How to insert a component instance from a definition.

[honoluludesktop]

If the model has a component definition (no instance), is there a way to insert an instance of that definition via the api?

[thomthom]

Entities.add_instance
http://code.google.com/intl/no/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/entities.html#add_instance

[honoluludesktop]

There is no instance of the component in the model, only the definition.

[honoluludesktop]

Its like when you open the Windows > Component's window and you see instances that have been previously deleted, but can still be inserted into the model.

[thomthom]

Yes? Entities.add_instance is what you use then.

model = Sketchup.active_model definition = model.definition[0] # getting a reference to a ComponentDefinition tr = Geom::Transformation.new model.entities.add_instance( definition, tr )

[honoluludesktop]

OK, thanks. I must have done it wrong, when I tried to use entities.add_instance previously. I will work on it tomorrow.