[Plugin] Compo Spray 1.4.2 Updated

Didier Bur

Components need to be placed in model outside of the selection right?

Components must have been imported in your model (you can see such components when clicking on the "house" icon of the components windows) prior to using the tool, otherwise they won't appear in the dropdown lists.
When you select faces before launching the tool, the shapes dropdown list is replaced by 2 options: insert a component at each vertex of each selected face, or use the selected faces as the area to spray on.

simon le bon

Hi Didier
Sorry to come back with a new problem!
(It seems that I'm the only one to encounter this : )
Su6 and Su7 , I can't make any slider activ

any suggestion?
simon

Bob James

I created a flat inclined plane, centered it at the origin, and put a yucca bush on it.

Under "Spray" I had two choices as expected:

Selected Faces
Vertices of Faces

I clicked on the plane, chose my yucca plant and selected "Selected Faces", then pressed "Spray"

Nothing happens.

Didier Bur

@bob james:
Bug found !
Will fix that asap

pilou

hello
Same problem than Simon for the cursors in V6 : they don't move

But I have also a more difficult problem!
I can't see the total dialog box!!! and it can't be resized!

Frederik

Haven't had any chance to play with this...
But the bug I reported previously is identical to what Bob James have reported above...

@didier bur said:

Bug found !
Will fix that asap

Didier Bur

@Pilou: what a bunch of toolbars you have there !
compoSpray dialog box is 900 pixels (height) without scrollbars, that's right.
Isn't your screen more than 900 in height ?

TIG

@unknownuser said:

@unknownuser said:

compoSpray dialog box is 900 pixels (height) without scrollbars

Yes but
I have my screen 1024*768 !!! (15 inch)
You have some free lines empty in your dialog box

How do you see everything at such a small size?

pilou

@unknownuser said:

what a bunch of toolbars you have there !

I have hidden some many other!

@unknownuser said:

compoSpray dialog box is 900 pixels (height) without scrollbars

Yes but
I have my screen 1024*768 !!! (15 inch) so

You have some free lines empty in your dialog box

thomthom

@unknownuser said:

@unknownuser said:

what a bunch of toolbars you have there !

I have hidden some many other!

@unknownuser said:

compoSpray dialog box is 900 pixels (height) without scrollbars

Yes but
I have my screen 1024*768 !!! (15 inch) so

You have some free lines empty in your dialog box

1024x768 screen with IE6 and SU6?

pilou

@unknownuser said:

1024x768 screen with IE6 and SU6?

Most time with Firefox, Opera... but also IE6 rarely
Why? That is forbidden?
I have no case where I can't see a Su Project!
(saved in SU6 of course)
Scrolling and zoom are my friends

thomthom

@unknownuser said:

@unknownuser said:

1024x768 screen with IE6 and SU6?

But also IE6 rarely
Why? That is forbidden?

Internet Explorer 6 - yes - it's forbidden.
Webdialogs under Windows makes use of the Internet Explorer installed on the computer. So Webdialog issues with IE6 is quite probable to occur.
You had problems with Vertex Tools's dialogs due to that, didn't you?

pilou

I make some mouse scroll (if possible ) and zoom when necessary
Generally is some sufficient

pilou

yes, so in this extrem case I take an another computer, but only for the modern plugins like yours

fjb80

Hi Again,

Is there any way to get this plugin working for me? As you can see I've got a lot of trees, so it'd be great to avoid doing this manually again in the future.

Thanks for all your help so far.

Below is ThomThom's assessment of the issue.

Fraser

@thomthom said:

@didier bur said:

Does this not work on a Mac the same way than on a PC ??

As you see in his error report, the plugin is trying to look for the file at:
/Users/Fraser/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins/CompoSpray
while the plugin itself is located under:
/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins/compoSprayToolbar.rb:14

OSX has a system Library folder and a User Library folder that looks very similar, and some users end up adding plugins to User Library. And I think Podium installs there.
And then you can get issues with Sketchup.find_support_file

The best way to determine the base path of your supporting folders are:
File.dirname(__FILE__)

In your case it'd be:
@path_cs = File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/CompoSpray/"

However, that won't work in .rbs files.
In Vertex Tools I made the uncrypted loader, which was a regular .rb file, determine the paths and assign it to constants which the .rbs files could use.

I've never had any path issues that way, and the plugins can be installed anywhere on the system. (if the user prefers to install in a custom location.)

unclex

if { mx_hidemanager.rb (C) 2010 by Henry Schorradt } this plugin was loaded,
when set [Allow Collision] no, run CompoSpray
SU8Pro crashed.....

dcrites

Does anyone have a solution for the problem which Pilou posted earlier? I have a 15" HP Laptop running windows 7, with Google Sketchup 8 -

I'm a Landscape Architecture student, so spraying trees rather than placing them individually would be an absolute godsend. But if I can't get to the bottom of the screen, I can't do much. I've tried using the 'tab' key to get to the 'spray' icon, but it doesn't seem to work (though tabbing over to the 'close' icon does. Arg.

768 pixels is the maximum height on my monitor.

Didier Bur

Hi,
I'll release an update soon with settings for low res screen that will set up scrollbars and modal/non modal dialogs. Easy and quick translation files will be supported as well.
Regards

charly2008

Hi Didier,

Thank you for this plugin.

I have a question. I have two entries in the Draw menu, Components and Component Spray. But I do not know what I can delete in the plugins folder. Can you help me please.

Charly

Draw Menue

Plugins Folder

charly2008

Problem solved!

I have found it. It is the compo_spray.rb.

Charly