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    • Chris FullmerC Offline
      Chris Fullmer
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      http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/point3d.html#z=

      It says:

      Point3d.z=
      
          The y= method is used to set the z value of a 3D point.
      

      That second line should say "The z= method..."

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      • thomthomT Offline
        thomthom
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        Error 404 (Not Found)!!1

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        (code.google.com)

        Face.area actually takes an optional argument. I'm not sure what the argument is. It accepts pure numbers which then seems to be a scale factor. But it also accepts Transformation objects.

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        • thomthomT Offline
          thomthom
          last edited by

          Same applies to Edge.length

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          • thomthomT Offline
            thomthom
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            Point3d.project_to_plane
            The example uses project_to_line

            
             plane = [Geom;;Point3d.new(0,0,0), Geom;;Vector3d.new(0,0,1)]
             point = Geom;;Point3d.new 10,10,10
             projected_point = point.project_to_line line
            
            

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            • Chris FullmerC Offline
              Chris Fullmer
              last edited by

              Tool - onMouseMove example has a bad local variable.
              http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/tool.html#onMouseMove

               def onMouseMove(flags, x, y, view)
                 puts "onMouseMove; flags = " + key.to_s
                 puts "                 x = " + x.to_s
                 puts "                 y = " + y.to_s
                 puts "              view = " + view.to_s
               end
              

              The variable "key" should be replaced with "flag" I think. That makes the example work.

              Chris

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              • thomthomT Offline
                thomthom
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                http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/face.html#get_UVHelper

                The code example:

                
                 model = Sketchup.active_model
                 entities = model.active_entities
                 pts = []
                 pts[0] = [0, 0, 0]
                 pts[1] = [9, 0, 0]
                 pts[2] = [9, 9, 0]
                 pts[3] = [0, 9, 0]
                
                 # Add the face to the entities in the model
                 face = entities.add_face pts
                 tw = Sketchup;;TextureWriter.new
                 uvHelp = face.get_UVHelper true, true, tw
                
                

                This will return the error:

                @unknownuser said:

                Error: #<TypeError: (eval):95:in `get_UVHelper': wrong argument type (expected Sketchup::TextureWriter)>
                (eval):95

                Instead of tw = Sketchup::TextureWriter.new, the method tw = Sketchup.create_texture_writer will work.
                Which leads to another questions: why can't tw = Sketchup::TextureWriter.new be used as in the example?

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                • thomthomT Offline
                  thomthom
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                  ModelObserver.onPlaceComponent
                  http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/modelobserver.html#onPlaceComponent

                  The manual claims that a Model is passed on as the argument, but instead it's the ComponentInstance. I have not tested the rest of the ModelObserver events to see if they also match.

                  onPlaceComponent FIXED

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                  • scottliningerS Offline
                    scottlininger
                    last edited by

                    @thomthom said:

                    ModelObserver.onPlaceComponent
                    http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/modelobserver.html#onPlaceComponent

                    The manual claims that a Model is passed on as the argument, but instead it's the ComponentInstance. I have not tested the rest of the ModelObserver events to see if they also match.

                    Thomas, you rock.

                    I'll double check all of the modelobserver arguments. Thanks!

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

                      For Point3d.distance_to_line the docs give the same example as point3d.distance.

                      http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                      • thomthomT Offline
                        thomthom
                        last edited by

                        I can't get the DefinitionObserver to trigger at all. http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/definitionobserver.html Neither the onComponentInstanceAdded or onComponentInstanceRemoved events. Are these the correct event names?

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                        • scottliningerS Offline
                          scottlininger
                          last edited by

                          I just had a big one reported to me... posting it here so folks are aware until the next fix.

                          The face.material method is entirely missing from the new docs.

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

                            There's a new update live that fixes (most of) the problems reported above. There were one or two that will require me to pound on it a bit more. Keep 'em coming!

                            I also posted a new tutorial on reading attributes.

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

                              Nice one Scott.

                              I seem to have come across three observer events that doesn't work. It would probably be useful to mark these in the docs with a warning so that people won't waste a whole lot of time trying to get them work work. ..like I have...

                              DefinitionObserver http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=17631 (Completely busted)
                              EntitiesObserver.onContentsModified http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=17970 (Add and Remove event works though. Haven't tried the Erase event.)

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                              • scottliningerS Offline
                                scottlininger
                                last edited by

                                I also just got this one from a coworker:

                                Sketchup.get_resource_path example fails. Looks like there's a required parameter that's not properly documented.

                                -Scott

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

                                  These failing observers is quite severe. I don't suppose there's a chance the dev team can push out an update outside the servicepack schedule? (I don't know what your schedule is, but seeing that we just got an servicepack I'm a bit pessimistic to when this might be addressed...)

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                                  • R Offline
                                    remus
                                    last edited by

                                    A semi related typo:

                                    in this tutorial pt4=[0,9,9] whereas it should be [0,9,0].

                                    http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                                    • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                      Chris Fullmer
                                      last edited by

                                      ::OFF TOPIC::
                                      All right Remus, come clean. Your always in the Ruby forum, you spotted a typo in tutorial, you answer questions once in a while....how much ruby do you know? Are you making plugins and selling them overseas for big money or something?

                                      Chris

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                                      • scottliningerS Offline
                                        scottlininger
                                        last edited by

                                        Just saw another one: the Sketchup.break_edges= example is the Sketchup.break_edges? example.

                                        Thom, step 1 with the observers is to confirm if it's the implementation that is broken or the documentation. Simone has filed A-list bugs against the observer problems you've found, and he and I have been chatting about it. Any fixes will have to wait until the next maintenance release.

                                        Feel free to PM me if you want to brainstorm workarounds for what you're trying to accomplish. I know a few tricks. 😉

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

                                          Dont pretend your not in on it as well 😄

                                          on a more serious note, it seems a shame to miss out on the ever so powerful ruby based capabilities of sketchup, so i thought i'd try my hand at it and see if i got anywhere.

                                          I reckon i could just about right a box making script at the moment 👍 just as long as you dont want to change your box at all...

                                          http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                                          • thomthomT Offline
                                            thomthom
                                            last edited by

                                            Seems that InstanceObserver.onClose is dead as well. http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/instanceobserver.html#onClose
                                            But onOpen works.

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