SketchUp API Wish List

kwalkerman

@kwalkerman said:

*Make it possible to explode components within Sketchup.active_model.start_operation and Sketchup.active_model.abort_operation tags... without crashing Sketchup

Got an example of this? I've never experienced this.
(Sure you don't have some observers attached that is misbehaving? Or that you are not holding on to stale entity references?)

I have had this issue on various machines running both SU7 and SU8. After exploding a group, the program crashes on commit_operation. I am unable to reproduce it right this moment in the ruby console or webconsole, which is curious.

Dan Rathbun

A Geom::Axis class.

lestercavey

Retrieve the location and dimensions of any Group shape created from "Draw -> Shapes", even after it has been moved or resized.

Dan Rathbun

@lestercavey said:

Retrieve the location and dimensions of any Group shape created from "Draw -> Shapes", even after it has been moved or resized.

That is a plugin (with a submenu,) not part of the API.

jeff hammond

layout api

lestercavey

Well, since "Draw -> Shapes" is a plugin, my wish is to include SketchUp API Group subclasses of common 3D shapes (Box, Cylinder, etc). Those subclasses would be able to return the shape's current size and location, even after transformations and scaling take place.

thomthom

@lestercavey said:

Well, since "Draw -> Shapes" is a plugin, my wish is to include SketchUp API Group subclasses of common 3D shapes (Box, Cylinder, etc). Those subclasses would be able to return the shape's current size and location, even after transformations and scaling take place.

Surely you can just use the current API for that?

pc0158

@kwalkerman said:

*Allow me to selectively lock components - I'd like to be able to supply the user with a component they can move, rotate & copy, but can't edit the internal definition.

Agree. For example, I have a sundial object that, once created, can be moved around via translation and still work find but will break if it is rotated on any axis. It would be nice to prevent users from rotating it, while permitting scaling and translation.

Maybe this is possible with a DC (including some morphing when gross changes in latitude/longitude take place) but this is just a hobby with me; I'm not willing to shell out for the pro version.

kwalkerman

@pc0158 said:

@kwalkerman said:

*Allow me to selectively lock components - I'd like to be able to supply the user with a component they can move, rotate & copy, but can't edit the internal definition.

Agree. For example, I have a sundial object that, once created, can be moved around via translation and still work find but will break if it is rotated on any axis. It would be nice to prevent users from rotating it, while permitting scaling and translation.

Maybe this is possible with a DC (including some morphing when gross changes in latitude/longitude take place) but this is just a hobby with me; I'm not willing to shell out for the pro version.

There are some things you can do with dynamic components. You can fix the rotation or the location, and restrict scaling. However, if the user can edit the component definition, they can still create problems.

RichMorin

To keep my initial posting brief, I mentioned some wish list items without providing any explanations. Here are some follow-up posts which clarify what I have in mind:

Wish List - plugin management and namespacing http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=45083

Wish List - Ruby interpreter and libraries
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=45148

Other posts of this type may be forthcoming; watch for titles of the form "Wish List - ...".

-r

aadbuild

HI all I have been working on a ruby now for over 4 years, I created it so that I can draw faster and smarter. It is almost finished and I think it will change the way home owners Architects and builder design and create domestic homes whilst creating a bill of quantities, orders and quotation requests (BIM). Now I have a ruby that is very comprehensive that has cost me a lot of money to build for my self. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on the best way to release it or what I should do to protect my intellectual property? I beleive it will revolutionalise the way we draw homes in Sketchup.

thomthom

@aadbuild said:

I was wondering if anyone had any advice on the best way to release it or what I should do to protect my intellectual property?

Use the Scrambler: https://developers.google.com/sketchup/docs/tutorial_distributing (See Step 2)

AdamB

@aadbuild said:

HI all I have been working on a ruby now for over 4 years, I created it so that I can draw faster and smarter. It is almost finished and I think it will change the way home owners Architects and builder design and create domestic homes whilst creating a bill of quantities, orders and quotation requests (BIM). Now I have a ruby that is very comprehensive that has cost me a lot of money to build for my self. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on the best way to release it or what I should do to protect my intellectual property? I beleive it will revolutionalise the way we draw homes in Sketchup.

Just my 0.02 worth. You need to be clear what you're trying to achieve.

Scrambler won't stop people copying your IP, though it does provide some basic protection to stop people peeking at how you do what you do.

If this is going to be a commercial venture beyond earning some 'beer bucks' money, you do need more than Scrambler.

Adam

RichMorin

Please, folks, don't hijack this topic (or any topic, really) for unrelated discussions. Just start a new topic with an appropriate Subject; your karma will benefit greatly ...

Dan Rathbun

Fix the Set class (dang it!)

see my beta fix here (and how easy it is!): http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=45443

aadbuild

Sorry about that I was not thinking.
There are many improvements that would be fanatastic if were added. Has there been any thing mentioned that we will still be able to access the back end of Sketchup? Or do we have to become some sort of partner with Trimble and only a select few will have access? No point in asking for more access when there is a possibility we will have less. It would be greatto get a comment from the powers to be