Text , X , Y , Z import

TIG

Try this... copy/paste code into a file called cptstxt.rb in Plugins.

=begin
To run type 'cptstxt' into the Ruby Console...
=end
require 'sketchup.rb'
def cptstxt()
  model=Sketchup.active_model
  ents=model.active_entities
  layers=model.layers
  lay=layers.add("CPTS")
  vec=[1,1,1]## change this to alter text-location/leader-length
  file=UI.openpanel("Select the DAT File...","*.dat")
  return nil if not file
  model.start_operation("cpointstxt")
  text=IO.readlines(file)
  0.upto(text.length-1) do |i|
    line=text[i]
    line.strip! if line
	line.chomp! if line
    data=line.split(",")
    next if not data[3]
    txt=data[0]
    x=data[1].to_f.mm
    y=data[2].to_f.mm
    z=data[3].to_f.mm
    pt=[x,y,z]
    cp=ents.add_cpoint(pt)
    cp.layer=lay
    tx=ents.add_text(txt,pt,vec)
    tx.layer=lay
  end#do
  model.commit_operation
end
###

khallgren

Hi
I cant get it to work properly , I only get this error message from the ruby console, And I get some errors when starting up SketchUp

cptstxt
Error: #<NameError: (eval):894: undefined local variable or method `cptstxt' for main:Object>
(eval):894

Your script says " require 'sketchup.rb' "
Does that mean that I have to copy/paste the file from the "tools" folder and into the "plugin" folder?

Regards
Kristoffer

khallgren

Hi , I managed to fix it
It was just missing the "#" on the 3 first lines

The plugin works perfect Thank you so mutch for your help .

Best regards'
Kristoffer

TIG

You need to 'select all' and copy/paste it - you must have missed something off ?
The =begin...=end is the same as putting # at the start of each line - these are 'comments', not read by the Ruby interpreter. As there's only one line of 'comments' I could have omitted the =begin and =end lines completely and put a # at the start of the line of instructions - it'd been simpler! I just made the script from my own template that already has that format in it as multiple lines of comments/notes are often needed...
Do not move sketchup.rb from the Tools folder. It loads automatically from there.
It is good practice to add the line require 'sketchup.rb' at the start - most scripts need Sketchup's functions to run and will report an error if they load before it does; the ' require' waits for the specified file to load first... It's an instruction to the Ruby interpreter, not you !
Glad it's working - did you notice that you can adjust the location of the text and leader length by playing with the vec=[1,1,1] numbers ?

khallgren

Hi , Thanks for the Text and Leader tip

If I want to import Y, X ,Z rather than X,Y,Z

Can I just switch around the
x=data[1].to_f.mm
y=data[2].to_f.mm
z=data[3].to_f.mm
pt=[x,y,z]

To
y=data[1].to_f.mm
x=data[2].to_f.mm
z=data[3].to_f.mm
pt=[y,x,z]

Best Regards
Kristoffer

TIG

Yes.
The data[] order is the order typed in each line in the .dat file.
The original code assumed the first was the 'text', then x, y and z values, as in the .dat file supplied.
You can have the .dat file's entries in any order as long as the code's data[] values are adjusted accordingly - for example if the format were x,y,z,text then the values would all change around to suit with txt=data[3], and then x=data[0], y=data[1] and z=data[2]...
The code I gave you was only a basis for .dat file reading - it's very flexible...

PS: DON'T swap the point's values around use pt[x,y,z] always, no matter what the order they were read from the file !

khallgren

Hi again
When I try to import a file Negative Co-ordinates I cet an error
Is this an easy fix ?

See the example file

Best Regards
Kristoffer

Example_negative.txt

TIG

What's the error ? Please post examples...
The code x.to_f.mm should take the text 'string' of 'x' and make it into a 'number' [+/-] and then tell SUp it's in 'mm', not the default 'inches'?

thomthom

@khallgren said:

When I try to import a file Negative Co-ordinates I cet an error

Exactly what does the error say?

khallgren

Hi , I tried to make my own file for testing and the negative co-ordinates workes fine, so the problem is not the negative co-ordinates. But when I export a file from my calculation program and try it import it I get an error, but the files sceems identical to me?

Here is the error i get

and the file is attached below

Error: #<Errno::ENOENT: C:/Programfiler/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/cptstxt.rb:14:in `readlines': No such file or directory - C:\Documents and Settings\krh\Skrivebord\BeregnetHøyderfile8.txt>
C:/Programfiler/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/cptstxt.rb:14

Best Regards
KRistoffer

BeregnetHøyderfile8.txt

khallgren

I think I know what the problem is . Its the dicimales.... Its fine importing a file that says:

example: text,200.0,200.0,200.0

But when the file has a desimale value thats larger than 0 i get an error

example: text,200.5,200.5,200.5

Best regards
Kristoffer

thomthom

Ah!
I know why that is - because you are Norwegian! Sketchup's ruby doesn't read files that has characters which isn't ASCII (A-Z). So our beloved æøå makes SU's file functions go belly up.

I struggled for ages with this some time ago. Found no good solution for that. You can work around be renaming your file.

Hilsen fra Bartehovedstaden!

thomthom

@khallgren said:

I think I know what the problem is . Its the dicimales.... Its fine importing a file that says:

example: text,200.0,200.0,200.0

But when the file has a desimale value thats larger than 0 i get an error

example: text,200.5,200.5,200.5

Best regards
Kristoffer

?? With the same file you tried earlier? Or did you create a new test file with just ASCII chars in the file name & path?

TIG

As Thomthom said -
It's an 'unrelated' error to the code itself... you have 'special characters' in the filepath - this always causes Ruby / Sketchup problems [it can be trapped form but it's a bit complex for this simple example code!].
So please do it without the 'ø' etc in filename 'BeregnetHøyderfile8.txt' >>> 'BeregnetHoyderfile8.txt' ? it should then work !

Didier Bur

Hi,
@Khallgren: I'm just about to modify my points cloud script to achieve what you want. Stay tuned....

khallgren

Hi , Oppps I missed that issue
Diddler Bur: It would be great if your point cloud importer had a "text" option
Thanks for all your help

Berst regards "fra regn byen"
Kristoffer