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    • thomthomT Offline
      thomthom
      last edited by

      <span class="syntaxdefault">pt </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> Geom</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Point3d</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.new(</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 3.976879</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">m</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 3.760209</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">m</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 1.002568</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">m </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">tolerance </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0.25</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">m<br />grid_pt </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> pt</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_a</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">map </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">{</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">|</span><span class="syntaxdefault">n</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">|<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">  b </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> n </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">/</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> tolerance </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">).</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_i </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">*</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> tolerance<br />  r </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> n </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">%</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> tolerance<br />  </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">r </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">></span><span class="syntaxdefault"> tolerance </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">/</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">?</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> b </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">+</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> tolerance </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> b<br /></span><span class="syntaxkeyword">}<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">grid_pt </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> Geom</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Point3d</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.new(</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">*</span><span class="syntaxdefault">grid_pt </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">puts </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Original; #{pt}"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">puts </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Tolerance; #{tolerance}"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">puts </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Grid Point; #{grid_pt}"&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault"></span>
      

      Output:
      Original: (3976,879mm, 3760,209mm, 1002,568mm) Tolerance: 250mm Grid Point: (4000mm, 3750mm, 1000mm)

      Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
      List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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      • thomthomT Offline
        thomthom
        last edited by

        Test module - adjust the vertices in the active context to grid.

        <span class="syntaxdefault">module&nbsp;GridSnap<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;def&nbsp;self</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">round_point</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">point</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">tolerance&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">grid_pt&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">point</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_a</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">map&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">{&nbsp;|</span><span class="syntaxdefault">n</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">|<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">b&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;(&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">n&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">/&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">tolerance&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">).</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_i&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">*&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">tolerance<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;r&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">n&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">%&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">tolerance<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">r&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">>&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">tolerance&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">/&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)&nbsp;?&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">b&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">+&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">tolerance&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">b<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">}<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Geom</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Point3d</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.new(&nbsp;*</span><span class="syntaxdefault">grid_pt&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">end<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;def&nbsp;self</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">test_it<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;pt&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Geom</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Point3d</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.new(&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">3.976879</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">m</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">3.760209</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">m</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">1.002568</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">m&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">tolerance&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0.25</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">m<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;grid_pt&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">self</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">round_point</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">pt</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">tolerance&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">puts&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Original;&nbsp;#{pt}"<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">puts&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Tolerance;&nbsp;#{tolerance}"<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">puts&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Grid&nbsp;Point;&nbsp;#{grid_pt}"<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">end<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;def&nbsp;self</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">adjust_vertices</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">tolerance&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0.25</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">m&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">model&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Sketchup</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">active_model<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;vertices&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;[]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#&nbsp;Collect&nbsp;vertices.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">for&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">e&nbsp;in&nbsp;model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">active_entities<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;vertices&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword"><<&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">e</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">vertices&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">if&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">e</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">is_a</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">?(&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Sketchup</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Edge&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">end<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;vertices</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">flatten</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">!<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">vertices</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">uniq</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">!<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#&nbsp;Calculate&nbsp;grid&nbsp;adjustments.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">vectors&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;[]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">entities&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;[]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">vertex&nbsp;in&nbsp;vertices<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;pt&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">vertex</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">position<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;grid_pt&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">self</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">round_point</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">pt</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">tolerance&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">vector&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">pt</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">vector_to</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">grid_pt&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">next&nbsp;unless&nbsp;vector</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">valid</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">?<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">entities&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword"><<&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">vertex<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;vectors&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword"><<&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">vector<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;end<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#&nbsp;Apply&nbsp;transformations<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">active_entities</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">transform_by_vectors</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">entities</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">vectors&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">puts&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"#{entities.size}&nbsp;adjusted&nbsp;to&nbsp;grid."<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">end<br /><br />end<br /></span>
        

        Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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        • Dan RathbunD Offline
          Dan Rathbun
          last edited by

          How about that ??

          ... from concept to module in under a hour. 👍

          I'm not here much anymore.

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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            Could this then be a tiny step towards a poly-reducer?
            As the vertices are 'rationalized' onto a 'grid' some faces could become coplanar and therefore the superfluous shared edges could be removed.
            The fineness/coarseness of this 'grid' removes less/more 'detailing'... 😕


            Capture.PNG

            TIG

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            • thomthomT Offline
              thomthom
              last edited by

              Cubificator?

              I was thinking it might be usable to repair troublesome model imported from CAD drawings. Occasionally I run into models where splitting a face with an edge results in duplicate faces. I suspect its due to some precision errors. Maybe if the vertices where adjusted to fit to a finely grained 3D grid the troubles would go away... ?

              Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
              List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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              • R Offline
                rossthompson
                last edited by

                ThomThom thanks so much for your support! I have had a go at running your test module. My understanding is that it should shift the points in the active selection to a 0.25m grid as specified in the code.

                However I am having problems running the module. I have attempted to add it to the tools menu as below, but I am not 100% sure how to 'call' the routine. Appologies if I'm being an idiot - I am new to ruby scripting!

                
                    module GridSnap
                
                      def self.round_point( point, tolerance )
                        grid_pt = point.to_a.map { |n|
                          b = ( n / tolerance ).to_i * tolerance
                          r = n % tolerance
                          (r > tolerance / 2) ? b + tolerance ; b
                        }
                        Geom;;Point3d.new( *grid_pt )
                      end
                      
                      def self.test_it
                        pt = Geom;;Point3d.new( 3.976879.m, 3.760209.m, 1.002568.m )
                        tolerance = 0.25.m
                        grid_pt = self.round_point( pt, tolerance )
                        
                        puts "Original; #{pt}"
                        puts "Tolerance; #{tolerance}"
                        puts "Grid Point; #{grid_pt}"
                      end
                      
                      def self.adjust_vertices( tolerance = 0.25.m )
                        model = Sketchup.active_model
                        vertices = []
                        # Collect vertices.
                        for e in model.active_entities
                          vertices << e.vertices if e.is_a?( Sketchup;;Edge )
                        end
                        vertices.flatten!
                        vertices.uniq!
                        # Calculate grid adjustments.
                        vectors = []
                        entities = []
                        for vertex in vertices
                          pt = vertex.position
                          grid_pt = self.round_point( pt, tolerance )
                          vector = pt.vector_to( grid_pt )
                          next unless vector.valid?
                          entities << vertex
                          vectors << vector
                        end
                        # Apply transformations
                        model.active_entities.transform_by_vectors( entities, vectors )
                        puts "#{entities.size} adjusted to grid."
                      end
                
                    end
                
                # Menu Entry;
                
                UI.menu("Tools").add_item("GridSnap") { GridSnap } if not file_loaded?("GridSnap.rb") 
                file_loaded("GridSnap.rb")
                
                
                
                

                I think this could be a very useful tool for cleaning many types of imported geometry.

                Ross

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                • Dan RathbunD Offline
                  Dan Rathbun
                  last edited by

                  @thomthom said:

                  Cubificator?

                  Polyhedronizer ?

                  Orthogonizer ?

                  Orthographizer ?

                  OrthograFixer ?

                  😆

                  I'm not here much anymore.

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                  • TIGT Offline
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    In case TT is away...
                    Inside the code making the menu use
                    {GridSnap**.adjust_vertices(1.cm)**}
                    It affects the whole model.
                    This example uses 1cm grid
                    Use another 'tolerance' if desired...
                    If you use () it defaults to 0.25m anyway...
                    It's only some example code and could be better assembled into something working on a selection with warnings and an 'undo' ???

                    TIG

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                    • TIGT Offline
                      TIG Moderator
                      last edited by

                      Not sure this reduced poly rock is so good ?Cuboidalizer.PNG'Cuboidalizer' is another name idea too... that or 'Discombobulizer' 😲

                      TIG

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                      • Dan RathbunD Offline
                        Dan Rathbun
                        last edited by

                        Here's a beta version with an inputbox and undo operation...

                        It seemed to only change a cubes vertices in the Z axis ??

                        module GridSnap
                        
                          @@last_tolerance = 0.25.m
                        
                          class << self # PROXY CLASS
                        
                            def round_point( point, tolerance )
                              grid_pt = point.to_a.map { |n|
                                b = ( n / tolerance ).to_i * tolerance
                                r = n % tolerance
                                (r > tolerance / 2) ? b + tolerance ; b
                              }
                              Geom;;Point3d.new( *grid_pt )
                            end
                           
                            def test_it
                              pt = Geom;;Point3d.new( 3.976879.m, 3.760209.m, 1.002568.m )
                              tolerance = @@last_tolerance
                              grid_pt = round_point( pt, tolerance )
                             
                              puts "Original; #{pt}"
                              puts "Tolerance; #{tolerance}"
                              puts "Grid Point; #{grid_pt}"
                            end
                           
                            def adjust_vertices( tolerance = @@last_tolerance )
                              model = Sketchup.active_model
                              vertices = []
                              # Collect vertices.
                              for e in model.active_entities
                                vertices << e.vertices if e.is_a?( Sketchup;;Edge )
                              end
                              vertices.flatten!
                              vertices.uniq!
                              # Calculate grid adjustments.
                              vectors = []
                              entities = []
                              for vertex in vertices
                                pt = vertex.position
                                grid_pt = round_point( pt, tolerance )
                                vector = pt.vector_to( grid_pt )
                                next unless vector.valid?
                                entities << vertex
                                vectors << vector
                              end
                              # Apply transformations
                              model.active_entities.transform_by_vectors( entities, vectors )
                              puts "#{entities.size} adjusted to grid."
                            end
                            
