[Plugin] CleanUp

Gaieus

Hi Christian (and welcome),

Please, go back to the first post and follow the link to that TT_Libray (and additional plugin package) you also need for this (and some other) plugin(s) to work.

TIG

Christian
Follow Gaieus's advice and mine in the post just before yours http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=316703#p316703 that shows the link...

risoto1978

Thanks for the hint. Reading makes things easier. Now it works.

cheers
risoto

JasonDoggart

Thanks so much for this tool! All your hard work is greatly appreciated!

Bob James

I wound up in a complex model with several instances of a component having two or three different names. I want to change it so that all of the components that are physically the same become just one component and one name.

I tried the "similar" tool but that didn't seem to do anything (that I could tell).

I can't manually fix it because SU requires unique names.

Any advice?

thomthom

@bob james said:

I tried the "similar" tool but that didn't seem to do anything (that I could tell).

It doesn't currently handle nested components etc. It's very experimental and I've not had time to work more on it.

@bob james said:

I can't manually fix it because SU requires unique names.

Select the component you want in the model - then type into the Ruby Console:
prototype = Sketchup.active_model.selection[0].definition

Select one or more of the instances of the definition you want to replace - then:
Sketchup.active_model.selection.each{|e|e.definition=prototype}

(Make sure the components axis are place identically.)

rocorona

--Select the COMPONENT you want to replace;
--Go to the Components Browser:
--Right-click on the preview of the replacing component;
--Choose the "Replace selection" command;

Was this your goal?

Bob James

@rocorona said:

--Select the COMPONENT you want to replace;
--Go to the Components Browser:
--Right-click on the preview of the replacing component;
--Choose the "Replace selection" command;

Was this your goal?

Thank you for your idea, but I've used the workflow you describe, but it still leaves the names different.

Goal: Several identical components have different names: I want consolidate all of them into one component and one name.

dedmin

I have a problem with this file - when running Cleanup it's says cleaned 12 edges and the next run is the same. Saved, reopened and again - every time Cleanup cleans 12 edges.
clenaup.skp

thomthom

@dedmin said:

I have a problem with this file - when running Cleanup it's says cleaned 12 edges and the next run is the same. Saved, reopened and again - every time Cleanup cleans 12 edges.
[attachment=0:1ztpects]clenaup.skp[/attachment:1ztpects]

What settings did you use?

dedmin

@thomthom said:

@dedmin said:

I have a problem with this file - when running Cleanup it's says cleaned 12 edges and the next run is the same. Saved, reopened and again - every time Cleanup cleans 12 edges.
[attachment=1:1nonbopm]clenaup.skp[/attachment:1nonbopm]

What settings did you use?

[attachment=0:1nonbopm]Capture.PNG[/attachment:1nonbopm]

thomthom

It's the repair edges feature. Some times it tries to repair edges where they don't seem to remain repaired. It's some oddity I've not worked out why it occurs yet. Might be due to small edges or small accuracy issues. The Repair Broken Edges plugin do the same thing.

dedmin

Thanks - unchecked Repair Split Edges and now it's fine!

thomthom

@dedmin said:

Thanks - unchecked Repair Split Edges and now it's fine!

Note that it's not an error or anything. It's just some edges that SketchUp doesn't heal properly.

Bob James

@bob james said:

Goal: Several identical components have different names: I want consolidate all of them into one component and one name.

Is there a solution to this goal?

thomthom

@bob james said:

@bob james said:

Goal: Several identical components have different names: I want consolidate all of them into one component and one name.

Is there a solution to this goal?

Work in progress: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=30143
Not sure if it's exactly what you're looking for... ?

shoeb_cars

till recently i was using cleanup3 in SU7 but it was a bit slow so i stuck to ur first version which is mighty fast and doesnt ask too many questions. but i recently migrated to SU8 in which cleanup1 doesnt work so then i tried cleanup3... and i just bloody fell in love with it. it is fast and damn, is it clean. as always thom thom "U da MAAAN"

thomthom

@shoeb_cars said:

till recently i was using cleanup3 in SU7 but it was a bit slow so i stuck to ur first version which is mighty fast and doesnt ask too many questions. but i recently migrated to SU8 in which cleanup1 doesnt work so then i tried cleanup3... and i just bloody fell in love with it. it is fast and damn, is it clean. as always thom thom "U da MAAAN"

I'm guessing you had "Erase Duplicate Faces" checked - which is very slow.

marleus

Thanks ThomThom

I do a lot of 3ds-import and conversions and your ruby really
speeds up my work and reduces file size

I ove you one

publied

very nice and very very useful. thanks theo