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    • Chris FullmerC Offline
      Chris Fullmer
      last edited by

      .rbs is a plugin. It is the extension put on encrypted plugins.

      Didier, we are running into problems where it appears that this script is breaking progressbar again. I know you fixed it up perfectly quite a while ago. did it revert back somehow to a version that no longer works? Or do you think that it should still be working correctly and that perhaps it is something else messing up progressbar? Any thoughts?

      Chris

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      All my Plugins I've written

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      • M Offline
        maymay
        last edited by

        I get an error when SketchUp starts:

        Error Loading File compo_spray.rb
        C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/compo_spray.rb;1; no .<digit> floating literal anymore; put 0 before dot
        RBS1.0
             ^
        C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/compo_spray.rb;1; syntax error
        RBS1.0
              ^
        C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/compo_spray.rb;1; Invalid char `\030' in expression
        

        Any ideas? I'd really like to try this out.

        Thanks!

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        • Didier BurD Offline
          Didier Bur
          last edited by

          Hi,

          Hem, hem, it seems we have some problems with the scrambler now...
          I've uploaded the latest RB version, in which there's NO progressbar class. I suppose there's a conflict with another plugin than this one.
          Sorry for the inconvenience with the RBS.
          Regards,

          DB

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          • R Offline
            rangrstudio
            last edited by

            Hi I'm trying to install this on Mac with Sketchup 7.
            The compo_spray.rb is in the Plugins folder, but I'm not seeing it in the plugins menu. Have reinstalled SKP 7 from scratch, then unzipped the zip file in the plug-ins folder per instructions but nothing.
            Is it not mac compatible?

            EDIT: I tried it on a windows machine (XP with SKP 7) and I couldn't get it to work there either. The zip contains "compo_spray.rb" and the pdf file. Is there something missing? Thanks for any help.

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            • TIGT Offline
              TIG Moderator
              last edited by

              If you read the PDF help file you'd see that Component Spray Tool is accessed from a pop-out menu in Draw Menu NOT the Plugins Menu !CStool.png

              TIG

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              • R Offline
                rangrstudio
                last edited by

                @tig said:

                If you read the PDF help file you'd see that Component Spray Tool is accessed from a pop-out menu in Draw Menu NOT the Plugins Menu ![attachment=0:2qfvuyqu]<!-- ia0 -->CStool.png<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:2qfvuyqu]

                Thank you! I guess I should read the whole manual...

                This is an amazing tool.

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                • FrederikF Offline
                  Frederik
                  last edited by

                  This is a GREAT tool...
                  Would it be possible to make an option, where components sprayed don't intersect with each other...??
                  It's possible to prevent stacking, but I miss an option, where components don't intersect also...

                  Perhaps even an option, where I can define how close components can be to each other...
                  Could have both positive and negative entries...
                  Any ideas...??

                  Cheers
                  Kim Frederik

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                  • soloS Offline
                    solo
                    last edited by

                    Yes please, I have the same issue where I need to mass some proxies but the boxes I'm using are all stacked and intersecting, maybe a collision checkbox?

                    http://www.solos-art.com

                    If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                    • C Offline
                      csolar
                      last edited by

                      I've just installed this (SU 7.1, WinXP), and I have a question about the spray pressure parameter. In the user guide it says that the # of components dropped is calculated as:

                      [area of surface]/[average area of component(s)]*[spray pressure]

                      In my case, the surface is a 10x10 square, and the component is a 1x1 square -- so the surface is 100 times the component area. If I select a spray pressure of 10%, I would expect 10 components to be dropped, but what I get is 100 components. Basically this calculation seems to be off by a factor of 10: if I ask for 100% pressure, then 1000 components get dropped, and so on.

                      Am I missing something? I ask because for my model I really need lower densities; i.e. in line with the calculation described in the guide.

                      Thanks,

                      Chris.

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                      • C Offline
                        csolar
                        last edited by

                        Another observation:

                        I select "random rotate", but when I look at the results it's clear that only 6 specific rotation angles are being used...actually more like 3 pairs of angles, 120 degrees apart, with the items in each pair being 8 degrees apart. Is this expected?

                        Thanks, Chris.

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                        • Didier BurD Offline
                          Didier Bur
                          last edited by

                          Hi csolar,
                          Do you have set any angle snapping ?

                          DB

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                          • FrederikF Offline
                            Frederik
                            last edited by

                            Hi Didier,

                            Any chance of adding what Solo and I have requested...??

                            Cheers
                            Kim Frederik

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                            • C Offline
                              csolar
                              last edited by

                              @didier bur said:

                              Do you have set any angle snapping ?

                              I did, but the results are the same after I turned off angle snapping.

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                              • Didier BurD Offline
                                Didier Bur
                                last edited by

                                @unknownuser said:

                                Any chance of adding what Solo and I have requested...?

                                Yes. The only question is: when ? 😕

                                DB

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                                • FrederikF Offline
                                  Frederik
                                  last edited by

                                  @didier bur said:

                                  Yes.

                                  @didier bur said:

                                  The only question is: when ? 😕

                                  👊
                                  Hopefully soon...

                                  Cheers
                                  Kim Frederik

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                                  • thomthomT Offline
                                    thomthom
                                    last edited by

                                    Didier:

                                    If you replace the native model.raytest with this method the rays won't stop on invisible entities:

                                    
                                      # Raytrace method that does not stop on hidden entities.
                                      def self.raytest(ray)
                                        model = Sketchup.active_model
                                        vector = ray[1]
                                        while true
                                          # Shot ray
                                          test = model.raytest(ray)
                                          return nil if test.nil?
                                          # Verify visibility
                                          point, path = test
                                          if path.all? { |e| e.visible? && e.layer.visible? }
                                            return test
                                          else
                                            # raytest stopped on a hidden entity - create a new ray from that point
                                            # and let the loop continue until it hits something visible, or nothing.
                                            ray = [ point, vector ]
                                          end
                                        end # while
                                      end
                                    
                                    

                                    Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                    List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                    • Didier BurD Offline
                                      Didier Bur
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi tt,
                                      💭 💭 💭 💭 💭 💭

                                      DB

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                                      • I Offline
                                        inbal
                                        last edited by

                                        thank so much 😄

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                                        • L Offline
                                          lapx
                                          last edited by

                                          Problems with component spray tool...Tool will not pick point after clicking.
                                          Is anyone else have problems with the tool? All the parameters appear correct.
                                          I'm placing byce on a simple plane is not working. Openig a new drawing helped but it always goes back to not working at some point.

                                          I'm using in V6.

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                                          • charly2008C Offline
                                            charly2008
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi,

                                            I wanted to try compo spray but I get a huge number of components at a small circle. What am I doing wrong?

                                            Charly


                                            compo1.JPG


                                            compo2.JPG

                                            He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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