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    • GeorgeG Offline
      George
      last edited by

      @tig said:

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

      Got it. πŸ‘

      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.

      http://lh5.ggpht.com/_pI3lDYnW_xk/TTxYx-GVdPI/AAAAAAAAD80/65FlXWz5zBk/ScreenShot112.jpg

      I’m fairly certain there is no problem is with the CSV file as I can import the file with the version of β€˜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]

      http://lh3.ggpht.com/_pI3lDYnW_xk/TTxYyKHaoWI/AAAAAAAAD84/pZjMRqUHWkQ/ScreenShot113.jpg

      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. πŸ˜•

      Many thanks for your efforts, TIG.

      -Geo

      "Everyone is entitled to his own opinions, but not to his own facts." ~Patrick Moynihan

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      • TIGT Offline
        TIG Moderator
        last edited by

        Geo

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

        TIG

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        • GeorgeG Offline
          George
          last edited by

          Hi TIG,

          Here is: Points Test.zip

          Error 404 (Not Found)!!1

          favicon

          (docs.google.com)

          The units were inches @ 6 dp

          -Geo

          "Everyone is entitled to his own opinions, but not to his own facts." ~Patrick Moynihan

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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            @george said:

            Hi TIG,

            Here is: Points Test.zip

            Error 404 (Not Found)!!1

            favicon

            (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... πŸ˜•

            TIG

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            • TIGT Offline
              TIG Moderator
              last edited by

              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 πŸ˜’
              Now all fixed... πŸ˜„

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

              TIG

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              • GeorgeG Offline
                George
                last edited by

                @tig said:

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

                Forgive me, TIG.

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

                -Geo

                "Everyone is entitled to his own opinions, but not to his own facts." ~Patrick Moynihan

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                • GeorgeG Offline
                  George
                  last edited by

                  @tig said:

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

                  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. πŸ˜’

                  Thank you, TIG. You are the master πŸ€“

                  Thanks to Gaieus also. πŸ˜„

                  -Geo

                  "Everyone is entitled to his own opinions, but not to his own facts." ~Patrick Moynihan

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                  • GaieusG Offline
                    Gaieus
                    last edited by

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

                    Gai...

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                    • T Offline
                      tomasz
                      last edited by

                      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
                      

                      Author of [Thea Render for SketchUp](http://www.thearender.com/sketchup)

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                      • TIGT Offline
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        Tomasz

                        Here's v1.9 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=284829#p284829
                        I think I fixed the typo glitches that messed up the <None> options... πŸ˜’

                        TIG

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                        • U Offline
                          ubi904
                          last edited by

                          Is it possible to change at least one point coordinate to the real wgs84 coordinate? And after it all coordinates will be exported relative to this georefareted point??

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                          • TIGT Offline
                            TIG Moderator
                            last edited by

                            You set a datum and that fixes [0,0,0] as what you've entered ?
                            I'm unsure I understand you otherwise ??

                            TIG

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                              ubi904
                              last edited by

                              @tig said:

                              You set a datum and that fixes [0,0,0] as what you've entered ?
                              I'm unsure I understand you otherwise ??

                              I rewrite the La/Lo value ("setting, than Add"). From the 0/0/0 onto the good value. But "Exportvertices2csv.new" takes the origin as former, as 0,0,0. Not example as 47,284395N, 19,042568E.

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                              • S Offline
                                sketchymick
                                last edited by

                                Dear TIG - fantastic plugin - thank you.

                                I was wondering if there was a way to customise what the label actually displays. In my application I would like to tag certain points with the elevation only. Even better if the label format could be customised - e.g. "RL 10.454 m".

                                Regards

                                • Mick

                                "I love the sound that deadlines make as they rush past"

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                                • TIGT Offline
                                  TIG Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  @sketchymick said:

                                  Dear TIG - fantastic plugin - thank you.

                                  I was wondering if there was a way to customise what the label actually displays. In my application I would like to tag certain points with the elevation only. Even better if the label format could be customised - e.g. "RL 10.454 m".

                                  Regards

                                  • Mick
                                    There's my separate tool 'Add-Height-From-Datum' that does this ... http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=193238#p193238
                                    OR use setting 'XY' to '<None>' and 'Z' to 'feet' ['] makes the
                                    tag display as "Z: 1.234" [i.e. in 'feet'].
                                    IF it must say 'RL' then you might be better off getting the 'Height' tool and editing the code that .rb file using Notepad.exe so that
                                    txt="Height: "
                                    becomes
                                    txt="RL "
                                    πŸ€“

                                  TIG

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                                  • S Offline
                                    sketchymick
                                    last edited by

                                    thanks for the reply TIG, I missed the <none> option before. I've also tried out the Add height from datum tool, so now have all based covered.

