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    • CadFatherC Offline
      CadFather
      last edited by

      ..of course! ๐Ÿ˜ณ ๐Ÿ˜› ..thanks Dave - that's brilliant, and it brings me back to the early days when that was exactly how we did things... ๐Ÿ‘

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      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
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        ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ˜†

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        • TIGT Offline
          TIG Moderator
          last edited by

          There is a built-in way BUT if you want it coded then use an iteration of
          https://developers.google.com/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/componentdefinition#save_as

          This one-liner, copy/pasted into the Ruby Console + <enter> will export all definitions in the model into the model's folder - named after the definition+.skp

          m=Sketchup.active_model;p=File.dirname(m.path).tr("\\","/");puts"\n\nExporting Components to\n\n"+p+"\n\n";ds=m.definitions;ns=[];ds.to_a.find_all{|d|next if d.group?||d.image?;ns<<d.name};ns.sort.each{|n|puts s=n+".skp";ds[n].save_as(File.join(p,s))};puts"\nDone."
          

          If you want groups or images exported adjust the 'trap' next if...

          TIG

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          • CadFatherC Offline
            CadFather
            last edited by

            TIG, you do it on purpose! ๐Ÿ˜†

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            • CadFatherC Offline
              CadFather
              last edited by

              while i'm at it i might ask another question (for which there surely there isn't an old easy answer..)

              any way to distribute ALL the components present in the component browser 'in model' - to an imaginary grid in model space?

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              • TIGT Offline
                TIG Moderator
                last edited by

                I already recently did something like this in another thread, where the OP wanted to import SKPs and then show the components laid out.
                What you could do with a model's components in code is to iterate the list of definition names 'ns' [as all set/got in my earlier example] and then place an instance of each on a special layer [it makes later deletions easier], thus:

                m=Sketchup.active_model;m.start_operation("ALL!");ds=m.definitions;ns=[];ds.to_a.find_all{|d|next if d.group?||d.image?;ns<<d.name};ns.sort!; l=m.layers.add("ALL!");puts"\nLaying out ALL Components...\n\n"; es=m.active_entities; p=Geom;;Point3d.new(0,0,0);x=1.m;y=1.m;r=(Math.sqrt(ns.length)+0.5).to_i;c=0; ns.length.times{|i|puts ns[i]; tr=Geom;;Transformation.new(p); n=es.add_instance(ds[ns[i]],tr);n.layer=l;c+=1;if c>=r;p.x=0;p.y+=y;c=0;else;p.x+=x;end};puts"\nDone.";m.commit_operation
                

                The x/y set for a 1m 'square' grid starting from [0,0,0] - with any odd ones on the final row - so adjust this as desired; these new instances are put onto a layer name 'ALL!'; this one-liner is one-step undoable...

                TIG

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                • CadFatherC Offline
                  CadFather
                  last edited by

                  wow...thank you TIG - just tried it and it's fab! ๐Ÿ˜„ ๐Ÿ‘

                  tried to make it into a command but no success and yet i'm sure i wrapped it up properly (just in case others find it useful)

                  compogrid.rb

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                  • TIGT Offline
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    You miss called the module/method... try it this way

                    require 'sketchup.rb'
                    module CADfather
                      unless file_loaded?(File.basename(__FILE__))
                        UI.menu('Tools').add_item('Components to Grid'){self.compogrid()}
                      end
                      file_loaded(File.basename(__FILE__))
                      def self.compogrid()
                        m=Sketchup.active_model;m.start_operation("ALL!");ds=m.definitions;ns=[]; ds.to_a.find_all{|d|next if d.group?||d.image?;ns<<d.name};ns.sort!; l=m.layers.add("ALL!");puts"\nLaying out ALL Components...\n\n"; es=m.active_entities; p=Geom;;Point3d.new(0,0,0);x=2.m;y=2.m;r=(Math.sqrt(ns.length)+0.5).to_i;c=0; ns.length.times{|i|puts ns[i]; tr=Geom;;Transformation.new(p); n=es.add_instance(ds[ns[i]],tr);n.layer=l;c+=1;if c>=r;p.x=0;p.y+=y;c=0;else;p.x+=x;end};puts"\nDone.";m.commit_operation
                      end #def
                    end #module
                    

                    ... OR something similar ... ๐Ÿ˜‰
                    EDIT: typo fixed !