                            def menu_command()
                              title   = 'Adjust Vertices'
                              prompt  = 'Tolerance'
                              default = @@last_tolerance
                              
                              result = UI.inputbox([prompt],[@@last_tolerance],title) rescue @@last_tolerance
                              if result
                                begin
                                  ###
                                  Sketchup.active_model.start_operation("#{title} (#{Sketchup.format_length(result[0])})")
                                  #
                                  adjust_vertices( result[0] )
                                  #
                                  ###
                                  Sketchup.active_model.commit_operation()
                                rescue
                                  Sketchup.active_model.abort_operation()
                                else
                                  @@last_tolerance = result[0]
                                end
                              end
                            end
                        
                          end # PROXY CLASS
                          
                          #{# RUN ONCE
                          #
                          unless file_loaded?("GridSnap.rb")
                           
                            # Menu Entry;
                            UI.menu("Tools").add_item("GridSnap") { menu_command() }
                            
                            file_loaded("GridSnap.rb")
                          
                          end #}
                        
                        end # module
                        
                        
                        

                        I'm not here much anymore.

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                        • thomthomT Offline
                          thomthom
                          last edited by

                          @dan rathbun said:

                          It seemed to only change a cubes vertices in the Z axis ??

                          Should apply to X,Y and Z... Seemed to work correctly in my quick test...

                          Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                          List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                          • daikuD Offline
                            daiku
                            last edited by

                            @dan rathbun said:

                            @thomthom said:

                            Cubificator?

                            Polyhedronizer ?

                            Orthogonizer ?

                            Orthographizer ?

                            OrthograFixer ?

                            😆

                            It's like Autotune for cad! They can make you sound good, even if you can't sing.
                            If you are editing digital music, and you need to make the drum beats perfect, you can move the beats to the nearest sixteenth note, or whatever. It's call "quantizing".

                            Clark Bremer
                            http://www.northernlightstimberframing.com

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                            • Dan RathbunD Offline
                              Dan Rathbun
                              last edited by

                              @daiku said:

                              It's called "quantizing".

                              TRUE !!

                              Restriction to discrete values (or multiples thereof,) rather than any values in the set of possibles (real numbers, in this case.)

                              So.. the long term:
                              Vertex Positional Quantization

                              The short form:
                              Vertex to Grid

                              I'm not here much anymore.

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                              • R Offline
                                rossthompson
                                last edited by

                                Hi guys, I have had a play with Dan's Beta version and for me it works really well. The verticies are adjusted in X,Y and Z directions and the undo function works fine!

                                The only slight problem: it adjusts all the geometry in the model, rather than just the active selection. The original module just adjusted the active selection.

                                Any ideas?

                                Again thanks for the support - this script should be a realy time saver!

                                Ross

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                                • Dan RathbunD Offline
                                  Dan Rathbun
                                  last edited by

                                  Well .. I did not think I changed the context of what Thomas' code did... just tried to wrap the code properly and added the menu_command() method to handle an inputbox.

                                  I'll have a look at it.. again.

                                  (And it's not really MY edition just because I added the inputbox.. it's still Thomas' thing.)

                                  I'm not here much anymore.

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                                  • Dan RathbunD Offline
                                    Dan Rathbun
                                    last edited by

                                    OK... added support for a selection. (Pssst! ... there was no selection support from the beginning Ross.)

                                    This utility should probably be wrapped in Thomas' toplevel author module, and reside below his author directory in some manner.

                                    I'll leave those choices up to him, and when he releases version 1.0.0, we'll delete these beta versions in this thread and put in a link to the release thread.

                                    #  ==========================================================================
                                    #  GridSnap.rb
                                    #  --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    #  by Thomas Thomassen
                                    #
                                    #  --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    #  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.
                                    #  --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    #
                                    #  This utility quantizes the vertex locations, of the current selection,
                                    #    of the model, or just the current context, to a 3D grid, whose interval
                                    #    can be set via a popup inputbox.
                                    #
                                    #  --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    #  Revisions;
                                    #
                                    #   0.1.0 ; 2012-03-26 ; by Thomas Thomassen
                                    #   |
                                    #   initial beta release
                                    #
                                    #   0.2.0 ; 2012-03-26 ; by Dan Rathbun
                                    #   |
                                    #   + Added menu_command() method for inputbox and undo operation.
                                    #
                                    #   0.3.0 ; 2012-03-28 ; by Dan Rathbun
                                    #   |
                                    #   + Revised the menu_command() method to pass a selection set to the
                                    #       adjust_vertices() method as a 2nd argument.
                                    #
                                    #  ==========================================================================
                                    
