[Plugin] Multi face offset

remus

multi face offset.jpg
As per this request: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=20193

version 3 now up.

You'll need offset.rb, courtesy of RickW.

How it works:

select the faces you want to offset
Plugins->Multi face Offset
Put in the distance
...and away you go

Stuff id like to change but probably wont:
-condense it in to one script with a choice of units. Added, sort of. See thoms post.

multi face offset.rb

thomthom

Why all the different versions? .to_l http://code.google.com/intl/nb/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/numeric.html#to_l should take care of the units for you.

remus

thats a rather handy tip, thanks.

thomthom

Btw, .to_l might give different result from what you expect - depending on that object you convert.

If you have a number - 30.to_l <- that means 30 inches.
If you have a String - "30".to_l <- that means 30 model units, so if your model units are mm - then you'll get mm.

And then with a string, users can override the model units. If the model units are mm and a user type "30m" you'll still get the correct length.

rv1974

Isn't windowizer already make the same ?

thomthom

Windowizer generates window components. This is just plain offset.

Gaieus

Remus, please, post some image in the first post so that we can have some clue what it does (and I can rip it for TDC, too)

rv1974

@thomthom said:

Windowizer generates window components. This is just plain offset.

A "window component" is a pure abstraction. With glass inset =0 it makes the same plain offset+ additional options (i.e. materials assignment, edit and eraze in the future)

chango70

Does the faces have to be on the same plane?

remus

No, the faces can be on any plane. It wont work on curvy things, though.

As for windowizer doing the same thing, it probably can, and i think Fred06's offset on surface could do it as well, i just fancied writing it for a bit of practice.

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ

Thanks, but does not work.
Using sketchup 6 and 7, windowsxp SP3 in Spanish
If you have a solution, thank you

remus

Could you open the ruby console (window->ruby console), run the script and post whatever comes up in the console?

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ

Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method offset' for #<Sketchup::Face:0x5aad818>> C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/multi face offset.rb:23:in multi_face_offset'
C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/multi face offset.rb:21:in each' C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/multi face offset.rb:21:in multi_face_offset'
C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/multi face offset.rb:34
C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/multi face offset.rb:33:in `call'

remus

most unusual, i'll have a look in to it and see if i can find out whats going on.

TIG

Remus - do you have RickW's [free from Smustard] 'offset.rb' and elcorto doesn't ?

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ

Thanks Tig, I had no offset.rb.
Now works fine

remus

I havent got it, but im guessing its included in some other script. Thanks for the pointer by the way, i'll add it to the 1st post.

TIG

It's the simple things that are often the most complicated !
[¡Se trata de las cosas simples que a menudo son las más complicadas!]

pilou

And seems Protrude by Jim Foltz makes the same and more!

remus

A veritable Smörgåsbord of repeated functionality