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[Plugin] HoverSelect - v1.5a - 07 Oct 17

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    fredo6
    last edited by fredo6 9 May 2009, 16:18

    **%(#008000)[# Permission to use this software for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted

    Distribution of this software for any purpose is subject to:

    - the expressed, written consent of the author

    - the inclusion of the present copyright notice in all copies.]**

    Please UPGRADE to this latest version 1.5 if you run OSX High Sierra.

    http://forums.sketchucation.com/download/file.php?id=49290

    Following an interesting request from AcesHigh, here is a small plugin HoverSelect, helping to select multiple edges by mouse over, a little bit like the Eraser tool in Sketchup (i.e. you click down and then mouse over to select).

    Basically,

    • you click down on a non-selected edge, keep the mouse button down and move the cursor to select other edges until you release the mouse button. Then, you can continue with this method for building progressively the selection. This also means that you will add to the selection by just clicking on edge too.

    • If you click down on a selected edge, then the mode is Unselection when you mouse-over. Edges will be individually unselected.

    • If you click down on a face, the tool select all edges of the face, then you can continue adding edge while maintaining the mouse button down.

    • You exit the toolby clicking in the Empty space (cursor appears as a check mark).
      The plugin offers several options and working modes:

    • Edge property filter: Plain, Smooth, Soft, Hidden

    • Selection mode: individual edges, extend to curve, extend to all connected, co-facial and follow-it edges (via toggle keys Ctrl and Shift), selection by faces.

    • Undo / Redo(using Arrow keys)
      All options are available via short cuts and from the contextual menu (the best is to have a look at it!).

    http://forums.sketchucation.com/download/file.php?id=49286

    HoverSelect Quickcard - English - v1.2 - 27 Nov 13.pdf
    Just drop the attached PDF file into the SU Plugins directory to have it accessible from within Sketchup.

    • Sketchup: v6, v7, v8, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
    • Platform: Windows and Mac
    • Language: English, French, Chinese ((Diweiman and **ShuangYu[/b
    • [b]Menus**: by default, it is installed in Tools > Fredo6 Collection > HoverSelect
    • Icon toolbar: by Default โ€˜Fredo6 Tools.
      HoverSelect.png
    • The plugin is free, for private and commercial usage. There is a donation menu however.

    http://forums.sketchucation.com/download/file.php?id=49287

    There are now multiple ways to install scripts

    • SCF Plugin Store (SU8 and above) - recommended method
    • Unzip (all SU versions and for installations in an alternate Plugins directory)
    • Extension Manager with RBZ files (SU8 and SU13)

    Whatever way you install, you must end up with the following footprint:
    HoverSelect - Footprint.png
    The standard SU Plugins root directories are:
    Windows SU8: C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 8\Plugins
    Windows SU13: C:\Program Files\SketchUp\SketchUp 2013/Plugins
    Windows SU14: C:\Users<username>\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp\SketchUp 2014\SketchUp\Plugins

    Mac SU8: Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins
    Mac SU13: ~/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2013/SketchUp/Plugins
    Mac SU14: ~/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins

    CAUTION: NEVER rename or move files from their folders. If you are unsure of your unzip operation, do it in a neutral folder and check that you reconstruct the right footprint. Then transfer the folders and files to the SU Plugin Directory.

    http://forums.sketchucation.com/download/file.php?id=49285

    If you run SU8 and above, the strongly recommended installation method is to Autoinstall with the SCF Plugin Store tool .

    Otherwise, you can download the HoverSelectrbz file from the Plugin Store page for HoverSelect .

    IMPORTANT: Requires to download LibFredo6 7.7 or higher if not already installed

    **Note for SU6 and SU7 users, download the rbz file from the plugin store page , and change its extension from .rbz to .zip
    Then:

