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      bianhai
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      Very good!Thank you ! πŸ‘

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        davecoopstl
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        TIG,

        One other question: Is there any way to put a prefix before the names of the imported layers when you x-ref a file into your model?

        Right now, if I have multiple files I need to x-ref in, and they have the same layer names, but different things on the layers that I want to show, the objects get combined onto one layer in my model. It would be great to have a prefix added to the imported layer names, which would be different for each x-ref.

        Just a thought.
        Dave.

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          airsuper
          last edited by

          i found out i can't import DWG files with capital letter file extension.
          eg. "abc.DWG" not ok
          "abc.dwg" ok
          i hoping that will be improve over time.

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            David M
            last edited by

            Hi, can you please let me know where I can download the latest verion of the X-ref Plugin.

            Thanks!

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              Chris Fullmer
              last edited by

              This might very well be the latest, in the very first post is a script to download.

              Chris

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

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                davecoopstl
                last edited by

                TIG,

                This script is amazing. We're using it to model a huge site, with lots and lots of buildings, and it's working beautifully. The ability to know what has and has not been updated, and update the modified 'xrefs' is invaluable.

                But, we've encountered one major 'design' flaw with the script. We have almost 30 xrefs loaded in the model, and the Xref Manager dialog box does NOT fit on the screen anymore, so there's no way to click the "OK" button. And there doesn't seem to be a way to adjust the size or orientation of the dialog box!

                Is there a way that the size of the dialog box can be flexible or adjustable or, at the very least, include a scroll bar! We really need to be able to see the entire list of xrefs, and scroll down to click the "OK" button.

                Hope you can help.
                Thanks for all your hard scripting work!
                Dave Coop.

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                • TIGT Offline
                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by

                  @davecoopstl said:

                  TIG,

                  This script is amazing. We're using it to model a huge site, with lots and lots of buildings, and it's working beautifully. The ability to know what has and has not been updated, and update the modified 'xrefs' is invaluable.

                  But, we've encountered one major 'design' flaw with the script. We have almost 30 xrefs loaded in the model, and the Xref Manager dialog box does NOT fit on the screen any more, so there's no way to click the "OK" button. And there doesn't seem to be a way to adjust the size or orientation of the dialog box!

                  Is there a way that the size of the dialog box can be flexible or adjustable or, at the very least, include a scroll bar! We really need to be able to see the entire list of xrefs, and scroll down to click the "OK" button.

                  Hope you can help.
                  Thanks for all your hard scripting work!
                  Dave Coop.

                  XrefManager hasn't been updated for many 'years' ! Unfortunately when it was written the only dialogs available were very limited with no ability to move/resize, add scroll-bars, tick-boxes etc - so this problem with extra long lists was known - the current [old] fix is [was] to split you site into two [or perhaps more] sub-site models and then xref those into a single master-site; then the individual 'plot' model file xref goes into the appropriate smaller sub-site model; then you'll get manageable lists - but you do need to remember to update the sub-plot model xrefs and then update the master-model xrefs... 😞

                  The good news is that more recent versions of the API let you use 'web-dialogs' which are much more flexible and allow longer lists, tick-boxes, scroll-bars etc etc πŸ˜„

                  The bad news is I haven't any time to update it [yet] 😞

                  Look out over the coming 'months' rather than 'years' !!! πŸ€“

                  TIG

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                    davecoopstl
                    last edited by

                    TIG,

                    Thanks for the info. We pretty much figured out the sub-xrefing system. It kind of stinks, because you are constantly checking to make sure the xrefs inside of xrefs are updated, but it does work.

                    Meanwhile, we can NOT wait until you have time to update the script! It sounds like you know exactly how to fix the dialog box, but just need time to do it. Hopefully you'll have time to get to it in the not-so-distant future.

                    Again, thanks for all the great work. We'll keep an eye out for an update to this amazing script.
                    Thanks!
                    Dave Coop.

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                      halroach
                      last edited by

                      This is a great plugin!
                      I had a bit trouble navigating through the forum until I noticed that the latest version was 5.1 and not 5...

                      I recommend merging the two threads
                      http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=7329
                      http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=7289

                      FlexTools - Super Quick Windows, Doors, Slats...

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                        stefx
                        last edited by

                        TIG,
                        I downloaded the file.
                        When i tried to import any dwg i got this note:

                        "This requires 'win32ole.so' to be in the Plugin folder!
                        Exiting... "

                        Any tips?

                        Stef.

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                        • TIGT Offline
                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by

                          Unzip this in your Plugins folder...win32ole.zip

                          TIG

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                            stefx
                            last edited by

                            fast answer.
                            good answer.
                            useful answer.

                            thank you very much TIG.

                            stef.

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                              marvins_dad
                              last edited by

                              I was looking to try this out to combine 3 large files.

                              but...
                              http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=7330

                              Seems that the Tutorial has vaporized.

                              Any ideas if there are any other locations that can give me an idea how to get around with this ruby?

                              Thanks

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                              • TIGT Offline
                                TIG Moderator
                                last edited by

                                XrefManagerHelpNotes.pdf

                                TIG

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                                  marvins_dad
                                  last edited by

                                  Thanks! πŸ‘ πŸ˜„

                                  My Gallery

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                                    pulsezip
                                    last edited by

                                    Does this plugin work for sketchup 7 or 7.1 ?

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                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      I should work for v7/7.1/8 BUT it really does need a major overhaul... BUT there's a loooong list 😞

                                      TIG

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                                        prospero spring
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi TIG,
                                        I just upgraded my SketchUp to V8 Pro but the V5.1 is not working anymore. I can get an advice to fix it?
                                        Thanks,

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                                          TIG Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          @prospero spring said:

                                          Hi TIG,
                                          I just upgraded my SketchUp to V8 Pro but the V5.1 is not working anymore. I can get an advice to fix it?
                                          Thanks,

                                          Please try running it with the Ruby Console open and post any error messages...

                                          TIG

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                                            prospero spring
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi TIG,
                                            This was how the errors showed up when the loading of Xref Manager V5.1 was failed.
                                            "can't convert nil into StringError Loading File XrefManager.rb"
                                            Thanks for helps.
                                            PS

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