[REQ] Reset Scale of Selected

plot-paris · 26 Jul 2008, 08:38

when reading this thread , I came across something that is missing in SketchUp, but probably can be solved with not too much effort (at least I hope )

if you want to scale the position of (I mean the spacing between) components, an easy way is to select them all and scale them, then right click them and choose "reset scale" to restore the proportions of the components. like this the spacing has been scaled, but not the shape of the components themselves.

only there is a tiny problem: you can't reset the scale of several components/groups simultaneously; meaning that you have to click every single entity seperately to reset the scale, which can be very tedious.

therefore I would like to ask if it is possible to write a script that shows the "reset scale" context command, even when several components/groups are selected and performs the reset scale process for every one of them.

have a nice weekend,

Jakob

Gaieus · 26 Jul 2008, 08:51

I've never even noticed that menu item!

Jon · 26 Jul 2008, 09:33

@gaieus said:

I've never even noticed that menu item!

+1

Matt666 · 26 Jul 2008, 13:59

Hi plot-paris !

The problem is we have to re-write the native script to do what you want.

But it's possible !
Let me see what I can do...

juju · 26 Jul 2008, 14:52

Thanks and keep us up to speed...

Matt666 · 27 Jul 2008, 18:08

+1...

plot-paris · 27 Jul 2008, 21:52

marvellous, Matthieu.

works like a charm. this is one of those basic scripts - I mean, one of those functions that fit in perfectly and after using it for the first time you can't believe, that SketchUp didn't do it beforehand...

thanks a lot

plot-paris · 28 Jul 2008, 08:02

dear Matthieu,

just arrived in the office and played arround with the script again. and I found out a little bug.

the rescaling of multiple components simultanously works perfectly fine. but as soon as there are more than one groups in the selection, only one group at a time is rescaled (and deselected after the process). when you executed the command until only one group among the components is left, all the selected elements are rescaled at a time.
so the simultanous rescaling of multiple groups does not work.

oh, and could you do me a favour?

firstly: could you rename the function to "Reset Scale" to match the native SU entry in the context menu
and secondly: only show the command in the context menue, when more than one entities are selected (because then the native SU command vanishes anyway, so that we don't have two entities with the same name in the menu)?

that would be awesome.

cheers,

Jakob

Matt666 · 28 Jul 2008, 08:31

Ok I will see for this bug. I don't understand all, because of my poor english I will test.
But, sorry, I can't replace the native function in the context menu... Or I don't know the method !
The second favour is easy to make. !

plot-paris · 28 Jul 2008, 09:39

thanks for the quick answer, Matthieu.

I am afraid, I didn't make myself clear enough. I don't want to replace the native SketchUp command. if you do me my second favour (only showing the command, when more than one group/component is selected) all works automatically. SketchUp hides the "Reset Scale" command by itself, if more than one object is selected.
that means, that you only have to name your command the same way ("Reset Selected"). and if more than one group/component is in the selection, your command will show up and SketchUp's will not.

Matt666 · 28 Jul 2008, 10:24

Oooh ! Ok !

@unknownuser said:

I am afraid, I didn't make myself clear enough.

No no no !! I don't understand engish clearly enough....

I've understood what you want ! In English the command is "Reset scale", not ?
I edit the post containing script.

Matt666 · 28 Jul 2008, 10:36

Here is an early script. It does not work with "always face camera" component definitions.
It works the same way that native tool. The tool appears in the menu only if it finds at least one component scaled.
I will edit this post when I will find how to reinit scale of "always face camera" component definitions.

EDIT : Modified script with plot-paris reports.

V2

plot-paris · 28 Jul 2008, 11:33

ah, I see. so it is "scale_reinit." in french?

you know, that is why I switched to the engish version of SketchUp quite a while ago, in order to speak a common language - only to discover that all my fellow students in Germany didn't understand what I meant, when I told them anything about SketchUp

Matt666 · 28 Jul 2008, 11:57

In french, it is "Réinitialier l'échelle"

I think more and more these days

Burkhard · 28 Jul 2008, 12:36

Maybe you should post a new plugin as a new topic [Plugin] for a bettter search

Matt666 · 28 Jul 2008, 12:46

When it will be finished...