[Plugin] Selection Toys

Khai · 19 Sept 2010, 04:19

@dan rathbun said:

See the first post for basic use.
Thomas has a link to a Command Cheatsheet also in the first post.

(ThomThom is in Norway, so it was the middle of his night when you posted... he'll answer... be patient. He's an SCF moderator, and checks in several times a day.)

erm. I did?

and I don't see how to use it. sorry.. I mean, do I select the group then...what? the most I've got is an orange outline and nothing selected. so I'm doing something wrong...

this is what I mean by step by step and ... be patient? I asked once and waited...?

d12dozr · 19 Sept 2010, 04:51

Khai, what are you trying to select? What function are you trying to use?

Khai · 19 Sept 2010, 04:58

well I want to use it.... and I don't get any selections whatever I try.. so I thought I'd ask for help..

I did read the first post and sorry guys. there are no instructions there. you may see 'em but I don't..

just boil it down for the terminally bewildered? so I select a group and say I want to select a row of faces I....? or I want to select a ring of edges I....?

d12dozr · 19 Sept 2010, 06:06

Quick video below, you can enable/disable context-click options from the UI Settings in the Selection Toys menu.
HTH

[flash=853,505:3vn20087]http://www.youtube.com/v/bemMh3gpLVI&fs=1[/flash:3vn20087]

thomthom · 19 Sept 2010, 08:46

Thanks Marcus! Great video - I should put that in the original post.

Khai: in addition to Marcus' video that showed the menu items, you can also enable the toolbar Tools->Selection Toys->Enable Toolbar

d12dozr · 19 Sept 2010, 17:49

Glad to help, sir...its a great plugin, feel free to use the video in your top post if you think its good enough.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bemMh3gpLVI

Khai · 21 Sept 2010, 17:51

thank you that really helps

tho somethings not working right - selecting N-gons does not work at all... and I know there is some.. I can see them...!

thomthom · 21 Sept 2010, 19:19

What function are you trying to use?

Khai · 21 Sept 2010, 19:23

Select Ngon

thomthom · 21 Sept 2010, 19:26

Select Only -> Polygons ?

Note that Select Only and Deselect modifies your current selection - doesn't add to it.

Khai · 21 Sept 2010, 19:29

that's exactly what I'm doing.
select the model, then Select Only -> N-Gons and nothing is selected, even tho I can see Ngon's.

to clarify :

pilou · 21 Sept 2010, 19:54

Better if you post your SKP file

Khai · 21 Sept 2010, 19:56

@unknownuser said:

Better if you post your SKP file

sorry cannot do that, it's copyrighted work that will be for sale, and it's not just the mesh in the image above.

thomthom · 22 Sept 2010, 06:14

Polygon and N-Gon refer to entities where the Entity Info display Polygon.

Khai · 22 Sept 2010, 07:26

erm... pardon?

ok I must be being dense... that made no sense at all?

pilou · 22 Sept 2010, 07:36

In fact i believe this N Gon function shown only figures who are made with the tool "Polygon"
And not geometric figures that you can see as Ngons

thomthom · 22 Sept 2010, 07:41

@unknownuser said:

In fact i believe this N Gon function shown only figures who are made with the tool "Polygon"
And not geometric figures that you can see as Ngons

Exactly - the selection tool doesn't look at the shape of the geometry, but filters the selection based on the types of entities SketchUp reports.

When you select something in SU, the Entity Info window will say what type it is - all the filtering is based on these types.

Khai · 22 Sept 2010, 07:48

ah. thanks for your help then.. this explains all my problems with this Ruby. we're not compatible.. but thats ok.

N3TO · 28 Sept 2010, 08:05

@thomthom said:

I can make so sense why you would not have a Selection Toys menu item under tools and various Context Menu entries (which depend on what you right-click)

I was about to ask if you'd checked the Preferences for Selection Toys, but if you have not menu... I'm really stomped.

Can you post a screenshot of your Tools menu?

Hello Thomas!
It happens with me also! You can see a screenshot here
http://www.netcond.net/N3TO/Screenshot_toolsmenu.jpg
I see all posts but I can't resolve the trouble.
apologies for my bad english...
Thanks

thomthom · 28 Sept 2010, 08:14

Check the Tools menu.

Tools -> Selection Toys -> Enable Toolbar
then after you do that - check the menu you showed in the screenshot.