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    • honoluludesktopH Offline
      honoluludesktop
      last edited by

      Fixed "open component file" bug.

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      • dereiD Offline
        derei
        last edited by

        I noticed different toolbars in Component Editing Window. Is that a feature included in plugin? will have just custom selected toolbars in new opened window?

        DESIGNER AND ARTIST [DEREI.UK](http://derei.uk/l)

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        • honoluludesktopH Offline
          honoluludesktop
          last edited by

          The component window will inherit the menus from the parent. I changed the menus in my presentation of the edit window to illustrate how the plugin functioned, in a small picture.

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          • EdsonE Offline
            Edson
            last edited by

            for your information, the makers of Podium have released a commercial plugin called EditinPlace that does exactly what yours does.

            edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre β€’ brasil
            http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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            • EarthMoverE Offline
              EarthMover
              last edited by

              Great idea! I always keep a 2nd SU open for this reason. This should streamline it quite a bit. Thanks! πŸ‘

              3D Artist at Clearstory 3D Imaging
              Guide Tool at Winning With Sketchup
              Content Creator at Skapeup

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              • G Offline
                Ghalko
                last edited by

                Definitely dabbling in the code to use existing components, or make them if they don't exist. First foray into ruby, I already dislike that it doesn't do much with curly braces and semicolons. I usually program C and PERL. πŸ’š

                I just thought that it could be setup to save in a tree of folders, might make the code quite a bit longer, but might make saving components easy and finding them individually. Now to figure out how to only save the geometry in the components file and still load it into the trunk of the tree. 😲 My ideas are getting far beyond my grasp of ruby and the API. I should keep it simple for a bit.

                When I get somewhere with it would you like me to post it or send you the code for perusal/editing?

                Arrrggghhh! Why won't it make a face!!! Stupid, no good piece of... Oh look! The line went to the wrong point. Whew... moving on. (My fights with sketchup.)

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                • honoluludesktopH Offline
                  honoluludesktop
                  last edited by

                  Post it in the Developers section, there you can get help from those who are truly gifted in SketchUp ruby, and the Api. Everything I have written, was with their help.

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                  • A Offline
                    artofseeing
                    last edited by

                    hi,

                    the plugin is missing in my index menu.

                    also, when i try to load the plugin via ruby console,

                    my ruby console puts the following:

                    load component_edit_window_v1.0.rb
                    Error; #<SyntaxError; (eval);48; compile error
                    (eval);48; no .<digit> floating literal anymore; put 0 before dot
                    load component_edit_window_v1.0.rb
                                                  ^
                    (eval);48; syntax error, unexpected tINTEGER
                    load component_edit_window_v1.0.rb
                                                   ^>
                    (eval);48
                    
                    

                    i have su8 installed in the default location.
                    and i put the plugin into Plugins.

                    thanks for any help.
                    πŸ‘

                    as long as there is a voyage away, there's always a journey back...

                    http://artofseeing.carbonmade.com

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                    • TIGT Offline
                      TIG Moderator
                      last edited by

                      You need to pass a string to 'load' πŸ€“
                      It's NOT load component_edit_window_v1.0.rb
                      BUT load 'component_edit_window_v1.0.rb'
                      πŸ˜’

                      To check the file really exists use this in the Ruby Console
                      File.exist?(File.join(Sketchup.find_support_file('Plugins'),'component_edit_window_v1.0.rb')) if 'false' then 'there's a rabbit away'!

                      If you have Vista or Win7 and don't have full permission to the subfolders within the Sketchup folder weird things can happen - you think you've added a file but the OS has actually put it into a side-folder - the 'Compatibility Files' issue... If this is the case look to see if there's a button of that name in the top window bars... Fix your permissions for all folders within the Sketchup folder so it doesn't recur...

                      TIG

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                      • A Offline
                        artofseeing
                        last edited by

                        twas indeed the permission issue.

                        both code snippets (load and file exist) put TRUE,
                        so now it works.πŸ˜„
                        thanks alot!

                        thats what i too call STREAMLINING!!

