[Plugin] Coords Text Tag from Datum

Gaieus

I think I got it, guys. Please, confirm that in the input dialog, the Lat and Log lines are changed. What you enter as longitude, should be latitude and vice versa. Try to enter into the Longitude line what you'd enter into the Latitude line and vice versa. See also attached screenshot. My SU window is floating above my GE window so bot co-ordinates can be seen.

By the way, Geo, if you really want to geolocate your model in SU 8, never use the map but the manual location field. Only then "add imagery". It's a couple of metres off otherwise (I know it would not be needed in the particular case you are after just mentioning).

TIG

So.... is it 'broken' ?
And if it is what do I [we] need to do to fix it ??

George

Hello TIG & Gaieus,

I just got back to see Gaieus’ post.
Let me try Gaieus’ solution and post how it works for me.

-Geo

Gaieus

@tig said:

So.... is it 'broken' ?
And if it is what do I [we] need to do to fix it ??

No, it works perfectly. Just swap the Longitude and Latitude texts in the dialog. This way it is misleading because we need to enter the values swapped.

This (line 799-803):

<span class="syntaxdefault">    if xyunits</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Latitude_Longitude"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      p0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Longitude; "<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      p1</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Latitiude; "<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      xyus</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxstring">"LL"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    else<br /> </span>

should be

<span class="syntaxdefault">    if xyunits</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Latitude_Longitude"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      p0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Latitude; "<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      p1</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Longitude; "<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      xyus</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxstring">"LL"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    else<br /> </span>

"Latit iude" is misspelt there anyway (good it was not in the code - although then it would have turned out at least - and I could hardly find it as I did not notice the misspell first and was also searching for "Latitude" in NP++) so it could bear an update.

George

That solved that problem, Gaieus.

Now to try this on the ‘Import Coords-Tags from CSV’ tool.

Note the coordinates entered in the dialog are the reverse of those in Model Info-Location
Yet, the LL-Tag it creates is correct.

-Geo

Gaieus

Oh, I am really glad. When I was torturing TIG along this whole topic until we got where the plugin is, I mainly concentrated on the other aspects of it (custom, ortho-co-ordinates) as Didier by then had come out with his LatLong tool and in this plugin here it was just an "extra" for me (but of course, important one) so did not notice this little glitch.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do (and of course, many thanks to TIG again)

I think in that Help Forum topic I overcomplicated the thing with the PhotoMatch thing as the guy does not seem to need it as accurately.

Gaieus

OK, so I went along and did the changes in the code I wrote above and success; it works perfectly!

TIG

Here's an update http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=284829#p284829
It should now work ! as Gaieus explained the prompts were wrong .
At least I've got him to delve into the bowels of a script AND fix it himself!!
We'll make a scripter of you yet Csaba!!!

I fixed the typo in the 'Add' dialog prompts' text.
I've also add +/- clues in them to avoid users West of Greenwich getting confused by Longitude!
Also now the 'Add' dialog's values of the Lat/Long start off with the model's origin Lat/Long and thereafter use the last used values...

TIG

@george said:

@gaieus said:

OK, so I went along and did the changes in the code I wrote above and success; it works perfectly!

OK. I’ll change the code and report back.

Perhaps that is also what is causing the problem with ‘Import Coords-Tags from CSV’.
The script will export LL-tags to CSV file perfectly.
Nothing happens when I try to import a CSV file in LL units.

I’ve tried importing CSVs I created and I’ve tried importing one of the CSVs the script exported.
Neither CSV will work. I also tried reversing Latitude and Longitude in the CSV file. Niente.

‘Import Coords-Tags from CSV’ does work if I specify length units and not LL

-Geo

Geo - no need to change the code - get v1.7, it's fixed!!!

'Import Coords-Tags from CSV'
This imports all of the 'Coords-Tags' into the Model from a CSV file in
to format X,Y,Z or LAT,LONG,Z - the values must be comma separated and
consist of numerals only with '.' as the decimal separator, one point
per line.
A dialog then requests the 'units' used in the CSV file for XY and Z,
and if you want to add Cpoints [defaults are 'm' and 'Yes'].
If the CSV file has a 'header' line etc it is ignored.
Is this what you are doing ?

George

@gaieus said:

OK, so I went along and did the changes in the code I wrote above and success; it works perfectly!

OK. I’ll change the code and report back.

Perhaps that is also what is causing the problem with ‘Import Coords-Tags from CSV’.
The script will export LL-tags to CSV file perfectly.
Nothing happens when I try to import a CSV file in LL units.

I’ve tried importing CSVs I created and I’ve tried importing one of the CSVs the script exported.
Neither CSV will work. I also tried reversing Latitude and Longitude in the CSV file. Niente.

