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    • M Offline
      mattritzman
      last edited by

      Thanks, Jim. I made the changes and reposted it. Dynamic Grid would have been a better name.

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      • Chris FullmerC Offline
        Chris Fullmer
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        Hey Matt, good to see you around here, and publishing a script! Glad you got it done, found a little time to learn some Ruby then I guess? 😄

        Chris

        Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
        All my Plugins I've written

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          solarepiphany
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          Any chance you can share your tablet specs Matt? I've been looking for one with good SU capabilities for some time now!

          Thanks

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          • mitcorbM Offline
            mitcorb
            last edited by

            I would be interested in this plugin since I have a tablet pc, also. But, I think I will need to observe its progress for a while.

            I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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              mattritzman
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              @ Chris, just scratching the surface. Even with the tiny bit I've learned it is quite empowering.

              @ solarepiphany,
              HP TouchSmart tx2
              AMD Turion X2 Dual Core 2.1 GHz
              4 GB RAM
              64-bit

              Check out the reviews. It is a bit heavy for a tablet (4lb). It runs a bit hot. The battery life could be much better. It could be a bit sturdier. It also came with a ton of bloatware.

              But I like it a lot. So far, it does what I want it to do.

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                mattritzman
                last edited by

                @ mitcorb,
                You are welcome to add to it and improve it.

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                • mitcorbM Offline
                  mitcorb
                  last edited by

                  Hi, matt:
                  Sorry, I have not learned the Ruby language yet.
                  I can certainly download and test out the plugin and give you my observations from a layman's point of view on this tablet. I wouldn't say that this unit would be recommended, considering the age. I just inserted the specs below for your information.

                  By the way, I am transcribing on my tablet right now.
                  Motion Computing LE1600, an older model slate style with attachable keyboard/dock. I also use a wireless mouse. It helps to be ambidextrous.
                  1.50 gigahertz Intel Pentium M
                  64 kilobyte primary memory cache
                  2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache
                  Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
                  BIOS: Motion Computing - LE1600 A12 12/19/2006
                  Drives Memory Modules 1526 Megabytes Installed Memory (maxed out).
                  Slot 'DIMM A' has 512 MB
                  Slot 'DIMM B' has 1024 MB
                  60.01 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
                  37.11 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
                  Dual Toshiba Li-Ion batteries for approx. 5 hours mobile time in real life, (claimed up to 8 hours).
                  Mobile Intel(R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset Family [Display adapter] (2x)
                  Digital Flat Panel (1024x768) [Monitor]
                  The screen is actually a Wacom product laundered, I mean licensed out either to Toshiba or direct to Motion.

                  This unit came with Alias Sketchbook Pro(bought out and thrown on a shelf by Autodesk). That is still fun, when I can get to it.

                  I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                    mattritzman
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                    Mitcorb,
                    That's a real classic. I remember dreaming about those specs when it first came out.

                    Sketchbook is still awesome! Autodesk hasn't ruined it yet.

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                    • mitcorbM Offline
                      mitcorb
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                      Hi, Matt: I have loaded the plugin. However, cannot see any hint of the script in the menus. Should I operate it from the console? Should I see any command in the menus, or the right click context?
                      I am probably doing something wrong.
                      Lemme know.
                      mitcorb

                      by the way, loaded it on both the tablet and my desktop with no clues.

                      I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                        mattritzman
                        last edited by

                        Currently, it just starts when you start SketchUp (if it is in your plugin path). I haven't put together an interface; I'm waiting for C.Fullmer's next tutorial before tackling that 😉

                        Create a rectangle or draw a line, and watch the VCB. It should snap to whole numbers (unless you are zoomed in really close).

                        The script will give strange results if your units are set to anything but inches 😞

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                          matteo
                          last edited by

                          hi Matt, and thank you for this plugin.
                          That's a very smart idea. ☀

                          If you don't mind, I've converted the values so that it works with metric units: my experience with ruby programming is zero, I've just converetd inches into centimeters, after a bit of tweaking. 😉

                          What I understand is that sketchup's internal engine works in inches, even if the length is displayed in meters or centimeters.
                          Please correct me if I made some mistakes. 😳

                          /matteo


                          dynamic_snap_mlr_005_metric.rb

                          hire me: http://www.nonsolo3d.it/ !

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