Materials I have not applied to the model

charly2008

Hi All,

I've seen it before, that there are materials in a new model that I have not applied. Is this a SketchUp bug?

Charly

Dave R

Charly, open a new session in SketchUp. Then look at the materials browser. Are those materials in the browser? If so, they are saved as part of your template.

thomthom

The triangle of the material thumbnail indicate that the two green materials are in use in the model.

Make sure your template is cleaned of any hidden geometry and that no edges has any material applied, purge and re-save your template.

driven

Ivy maker, preloads it's materials [and so does lightup], whether you want them or not.
the only way I found to stop it happening is to disable the plugin and turn on it only when you want it/them...

john

charly2008

Hi Dave,

If I start a new session, the materials are gone. Even if I start with a different template the materials are again available. While it is nothing bad, I only ask why this is so.

Charly

charly2008

Hi John,

thanks for the explanation. The materials disappeared after the deactivation of the plugin.

TIG

At the end of the LiveIvy_tool.rb there's this:

if (not file_loaded?(File.basename(__FILE__)))
  menuitem = "SketchupIvy #{LiveIvy;;VERSION}"
  mm       = UI.menu("Plugins")
  mm.add_item(menuitem) {
    Sketchup.active_model.select_tool LiveIvy;;IvyTool.new
  }
  LiveIvy;;IvyTool.load_definitions
  LiveIvy;;Materials.ivy_materials
end
file_loaded(File.basename(__FILE__))

if you edit it to read thus, then the Components and Materials will only load IF you use the tool...

if (not file_loaded?(File.basename(__FILE__)))
  menuitem = "SketchupIvy #{LiveIvy;;VERSION}"
  mm       = UI.menu("Plugins")
  mm.add_item(menuitem) {
    LiveIvy;;IvyTool.load_definitions
    LiveIvy;;Materials.ivy_materials
    Sketchup.active_model.select_tool LiveIvy;;IvyTool.new
  }
end
file_loaded(File.basename(__FILE__))

because the action is moved into the menu block rather than running when the script loads at startup!

charly2008

Thank You TIG,

you are great

Charly

gr8fzy1

Post removed, I solved the problem myself