[Plugin] Pen Tool +
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From starting to use the tool? From performing certain actions?
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That sounds like a language-handler issue - do you have the standard files like sketchup.rb and langhandler.rb in the Tools folder ?
If you type [copy+paste]$exStringsin the Ruby Console it should return this#<LanguageHandler;0xb7d5f2c @strings={"Select first end"=>"Select first end", "Point at Center"=>"Point at Center", "Box"=>"Box", "Create Box"=>"Create Box", "Material"=>"Material", "Adds examples of tools created in Ruby to the SketchUp interface. The example tools are Draw->Box, Plugins->Cost and Camera->Animations."=>"Adds examples of tools created in Ruby to the SketchUp interface. The example tools are Draw->Box, Plugins->Cost and Camera->Animations.", "Select By Material"=>"Select By Material", "Select By Layer"=>"Select By Layer", "Select second end"=>"Select second end", "Box Dimensions"=>"Box Dimensions", "Cost"=>"Cost", "Total Cost Estimate"=>"Total Cost Estimate", "Stop Spinning"=>"Stop Spinning", "Spin View"=>"Spin View", "Animations"=>"Animations", "Default"=>"Default", "Assign Estimate to Material"=>"Assign Estimate to Material", "Cost Estimate"=>"Cost Estimate", "Ruby Script Examples"=>"Ruby Script Examples", "Layer"=>"Layer", "Width"=>"Width", "Compute Estimate"=>"Compute Estimate", "Assign Estimate to Faces"=>"Assign Estimate to Faces", "Hide Rest"=>"Hide Rest", "Depth"=>"Depth", "Height"=>"Height", "Cost By Material"=>"Cost By Material", "Create Cylinder"=>"Create Cylinder", "Could not find Material named"=>"Could not find Material named", "Cost per sq. foot"=>"Cost per sq. foot", "FPS"=>"FPS"}>If not then that's the issue... not this actual tool per se, but your setup
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@tig said:
type
$exStringsin the Ruby Console
Seriously though, thanks for the update Rich. Construction points should be nice.
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Unfortunately '
$exStrings' is what @Last/Google decided to call it years ago
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nothing like a bit of
nostrings$ex
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Rich, thank you very much. By the way, why was the pen to draw an edge with a face included,if it does the same thing as the line command?
Ben
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Yes it's the same but you can toggle inference locking with the shift key. The native Line tool requires you to hold the shift.
By having the toggle option you can orbit with inference lock is toggled on whilst the native tool would cause you to pan. Csaba asked for this function in another thread.
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The 'edge' tools doesn't form faces like the 'pen' tool [or for that matter the other line drawing tools].. The 'pen' tool is like native 'Line'... BUT it has some different inferencing etc... Try the different ones to see what I mean...
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Hey, I've missed this so far!!!!! haven't you got enough to do, Rich?
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hi Rich,
this is great, works on the mac except the
###new_toolbar.show ### ONLY show if was visible before... new_toolbar.restore if new_toolbar.get_last_state==TB_VISIBLE[this may be due to the slightly different RUBY_VERSION i.e. 1.8.5]
however it does work if I cut and paste it to line 1175, directly undernew_toolbar = UI;;Toolbar.new("Pen Tool +")tooltips, custom menu items and the tools themselves all work as advertised...
well done
john
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Thanks for the Mac feedback John. Glad you got it to work
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I have just downloaded your pen tool, i am working on mac, it appears to workfine but with no icons.....any ideas?
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hi,
if the icons folder named, rob_hsltool is in your plugins folder, then you might just need to turn on the menu in View >> Tool Palettes >> Pen Tool +john
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BTW, TIG solved my problem stated earlier in this thread. Thanks TIG.
It turns out if you click the "Compatibility Files" button between Burn and New Folder it showed up.
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Thank you!
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Thanks a lot for this usefull plugins !!
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@dave r said:
Comes of drinking American beer at high elevations for a week when you're not used to either.
Canadian beer will do that at sea level in less than a day.
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Hi:
Just trying out Pen Tool last night, I noticed that occasionally for one click I got 2 Cpoints. Also, one or two of the other pen settings doubled the endpoints which were placed short distances apart in a series of quick clicks randomly in the model space. Hard to explain. I did not save the file. This was in Sketchup 7. This mouse has shown no other misbehavior in other applications.
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Mitcorb I think this is down to you keeping the mouse-button pressed and dragging.
Most of this kind of line tools allow for you to press+hold+drag+release to make the line, as well as more usual click+click to provide two ends.
There's a short timer delay built-in to spot a real button-hold as that - obviously you're on the top limit time-wise and it's assuming a drag is wanted...
Is your mouse-button sticky?
For the cpoint tool if you don't do a clean click. but do more of a press. then it assume a drag and places a second cpoint at the release point - which might be only a short distance away if the mouse moves slightly.
So to avoid this ensure a clean click with no holding down of the mouse button with a drag unless you want two points...
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Yes, thanks, TIG:
It is obvious from only one test that I wasn't tuned in to the appropriate procedure. I am not usually what you would call a fast clicker, partly because of my system response, and partly because of my own internal wiring.
A salute to you and Rich for this excellent concept.
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