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    • scottliningerS Offline
      scottlininger
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      @avariant said:

      I'm pretty certain the material observer is completely wrong. The base class defines all but two methods incorrectly, and doesn't appear to use them all that correctly either.

      Attached script demonstrates using the MaterialsObserver as documented. The base class may not have all of the methods correctly implemented, but SketchUp will call them.

      As the docs say, the onMaterialRemoveAll does not fire in a particularly useful way.

      Let me know if you find anything else! Thanks!


      materialsObserverTest.rb

      • Scott Lininger
        SketchUp Software Engineer
        Have you visited the Ruby API Docs?
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        avariant
        last edited by

        I guess my blanket comments about the MaterialObserver were not entirely accurate πŸ˜‰ I was under the impression that unless some of the methods weren't explicitly implemented in the observer, SU would crash when it attempted to call the method since it's not implemented on the base. However, I seem to be wrong. 😳
        The documentation on onMaterialChange is a little inadequate. It says it is called whenever a material is altered, but it doesn't get called when you change size or color, just texture.

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          Jim
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          @unknownuser said:

          @chris fullmer said:

          Jim just pointed out this method and I noticed its missing:

          Face.get_glued_instances
          

          Hey Chris (or Jim),

          I don't think that's a standard method... (am I wrong?) I went to go add it to the docs, but I can't find it. Maybe it's part of some script out there?

          Let me know, πŸ˜„

          Scott, I got the information from the Release Notes page.

          Hi

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          • thomthomT Offline
            thomthom
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            Noticed in another thread that there seem to be some deviation related to send_action. http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=16751&start=15#p135201

            @unknownuser said:

            "selectCameraOrbitTool:" doesnt work.
            It's action name is simply OrbitTool.

            Seems to be a couple more as well.

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              todd burch
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              @unknownuser said:

              Hello everyone,

              Yes, we just launched some new docs for the Ruby API on the code site. These are the most accurate and up to date documentation we have ever had, and we hope that they are useful. (That being said, there is obviously still room for improvement.)

              Thanks Scott!

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              • thomthomT Offline
                thomthom
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                Under the UI Classes section:
                Tool, Toolbar and Webdialog all links to the Array class: http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/array.html

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                • scottliningerS Offline
                  scottlininger
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                  A bunch of fixes got pushed on Friday. Thanks again to folks who found typos, both from this thread and from the wiki documentation. Keep 'em coming!

                  I'm on vacation for the next week, so don't think I'm ignoring anyone if I don't reply for a few days. Thanks, guys!

                  • Scott Lininger
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                    Have you visited the Ruby API Docs?
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                  • thomthomT Offline
                    thomthom
                    last edited by

                    Thanks Scott.

                    I'm still puzzled about the six arguments for Vector3d.linear_combination.

                    vec = Geom;;Vector3d.linear_combination(x, xaxis, y, yaxis, z, zaxis)
                    

                    How does this really work?

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                    • Chris FullmerC Offline
                      Chris Fullmer
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                      Not to mention that the example at the bottom of the method does not actually include the method of linear combination. It only shows:

                       vector1 = Geom;;Vector3d.new 1,0,0
                       vector2 = Geom;;Vector3d.new 0,1,0
                      

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                      • Chris FullmerC Offline
                        Chris Fullmer
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                        PolygonMesh.add_polygon

                        The example shows how to use the add_point method.

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                        • thomthomT Offline
                          thomthom
                          last edited by

                          Wish we had red pens to scribble on the docs. πŸ˜„

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                            Jim
                            last edited by

                            @thomthom said:

                            Wish we had red pens to scribble on the docs. πŸ˜„

                            Great idea, really. I'm sure there are browser plugins that allow social sharing of sticky notes, or comments on web pages.

                            Hi

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                            • thomthomT Offline
                              thomthom
                              last edited by

                              Oh, yea... at least for Firefox. I mean to remember something like that.

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                              • thomthomT Offline
                                thomthom
                                last edited by

                                Could this be something? https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2792
                                Anyone tried it? Or got better solutions?

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                                • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                  Chris Fullmer
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                                  Point3d.project_to_plane:

                                  http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/point3d.html#project_to_line

                                  Shows the wrong example code (uses from project to line). and I know I gave the link for project_to_line. Its so you can see both methods simultaneously and see the error better. Thanks!

                                  Chris

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                                  • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                    Chris Fullmer
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                                    So far I am really truly enjoying the new docs. They feel much better, thanks for the efforts to get them to where they are. I'm also excited that changes might be able to happen faster now too, that is great.

                                    I'm noticing that sometimes in the methods list, when I click on a method, it takes me to the class index for that method. Other times it willtake me directly to the entry for that method within the class. I prefer the latter. But I don't know why sometimes it does one thing and sometimes it does another,

                                    Chris

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                                    • thomthomT Offline
                                      thomthom
                                      last edited by

                                      Error 404 (Not Found)!!1

                                      favicon

                                      (code.google.com)

                                      It doesn't mention how to allow drop-down options by using a third array with strings separating each option with a pipe | character.

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                                      • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                        Chris Fullmer
                                        last edited by

                                        You can do a dropdown box?

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                                        • thomthomT Offline
                                          thomthom
                                          last edited by

                                          UI.inputbox ['Hello'], ['World'], ['Mars|Pluto|World|Monkeys'], 'Title'

                                          "Global Material Changer" and "Component Spray" uses it. That's the only way I knew it was possible.

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                                          • J Offline
                                            Jim
                                            last edited by

                                            @chris fullmer said:

                                            You can do a dropdown box?

                                            Sure, and I made this to ease the pain a little: http://sketchuptips.blogspot.com/2008/03/inputbox-class.html

                                            Hi

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