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    • R Offline
      remus
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      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
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        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?

        Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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        • scottliningerS Offline
          scottlininger
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          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
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            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.

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            • thomthomT Offline
              thomthom
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              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.)

              Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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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
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                  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...)

                  Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                    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
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                      ::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
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                        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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                          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.

                            Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                              thomthom
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                              Error 404 (Not Found)!!1

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                              @unknownuser said:

                              For example, if a user has double-clicked into a component to edit its geometry, and then double clicked into a sub-group to edit that, the active_path might contain:

                              And there it stops. Doesn't actually display an example.

                              Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                              • scottliningerS Offline
                                scottlininger
                                last edited by

                                Self note: We should add these codes to the send_action docs:

                                http://groups.google.com/group/Ruby-API/msg/e30ee3f2b21cb228

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                                  thomthom
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                                  http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/toolsobserver.html

                                  
                                       # This is an example of an observer that watches tool interactions.
                                       class MyToolsObserver < Sketchup;;ShadowInfoObserver
                                         def onActiveToolChanged(tools, tool_name, tool_id)
                                           UI.messagebox("onActiveToolChanged; " + tool_name.to_s)
                                         end
                                       end
                                  
                                       # Attach the observer.
                                       Sketchup.active_model.tools.add_observer(MyToolsObserver.new)
                                  
                                  

                                  Note that it refers to Sketchup::ShadowInfoObserver instead of Sketchup::ToolsObserver.

                                  Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                                  • TIGT Offline
                                    TIG Moderator
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                                    @unknownuser said:

                                    Self note: We should add these codes to the send_action docs:

                                    http://groups.google.com/group/Ruby-API/msg/e30ee3f2b21cb228

                                    Does this list work 'across-platforms' - my understanding was that PCs and Macs differ ?

                                    If there are such codes it makes like a lot easier...

                                    Some "wrong": Sketchup.send_action 21513 >>> opens the Outliner ???
                                    .

                                    TIG

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                                      thomthom
                                      last edited by

                                      Error 404 (Not Found)!!1

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                                      The manual says the argument should be either true or false, but the example sets it to 3.

                                      Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                                      • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                        Chris Fullmer
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                                        The FAQ page lists some sites that carry/catalog ruby scripts. the Sketchucation extensions index (thanks to Jim!) would also be a great resource to add to that list now

                                        extensions url:

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                                        Chris

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                                          thomthom
                                          last edited by

                                          http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/toolsobserver.html
                                          It'd be nice if the ToolsObserver listed the full list of tools IDs.

                                          I've begun a list here which associates constants to the IDs for convenient use in scripts: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=18124

                                          Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                                            Jim
                                            last edited by

                                            @thomthom said:

                                            http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/toolsobserver.html
                                            It'd be nice if the ToolsObserver listed the full list of tools IDs.

                                            I've begun a list here which associates constants to the IDs for convenient use in scripts: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=18124

                                            In the back of my mind I have the idea the the tool id's were not reliable and shouldn't be used; but I can't remember why.

                                            Hi

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