. Would been a perfect task to have left running at lunchtime though!

                                  Thanks again,

                                  I get the exact same error. any solution?

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                                  • M Offline
                                    Matt666
                                    last edited by

                                    Hi rfn,
                                    You just have to add this line at the beginning of the script :

                                    require 'sketchup.rb'
                                    

                                    ๐Ÿ˜‰
                                    I will update the script... thank you !

                                    Frenglish at its best !
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                                    • M Offline
                                      Matt666
                                      last edited by

                                      Hello.

                                      here is a test which converts components to groups.
                                      Not really tested... ๐Ÿ˜‰

                                      EDIT : See last version below

                                      Frenglish at its best !
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                                      • A Offline
                                        Antiever
                                        last edited by

                                        With SU 2017 if I select a few components script convert only one random from selection...
                                        How can I modify it to convert every selected components to groups?

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                                        • P Offline
                                          paguthrie
                                          last edited by

                                          10 Years later... this script almost does exactly what I need, but as Antiever pointed out it just does one from a selection. Anyone know how to fix this behaviour?

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                                          • sdmitchS Offline
                                            sdmitch
                                            last edited by

                                            @paguthrie said:

                                            10 Years later... this script almost does exactly what I need, but as Antiever pointed out it just does one from a selection. Anyone know how to fix this behaviour?

                                            Hopefully Matt666 wont mind me editing his plugin. Tested in SU2017 in model with and without selections.


                                            C2G.rb

                                            Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                                            http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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