[REQ] Name Layer from a group existing

TIG

Something like:


def layer_name_from_group_name()
  model=Sketchup.active_model
  ss=model.selection
  if ss[0].class != Sketchup;;Group
    UI.messagebox("Select a Group to Name a Layer after...")
    return nil
  end#if
  name=nil
  name=ss[0].name
  if not name or name==""
    UI.messagebox("Select a NAMED Group to Name a Layer after...")
    return nil
  end#if
  layer_names=[];layers=model.layers
  layers.each{|layer|layer_names<<layer.name}
  if layer_names.include?(name)
    UI.messagebox("A Layer with that Group's Name ["+name+"] already exists...")
    return nil
  end#if
  new_layer=layers.add(name)
  UI.messagebox("Layer '"+name+"' created.")
end#def

(untried...)

pilou

Seems works fine inside the ruby console

pilou

Why when I replace

if ss[0].class != Sketchup;;Group

by

if ss[0].class != Sketchup;;ComponentInstance

that does'nt work with a component?

Edit ! That works! It just that I confuse "Name of the Component" and "Definition name" of the component

So is it possible to use the "Definition's name"?

TIG

@unknownuser said:

Why when I replace

if ss[0].class != Sketchup;;Group

by

if ss[0].class != Sketchup;;ComponentInstance

that does'nt work with a component?
Edit ! That works! It just that I confuse "Name of the Component" and "Definition name" of the component
So is it possible to use the "Definition's name"?


### if it's an instance with...
ss[0].name ### returns the instance's 'name'.
ss[0].definition.name  ### returns the instance's definition's 'name'.

pilou

Many thanks!

pilou

asuming that the file is renamed toto.rb, and working with for groups

I add this at the end for have the right click Context


if( not file_loaded?("toto.rb") )
  UI.add_context_menu_handler do |menu|
    menu.add_separator if ss[0].class != Sketchup;;Group
    menu.add_item("add Layer name") if ss[0].class != Sketchup;;Group
  end
end
file_loaded "toto.rb"

All is always working fine in the Ruby console
but I have nothing as Menu Contextual on the Right Click when a group is selected

Ps This Text editor is a little smaller for see a correct Code size's line

TIG

@unknownuser said:

asuming that the file is renamed toto.rb, and working with for groups

I add this at the end for have the right click Context


> if( not file_loaded?("toto.rb") )
>   UI.add_context_menu_handler do |menu|
>     menu.add_separator if ss[0].class != Sketchup;;Group
>     menu.add_item("add Layer name") if ss[0].class != Sketchup;;Group
>   end
> end
> file_loaded "toto.rb"

All is always working fine in the Ruby console
but I have nothing as Menu Contextual on the Right Click when a group is selected

You also need to give the menu item an action {}

Ps This Text editor is a little smaller for see a correct Code size's line

should be

...class == Sketchup::Group

Should NOT be

...class != Sketchup::Group

The ! negates it - i.e. "if class is NOT == Group", when you actually want "if class == Group" !

pilou

After hundred of try
(ruby console works always fine I have no syntax error message)
but always nothing in the right click panel menu
I don't see very well what "action" I must put inside the {} (I had tested some many
Surely trivial but

if(not file_loaded?("toto.rb")) 
  UI.add_context_menu_handler do |menu|
    menu.add_separator if ss[0].class == Sketchup;;Group
   menu.add_item("Add Name Layer"){layers.add(name)}if ss[0].class == Sketchup;;Group
  end
end
file_loaded "toto.rb"

pilou

Another thing that will be cool :
put in the same time the object (goup/component) in the the layer created

TIG

If you go back to my earlier example

def layer_name_from_group_name()...
is the action to put in the {}
So at the end of the file that loads layer_name_from_group_name add your context-menu test and run the action...

pilou

hum hum
Seems there is something again missing
(Console is Ok)

right Click context menu always unseen

def layer_name_from_group_name()
      model=Sketchup.active_model
      ss=model.selection
      if ss[0].class != Sketchup;;Group
        UI.messagebox("Select a Group to Name a Layer after...")
        return nil
      end#if
      name=nil
      name=ss[0].name
      if not name or name==""
        UI.messagebox("Select a NAMED Group to Name a Layer after...")
        return nil
      end#if
      layer_names=[];layers=model.layers
      layers.each{|layer|layer_names<<layer.name}
      if layer_names.include?(name)
        UI.messagebox("A Layer with that Group's Name ["+name+"] already exists...")
        return nil
      end#if
      new_layer=layers.add(name)
      UI.messagebox("Layer '"+name+"' created.")
    end#def

if(not file_loaded?("layer_name_from_group_name.rb")) 
  UI.add_context_menu_handler do |menu|
    menu.add_separator if ss[0].class ==Sketchup;;Group
   menu.add_item("Add Name Layer"){layer_name_from_group_name()}if ss[0].class==Sketchup;;Group
  end
end
file_loaded ("layer_name_from_group_name.rb")

TIG

if(not file_loaded?("layer_name_from_group_name.rb"))
ss=Sketchup.active_model.selection
UI.add_context_menu_handler do |menu|
menu.add_separator if ss[0].class ==Sketchup::Group
menu.add_item("Add Name Layer"){layer_name_from_group_name()}if ss[0].class==Sketchup::Group
end
end

The red text is needed to define ss as it was only defined inside the def...

pilou

Yep now that works fine! Many thx!
To do
Now second part : move in the same time the object clicked on the layer named

For the moment that works for a group or a component
Just select a group named or a component with Definition name
Right Click and a context menu appears : Add Name Layer from Group
or Add Name Layer from Component
(object is not moved on this version)

If your Right Click is broken you must enter on the ruby Console
layer_name_from_group_name or layer_name_from_component_name

layer_name_from_group_name.rb

layer_name_from_component_name.rb

bagatelo

Is possible to do the inverse of this situation, like this:

Base Group (or components) Name from layer name? If yes, would be fantatisc to my workflow.

TIG

Pilou - nascent scripter - yours I think...

Iterate through model.definitions, if defn.group? then add if to a groups array and then iterate through groups and rename each group to match its group.layer.name, keep a list of all group names as you go [start by making a list of the groups' names and then remove old name and add new name as you go groups]. It a group name exists then increment it [tip: name="name#1";name=name.next if groupnames.include?(name)] - several groups could be on one layer and should them get named name#1,name#2,name#3 etc...