Replace multiple components from library
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Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone can help me. Im looking for a way to update multiple components in a file. Ive a library file saved on a network drive with several folders of components - probably around 500 components in total. I want to make some adjustments to all of these components (adding a layer and several 2d elements for drafting in Layout) and wonder if there is a way to update ALL of the components in a SU model without having to individually select each component and reload it (in the edit tab in components window).
Any help with this would be (very) much appreciated!
Thanks
Sam -
IF the SKP files of the saved_as components are in the same location as they were either 'loaded-from' or were 'saved_as-to'... and you do not have any 'not-saved_as' but previously 'made-unique' [and then edited] component definitions [these will still have their 'paths' set as the same as the original base definitions' paths and that you don't want to update 1]...
Then it is possible to use a one-liner thusm=Sketchup.active_model;m.start_operation('!');s=m.definitions;s.to_a.each{|d|next if !d.valid?;next if !d.path;next if !File.exist?(d.path);d.name=d.name+(rand.to_s);c=s.load(d.path.tr("\\","/"));d.instances.each{|i|i.definition=c};s.purge_unused};m.commit_operationcopy/paste the whole line of code into the main SKP's Ruby Console + <enter> and the definitions should all update where they can. It's multi-step undo-able [4/defn]...
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Gotcha - nice one TIG. Will create a dummy library and give this a go (just so I dont mess my existing library up)
Thanks!
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Hi TIG, just tried the code and I don't seem to get a result? Sorry but wonder if you can see where Im going wrong.
Created test file and made some dummy components in this file
Went to in file in components pallet and saved as local collection
Closed test file
Opened each component file and changed colours / sizes - then saved (in same location with same name)
Re-opened test file (still displaying old un coloured components)
Pasted script into console
Components dont update to new coloured ones and got the following in console after hitting enter . . .m=Sketchup.active_model;m.start_operation('!');s=m.definitions;s.each{|d|next if !d.path;next if !File.exist?(d.path);d=s.load(d.path)};m.commit_operation
trueTried restarting SU after saving files but no dice!
Thanks in advance
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Stupid error in my code meant it failed or 'did nothing much', also I hadn't spotted an anomaly - where a definition's path uses '' as file separators [PC?] but 'defs.load' requires '/' [might not be an issue on MAC? as it's always '/'] ! So I had to 'tr' them to get it to work; I'm sure it didn't used to be like that! 
You can get the corrected code from my original post that I've edited...
I have retested it and it works for me...
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TIG - truly you are a leg-end! Thanks so much!!
This has saved me hours of really boring and laborious work, thank you, thank you, thank you,
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Hi TIG,
I just tried this script out on a live job and its brought back an unexpected result. I ran the script and all the components updated BUT all the updated ones now have a long string of numbers after their name?For example one component that used to be called
FURN Gilato Freezer
is now called
FURN Gilato Freezer0.2997187799735820.3522457440064450.555740003636928If the names are going to change then unfortunately I will have to go back to the drawing board and rebuild jobs manually because all of our component names are linked to a stock file database which is name and case sensitive.
Do you know why this would have happened and if its possible to keep the names the same as the original?
Thanks -
This shouldn't be happening [obviously!].
Something is adrift...
What it should do is go through the components to be reloaded, and renames each of them with a random number at the end.
Then it loads the external SKP [updated] - that one then gets the original name. It then swaps the originals' definition for the new definition and purges the now unused one - which should be the one with the numerical suffix...
I'll write this up properly as a script rather than a one liner as it's easier to debug etc...
Watch this space... -
Thank you TIG - very much appreciate your help with this!
Sam -
Try this - put the .rb file into Plugins and restart... read the instructions !
Copyright 2012 (c) TIG.
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for
any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
copyright notice appear in all copies.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.TIG-reloadcomps.rb
Reloads all component definitions that have an existing external SKP
matching their remebered 'path'.
To run type [or copy/paste] in the Ruby Console...
TIG.reloadcomps
With the Ruby Console is open it gives a report of the progress...
Components 'made unique' but still referring the same external file would be
merged on the reload, so they are excluded from the processing - there's a
beep and report lists them [if any]. Re-running the tools will merge a
duplicated definitions in steps; alternatively you might well wish to do a
save_as on the reported components if they differ in geometry etc, so they
then refer to their own separate external file...
It returns 'false' if duplicates, or 'true' if all processed.
It is NOT one-step undoable [multi-stepped].Donations:
By PayPal.com to info @ revitrev.orgVersion:
1.0 20120306 First issue.
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Thanks TIG - yet to test this out properly (other projects on at the moment) but hope to try it out shortly.
Cheers
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