[Plugin] [CityGen] - Street Generator [WIP] (0.5.2a)

Chris Fullmer

Don't thank anyone til you try it It was a project that was started, and got alomst no-where. Thom got some of his parts working with the street generator, but that is about the only thing that works I think.

Post questions or comments here though. This is a project we are all keen on getting started again.

Chris

Pherim

I tried it and it works perfectly fine for my purposes. I don't know about the other parts that were planned for this project but the Street Generator does exactly what I want it to do, so thank you again.

caleidos4d

Street Generator is FANTASTIC!!!! Thanks!!

haynesc

I dont know why but I have installed the files but i get

"The CityGen's core files is not laoded. ensure you installed this plugin correctly"

I opened up the zips to both the core and streetgen and copied into Plugins

why is it not working ?

thomthom

@haynesc said:

I dont know why but I have installed the files but i get

"The CityGen's core files is not laoded. ensure you installed this plugin correctly"

I opened up the zips to both the core and streetgen and copied into Plugins

why is it not working ?

Because StreetGen goes into a subfolder of CityGen. The description has detailed info.

iichiversii

Is there any clips on the net that show this working???

haynesc

@thomthom said:

@haynesc said:

I dont know why but I have installed the files but i get

"The CityGen's core files is not laoded. ensure you installed this plugin correctly"

I opened up the zips to both the core and streetgen and copied into Plugins

why is it not working ?

Because StreetGen goes into a subfolder of CityGen. The description has detailed info.

Ok iv moved the files into the correct location, boot sketchup and I get no error message, now how do i use the plugin ?

brookefox

Apparently I'm being quite thick about this install. I've read the Requirements and notes several times and tried it several ways, each resulting in errors and failed loads.

The 'module' subfolder is an actual folder into which street gen and other such modules are placed or just a stand-in name for street gen and such?

city_gen_loader.rb goes under tools or plugins?

My current:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google SketchUp 8\Tools\city_gen_loader.rb
and also since nothing works (is this duplication a problem, for the moment?)
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google SketchUp 8\Plugins\city_gen_loader.rb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google SketchUp 8\Plugins\city_gen.rb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google SketchUp 8\Plugins\citygen\street_gen.rb

I have another instance of SU running, but that shouldn't interfere should it if I shut this one down to make install changes?

Readme.txt from citygen modules subfolder:
This is the module and support folder for CityGen.
All .rb files in this folder is loaded by city_gen.rb.
Make a new folder for eah module, and place a loading .rb here.
Example:
Plugins\city_gen.rb <- Core CityGen file
Plugins\Gity_Gen\street_gen.rb <- Core Street Generator module file - loaded by city_gen.rb
Plugins\City_Gen\Street_Gen\ <- Street Generator's support folder

Tips appreciated.

brookefox

Parameters accept but do not generate 'feet', as far as I can tell. It would be nice if the model units were enforced, if they cannot be specified otherwise, and that settings could be remembered. Sorry if that is too obvious and has been said before.

Any tips for this minor error in the street generated? I made sure the centerlines intersected. Green is the 60' ROW; gray is the 24' road itself, both generated from the blue centerline.

brookefox

By somewhat selectively scattering and deleting, I got it to load.... Pretty unsavory process, and though I'll hang my hat on the opinion that the install instructions ain't much clearer than mud, most folks don't seem to have a problem so my problem may indeed be me.

Readme.txt from citygen modules subfolder:

This is the module and support folder for CityGen.
All .rb files in this folder is loaded by city_gen.rb.
Make a new folder for eah module, and place a loading .rb here. (Here where?)
Example:
Plugins\city_gen.rb <- Core CityGen file
Plugins\Gity_Gen\street_gen.rb <- Core Street Generator module file - loaded by city_gen.rb
Plugins\City_Gen\Street_Gen\ <- Street Generator's support folder

It loads and the parameters can be set but but it does not work... generate does not generate, except on the parameters screen.

Looks like I set params that were not workable. When I reopened TT's street model and used the default settings, streets were generated. When I tried the same on my curves the ruby console said generating but none were evident. I need to play with the params; too many segments probably that need to be dealt with by the plugin. I'll try to set to a large angle or no rounding, maybe weld the segments. Oops... it was working: I just had to click away. This was because the streets are created on layer '0' and I was on layer 'street centerlines' with other layers hidden when group editing. Perfectly reasonable.

Ruby console:
Error: #<NoMethodError: private method split' called for nil:NilClass> C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/citygen/modules/street_gen.rb:536:in string_to_hash'
C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/citygen/modules/street_gen.rb:118

thomthom

The project was made quite some time ago. I, we, where rather newish to SketchUp plugins. The project was in early stages - still is because we've not had time to work on it. Information is not the best, as it was intended more for developers than users.

The CityGen thread points to where the modules should be installed:

@unknownuser said:

Core and Installation Check
This is the main file that centralise information and load the other modules.
Modules are located in Plugins\CityGen\modules.

So the Streetgen modules should go into that folder.

I've been wishing to update this project, but it's been too far down on my priority list.

brookefox

@thomthom said:

The CityGen thread points to where the modules should be installed:

@unknownuser said:

Core and Installation Check
This is the main file that centralise information and load the other modules.
Modules are located in Plugins\CityGen\modules.

So the Streetgen modules should go into that folder.

Literally, like: Plugins\CityGen\modules\street_gen
or like: Plugins\CityGen\street_gen\

I tried both and am not sure why it is now working... I surely have it mucked up a bit with unnecessary dupes but it is working well enough, and understandably no one has the time to help figure it out.

Thanks for checking in and replying and for sharing the thing in the first place.

Oh, I see over at the City Gen thread you already clarified:
@unknownuser said:

You're missing the full path. Observe: Plugins\CityGen*modules*\

thomthom

Yes, the instructions are a bit confusing - I know. we where changing many things very quickly when we where actively developing. That's why some notes might be somewhat inconsistent.

hmm... Maybe it'd be worth re-packaging as RBZ...

brookefox

Well, I'm all for it. I find the parameter setting applet to be clear and concise and quite elegant. An irrelevant benefit to running the routine is that errant entities are made obvious owning to how they generate more obvious 'errants'.

brookefox

I used it to draw braided streams for planning purposes. Perhaps the street gen focus is limiting it's real applicability. (I seemed to be getting erroneous non-co-planar error msgs in the ruby console, but enough of that.) These were no done carefully and have not been cleaned up, either.

thomthom

What is you don't do corner rounding?

brookefox

Sorry I missed your post. I was working with curves, so there were no corners to be rounded.

thomthom

@brookefox said:

Sorry I missed your post. I was working with curves, so there were no corners to be rounded.

Doesn't matter - it doesn't see Curves. So when you set the rounding to 360 you will get odd results. It wasn't meant to accept such value. Just hasn't been implemented a limit check.

thomthom

If you don't want rounding you should set it to 0.

thomthom

Oh wait... I might have confused myself.

ugh... it's been so long since I worked on this project...

I think you might be right...