                    TIG

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                    • CadFatherC Offline
                      CadFather
                      last edited by

                      thanks TIG - works great.

                      i think there's a small typo here:

                      %(#008000)[def self.compogrid()
                      m=Sketchup.active_model;m.start_operation("ALL!");ds=m.definitions;ns=[];]s.to_a.find_all{|d|next if d.group?||

                      should read ds

                      what's interesting is how fast it is even with lots of components ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘

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                      • TIGT Offline
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        You are right - I have now changed the original to ' ds'...

                        TIG

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                        • CadFatherC Offline
                          CadFather
                          last edited by

                          Hi TIG - is it possible to have all the components placed along the red axis? i tried modifying the script but i always get the components on top of each other.. ๐Ÿ˜’

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                          • TIGT Offline
                            TIG Moderator
                            last edited by

                            This [simpler] version spaces the component-instances 2m apart along the red/x axis [no stacking into a 'square']

                            require 'sketchup.rb'
                            module CADfather
                                  unless file_loaded?(File.basename(__FILE__))
                                    UI.menu('Tools').add_item('Components to Grid'){self.compogrid()}
                                  end
                                  file_loaded(File.basename(__FILE__))
                                  def self.compogrid()
                                    m=Sketchup.active_model;m.start_operation("ALL!"); ds=m.definitions; ns=[]; ds.to_a.find_all{|d|next if d.group?||d.image?; ns<<d.name}; ns.sort!; l=m.layers.add("ALL!");puts"\nLaying out ALL Components...\n\n"; es=m.active_entities; p=Geom;;Point3d.new(0,0,0); x=2.m; ns.length.times{|i|puts ns[i]; tr=Geom;;Transformation.new(p); n=es.add_instance(ds[ns[i]],tr);n.layer=l; p.x+=x};puts"\nDone.";m.commit_operation
                                  end #def
                            end #module
                            

                            If the Ruby Console is open it reports what it's doing...
                            Change the x=2.m for a different spacing in red/x if desired...

                            TIG

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                            • CadFatherC Offline
                              CadFather
                              last edited by

                              Thanks TIG - much appreciated - i'll try integrating it into the grid plugin.. ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ˜„

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                              • gullfoG Offline
                                gullfo
                                last edited by

                                TIG script examples - an interesting side effect - if you have a component made of other components it pulls it apart and distributes them... in this example i have a DC component of an acoustic window which has frames and seals as sub-components. in a way, this could be handy for creating a "how to assemble" guide because it pulls it apart in order of nesting...

                                otoh this may not be a desired effect for the script in the end...


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                                Glenn

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                                • TIGT Offline
                                  TIG Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  The OP asked for all components to be displayed on a grid.
                                  The code is very adaptable.
                                  It ignores Groups and Images although it could as easily display those as well, or instead.
                                  This version displays just components that have instances that are either in the model's entities or inside a non-component-entities context [i.e. inside a group that is not itself inside a component definition]

