Is there a toolbar button for weld?

[Jim]

If you have weld.rb installed, this will make a toolbar. You'll need icons also - one 24x24px, the other 16x16px. See the code for the names of the image files.

# weld_tool_button.rb
pf = Sketchup.find_support_file("Plugins")
if File.exists?(File.join(pf, "weld.rb"))
  cmd = UI;;Command.new("Weld") { join_edges }
  cmd.tooltip = "Weld"
  cmd.status_bar_text = "Weld"
  cmd.large_icon = File.join(pf, "weld_lg.png")
  cmd.small_icon = File.join(pf, "weld_sm.png")
  tb = UI;;Toolbar.new("Weld")
  tb.add_item(cmd)
  cmd = tb = pf = nil
end

[pilou]

you can also make a shortcut
It will be more speedy in use than a tool bar

[ken]

The following toolbar has a weld icon

Ken

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[watkins]

Dear Jim,

Thank you for replying so quickly. Do I insert the program snippet into the text file for weld.rb, and if so, at what point should it be inserted? At the end?

Presumably, the image files weld_lg.png and weld_sm.png would go in the plugin folder. Ideally, the images would go in to a separate folder called Weld, keeping everything together and well annotated. How could that be done?

Thanks Ken! I know of the SCF Powerbar, but I would like just the one button.

Pilou, yes you are right! A short cut would be quicker, but I rather like the idea of a button.

Kind regards,
Bob

[Gaieus]

Probably the path would be something like

"Weld/weld_lg.png"
"Weld/weld_sm.png"

I hope SM is not for sado-mazo

[Jim]

No, that s a stand-alone script. create a file named weld_toolbar.rb and paste the code in.

The toolbar will work without the images, but the buttons will be blank.

Gaieus is correct, if you want the images in a folder named weld, change these lines:

cmd.large_icon = File.join(pf, "weld", "weld_lg.png")
  cmd.small_icon = File.join(pf, "weld", "weld_sm.png")

[Gaieus]

Hear, hear? I am correct!

So Jim, what should my first plugin be?

[TIG]

@unknownuser said:

you can also make a shortcut
It will be more speedy in use than a tool bar

I use the shortcut J[oin] as it's the same in CAD... AND very quick - the N[o] key is just below it to cancel the dialogs too...

[watkins]

Thanks to all!

[sergey2402]

There is a toolbar button for weld
Jim, Gaieus - thanks!

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Weld_button.rar