                                    module GridSnap
                                    
                                      @@last_tolerance = 0.25.m
                                    
                                      class << self # PROXY CLASS
                                    
                                        def round_point( point, tolerance )
                                          grid_pt = point.to_a.map { |n|
                                            b = ( n / tolerance ).to_i * tolerance
                                            r = n % tolerance
                                            (r > tolerance / 2) ? b + tolerance ; b
                                          }
                                          Geom;;Point3d.new( *grid_pt )
                                        end
                                       
                                        def test_it
                                          pt = Geom;;Point3d.new( 3.976879.m, 3.760209.m, 1.002568.m )
                                          tolerance = @@last_tolerance
                                          grid_pt = round_point( pt, tolerance )
                                         
                                          puts "Original; #{pt}"
                                          puts "Tolerance; #{tolerance}"
                                          puts "Grid Point; #{grid_pt}"
                                        end
                                       
                                        def adjust_vertices( tolerance = @@last_tolerance, ents = nil )
                                          model = Sketchup.active_model
                                          vertices = []
                                          # determine the context;
                                          ents = model.active_entities() if ents.nil?
                                          # Collect vertices.
                                          for e in ents #model.active_entities
                                            vertices << e.vertices if e.is_a?( Sketchup;;Edge )
                                          end
                                          vertices.flatten!
                                          vertices.uniq!
                                          # Calculate grid adjustments.
                                          vectors = []
                                          entities = []
                                          for vertex in vertices
                                            pt = vertex.position
                                            grid_pt = round_point( pt, tolerance )
                                            vector = pt.vector_to( grid_pt )
                                            next unless vector.valid?
                                            entities << vertex
                                            vectors << vector
                                          end
                                          # Apply transformations
                                          model.active_entities.transform_by_vectors( entities, vectors )
                                          puts "#{entities.size} adjusted to grid."
                                        end
                                        
                                        def menu_command()
                                          title   = 'Adjust Vertices'
                                          prompt  = 'Tolerance'
                                          default = @@last_tolerance
                                          
                                          result = UI.inputbox([prompt],[@@last_tolerance],title) rescue @@last_tolerance
                                          if result
                                            model = Sketchup.active_model
                                            begin
                                              ###
                                              model.start_operation("#{title} (#{Sketchup.format_length(result[0])})")
                                                #
                                                if model.selection.empty?
                                                  adjust_vertices( result[0] )
                                                else
                                                  adjust_vertices( result[0], model.selection.to_a() )
                                                end
                                                #
                                              model.commit_operation()
                                              ###
                                            rescue
                                              model.abort_operation()
                                            else
                                              @@last_tolerance = result[0]
                                            end
                                          end
                                        end
                                    
                                      end # PROXY CLASS
                                      
                                      #{# RUN ONCE
                                      #
                                      unless file_loaded?("GridSnap.rb")
                                       
                                        # Menu Entry;
                                        UI.menu("Tools").add_item("GridSnap") { menu_command() }
                                        
                                        file_loaded("GridSnap.rb")
                                      
                                      end #}
                                    
                                    end # module
                                     
                                     
                                    

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                                    • V Offline
                                      VertexMover
                                      last edited by

                                      Is there an easy way to have it go through the Outliner list and open each model group and snap those corners to the grid?
                                      What would need changed in the script so that it would snap all visible geometry to the grid, Without having to manually select and open each group?

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                                      • Dan RathbunD Offline
                                        Dan Rathbun
                                        last edited by

                                        @dan rathbun said:

                                        This utility should probably be wrapped in Thomas' toplevel author module, and reside below his author directory in some manner.

                                        I'll leave those choices up to him, and when he releases version 1.0.0, we'll delete these beta versions in this thread and put in a link to the release thread.

                                        It would need to iterate the model's definition list, changing those that have instances.

                                        But I'm not sure if it is really safe to change entities collections outside the current context?

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                                        • tt_suT Offline
                                          tt_su
                                          last edited by

                                          @dan rathbun said:

                                          But I'm not sure if it is really safe to change entities collections outside the current context?

                                          That should be ok. One just need to keep in mind that the current open context apply a transformation that affect 3d points.

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                                          • Dan RathbunD Offline
                                            Dan Rathbun
                                            last edited by

                                            Ok.. but are ya gonna repost under TT_GripSnap or whatever? (I had said we'd remove the code blocks above and replace with Store links when done.)

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