                        thanks a lot

                        as long as there is a voyage away, there's always a journey back...

                        http://artofseeing.carbonmade.com

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                        • pilouP Offline
                          pilou
                          last edited by

                          you can now use this cool plugin by Sdmitch
                          Replace randomly components πŸ˜‰
                          (or not random if there is only one as source πŸ˜‰

                          Frenchy Pilou
                          Is beautiful that please without concept!
                          My Little site :)

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                          • P Offline
                            pitrak
                            last edited by

                            I've just tested the plugin on SU8 (win7 32bit) and it only works for groups, not components - the new SU window just doesn't load.
                            Any suggestions?

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                            • dereiD Offline
                              derei
                              last edited by

                              It doesn't work for me 😞
                              I tried to use it, but I get this error in console:

                              Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined methoddefinition' for #Sketchup::Group:0xe7a4c58>
                              C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/component_edit_window_v1.0.rb:61:in atelier_edit_instance' C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/component_edit_window_v1.0.rb:60:in each'
                              C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/component_edit_window_v1.0.rb:60:in atelier_edit_instance' C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/component_edit_window_v1.0.rb:124 (eval):3:in call'
                              (eval):3:in call' (eval):1:in get_New_Commands'
                              C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/component_edit_window_v1.0.rb:61:in call' C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/component_edit_window_v1.0.rb:61

                              DESIGNER AND ARTIST [DEREI.UK](http://derei.uk/l)

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                              • TIGT Offline
                                TIG Moderator
                                last edited by

                                dereeei

                                Edit the .rb file at lines #55-56 using Notepad or similar plain text editor
                                Change

                                all_instances=componentdefinition.instances if all_instances[0]==nil

                                to read

                                all_instances=**cnt_instance.definition**.instances if all_instances**.length==1**

                                this will avoid the potential glitch, which wrongly looks at the "model.defintions[0]" instances rather than the selected instance's definition's instances - and which might inadvertently throw up a 'group', which then won't have a ".definition" method in the API...

                                TIG

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                                • dereiD Offline
                                  derei
                                  last edited by

                                  @tig said:

                                  dereeei

                                  Edit the .rb file at lines #55-56 using Notepad or similar plain text editor

                                  Thank you very much. All is fine.

                                  DESIGNER AND ARTIST [DEREI.UK](http://derei.uk/l)

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                                  • TIGT Offline
                                    TIG Moderator
                                    last edited by

                                    We've decided to post an updated version of this useful tool.
                                    It corrects a rare glitch reported the the recent post.
                                    Get the updated version from here http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=296715#p296715
                                    As you probably know, sadly the script's author died a few weeks ago, he would have done it if he could 😞

                                    TIG

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                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      Here's a version that attempts to fix a glitch on the MAC, deleting temp files
                                      Please remember to name components without characters that mess with system like NO /:<>?* or accented characters etc...
                                      Get the updated version from here http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=296715#p296715

                                      As you probably know, sadly the script's author died a few weeks ago, he would have done fixed this if he could 😞

                                      TIG

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                                      • jeff hammondJ Offline
                                        jeff hammond
                                        last edited by

                                        tested new version on mac. (v1.2)

                                        there's no ruby message this time (re: that other thread discussing this)

                                        i named a component 'test'
                                        context menu -> component edit window
                                        popup "insert instance: test" -> OK (in the previous version, after clicking OK is when the error message appeared in the ruby console)
                                        nada

                                        dotdotdot

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                                        • TIGT Offline
                                          TIG Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          Sorry Jeff... It's not my baby and I have a zillion other things to do... I think we stick here for now 😒

                                          TIG

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                                          • jeff hammondJ Offline
                                            jeff hammond
                                            last edited by

                                            @tig said:

                                            Sorry Jeff... It's not my baby and I have a zillion other things to do... I think we stick here for now 😒

                                            nah.. it's all good..
                                            i'll make a macro later today that does this so i can try out it's functionality in real world use.. i'll post my thoughts on it afterwards

                                            dotdotdot

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