    1. Open the zip archive
    2. Select All (Ctrl A)
    3. Extract into the Sketchup Plugin Directory
    4. Answer YES to OVERWRITE all existing files if any
    5. Make sure you get the correct footprint (one rb file and one folder)**
      CONFLICTING PLUGINS: some plugins conflicts with some of my scripts
    • Some versions of Podium
    • SunPosition
    • Matchbox

    http://forums.sketchucation.com/download/file.php?id=49284

    No Video available

    http://forums.sketchucation.com/download/file.php?id=49289

    HoverSelect 1.5a โ€“ 07 Oct 17: Support of OSX High Sierra

    HoverSelect 1.4a โ€“ 13 Nov 15: Maintenance release

    HoverSelect 1.3a โ€“ 20 Oct 14: Release for non-ascii usernames

    HoverSelect 1.2a โ€“ 27 Nov 13: Release for future Sketchup Compatibility

    HoverSelect 1.0a โ€“ 29 Nov 09: Initial public release

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      xrok1
      last edited by 9 May 2009, 17:57

      that,s awesome, i've been whining for something like this since i started using SU years ago! ๐Ÿ˜

      โ€œThere are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.โ€

      http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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        Bep
        last edited by 9 May 2009, 18:16

        Thanks Fredo for this great effort, ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘

        At my first try i notist that i could not deselect on a click the last selected line ,or reselect the last deselected line.
        Did i discover a small bug or is this behavour on purpose. ๐Ÿ˜•

        Thank you again for this plugin.

        Greetings,

        Bep van Malde

        "History is written by the winners"

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          remus
          last edited by 9 May 2009, 20:45

          At the risk of sounding like a spoilt child, would it be possible to make this plugin work with faces?

          Thanks for another very useful plugin, by the way.

          http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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            EarthMover
            last edited by 10 May 2009, 02:34

            Great Fredo! Thank you thank you thank you! I also second the request to be able to hover/drag/paint select faces.

            3D Artist at Clearstory 3D Imaging
            Guide Tool at Winning With Sketchup
            Content Creator at Skapeup

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              fredo6
              last edited by 10 May 2009, 07:58

              @bep said:

              At my first try i notist that i could not deselect on a click the last selected line ,or reselect the last deselected line.
              Did i discover a small bug or is this behavour on purpose. ๐Ÿ˜•
              Bep van Malde

              That was a small bug. Thanks for signaling. I fixed it in the version 1.0b, updated in the main post.

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                fredo6
                last edited by 10 May 2009, 11:37

                @remus said:

                At the risk of sounding like a spoilt child, would it be possible to make this plugin work with faces?

                I think this is mangeable for Faces (and actually for any type of entity, for instance group and components, or construction point).

                Also, I am looking is I can include a Rectangle and lasso selection. My idea is however to include in the selection edges which are:

                • visible from the view camera
                • being totally, but also partially in the rectangle.

                Fredo

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                  EarthMover
                  last edited by 10 May 2009, 14:58

                  Yes Fredo, Lasso and rectangle selection and being able to toggle between complete and partial crossing windows for selection would be absolutely brilliant. This would bring SU's selection tools a little closer to being on par with the rest of the 3D world. ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘ You're the man!

                  3D Artist at Clearstory 3D Imaging
                  Guide Tool at Winning With Sketchup
                  Content Creator at Skapeup

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                    Howard leslie
                    last edited by 10 May 2009, 16:46

                    Fredo,
                    This selection script of yours sounds brilliant although I've not tried it yet.
                    ........
                    An idea If you do implement selection by rectangle........

                    An idea might be to devise the tool so that if users draw the selection rectangle from the North West corner to the South East corner of the screen (ie top left to lower right) then all geometry COMPLETELY inside this rectangle is selected.

                    If users draw the selection rectangle from the South East corner to the North West corner of the screen (ie lower right to top left) then all geometry INSIDE AND CROSSING this rectangle is selected.

                    Hope this makes sense.
                    Thanks very much for all your hard work and effort in devising this tool so far.
                    .................

                    Regards
                    Howard L'

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                      ken
                      last edited by 10 May 2009, 18:18

                      Fredo,

                      I get a Bug Splat each time I try to open the PDF documentation. Sketchup quits, and give the Bug Splat, however the documentation does open.

                      However, thanks for this script. For me, I will find a great deal of use cleaning up models after Intersect with Model.

                      Again thanks

                      Ken

                      Fight like your the third monkey on Noah's Ark gangway.

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                        AcesHigh
                        last edited by 11 May 2009, 12:03

                        Fredo... you RULE! ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜„

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                          jmmad
                          last edited by 11 May 2009, 16:26

                          Nice Plugin Fredo
                          Thxs a lot
                          more control over selection is one thing SU was laking until now.

