[Plugin] Sketchup Ivy

a4chitect · 23 May 2011, 10:04

thanks for this magnificent plugin!!

rombout · 24 May 2011, 05:27

Hi all,

Is posted before that i could get either of the plugin and its revisions to work on a mac. So tonight itried on my (pc) laptop using su6 and su7. And... Some error as on the mac! Sorry cant type the complete code (commenting in my bb, sorry) its that error about birth_stem line 236 , something about 'birth' line 223 and so on. I tried all the tricks i saw here in this post. But i dont have su8 installed yet on my pc so i got one option left. Everything runs untill the shift+click... And that the error starts with TypeError: reference to deleted group .....

Hope some can resolve this one on both my machines. Ps on the mac i do have su6,7 and 8 running

TIG · 24 May 2011, 08:29

Rombout

Are you sure you have installed all of the zipped files correctly ?
When you extract files for a zip you must keep them in their respective subfolders...
Usually there's only one or two .rb files that go directly into the Plugins folder... all other related files stay inside their subfolder [or even subfolders within that]
It you have inadvertently put some files into the Plugins folder that ought to be inside a subfolder, then they can auto-load and cause issues; so reinstall all of the tool's files as outlined above. Then recheck the Plugins folder and remove any files you find in it that should actually be in the subfolder[s]... Restart Sketchup and see if it works now...

Oxer · 24 May 2011, 11:24

@rombout said:

Hope some can resolve this one on both my machines. Ps on the mac i do have su6,7 and 8 running

Hi Rombout, I use mac too and for me only works the 0.6 version, the Keys on Mac:
Cmd+Click : Make the ivy grow towards the mouse position.
Alt+Click : Grow Ivy leafs.
SHIFT+Click : Finish the Ivy.
Key 'i' : Start over.

The line 68 of Lively_tool.rb file is different for Pc and Mac.
For Pc: if key == 73 #i
For Mac: if key == 105 #i
This is the version works for me on Mac

Sketchup Ivy version works on Mac

Say me if this version works for you or not.

rombout · 24 May 2011, 17:28

@driven said:

@justinplunkett said:

It looks like an awesome Plugin, unfortunately as previously mentioned it's not working on Mac Sketchup 8.
Hope you resolve it as it would be fantastic to use on an upcoming project.
Tx
Justin

Hi Justin,

it does work on Mac with SU version 8, but I need to load it after startup from ruby console, or with as_pluginloader.rb.

to use with either method of loading, I would suggest the following-

go to LiveIvy.rb (in your plugins folder) >> right click and color it green >> drag it into LiveIvy Folder >> start SU >> open Ruby Console >> type load "LiveIvy/LiveIvy.rb" hit return >> draw or select a surface/shape/group... >> last item in plugins menu should be Ivy.

or use plugin loader to do the same, navigate to then select the green file... that's why I color it...

the standard image files can be improved by editing the .skp's in the folder, and I haven't got my head around all the settings yet.

but they do work.

john

still doesnt do any thing on the mac using this trick

> load "LiveIvy/LiveIvy.rb"
/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb;284; warning; parenthesize argument(s) for future version
true

here the ruby output

driven · 24 May 2011, 17:46

@rombout said:

load "LiveIvy/LiveIvy.rb"
/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb:284: warning: parenthesize argument(s) for future version
true

Hi,

It has worked, the TRUE means it works, the other bits just a warning about syntax...

So, to prove it works,

open SU >> open Components >> open Materials [select in Model view]>> open Ruby Console >> type load "LiveIvy/LiveIvy.rb"

you should see the components appear and the materials as well.

now draw a rectangle, then go to Plugins Menu and the LAST item should be SketchupIvy, click it and the WebDialog will appear.

let me know if it all works, or how far you can get... if you get this far there's one other trick to make it better on mac.

john

rombout · 24 May 2011, 17:51

jep oke, suddenly version 0.5.4. is working in SU7 mac?! in 8 i dont see what im doing and the shift+click only gives me a small part off a branch
i will check the other download with the adjustment for the mac

rombout · 24 May 2011, 19:48

here my test shot from thea?! no i need to go play with it! a lot i think?!
THink i need to modify those leaves, dont like that they are so flat

ergio3485 · 26 May 2011, 21:27

yes. the same thing happens to me. i've done all you said but in the end it's always the same thing, there's only this pointer with a blue cirlce but when i left-click, shift-click, alt-click, etc... it doesnt' do anything.

