[req]biggest segment of a selection

pilou

Don't remember if this yet existing

Biggest or smallest segment of a selection of segments
0.001 precision

Connex problem : the biggest distance between two curves ?
0.001 precision

Even without precision will be yet fine

Thx by advance

TIG

This one-liner copy+paste + <enter> in the Ruby Console highlights the longest segment in the selection and prints its length/id

d=0;s=Sketchup.active_model.selection;a=s.to_a;q=nil;a.each{|e|(q=e;d=e.length) if e.class==Sketchup;;Edge and e.length>d};s.clear;s.add(q);puts d;q

To return the greatest distance between two curves how do you mean to measure it - clearly its the distance between opposite ends! Or do you mean between matching vertices ?

pilou

Many thx! Works like a charm!

For the other thing

@unknownuser said:

Or do you mean between matching vertices ?

yes

Maybe this can help you
But seems to me that your script gives the good answer as soons as segmemts are drawn between the 2 curves

[flash=560,315:3421aels]http://www.youtube.com/v/m6Qww5j3C6g[/flash:3421aels]

pilou

I you have 2 similar biggest segments seems the first created is selected

TIG

Yes ?
If you want the last change
e.length>d
to
e.length>=d
It you want an array of all edges of the max length it'd be relatively simple...
After getting the max-length revisit the edges and compile an array of all edges with that length. Then add that array to the selection instead...

pilou

Thx I can easily change for have the last

That is an another story for the array or for the smallest!

TIG

This version returns the longest edge [if there are two equal the last one added is used]

d=0;s=Sketchup.active_model.selection;a=s.to_a;q=nil;a.each{|e|(q=e;d=e.length) if e.class==Sketchup;;Edge and e.length>=d};s.clear;s.add(q);puts d;q

This one finds the shortest edge

d=0;s=Sketchup.active_model.selection;a=s.to_a;q=nil;a.each{|e|d=e.length if e.class==Sketchup;;Edge and e.length>d};a.each{|e|(q=e;d=e.length) if e.class==Sketchup;;Edge and e.length<=d};s.clear;s.add(q);puts d;q

This version makes an array of all edges with the maximum length

d=0;s=Sketchup.active_model.selection;a=s.to_a;q=[];a.each{|e|d=e.length if e.class==Sketchup;;Edge and e.length>d};a.each{|e|q<<e if e.class==Sketchup;;Edge and e.length==d};s.clear;s.add(q);puts d;q

This version makes an array of all edges with the minimum length

d=0;s=Sketchup.active_model.selection;a=s.to_a;q=[];a.each{|e|d=e.length if e.class==Sketchup;;Edge and e.length>d};a.each{|e|d=e.length if e.class==Sketchup;;Edge and e.length<=d};a.each{|e|q<<e if e.class==Sketchup;;Edge and e.length==d};s.clear;s.add(q);puts d;q

pilou

You rock as allways!
Thanks again!