Why can not draw the geometric by the ruby script?

winzard

require 'sketchup.rb'
def create_model()

  @lengthl=100.m if not @length1
  @widthl=50.m if not @widthl
  @number=4 if not @number
  @blength=10.m if not @blength
  @bwidth=5.m if not @bwidth
  @bheight=5.m if not @bheight
  @spacing=5.m if not @spacing
  prompts=["Length of Land; ","Width of Land; ","The Number of Building; ","Building Length; ","Building Width; ","Building Height; ","Building Spacing; "]###
  defaults=[@lengthl,@widthl,@number,@blength,@bwidth,@bheight,@spacing]
  input=UI.inputbox(prompts,defaults,[],"Create Model")
  return nil if not input 
  @lengthl,@widthl,@number,@blength,@bwidth,@bheight,@spacing=input
  amount=@number 
  model=Sketchup.active_model
  entities=model.active_entities 
  
  if @blength>@lengthl
    UI.messagebox('The Building Length is more than Length of Land!')
  elsif @bwidth>@widthl
    UI.messagebox('The Building Width is more than Width of Land!')
  else 
    model.start_operation("Create Model")### for the 'undo'
    x=0;y=0 ### also don't muddle the width/height !!!
  amount.times{|i|
      pt1=[x,y,0]###
      pt2=[x+@bwidth,y,0]###
      pt3=[x+@bwidth,y+@blength,0]###
      pt4=[x,y+@blength,0]###
      new_face=entities.add_face(pt1,pt2,pt3,pt4)
      new_face.pushpull(-@bheight)
      ### pushUpull typo !!! -ve = pull up as the face is reversed...
      y=y+@blength+@spacing ### set in a line
      x=x+@bwidth+@spacing   if y>@lengthl
      UI.messagebox('The area of land is inadequate !')  if x>@widthl
    } ###
  end #if##
  model.commit_operation ###
  
end#def ###
if not file_loaded?("2.rb") ### so only get menu item once...
  UI.menu("Plugins").add_item("Create Model2"){create_model} ###
end#if ###
file_loaded("2.rb") ###

I have difficult to the script,help me .Thanks!

winzard

The ruby script can not run in sketchup 6,but can run in sketchup 7.

Chris Fullmer

I'm not sure, it worked for me in both 6 and 7. Are you getting any errors in the ruby console?

Chris