[plugin]Random replacement of components

pilou

In fact that is some redundant with the use of the Dialog box Info for rename a group of components!

pilou

Little teaser
The 24 position Plug always by Sdmitch will be released in a few time!
A very pleasant plug!

Edson

In response to http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=37434 and others, I have written a plugin to accomplish this given two sets of components, a source set and a target set. These sets are identified by giving all the members of the set the same component name. Components also have a definition name which is what is entered when the component is created. The component name is displayed and can be assigned in the Entity Info panel. The appearence of a component is determined by the definition assigned to it by the definition name. If a sub-set of target components are pre-selected, then only those will be randomly changed.

it would be great if the plugin's author could explain how to use it or, better still, post a tutorial showing it.

sorry, pilou, but yours is not that clear to me.

pilou

@Edson ("Definition Name" and "Name" are two distinc thing in a component)
select some components with different "Definition Name" in any position
Give the "Name" Source to these selection with the Info Dialog box

Draw another one component: Draw copy past it anywhere you want in any position
Select all these copies
Give the "Name" Target to the all selection copies with the Info Dialog box

launch the plugin Random Replacement
I can't be more clear

(the 24 positions is another plugin not yet released

Edson

@unknownuser said:

@Edson ("Definition Name" and "Name" are two distinc thing in a component)
select some components with different "Definition Name" in any position
Give the "Name" Source to these selection with the Info Dialog box

Draw another one component: Draw copy past it anywhere you want in any position
Select all these copies
Give the "Name" Target to the all selection copies with the Info Dialog box

launch the plugin Random Replacement
I can't be more clear

(the 24 positions is another plugin not yet released

thanks, pilou. you are right: in writing, the explanation is very clear.

I have been asking for a similar plugin for a long time but no one seemed willing to create one. for me it will be very useful to randomize vegetation and windows (closed, open, half this, half that, etc).

a comment though: one does not necessarily have to name the source components source and the target ones target for the plugin to work. first I named them as you suggested and then I named them 1 and 2. the plugin worked in both situations. so, as long as there is a named source group and a named target group it works fine.

pilou

@Edson

No, Source and Target are not nescessary names
It's just these given by default in the dialog box
you can put any names you want (of course these that you have yet renamed your components in the Info Box
But carreful it's sensitive cases !!!

pilou

And here the 24 positions plug of Sdmitch
With his autorisation!

Pilou24Positions.rb

AcesHigh

there are many uses for this plugin.

for example... think of 3D tiles on a roof. Each tile is a component. But the roof gets so artificial, with all the tiles exactly the same color, no stains, etc. With this plugin, you would be able to, for example, create some 10 different roof tiles, each of them a slight different color variation, some stains, etc. And randomly replace the original components along the entire roof.

another possibility: a building with a glass façade. Real such buildings will have curtains/blinds behind the windows. Make the the building with window components. The random replace them with OTHER window components, each window component with blinds in different positions (no blinds, blinds half way pulled, pulled down completely)

there are so many uses!!!

rachmatrf

Thhank you Sdmitch

pilou

Sdmitch has made a new variant with no Random integrated!
(see second post for more precsion of use

No Random.jpg

31 May 2012

pilou

A little tut
No limite of number of any components source or target!
You can name all your source components by hand but it's painfull when you have numerous!
So a little trick
Just select Components source and copy this in the ruby console
Sketchup.active_model.selection.each{|c| c.name='Source'}
Your source components are now named "Source"
You can make the same for Target Component
Just select Components source and copy this in the ruby console
Sketchup.active_model.selection.each{|c| c.name='Target'}

Edit : In fact for the rename Source and Target you can make the just with the Entity Info Box!

You can now use the random plug (click for zoom)

Of course it's infinite possibilities
trop rigolo.jpg

You can fill the space with no periodic infinite volumes

you can play with this speedy one

Edit 31 May 2012
A new variant without random is integrated!
No Random.jpg

Dice2.skp

renameInstances.rb

31 May 2012

solo

This is not working for me, Pilou can I send you a sample model by pm and you show how to do it?

pilou

Of course yes you can!
with a small file (sufficient for the concept) and a save as V7!!!

solo

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1129899/test%20tree.skp

Strange how the size of file increases 50% when saving as SU7 from SU 8.

pilou

Sorry it's always V8 when its arriving at home !!!

solo

Here is a SU 6 version

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1129899/su6.skp

JBJDesigns

This is an awesome plugin... thank you both very much!!! Jo

coty82

This plugin is indeed great with so much potential. Do you think it could be possible to
make it able to replace child components that are inside mother componennts?
You could do so many patterns just by replacing components inside components.

sdmitch

coty82

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coty82

Hello sdmitch
Thanks for the fast reply! I have installed it but unfortunatelly when i try to use it it just freezes Sketchup no matter if i choose to include child components or not. Is it working for you?