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    [Plugin] ZoomWindowSelect_dj.rb Ver. 1.0.2

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    • dukejazzD Offline
      dukejazz
      last edited by dukejazz

      ZoomWindowSelect_dj.rb Ver. 1.0
      Copyright 2012, June 8

      DukeJazz: by James Cochran

      Simply its a double zoom zoom API;
      its features a Zoom select and a Zoom Window.

      Let you zoom a selected object then orbit about and then zoom window onto its enitities or off to another object. 🀣

      If nothing is selected it will then be a zoom window command (nice) and if you select somthing it will zoom to sected enitities group and return you to the zoom window. You can cancel this with space bar. (nice) or continue on with zoom window. (nice)

      Help in viewing a very small object with sizes .001 or less, or getting the view of small detail on a large object.

      History:
      Ver. 2.0 June 14,2012 -zoomZoom_dj
      -upgrade
      -5 more functions
      -name change

      Ver. 1.0.2 June 9
      -turn on UI.menu for hot key support

      Ver. 1.0.1 June 8
      -fix miss labled tool bar

      Ver. 1.0 June 8
      release:(1.94 KiB)
      (1.94 KiB) Downloaded 23 times

      Download:
      Ver 2.0 June 14 2012 -zoomZoom_dj.rb
      β˜€http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=45996

      Ver. 1.0.2 June 9 with hot key support
      ZoomWindowSelect_dj v1.0.2.zip
      Ver. 1.0.1 June 8, 2012
      ZoomWindowSelect_dj v1.0.1.zip

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      • CadFatherC Offline
        CadFather
        last edited by

        Thanks James, sounds very interesting.

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        • Dave RD Offline
          Dave R
          last edited by

          How does this differ from the native Zoom Extents?

          Etaoin Shrdlu

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          • CadFatherC Offline
            CadFather
            last edited by

            it activates the zoom to window after zooming to the selection

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            • kenK Offline
              ken
              last edited by

              dukejazz

              Thanks for the plugin. Unless there is something I don't know, I found this useful, because I can go to the outliner, pick a group/component, select you plugin, and pesto I view the selected group/component.

              This works for me.

              Ken

              Fight like your the third monkey on Noah's Ark gangway.

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              • Dave RD Offline
                Dave R
                last edited by

                Ken, you can do that with the native Zoom Extents. Right click on the component or group in the Outliner and choose Zoom Extents. You'll zoom in right to that component or group. I still don't see any benefit of this plugin over the native tool.

                Etaoin Shrdlu

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                • kenK Offline
                  ken
                  last edited by

                  Dave

                  That is why added "Unless there is something I don't know." I just knew there had to be something I hadn't used before. Well live an learn.

                  Thanks Dave.

                  Fight like your the third monkey on Noah's Ark gangway.

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                  • dukejazzD Offline
                    dukejazz
                    last edited by

                    My reasoning for making the tool:

                    1. Less clicking is less work.

                    a) Sketchup way:
                    Point to a object and select... right clicking and selecting form a menu for zoom extents... then use mid button mouse for orbiting.... then later holding down middle button wild right clicking (is hard to do with small mouse and big hand)....and again selecting form a menu for zoom window ... then select area to view (7click and 2menu)

                    b) Toolbar way:
                    Point to a object and select...press toolbar button... use mid button mouse for orbiting....then select area to view (4click)

                    menu's:

                    Select enitity right click zoom extents
                    pic_0084.jpg
                    Hold Middle button down to orbit with right click to select zoom window
                    pic_0085.jpg
                    2) It is use full for viewing part of a larger component model (like a job site object components ).

                    Example: to view a component corner.
                    ZoomWindowSelect_dj
                    a gets you to the component, group, or enitities
                    b mouse mid button to orbit to corner
                    c zoom window to bottom left corner

                    Now you have a nice corner view (also can be use to enlarge side pannel detailing)
                    pic_0082.jpg
                    pic_0083.jpg
                    3) Also good for very small views < .001 but not smaller .00001

                    1. It is a tool I be adding to Another Sketchup Plus Ver. 1.4.1 Bata Project Editor

                    Thank you for your reviews and for downloading this plugin tool - Jwc

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                    • G Offline
                      gregw
                      last edited by

                      Thanks James, it's perfect...sort of scary though, almost like you read my mind πŸ˜‰

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                      • J Offline
                        jorge2011
                        last edited by

                        good idea.

                        You can add an option?
                        When I select a face to three operations simultaneously:
                        Align view, zoom on the face, and parallel camera.

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                        • EarthMoverE Offline
                          EarthMover
                          last edited by

                          Thanks for sharing. I'd love to see a tool with two options. One, zoom to geometry under cursor (without selecting) and two, center screen to cursor. If I could set up two shortcuts with these options, it would speed up navigation tremendously.

                          3D Artist at Clearstory 3D Imaging
                          Guide Tool at Winning With Sketchup
                          Content Creator at Skapeup

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                          • dukejazzD Offline
                            dukejazz
                            last edited by

                            Thanks EarthMover for your comments.

                            My new upgrade update now is a tool with three level of options.
                            Ver 2.0 June 14 2012
                            zoomZoom_dj.rb
                            β˜€ http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=45996

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