Window components

kat

Hello,
I'm working on a script to get information about the windows a user placed in his Sketchup model.
To do so, I'v made some window models and placed them into the 'Components' folder.
With a Ruby script, I attach the information about the windows by using attributes. Now, I also want my windows to cut a hole in the wall they are placed into, but this doesn't really work.
I've tried to change the behavior of the componentdefinition of my windows with this code:

componentdef = Sketchup.active_model.definitions.load path
componentdef.behavior.snapto = SnapTo_Vertical
componentdef.behavior.cuts_opening = true

But when a user now places an instance of the window component in his model, nothing happens, the wall stays intact and no hole is cut out. I think the component isn't really glued to the face because when i ask all the faces in the model whether they have a component glued to with get_glued_instances, nil is returned.
Is my approach to simplistic? Or does anyone know what I am doing wrong?
Thanks a lot for any help

thomthom

Behavior.is2d=
http://code.google.com/intl/nb/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/behavior.html#is2d=

@unknownuser said:

The is2d= method is used to set the 2D behavior for a component: whether it can be glued or aligned to a face.

kat

Hey,
Thanks a lot for your help last time, I've changed my script a bit, but unfortunally, it still doesn't work.
The component doesn't cut a hole in the face it is placed into and it is not placed on the right layer.
I really can't see what is wrong. I am sending you the entire method I wrote to load the window components placed in the components folder into the SU model.

def laad_componenten

# Define correct path for the csv information file
windowcomponents = File.join($components,"Ramen","*.csv")
files = Dir.glob(windowcomponents)
# String loaded components
@loaded_comp = " "

# Look for the windows
  files.each { |file|
	  f = File.open(file,"r")
	f.each {|line| line.to_s
			    @data  = line.split(';').each { |string| string.strip} 
		  }
	name = @data[0].to_s
	
	# Define the path of the SU window 	  
	path = File.join($components,"Ramen", name+".skp")
	# Load the component into the current model
	componentdef = Sketchup.active_model.definitions.load path
	
        # Attatch csv information to component using attributes
	componentdef.set_attribute "info", "naam", naam.to_s
	componentdef.set_attribute "info", "diktes", @data[1]
	componentdef.set_attribute "info", "U-waarde", @data[2]
	componentdef.set_attribute "info", "g-waarde", @data[3]
	componentdef.set_attribute "info", "kostprijs", @data[4]
	
	componentdef.visible = true
	componentdef.behavior.is2d = true
	componentdef.behavior.cuts_opening = true 
	
	# Put component on the right layer
	windowlayer = $model.layers.at("Ramen")
	componentdef.layer = windowlayer 
	
	# Name of loade component in string
	@loaded_comp = @loaded_comp+naam+" ;"
	
	f.close 
} end

@loaded_comp.chop!
UI.messagebox "All windows components loaded;"+@loaded_comp

end

Hopefully you can help me
thanks

TIG

Did you make the component so it is 'flat' in 3D so that its "up" axis is Y/green ?
OR at least when you 'made' it set its axes thus...
Then it will cut a hole at its Z=0 plane on any face it is glued_to/cuts/is_2d ...

kat

yes, it works!
I made my windows in the SU components folder in the upright position,
should have done it in the horizontal plane...
thanks a lot tig!!!