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    • Didier BurD Offline
      Didier Bur
      last edited by

      Hi,

      system "C;\\Program Files\\Google\\Google SketchUp 8\\SketchUp.exe "+name+".skp"
      

      I think this won't work on a Mac, and possibly won't work on a PC if SU is installed elsewhere than this default location.
      I suggest you use the registry key to find where SU is installed on the user PC, or the 'Sketchup.find_support_file' method.
      Best regards and happy new year,

      DB

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      • honoluludesktopH Offline
        honoluludesktop
        last edited by

        Yes, thanks. Its currently written as:

        name=cnt_instance.definition.name dir_name=File.dirname(model.path) comp_name=dir_name+"\\"+name+".skp" UI.openURL(comp_name)

        If I stay with system:

        file_path_name = Sketchup.find_support_file("plugins") file_path_name=File.dirname(file_path_name)+"/SketchUp " system file_path_name+name+".skp"

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        • honoluludesktopH Offline
          honoluludesktop
          last edited by

          Unless some compelling reason is deduced, in order to avoid confusion, and make the plugin easier to support, I will remove one of the version posted.

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          • honoluludesktopH Offline
            honoluludesktop
            last edited by

            This update will change all instances of the selected component.


            Select component, and open in new SketchUp window.


            Edit component in new window.


            Save, and replace all instances in the original model.

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            • honoluludesktopH Offline
              honoluludesktop
              last edited by

              Pc only version posted above.


              Edited component.


              Saving closes second window, and update is applied to the model.

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              • honoluludesktopH Offline
                honoluludesktop
                last edited by

                Fixed "open component file" bug.

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                • dereiD Offline
                  derei
                  last edited by

                  I noticed different toolbars in Component Editing Window. Is that a feature included in plugin? will have just custom selected toolbars in new opened window?

                  DESIGNER AND ARTIST [DEREI.UK](http://derei.uk/l)

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                  • honoluludesktopH Offline
                    honoluludesktop
                    last edited by

                    The component window will inherit the menus from the parent. I changed the menus in my presentation of the edit window to illustrate how the plugin functioned, in a small picture.

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                    • EdsonE Offline
                      Edson
                      last edited by

                      for your information, the makers of Podium have released a commercial plugin called EditinPlace that does exactly what yours does.

                      edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre β€’ brasil
                      http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                      • EarthMoverE Offline
                        EarthMover
                        last edited by

                        Great idea! I always keep a 2nd SU open for this reason. This should streamline it quite a bit. Thanks! πŸ‘

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

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                        • G Offline
                          Ghalko
                          last edited by

                          Definitely dabbling in the code to use existing components, or make them if they don't exist. First foray into ruby, I already dislike that it doesn't do much with curly braces and semicolons. I usually program C and PERL. πŸ’š

                          I just thought that it could be setup to save in a tree of folders, might make the code quite a bit longer, but might make saving components easy and finding them individually. Now to figure out how to only save the geometry in the components file and still load it into the trunk of the tree. 😲 My ideas are getting far beyond my grasp of ruby and the API. I should keep it simple for a bit.

                          When I get somewhere with it would you like me to post it or send you the code for perusal/editing?

                          Arrrggghhh! Why won't it make a face!!! Stupid, no good piece of... Oh look! The line went to the wrong point. Whew... moving on. (My fights with sketchup.)

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                          • honoluludesktopH Offline
                            honoluludesktop
                            last edited by

                            Post it in the Developers section, there you can get help from those who are truly gifted in SketchUp ruby, and the Api. Everything I have written, was with their help.

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                            • A Offline
                              artofseeing
                              last edited by

                              hi,

                              the plugin is missing in my index menu.

