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    • M Offline
      Matt666
      last edited by

      @edson said:

      no change, matt. still not working on mac. i click on the icons and nothing changes; it keeps the unit set through model info-->units.

      Hi !
      I go back on this plugin, with another attempt for Mac users. Edson, Can you try please? 😉

      EDIT1 : One other (And I hope the last !) update!


      toggle_units.zip

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        Matt666
        last edited by

        Ok, I've finished this update! Can you try it, Edson, please? Thank you!

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        • EdsonE Offline
          Edson
          last edited by

          matt,

          good news from the mac side of life. it works. however, in order to see the change in the info panel i must close it and open it again (not a big problem).

          what could be improved is the fact that the icon bar does not reflect the present units chosen. see the picture: i have decimal and centimeters on it but the icon bar is not reflecting it. sometimes it is all gray, others white. the buttons seem to "stick".

          but we made some progress.


          Picture 19.png

          edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
          http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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            Matt666
            last edited by

            Wow... Strange!
            Thank you Edson! We will slowly succeed! 😄

            Another request, please... A daunting request...

            Can you open your ruby console and your units window (in model info), please?
            Copy and paste code below in the ruby console

            Sketchup.active_model.options["UnitsOptions"]["LengthFormat"]
            

            Change unit format, paste the code in the ruby console and give me the result like that :

            @unknownuser said:

            Unit format (decimal, Architectural) -> result of the code

            Can You do that for all SU unit Format please? 😛

            The same thing for units length... With this code :

            Sketchup.active_model.options["UnitsOptions"]["LengthUnit"]
            

            Here is units options in SU/Windows :
            Unit Format

            • Architectural -> 1
            • Decimal -> 0
            • Engineering -> 2
            • Fractionnal -> 3

            Unit Length

            • Inches -> 0
            • Feet -> 1
            • Millimeters -> 2
            • Centimeters -> 3
            • Meters -> 4

            Thank you Edson!

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            • EdsonE Offline
              Edson
              last edited by

              sorry, max. it may seem clear to you but i am not getting what i am supposed to do. lead me through it, ok?

              after i paste Sketchup.active_model.options["UnitsOptions"]["LengthFormat"] what do i do? where do decimal and meters go? with or without quotation marks, etc? and where do i insert the unit options?

              write down one of the options and i will figure out the others.

              cheers.

              edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
              http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                Matt666
                last edited by

                Sorry 😳 !
                Procedure :
                For all units format (decimal, architectural, engineering, Fractional) -> N°1 on the picture

                1. Change the format in the unit SU window (N°1)
                2. Copy, paste and excecute the code in the ruby console (N°3)
                Sketchup.active_model.options["UnitsOptions"]["LengthFormat"]
                
                1. Show me the result of the code in the ruby console Like my last post.

                For all units length (Inch, feet, millimeters, centimeters, meters) -> N°2 on the picture

                1. Change the length in the unit SU window (N°2)
                2. Copy, paste and excecute the code in the ruby console (N°3)
                Sketchup.active_model.options["UnitsOptions"]["LengthUnit"]
                
                1. Show me the result of the code in the ruby console Like my last post.

                If it's too constraining for you, don't hesitate to tell, I understand 😄
                Sorry again, Edson!


                Sans titre 1.jpg

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                • EdsonE Offline
                  Edson
                  last edited by

                  gotcha! is this it?


                  Picture 21.png

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                    Matt666
                    last edited by

                    Great ! The only problem is that it's the same thing as Window.... I d'ont understand your (Big) Mac Bug.... 😡 😡 😡
                    Thank you Edson!

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                      Matt666
                      last edited by

                      @edson said:

                      matt,
                      good news from the mac side of life. it works. however, in order to see the change in the info panel i must close it and open it again (not a big problem).
                      what could be improved is the fact that the icon bar does not reflect the present units chosen. see the picture: i have decimal and centimeters on it but the icon bar is not reflecting it. sometimes it is all gray, others white. the buttons seem to "stick".
                      but we made some progress.

                      Just one thing... With this update, can you try this : [floatr:22oduved]Sans titre 1.jpg[/floatr:22oduved]

                      1. Draw a line
                      2. Create a dimension entity of this line
                      3. Try to change units in the toolbar...
                        Is the dimension change ?
                        On windows, dimension changes each time you change units...

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                      • EdsonE Offline
                        Edson
                        last edited by

                        matt,

                        yes, the dimensions change. the functionality is now perfect.Picture 14.png

                        however, the buttons stay in "pressed" mode even when you change units. check below: after testing the meter button, i clicked on cm and then mm. all of them stayed as if they were active. would there be a way for making only the active unit's button to show as such? Picture 15.png

                        edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
                        http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                          Matt666
                          last edited by

                          Ok cool! Thank you!
                          Do you have any error in the ruby console?

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                          • EdsonE Offline
                            Edson
                            last edited by

                            no errors.

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                            http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                              ken
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                              Sir

                              Matt666 your Plugin Toggle Units is very useful and I use it all the time when I get marine vessels in metric and diving equipment in Imperial.

                              Just one question, would it be possible to add up and down precision buttons, so with a mouse selection, one could change the precision of the display either up or down as required?

                              Thanks in advance and again thanks for the very useful plugin.

                              Ken

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                                Matt666
                                last edited by

                                Hi Ken.
                                in the first post, a new tool has been added. The last with 11 icons.
                                Enjoy !

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                                • CadFatherC Offline
                                  CadFather
                                  last edited by

                                  Hi Matt, will do some new icons soon for all eleven (didn't like the other ones) 😄

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                                    Matt666
                                    last edited by

                                    Cool!

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                                    • kenK Offline
                                      ken
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi Matt

                                      Thanks. As you can see from my avatar, I design in flat steel plate, and 1/8” is close enough for welders.

                                      Your response was faster service than I had at the restaurant I just returned from. Hope others find this helpful.

                                      Again much thanks.

                                      And on a side note, my youngest daughter is trying to be an exchange student to France this summer. She is taking French in HS this year. I know if she gets to go, she will have a great time.

                                      Again thanks

                                      Ken

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                                        Matt666
                                        last edited by

                                        @unknownuser said:

                                        I know if she gets to go, she will have a great time.

                                        Sure! 😄
                                        Where will she want to go in France?

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                                          ken
                                          last edited by

                                          Matt

                                          See will find out in the next two weeks if she is accepted and where exactly where she is going.

                                          Thanks for asking

                                          Ken

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                                            Matt666
                                            last edited by

                                            I've updated first post with a new tool and new icons by CadFather! Thank you Max!
                                            Edson or Thomthom, does this version work on Mac?

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