Lock Guides?

JClements · 20 Aug 2011, 19:34

Can this be done via ruby?

I am making some templates and I'd like to keep from having the guides moved by accident.

TIG · 20 Aug 2011, 19:38

Group the lines and lock the group.
BUT if you 'delete guides' from the menu they'll erase - they can't be locked completely!

JClements · 20 Aug 2011, 22:16

Thanks, TIG.

Perhaps Locking Guidelines would be something to request for SU9.

utiler · 21 Aug 2011, 03:41

@jclements said:

Thanks, TIG.

Perhaps Locking Guidelines would be something to request for SU9.

Along with customizing guidelines, period. [line styles, etc]

TIG · 21 Aug 2011, 10:36

You can make customized style guide-lines in Ruby code - there are a number of dash/dot patterns. So you could make a menu item for dashed, dotted, center guides etc...
Or you could have a context-menu to change selected guides' style.
You can also set their color BUT this is global for all guides.
I think that the easy global deletion of guides is a real issue as those within components or groups even if they are locked will go, perhaps unexpectedly...

thomthom · 21 Aug 2011, 10:54

@utiler said:

Along with customizing guidelines, period. [line styles, etc]

Plugin: Construction Line Tool

The Construction Line Tool allows you to draw constructions lines in a similar way as the Pencil Tool. Toolbar: View > Toolbars > Const...

(sketchuptips.blogspot.com)

gullfo · 21 Aug 2011, 14:48

best to use the clinetool, TIG's context guide tool, and the xline2line.rb and xlines.rb plugins. i actually never knew there was a dedicated edit menu command to delete guides since i never really ever wholesale delete them, usually have them in groups and layers as needed.

utiler · 21 Aug 2011, 22:36

@ TT, I use Jim's construction line tool daily...
@ TIG, thanks for the heads up; if only i had the time to get into Ruby.... thanks for the info though!

TIG · 22 Aug 2011, 09:03

See here for a simple 'ClineStyler' http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=349790#p349790

utiler · 22 Aug 2011, 22:09

@tig said:

See here for a simple 'ClineStyler' http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=349790#p349790

you never cease to amazing, TIG.....

eddiegordo23 · 21 Jul 2023, 05:03

Select the guides you want to lock the click edit and lock.

fredo6 · 22 Jul 2023, 20:24

@eddiegordo23 said:

Select the guides you want to lock the click edit and lock.

Unfortunately, Guide Lines and Guide Points cannot be locked in the user interface and not even with the API.