[Plugin] 2D Tools

gcp310 · 24 Aug 2010, 23:59

does this plugin only work for SU porfessional, or will it work with the free version.

i cant get it to load up.

Thanks

Glenn

Rich O Brien · 25 Aug 2010, 00:03

It works on SU Free. Have you extracted the zipped folder into your plugins directory? Making sure to keep the folder/file structure intact.

Dave R · 25 Aug 2010, 00:03

Glenn, it works with both pro and free versions of SU. Perhaps you could be a little more specific about what you've done and what's happening.

TIG · 25 Aug 2010, 11:54

Also it's not to be found in the Plugins Menu... See Menu > Draw > 2D Tools > sub-menu items... AND you will need to activate the 2D Tools toolbar from Views > Toolbar > 2D Tools to see that too...
Please read the instructions in the Help file...

gcp310 · 25 Aug 2010, 12:02

i feel like such an idiot, yes, they have been there all along.
sorry, i had been so engrossed in trying to get them to appear in the plugins section.

thanks for the info

Glenn

wyatt · 10 Sept 2010, 16:10

TIG,
The 2D tools don't seem to work in v8. I get the following error (3 pages actually - just copying one as they are all similar).

Error Loading File 2D#.rb
C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/2DlineTool.rb:33: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting kEND
Sketchup::set_status_text ("Length"), SB_VCB_LABEL

I don't have an urgent need for this plug-in right now but I thought you'd like to know that it may need to be updated.
Thanks!
Wyatt

Dave R · 10 Sept 2010, 16:56

Wyatt, I don't want to speak for TIG but I'm not having any problem with the 2D Tools on either my Mac or my PC. In fact I just used it a few minutes ago on my PC here at work. Could it be an install problem?

thomthom · 10 Sept 2010, 17:10

His error indicate a syntax error.

Sketchup::set_status_text ("Length"), SB_VCB_LABEL instead which Ruby 1.8.6 throws an error at now that it's stricter than previous version.

Possible he has used different tools than you?

@Wyatt: exactly when you do get these errors? What tools/operations are you doing?

Dave R · 10 Sept 2010, 17:21

I don't know, Thomas. I've gone through all of the 2D tools just now and didn't get any errors.

wyatt · 10 Sept 2010, 18:23

Ok, figured it out. The 2D tools that don't work for me are these:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=21445

v4.6 works fine. Are the plugins on the other thread an earlier build?

TIG · 10 Sept 2010, 18:36

As Thomthom says v8 is more unforgiving of having only part of the arguments parenthesized - I will check my code and reissue to suit... B U T . . .
However, there is no occurrence of the text Sketchup::set_status_text ("Length"), SB_VCB_LABEL ANYWHERE in the current 2DlineTool.rb - it's always the correctly syntaxed Sketchup::set_status_text((db"Length"),SB_VCB_LABEL) ???
So I am a bit mystified - do you have the correct version downloaded from the main page zip file...

thomthom · 10 Sept 2010, 18:57

o_O

Peculiar. Though, I did find the syntax alien to be TIG's...

TIG · 10 Sept 2010, 19:55

@thomthom said:

o_O
Peculiar. Though, I did find the syntax alien to be TIG's...

It was 'wrong' in some older versions.... BUT not in the more recent ones - and they coincidentally suits v8 too............

Fredquentin · 14 Sept 2010, 13:48

Thank's a lot

Reg@rds Fred

TIG · 23 Sept 2010, 08:52

Here's v4.7 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=185760#p185760
The MAC TAB-key press glitch is trapped using key-up check instead of key-down in 2DlineTool.
MAC 'help' openURL glitch fixed.

ken · 23 Sept 2010, 10:44

TIG

Some how I don't think this is what you wanted.

And thanks.

Ken

TIG · 23 Sept 2010, 10:49

@unknownuser said:

TIG
Some how I don't think this is what you wanted.
And thanks.
Ken

Ken - somehow the zip got messed up!
I'll post v4.7 again!

TIG · 23 Sept 2010, 11:09

v4.7 zip was messed up!
It's now fixed http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=185760#p185760 - please re-download...

I know that it has been downloaded a few times in the corrupted form.
If you have it then either don't install it or if you already have done so, then please remove all of the 'wrong' files from the Plugins folder...
Otherwise you'll get multiple toolbar-buttons etc...

In the Plugins folder you should only have just two related files - deBableizer.rb and 2D#.rb - AND also a 2DTools folder containing lots of things.

Everything else with '2d' is their name [files (~22nr) and folders (2nr)] is wrong and needs removing.

The CadFathersIcons.zip file is also wrongly located and needs removing to tidy up.

Also there will be a folder called Icons that unfortunately might have merged with other tools' folder of the same name - it does no harm to have the extra image files in there... BUT to tidy up remove any files in it with '2D' in their name - if that empties the folder then you can also delete that.

Similarly the Hatching folder has been misplaced - it's unlikely to have merged - but check if it only contains image files starting with 'PATT' and a ReadMe.txt file - if so the whole folder can go...

Sorry for this mess up...

jeff hammond · 23 Sept 2010, 15:44

confirmed, tab now works on mac.

i didn't know that's what tab was supposed to do. ha
that makes 2D tools even more awesome

thank you

Brett McAllister · 23 Sept 2010, 19:53

Hi Tig
I noticed the edit 2d text function no longer works in version 8.
The option to edit the text shows up in the context menu but doesn't pop up a dialog box.
This is the error I got.
Error: #<NameError: undefined local variable or method db' for TextTool2D:Class> 2DtextTool.rb:379:in edit'
Running windows xp sp2

Cheers
Brett