                                    thanks again

                                    • Mick

                                    "I love the sound that deadlines make as they rush past"

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                                    • L Offline
                                      lexje
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi TIG,

                                      Thanks a lot for your work!
                                      I'm not sure if I follow all the way, but I have following question:
                                      I'm looking for a way to incorporate GPS coordinate 'points' onto a geo-referenced houseplan. We need to set up a so called 'tree-plan' on which the surrounding trees are indicated.
                                      My idea would be to 'import' the GPS location, then draw a circle with the approximate tree diameter.

                                      Here's a link to an example map: http://www.natuurenbos.be/~/media/Files/Themas/Groen/Bomen/Bomenplan_ANB.pdf#page=33

                                      Thanks a lot!

                                      Erwin

                                      OOPS! 😳

                                      Must have been late last night..
                                      I see I missed 5 pages of posts..
                                      It seems like what I ask is all there. I'll have a go at it and report back if I have any questions.
                                      Thanks for your magnificent tools!! πŸ€“

                                      Erwin

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                                      • P Offline
                                        pmolsen
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi TIG,

                                        Another excellent plugin, although I am having a few issues with it. I am trying to use it to generate lat/long points for a kmz animation for which I need absolute accuracy. Problems include:

                                        1. I will have many hundreds of points. I had them numbered but then the plugin overwrote all of the numbers with the coords. Without numbering it would be impossible to work out from the CSV which point is which. Is it possible to have an option to append the coords to the existing text please, or add text after plotting but before exporting?

                                        2. I need 7 decimal places of lat/long. Is that possible please? Without it the accuracy isn't good enough. I tried changing XY-DP to 7 in Settings but it did nothing. I see that this plugin has 13 decimal places: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=31219

                                        3. When I preview the model in Google Earth and grab the coords of a point using a placemark, the result is significantly different from what the plugin gives me for the same point. For example for one point the GE placemark latitude was 40.98419446848751. With the plugin it was 40.984196. That difference equates to 180mm and makes it unusable for my project.

                                        4. I need decimal lat/long with negative values for south / west. ie. 12.3456 rather than eg. 12.3456N

                                        5. There is something else that I would love as part of this plugin (if the above can be addressed) to save a lot of tedious work generating animation data. That is heading, tilt and roll. What I envisage is inserting a specific component at the point in question that gives you the heading, tilt and roll.

                                        The component would be named "vectors". It would be located with its origin at the point, with its Y axis (green) representing Heading and Tilt, and its X (red) axis representing roll. Could the plugin look for such a component at the selected point and if it exists, it adds the additional data to the output. Something like: LLZHTR: 40.984124N. 111.895609W. 3.184 354.35 -2.7 4.23

                                        Actually, when combined with the existing text request, it would be TLLZHTR: "existing text blah blah" 40.984124N. 111.895609W. 3.184 354.35 -2.7 4.23

                                        NB. Heading downhill is positive tilt. Leaning to the left is positive roll.

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                                        • P Offline
                                          pmolsen
                                          last edited by

                                          Ok, I decided to implement some of the above.

                                          • I changed the code so that it uses XY-DP for the latitude and longitude decimal places to allow more than 6.

                                          • I added a new option to Settings "LatLong Format". It can contain either "NSEW" or "+-". If NSEW then it outputs as at present with N, S, E or W appended to the end of the lat/long values. If set to +- then it outputs as positive or negative numbers without the suffixes.

                                          • I added a message when the CSV file is written. Previously there was no message so I assumed the command had failed, not realizing it had actually worked.

                                          Here is the new code:...
                                          EDIT [TIG]: Sorry but I removed your version - my new version v2.0 does everything you needed and having various versions is to say the least a recipe for confusion, you are of course welcome to make and use modified versions [like your NSEW +/- options], but distributing them under the same banner is not advisable...

                                          Regards
                                          Peter
                                          http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?viewer=1351341887077514344204483&scoring=p

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                                          • TIGT Offline
                                            TIG Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            Here's v2.0 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=284829#p284829
                                            Inputbox code improved.
                                            Field-Separator corrected to ,/; for ./, decimal-points
                                            LatLong now has variable dp, like XYZ values
                                            'Text2Tag' now has option to keep original text as 'Prefix='
                                            'Prefix' option also added to the 'Add' dialog and for Import-CSV [as optional 4th column]
                                            Also Export-CSV has option to make its 1st column [#] as 'Prefix='
                                            New Message-boxes now tell you when Import and Export are completed.
                                            Manually editing a Tag does not change its contents [as before]... unless the new text ends with "=", then it's taken as a new Prefix for that Tag - so if it reads "1.2, 3.4, 5.6" OR even already has a Prefix like "#ptM=1.2, 3.4, 5.6" then typing in ptQ= will change it to "#ptQ=1.2, 3.4, 5.6" - this is quick way to add point-reference Prefixes to existing Tags, without you having to turn them into plain-text, add the prefix text and finally turn then back into Tags! The Prefix= text is useful in identifying points that have been exported to CSV when the optional extra 1st column is chosen...

                                            TIG

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