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    [Plugin] Hidden Manager (08.Feb.2015)

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    • CAntonisC Offline
      CAntonis
      last edited by

      Its a very interesting plugin! And as it is your first I feel like congatulating you for doing work that help the rest of us , have a better workflow.
      I could really make use of it, but I am not going to download yet. You should really listen to Thom, if you don't mind me say, cause he is very experienced.
      This plugin can be "a must have" for everyone.

      Keep up the good work, and the feedback will come.

      CAntonis

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        caleidos4d
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        @thomthom said:

        Are you sure you extracted all the files correctly?
        (btw, for those who report it's not working, what SU version do you use? And what OS?)

        yes... as Ken' post.
        i have windows 7 and sketchup 8 pro

        http://www.caleidos4d.it

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        • schorradtS Offline
          schorradt
          last edited by

          Thx for the feedback...
          Is there a function to the undo function to prevent
          for the undo stack? Or a code snipped?

          The error is to be here, I can not find...


          http://www.henryschorradt.de/

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          • thomthomT Offline
            thomthom
            last edited by

            @schorradt said:

            Is there a function to the undo function to prevent
            for the undo stack? Or a code snipped?

            There is a way to make the previous or next transparent, but I've had bad experience with them, tricky to get right. Merging undo stack items can be unpredictable to deal with. And both would cause the wrong name to appear in the Edit>Undo menu. I'd not recommend them.

            Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
            List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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              caleidos4d
              last edited by

              @schorradt said:

              The error is to be here, I can not find...

              .... 😲

              http://www.caleidos4d.it

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              • schorradtS Offline
                schorradt
                last edited by

                okay ... i looking for another solution...

                @Caleidos4D
                Sorry ,but in my testenvirement, i can´t see any errors 😞 . i do not understand it. maybe another plugin for a conflict?!


                http://www.henryschorradt.de/

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                • kmeadK Offline
                  kmead
                  last edited by

                  @rv1974 said:

                  Well sorry if I upset you but this manager is rather useless IMHO. Why?
                  Because your model is itself a manager of your 3d elements. And if you'd turn on "show the hidden geometry" mode you can easily select\unhide\view it's properties without any additional tables.

                  Honestly this was an unnecessarily rude response. It may be useless to you, but may be of great use to others whose work process is different from yours.

                  I tend to hide some geometry to work on other items, being able to toggle a specific item into visibility without having to make all of them visible and the attendant slowdown of the program because of the huge overhead increase of all the sub geometry that also turns on when I show hidden geometry is a real boon.

                  So, thanks for an interesting and I think, quite useful plugin. Great first effort, would that I were able to be able to reciprocate with a plugin of my own. In any case thank you.

                  All the best and looking forward to your future efforts.

                  Karl

                  I created Dilbertville, sorry about that...

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                    poohnut
                    last edited by

                    Thanksssss

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                    • schorradtS Offline
                      schorradt
                      last edited by

                      little change in this Plugin.


                      http://www.henryschorradt.de/

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                      • CAntonisC Offline
                        CAntonis
                        last edited by

                        17 Of january is my nameday! And this is a wonderful present!Downloaded and gonna test it!
                        Thank U very much!

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                        • schorradtS Offline
                          schorradt
                          last edited by

                          Update: 16.Feb.2011

                          • Change to start the observer on activate and remove on deaktivate now. i hope the bugsplash from other Plugins (ImageTrimmer or Slicer etc...) is removed...

                          http://www.henryschorradt.de/

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                            bdbox
                            last edited by

                            Error Loading File mx_hidemanager_loader.rb
                            C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/mx_hidemanager_loader.rb:58: syntax error
                            mx_hiddenmanager = SketchupExtension.new "Hidden Manager", File.join ("mx_hidemanager","mx_hidemanager.rbs")
                            ^
                            C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/mx_hidemanager_loader.rb:58: syntax error
                            mx_hiddenmanager = SketchupExtension.new "Hidden Manager", File.join ("mx_hidemanager","mx_hidemanager.rbs")
                            ^
                            C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/mx_hidemanager_loader.rb:58: syntax error

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                            • schorradtS Offline
                              schorradt
                              last edited by

                              I'm sorry, but it works on my computer. I can find no error.
                              Perhaps the pathfunctions does not feature in Sketchup 7 !?


