Moving objects with 3d coordinate

[bender]

Hey all,

I have a log file that I need to read using ruby. From that log file, I generate a bunch of 3d coordinates. I know there is a 3D warehouse with an assortment of objects. Once I choose one (for example, a humanoid) how do I go about setting its coordinates?

My goal in the end is to be able to move it around using a set of coordinates (essentially looking like a small animation)

Your help is much appreciated! I am a newbie to all of this.

[bender]

Just wondering if anyone's had a similar try with Sketchup, and if so how I go by doing it (through Ruby of course)

Thanks in advance

[Gaieus]

Hi Bender,

Have you seen this ruby yet?
The only problem of course is that you cannot export the animation (yet) unless with a screen capture device (just like with Sketchy Physics).

[bender]

Thanks for the reply. I've taken a look at that plugin, but from my understanding it is very discrete in the sense that you can only "move" an object a discrete number of times through the use of the "transformations" option in the right click menu.

I however am reading a log file with possibly hundreds of coortdinates, and what I want to get from sketchup is a way to position a 3D object and set its coordinates as I am reading the log file. I mean, it should be quite simple to set its coordinates, then update them and get rid of the old ones etc...

Is there not a way to do this through the ruby script?

Thanks in advance.