Taking a model to particular coordinates

[borg.stef]

and also i need to save the first line in variable machine

[borg.stef]

this is how i did it.....

	model = Sketchup.active_model
	a = []
	counter = 0
	file = File.new("trial.txt", "r")
	while (line = file.gets)
		a[counter] = line

		if counter % 4 == 0.0     # lines 0 , 4, 8 etc
			 machine = "#{a[counter].strip}.3ds"
		elsif counter % 4 == 1.0   # lines 1 , 5, 9 etc
			x = a[counter].to_f
		elsif counter % 4 == 2.0     # lines 2 , 6, 10 etc
			y = a[counter].to_f
		elsif counter % 4 == 3.0    # lines 3 , 7, 11 etc
			rot = a[counter].to_i
			
		### processing			
		end
		
		counter = counter + 1
	end
	

[Dan Rathbun]

@borg.stef said:

and also i need to save the first line in variable machine

so... modify TIG's example, thus:

SUMMARY = true
model = Sketchup.active_model
dir  = Dir.getwd # save current working dir
path = File.expand_path("absolute path to 3ds import dir")

lines = IO.readlines(filepath)
i=0 ### always the first element in array 'lines'
(lines.length/4).times{
  machine = lines[i].strip + '.3ds'
  ### the '.strip' ### removes '\n'; does it need +'.3ds' ???
  x=lines[i+1].strip.to_f
  y=lines[i+2].strip.to_f
  r=lines[i+3].strip.to_f
  ###
  success = model.import( File.join(path,machine), SUMMARY )
  if success
    ### place it at 'x' & 'y' with rotation 'r' etc...
  else
    puts("Error at line #{i}, importing file; #{machine}\n")
  end
  ###
  i=i+4 ### do next 4 lines etc etc...
}
Dir.chdir = dir # reset working dir

[TIG]

Thanks Dan.

As explained my example is just an example - you need to tailor it to you needs so 'f' >>> 'machine' with the .3ds added etc...
In you example it much more difficult to read than mine.
Your 'processing' is inside the if...end test when rotation is set, BUT my way will work with less likelihood of massing up - you simply gather the 4 lines of data as I show and use the references you set from them to do your processing for each 'machine'...