                                  require 'sketchup.rb'
                                      module CADfather
                                            unless file_loaded?(File.basename(__FILE__))
                                              UI.menu('Tools').add_item('Components to Grid'){self.compogrid_used()}
                                            end
                                            file_loaded(File.basename(__FILE__))
                                            def self.compogrid_used()
                                              m=Sketchup.active_model
                                              m.start_operation("ALL!")
                                              ds=m.definitions
                                              ns=[]
                                              def self.recurse_parent(c)
                                                begin
                                                  return c.parent
                                                rescue
                                                  return nil
                                                end
                                              end
                                              ds.to_a.find_all{|d|
                                                next unless d.instances[0]
                                                next if d.group?
                                                next if d.image?
                                                skip=true
                                                d.instances.each{|i|
                                                  if i.parent==m
                                                    skip=false
                                                    break
                                                  elsif i.parent.group?
                                                    i.parent.instances.each{|g|
                                                      c=g
                                                      while c 
                                                        c=self.recurse_parent(c)
                                                        if m==c
                                                          skip=false
                                                          c=nil
                                                          break
                                                        end
                                                      end
                                                    }
                                                  end
                                                }
                                                next if skip
                                                ns<<d.name
                                              }
                                              ns.sort!;
                                              l=m.layers.add("ALL!")
                                              puts"\nLaying out ALL Components...\n\n"
                                              es=m.active_entities
                                              p=Geom;;Point3d.new(0,0,0);
                                              x=2.m
                                              ns.length.times{|i|
                                                puts ns[i]
                                                tr=Geom;;Transformation.new(p)
                                                n=es.add_instance(ds[ns[i]],tr)
                                                n.layer=l
                                                p.x+=x}
                                              puts"\nDone."
                                              m.commit_operation
                                            end #def
                                      end #module
                                  

                                  TIG

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                                  • A Offline
                                    Amazing Artist
                                    last edited by

                                    TIG Thanks

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                                    • pilouP Offline
                                      pilou
                                      last edited by

                                      For SU 2017 Make
                                      Incompatible with LightUP! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
                                      Curiously icons of LightUp apear!

                                      bizarrerie.jpg

                                      And LightUp Disconnected
                                      don't take a selection but all components on the scene! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

                                      Here must be display only "XTE" Selected : that is not the case! ๐Ÿ˜‰
                                      All is recalled! (even the top view text who is not visible at the Plugin call! )

                                      biz4.jpg

                                      Frenchy Pilou
                                      Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                      My Little site :)

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                                      • jujuJ Offline
                                        juju
                                        last edited by

                                        @pilou said:

                                        For SU 2017 Make
                                        Incompatible with LightUP! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
                                        Curiously icons of LightUp apear!

                                        [attachment=1:2yvqwupx]<!-- ia1 -->bizarrerie.jpg<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:2yvqwupx]

                                        And LightUp Disconnected
                                        don't take a selection but all components on the scene! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

                                        Here must be display only "XTE" Selected : that is not the case! ๐Ÿ˜‰
                                        All is recalled! (even the top view text who is not visible at the Plugin call! )

                                        [attachment=0:2yvqwupx]<!-- ia0 -->biz4.jpg<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:2yvqwupx]

                                        Pilou, are you OK? I don't see what this has to do with the thread above? Perhaps start your own thread or look for the thread this is supposed to be in?

                                        Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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                                        • pilouP Offline
                                          pilou
                                          last edited by

                                          ?
                                          It's not the thread about Plugin "Components to Grid"?
                                          What better place to report that it is not compatible (for me in any case) with Light UP ?
                                          And it has curious behavior with the selection Components ? (for me in any case)

                                          Out of that i just reinstall SketchUp and must verify if above is always true!
                                          It will be my first Plugin to reload from a little thousand! ๐Ÿ˜„

                                          Frenchy Pilou
                                          Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                          My Little site :)

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                                          • pilouP Offline
                                            pilou
                                            last edited by

                                            Alas not better ! ๐Ÿ˜ข
                                            My SketchUp is absolutly new! Only "Component on Grid" installed! ๐Ÿค“

                                            So no conflict possible! (like Light Up above) ๐Ÿ˜‰

                                            not_better.jpg

                                            If i add new volumes : the same! that is making snowball ! All is redrawn! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

                                            Frenchy Pilou
                                            Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                            My Little site :)

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