‘Import Coords-Tags from CSV’ does work if I specify length units and not LL

-Geo

UPDATE

@unknownuser said:

I’ll change the code and report back.

I'll load the new version and report back.

Gaieus

Well, I am really glad we could iron this out. I am still thinking on some possible, extra features but enough for today (and this week-end).

TIG: if the error had been in the codeitself, I would've never been able to find it so let's just forget that scripter apprenticeship! This was just a lucky trial and error (and I got suspicious because one regularly needs to add the Lat datum first and the Lon datum second although this is merely a convention of course)

George

@tig said:

Geo - no need to change the code - get v1.7, it's fixed!!!

Got it.

Success!!!
The 'Add Coords-Tag by Dialog' tool now places LL-Tags perfectly.

@tig said:

'Import Coords-Tags from CSV'
This imports all of the 'Coords-Tags' into the Model from a CSV file in
to format X,Y,Z or LAT,LONG,Z - the values must be comma separated and
consist of numerals only with '.' as the decimal separator, one point
per line.
A dialog then requests the 'units' used in the CSV file for XY and Z,
and if you want to add Cpoints [defaults are 'm' and 'Yes'].
If the CSV file has a 'header' line etc it is ignored.
Is this what you are doing ?

Yes.
Still, no success with v1.7 when I try importing a CSV in LL/Z units.

And …

Only partial success importing a CSV in XYZ length units.
I’m testing 'Import Coords-Tags from CSV' in XYZ length units with a simple CSV file.
I shared the CSV file at Google Docs:

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AqR273kvdPGOdGhhWnJ6cTAyUDNZRExWYnc1YXk2emc&hl=en&authkey=CMLQqZYD

In the image below: Only 7 tags were created from the CSV file containing 49 points.
The 8th cords-tag you see in the image (at the origin) was placed prior to CSV import.

I’m fairly certain there is no problem is with the CSV file as I can import the file with the version of ‘Import Points Cloud’ script I’m running and all 49 points appear as in the image below.

The points in the CSV file describe the vertices of a cylinder with 24 segments (48 points)
The 49th point in the CSV file is at the origin [0,0,0]

I’ve been methodically trying different combinations of settings in the script settings dialog, to no avail.

Perhaps if we (or is it just me who's fouled up) manage 'Import Coords-Tags from CSV' in simple XYZ length units to work, then we’ll (I'll) be able to figure out the process using XY=LL/Z=Feet.

Many thanks for your efforts, TIG.

-Geo

TIG

Geo

Can you zip and post your 'problem' CSV file so I can try it - telling me the 'units' [feet?]....

George

Hi TIG,

Here is: Points Test.zip

Error 404 (Not Found)!!1

(docs.google.com)

The units were inches @ 6 dp

-Geo

TIG

@george said:

Hi TIG,

Here is: Points Test.zip

Error 404 (Not Found)!!1

(docs.google.com)

The units were inches @ 6 dp

-Geo

Thanks, I'll have a look at it - by the way you attach modestly sized zips etc like this direct to your posts...

TIG

Here's an updated version http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=284829#p284829
v1.8 - Typos in Import-CSV fixed to allow -ve values, z=0 & no z.
I had some stupid code errors that meant that xyz values with any negative numbers were skipped and also they were getting skipped if z didn't exist or was 0
Now all fixed...

George - your CSV now works perfectly! two 24 point circles one above the other, and one cpoint at the origin - 49 in all...

George

@tig said:

.... by the way you attach modestly sized zips etc like this direct to your posts...

Forgive me, TIG.

We do not have such modern conveniences over at Google SketchUp Help Forum.

-Geo

George

@tig said:

Here's an updated version v1.8 ... Now all fixed...

George - your CSV now works perfectly! two 24 point circles one above the other, and one cpoint at the origin - 49 in all...

Yes !!!

The CSV import in LL/Z units works perfectly as well !!!

I'll alert the OP in the GSHF thread ... where all this commotion started.

Thank you, TIG. You are the master

Thanks to Gaieus also.

-Geo

Gaieus

Many thanks for this update, TIG!
(and Geo, for being so persistent!)

tomasz

Thanks for the plugin!
When I set XY units to <None> I get following report in the Ruby Console:

Error; #<TypeError; nil can't be coerced into Float>
C;/Program Files/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/#coordstexttagtoolfromdatum.rb;291;in `*'
C;/Program Files/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/#coordstexttagtoolfromdatum.rb;291;in `units'
C;/Program Files/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/#coordstexttagtoolfromdatum.rb;493;in `settings'
C;/Program Files/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/#coordstexttagtoolfromdatum.rb;1209