                          Would it be posible to make a ruby that selects multiple endpoints ?

                          Get Upa !

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                            fredo6
                            last edited by 11 May 2009, 19:13

                            @unknownuser said:

                            Fredo,

                            I get a Bug Splat each time I try to open the PDF documentation. Sketchup quits, and give the Bug Splat, however the documentation does open.
                            Ken

                            If you use my other scripts, can you try with their documentation to see if you get a bugsplat too. I do nothing special (standard UI.openURL) and this may be an issue with your Sketchup configuration or PC environment.

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                              fredo6
                              last edited by 11 May 2009, 19:14

                              @jmmad said:

                              Would it be posible to make a ruby that selects multiple endpoints ?

                              Do you mean vertices?

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                                ken
                                last edited by 11 May 2009, 21:07

                                Fredo6

                                Yes, I do get a Bug Splat when I open up your other documentations. I have other problems also, haven't been able to trace those down to any particular scrip or set of scripโ€™s. Therefore, I will just go about my way, remembering what not to do, and saving or archiving frequently.

                                Again thanks for all your effort in these plugins.

                                Ken

                                Fight like your the third monkey on Noah's Ark gangway.

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                                  jmmad
                                  last edited by 11 May 2009, 21:35

                                  @unknownuser said:

                                  @jmmad said:

                                  Would it be posible to make a ruby that selects multiple endpoints ?

                                  Do you mean vertices?

                                  Yes Fredo it would be nice to select multiple vertices instead of lines, so the we can modify them (rotate, scale, move, etc..) all at the same time.
                                  But i have never seen a ruby that does that. Is it possible?

                                  Get Upa !

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                                    August
                                    last edited by 13 May 2009, 02:53

                                    @unknownuser said:

                                    ... if users draw the selection rectangle from the North West corner to the South East corner of the screen (ie top left to lower right) then all geometry COMPLETELY inside this rectangle is selected.

                                    If users draw the selection rectangle from the South East corner to the North West corner of the screen (ie lower right to top left) then all geometry INSIDE AND CROSSING this rectangle is selected. ...

                                    Just to clarify my possibly mistaken understanding of the conversation so far --

                                    This tool is about ONLY selecting the VISIBLE geometry, right? The above describes what SU already does, selecting ALL geometry inside in the first case, and ALL geometry even partially inside in the second case, including ALL geometry, including parts on the backside of the front object and parts that may be at a great distance.

                                    Howard Leslie is too modest when he says "An idea might be ..." Using the direction the selection rectangle is drawn as the way to toggle what is included should, of course, echo what SU already does. Anything else would be too confusing.

                                    August

                                    โ€œAn idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself.โ€
                                    [floatr:v1mcbde2]-- Charles Dickens[/floatr:v1mcbde2]

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                                      fredo6
                                      last edited by 16 May 2009, 20:49

                                      New version **HoverSelect 1.1a**available, with some additional features, mainly:

                                      • Edge selection (and un-selection) via rectangle, by mouse dragging, for visible-only edges (but also for all edges, as in native Sketchup)
                                      • Configuration of the precision for picking edges
                                      • Options (modifiers and filter) accessible via a button palette (experimental). There are indeed also accessible via the contextual menu and shortcuts.

                                      see main post at http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=18916#p155058

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                                        jmmad
                                        last edited by 16 May 2009, 22:03

                                        Nice UI update Fredo
                                        I like that "button palette" that pops up with the command
                                        Thxs

                                        Get Upa !

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                                          Daniel S
                                          last edited by 16 May 2009, 22:29

                                          This is the next generation of UI in SketchUp!!!
                                          A lot better, quick, easy and more efficient than the webdialogs (and I assume that is also more compatible for macs).

                                          I make alternative icons and cursors for this plugin:
                                          Alternative Icons.jpg
                                          Here you can download them:
                                          To drop into HOVERSELECT_Dir_11 folder
                                          Extract into Plugins\HOVERSELECT_Dir_11 and set this ones in "Tools>Fredo6 Collection>HoverSelect>Default Parameters...
                                          Install Icons.jpg

                                          Thank you again Fredo!!

                                          Daniel S

                                          PS. The new Edge selection via rectangle dosenยดt work inside groups (I mean double click on group to edit and then select the hoverselect).

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