Cloud_V6 query

GordonNine

Please can somebody help...
I have successfully used Cloud_V6 to import point data from txt files into SU7 free as construction points. Unfortunately it seems to get stuck on the first point when I try using a predefined component instead of the default construction point. Is there a subtlety in how the component needs to be defined or is it that this feature doesn't work in SU7 free?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Gaieus

Hi Gordon and welcome

I'm not sure I understand our problem. Are you importing these points in order to reload them with components (thus the arrangement of the component instances would reflect that of the construction points currently)?

GordonNine

Thanks Gaieus,
I think the answer to your query is yes. When I load the data the ruby requests the selection of a point object in the dialog box. If I select Construction point the program runs fine. If however I select a predefined component from the list the program stalls with a message "Adding point 1/ 5262". Hope this clarifies my problem. If there's a way of exchanging all the construction points automatically for a component that would get round the problem.

Didier Bur

Hi,
I think this is a new problem due to v7. I must look into it...

Gaieus

Okay, Didier (the author of the script) is here now so he hould be able to be of much more help than me.

jaykay

Hi,
I have followed the procedure as given in the pdf document. However when I import the example data file, everything seems to be ok till it asks for the origin. When I click on a point (in this case the origin), it just makes a small square symbol and nothing else happens. I am running Sketchup 7.1. Any suggestions?
Thanks.

Gaieus

Hi JK,

What if you are relatively far from the origin? Try to zoom in (or zoom extent; Shift+Z)

jaykay

Hi Gaieus,
I tried zooming in, but did not see the data. Actually, the status bar says 3989 points to load, but then it does change the status to "Adding point x/t" as the tutorial states. The status simply changes to "Pick a point for points cloud origin". That is why I think no data is loaded. I hope this provides some clues to the problem I am facing. Can the Sketchup version be the problem? I just downloaded it (the latest I guess V7).
Thanks

paulmtrees

@jaykay said:

Hi Gaieus,
I tried zooming in, but did not see the data. Actually, the status bar says 3989 points to load, but then it does change the status to "Adding point x/t" as the tutorial states. The status simply changes to "Pick a point for points cloud origin". That is why I think no data is loaded. I hope this provides some clues to the problem I am facing. Can the Sketchup version be the problem? I just downloaded it (the latest I guess V7).
Thanks

Hi,
I believe I am running into this same issue. Everything seems to be fine until "Pick a point for points cloud origin". When I select a point, a small box is placed but that's all that happens. Zoom extents doesn't find any construction points.
Thanks,
Paul

TIG

Can you upload the file in question - or perhaps PM it if it's 'not for publication'... ???

Gaieus

I dunno guys. I have just tested the plugin on the latest SU version and it seems to work fine (true that with a very simple text file with the co-ordinates of 3 points altogether).

So as TIG suggested, could you share the data file?

paulmtrees

Here is a simple text file originally created with excel as a CSV. For some reason I can't upload the CSV file extension, so I saved it to text. Neither the text file or the CSV file will import into sketchup.
Thanks,
Paul

test.txt

TIG

Only certain 'raw' file types are allowed to be uploaded here: a .csv file needs re-sufixing or zipping...
I tested the file and it worked fine for me - imported cloud and made a surface [v7 + PC] - so... do you have the latest version and its pdf help file ?
http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubylibraryDepot/Ruby/em_fil_page.htm get the Cloud_v6,zip file...