                              http://www.henryschorradt.de/

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                              • thomthomT Offline
                                thomthom
                                last edited by

                                Henry:
                                mx_hiddenmanager = SketchupExtension.new "Hidden Manager", File.join ("mx_hidemanager","mx_hidemanager.rbs")

                                This can confuse Ruby - you have space after the method name and the brackets. ( File.join ) On top of that you have that as one of the argument of another method call ( SketchupExtension.new ) where you don't use brackets.

                                To avoid potential errors, always use brackets. But most important of all, never leave a space between the method name and the brackets.

                                It's a bit odd that a SU7 user should report this error, because SU8's ruby is more strict. Regardless, this should work:
                                mx_hiddenmanager = SketchupExtension.new( "Hidden Manager", File.join("mx_hidemanager","mx_hidemanager.rbs") )

                                Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                  bdbox
                                  last edited by

                                  @thomthom said:

                                  Henry:
                                  mx_hiddenmanager = SketchupExtension.new "Hidden Manager", File.join ("mx_hidemanager","mx_hidemanager.rbs")

                                  This can confuse Ruby - you have space after the method name and the brackets. ( File.join ) On top of that you have that as one of the argument of another method call ( SketchupExtension.new ) where you don't use brackets.

                                  To avoid potential errors, always use brackets. But most important of all, never leave a space between the method name and the brackets.

                                  It's a bit odd that a SU7 user should report this error, because SU8's ruby is more strict. Regardless, this should work:
                                  mx_hiddenmanager = SketchupExtension.new( "Hidden Manager", File.join("mx_hidemanager","mx_hidemanager.rbs") )

                                  i got this error:

                                  No such file to load -- mx_hidemanager/mx_hidemanager.rbsError Loading File mx_hidemanager_loader.rb
                                  No such file to load -- mx_hidemanager/mx_hidemanager.rbs

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                                    mac1
                                    last edited by

                                    schorradt
                                    What capability does this provide vs what the outliner has now??

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                                      nomeradona
                                      last edited by

                                      nifty tool as your hidden elements are in one place. I can see the relevance.

                                      visit my blog: http://www.nomeradona.blogspot.com

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                                        Evan Garmaise
                                        last edited by

                                        @bdbox said:

                                        @thomthom said:

                                        Henry:
                                        mx_hiddenmanager = SketchupExtension.new "Hidden Manager", File.join ("mx_hidemanager","mx_hidemanager.rbs")

                                        This can confuse Ruby - you have space after the method name and the brackets. ( File.join ) On top of that you have that as one of the argument of another method call ( SketchupExtension.new ) where you don't use brackets.

                                        To avoid potential errors, always use brackets. But most important of all, never leave a space between the method name and the brackets.

                                        It's a bit odd that a SU7 user should report this error, because SU8's ruby is more strict. Regardless, this should work:
                                        mx_hiddenmanager = SketchupExtension.new( "Hidden Manager", File.join("mx_hidemanager","mx_hidemanager.rbs") )

                                        i got this error:

                                        No such file to load -- mx_hidemanager/mx_hidemanager.rbsError Loading File mx_hidemanager_loader.rb
                                        No such file to load -- mx_hidemanager/mx_hidemanager.rbs

                                        Some of my users of the PieceTracer tool have reported the same mysterious "No such file to load" error, as you can see here:
                                        http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=34492

                                        A couple of similarities between Hidden Manager and PieceTracer:

                                        1. Both have an underscore in both the directory name and the file name, as most plugins do not.
                                        2. Both load the scrambled ruby file directly out of the loader file instead of using a second unscrambled file inside the sub-directory that loads the scrambled file using a 'require' statement or similar, as many plugins do.

                                        Could these similarities point to a solution to the problem? Could be worth creating a test version with these things fixed to see if that solves the loading problem for those users who have it.

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                                        • E Offline
                                          Evan Garmaise
                                          last edited by

                                          I checked with my users and fixing #2 above fixed the problem. schorradt, just create a .rb file in your subdirectory with one line: "Sketchup::require " and then the name of your scrambled file. Then load that .rb file out of your loader file using SketchupExtension. That will fix the loading problem for your users who have it.

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                                          • EarthMoverE Offline
                                            EarthMover
                                            last edited by

                                            Thanks Evan. Good advice. I have the same issue, presumably a conflict with Piece Tracer. I'll see if I can do it manually until the author fixes the issue.

                                            3D Artist at Clearstory 3D Imaging
                                            Guide Tool at Winning With Sketchup
                                            Content Creator at Skapeup

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