It seems to be a very useful plugin!!! if only i could use it

vidy · 27 May 2011, 06:32

@ergio3485 said:

yes. the same thing happens to me. i've done all you said but in the end it's always the same thing, there's only this pointer with a blue cirlce but when i left-click, shift-click, alt-click, etc... it doesnt' do anything.

It seems to be a very useful plugin!!! if only i could use it

im having that issue also here, but you can try to use ver 0.54 at least that still could work at mine

regards,

driven · 27 May 2011, 09:28

@ergio3485 said:

if only i could use it

It's well worth pursuing,

some things to check...

do the .skp files in the LiveIvy/Textures folder open on there own?

have you removed all the other versions with different names?

what version of osx are you on?

john

Pixero · 27 May 2011, 17:25

Has anyone been able to get the 0.6.3 version to work?

rodrigonotor · 27 May 2011, 19:15

@pixero said:

Has anyone been able to get the 0.6.3 version to work?

Nop, I still use 0.5.4 versión, work fine.

Regards

driven · 27 May 2011, 20:02

@pixero said:

Has anyone been able to get the 0.6.3 version to work?

I got it working on the mac by separate loading,

If you do a dif on the two files you can swop things over one at a time and see when it breaks,

one thing to play with is commenting out the mac bit line 71 if key == 73 #|| key == 105 # i

nomeradona · 28 May 2011, 07:55

@pixero said:

Has anyone been able to get the 0.6.3 version to work?
yes working with sketchup 8

sadyo · 29 May 2011, 13:14

@nomeradona said:

@pixero said:

Has anyone been able to get the 0.6.3 version to work?
yes working with sketchup 8

... It's not working with my SketchUp 8, still using the 0.5.4

thomthom · 29 May 2011, 13:30

Those of you with problems: can you post more info to what isn't working. "Not working" is like going to the doctor saying "I'm ill, fix me."

Please be specific by what isn't working (lack of menus, errors, or unexpected behaviour). Also keep the Ruby Console open so you can see if any error messages appear.
System information such as OS version and exact SketchUp version also helps.

vidy · 29 May 2011, 13:48

@thomthom said:

Those of you with problems: can you post more info to what isn't working. "Not working" is like going to the doctor saying "I'm ill, fix me."

Please be specific by what isn't working (lack of menus, errors, or unexpected behaviour). Also keep the Ruby Console open so you can see if any error messages appear.
System information such as OS version and exact SketchUp version also helps.

Current problem on ver 0.6.3 on SU 8 at mine:

When i press alt + click, sometime ivy doesn't follow the direction i clicked.
Some time it doesn't react as it is supposed to be when i press ctrl + click (to grow leaves)
And the most problem.. it just won't finished when i press shift + click, so it never generated the ivy.

but when i used ver 0.5.4, it's all work perfectly..

TIG · 29 May 2011, 15:17

In the script's line #20 [..branch] and line #244 [..tool] [and probably other lines too ] there is some arithmetic where something that's 'nil' is subtracted from something else and so it returns an error...
Either put these parts into begin...rescue...end traps so the error won't trip up the script OR better test if the variable is NOT 'nil' and setting it to say 0 if +or- or 1 if *or/ - e.g. xxx=0 if not xxx
The tools could be trapped to return at least something 1-seed.params[:branch][:spread] will fail if NOT seed.params[:branch][:spread] (i.e. it's nil)...
LiveIvy.seed is defined as @@seed which in turn is defined as ' self'
which in turn has params which have :branch and :spread... BUT somewhere some of these aren't getting set to 0 [or 1 ?] as a safety net ??

Pixero · 29 May 2011, 16:19

@vidy said:

@thomthom said:

Those of you with problems: can you post more info to what isn't working. "Not working" is like going to the doctor saying "I'm ill, fix me."

Please be specific by what isn't working (lack of menus, errors, or unexpected behaviour). Also keep the Ruby Console open so you can see if any error messages appear.
System information such as OS version and exact SketchUp version also helps.

Current problem on ver 0.6.3 on SU 8 at mine:

When i press alt + click, sometime ivy doesn't follow the direction i clicked.

Some time it doesn't react as it is supposed to be when i press ctrl + click (to grow leaves)

And the most problem.. it just won't finished when i press shift + click, so it never generated the ivy.

but when i used ver 0.5.4, it's all work perfectly..

I have the same problems as Vidy.

It doesnt branch. Just one stem.
Doesn't finish.
Windows 7 64bit. SU 8.