[Plugin] Toggle Units

Edson · 11 Dec 2008, 17:34

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.

Matt666 · 12 Dec 2008, 10:06

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!

Edson · 12 Dec 2008, 11:03

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.

Matt666 · 12 Dec 2008, 11:29

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

Change the format in the unit SU window (N°1)
Copy, paste and excecute the code in the ruby console (N°3)

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

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

Change the length in the unit SU window (N°2)
Copy, paste and excecute the code in the ruby console (N°3)

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

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!

Edson · 12 Dec 2008, 11:46

gotcha! is this it?

Matt666 · 12 Dec 2008, 11:50

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

Matt666 · 21 Jan 2009, 09:29

@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][/floatr:22oduved]

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

Edson · 21 Jan 2009, 10:47

matt,

yes, the dimensions change. the functionality is now perfect.

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?

Matt666 · 21 Jan 2009, 10:57

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

Edson · 21 Jan 2009, 11:09

no errors.

ken · 24 Jan 2009, 16:14

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

Matt666 · 24 Jan 2009, 18:27

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

CadFather · 24 Jan 2009, 19:13

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

Matt666 · 24 Jan 2009, 22:27

Cool!

ken · 24 Jan 2009, 23:13

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

Matt666 · 25 Jan 2009, 11:31

@unknownuser said:

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

Sure!
Where will she want to go in France?

ken · 25 Jan 2009, 16:45

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

Matt666 · 27 Jan 2009, 12:22

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?

Edson · 27 Jan 2009, 17:17

i am afraid only the three added features work. the rest does not (but was working perfectly before). no error in the ruby console.

Matt666 · 27 Jan 2009, 17:31

Incredible... That's incredible! Cheer up! We will success...