                              also, when i try to load the plugin via ruby console,

                              my ruby console puts the following:

                              load component_edit_window_v1.0.rb
                              Error; #<SyntaxError; (eval);48; compile error
                              (eval);48; no .<digit> floating literal anymore; put 0 before dot
                              load component_edit_window_v1.0.rb
                                                            ^
                              (eval);48; syntax error, unexpected tINTEGER
                              load component_edit_window_v1.0.rb
                                                             ^>
                              (eval);48
                              
                              

                              i have su8 installed in the default location.
                              and i put the plugin into Plugins.

                              thanks for any help.
                              πŸ‘

                              as long as there is a voyage away, there's always a journey back...

                              http://artofseeing.carbonmade.com

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                              • TIGT Offline
                                TIG Moderator
                                last edited by

                                You need to pass a string to 'load' πŸ€“
                                It's NOT load component_edit_window_v1.0.rb
                                BUT load 'component_edit_window_v1.0.rb'
                                πŸ˜’

                                To check the file really exists use this in the Ruby Console
                                File.exist?(File.join(Sketchup.find_support_file('Plugins'),'component_edit_window_v1.0.rb')) if 'false' then 'there's a rabbit away'!

                                If you have Vista or Win7 and don't have full permission to the subfolders within the Sketchup folder weird things can happen - you think you've added a file but the OS has actually put it into a side-folder - the 'Compatibility Files' issue... If this is the case look to see if there's a button of that name in the top window bars... Fix your permissions for all folders within the Sketchup folder so it doesn't recur...

                                TIG

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                                • A Offline
                                  artofseeing
                                  last edited by

                                  twas indeed the permission issue.

                                  both code snippets (load and file exist) put TRUE,
                                  so now it works.πŸ˜„
                                  thanks alot!

                                  thats what i too call STREAMLINING!!

                                  thanks a lot

                                  as long as there is a voyage away, there's always a journey back...

                                  http://artofseeing.carbonmade.com

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                                  • pilouP Offline
                                    pilou
                                    last edited by

                                    you can now use this cool plugin by Sdmitch
                                    Replace randomly components πŸ˜‰
                                    (or not random if there is only one as source πŸ˜‰

                                    Frenchy Pilou
                                    Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                    My Little site :)

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                                    • P Offline
                                      pitrak
                                      last edited by

                                      I've just tested the plugin on SU8 (win7 32bit) and it only works for groups, not components - the new SU window just doesn't load.
                                      Any suggestions?

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                                      • dereiD Offline
                                        derei
                                        last edited by

                                        It doesn't work for me 😞
                                        I tried to use it, but I get this error in console:

                                        Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined methoddefinition' for #Sketchup::Group:0xe7a4c58>
                                        C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/component_edit_window_v1.0.rb:61:in atelier_edit_instance' C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/component_edit_window_v1.0.rb:60:in each'
                                        C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/component_edit_window_v1.0.rb:60:in atelier_edit_instance' C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/component_edit_window_v1.0.rb:124 (eval):3:in call'
                                        (eval):3:in call' (eval):1:in get_New_Commands'
                                        C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/component_edit_window_v1.0.rb:61:in call' C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/component_edit_window_v1.0.rb:61

                                        DESIGNER AND ARTIST [DEREI.UK](http://derei.uk/l)

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                                        • TIGT Offline
                                          TIG Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          dereeei

                                          Edit the .rb file at lines #55-56 using Notepad or similar plain text editor
                                          Change

                                          all_instances=componentdefinition.instances if all_instances[0]==nil

                                          to read

                                          all_instances=**cnt_instance.definition**.instances if all_instances**.length==1**

                                          this will avoid the potential glitch, which wrongly looks at the "model.defintions[0]" instances rather than the selected instance's definition's instances - and which might inadvertently throw up a 'group', which then won't have a ".definition" method in the API...

                                          TIG

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                                          • dereiD Offline
                                            derei
                                            last edited by

                                            @tig said:

                                            dereeei

                                            Edit the .rb file at lines #55-56 using Notepad or similar plain text editor

                                            Thank you very much. All is fine.

                                            DESIGNER AND ARTIST [DEREI.UK](http://derei.uk/l)

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