[Plugin] Camera Settings Export/Import

thomthom

Using the Advanced Camera extension in SU8 you can copy and paste camera objects around.

View > Toolbars > Advanced Camera Tools

thomthom

Btw - to avoid potential clashes with other plugins it's best to wrap everything into a module. otherwise you're adding methods inthe global namespace which affects all other plugins.
See more notes about avoiding clashes with other plugins in this article: http://www.thomthom.net/thoughts/2012/01/golden-rules-of-sketchup-plugin-development/

Aerilius

In addition to using a module, avoid any hard-coded file paths:
%(#000000)[D:\SU_camera_export.txt] does most likely not exist.
An alternative is to use environment variables ( %(#000000)[ENV["TEMP"]||(ENV["TMP"]]; %(#000000)[ENV["USERPROFILE"]||ENV["HOME"]]) to get a default path or to ask the user directly for a path.
Example:
mypath = [UI.savepanel](https://developers.google.com/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/ui#openpanel)("Save the camera settings") return if mypath.nil? mypath = [File.expand_path](http://www.ruby-doc.org/core-1.8.6/File.html#method-c-expand_path)(mypath) myfile = File.new(mypath, "w")

...

UI.messagebox exported_cams.to_s + " Cameras were successfully exported to #{mypath}"

Lastly file_loaded?("camera_export_import.rb") does not look up a file path but just an arbitrary string. That means after the file has loaded, we have to tell it SketchUp at the end of the file by using the same string: file_loaded("camera_export_import.rb")

Otherwise it looks good for the first script! We are always happy if people accomplish the first step . Once you're infected by Ruby, you can not get away from it.

careca

hi Aerilius, thomthom, all.

thanks for the feedback, i have updated the script accordingly and replaced it in my original post.

regards,
martin

p.s. advanced camera tools would be great - maybe you can convince our sysadmins to install it for us

thomthom

@careca said:

p.s. advanced camera tools would be great - maybe you can convince our sysadmins to install it for us

Should be bundled with SketchUp 8... Maybe you need to enable it under you list of Extensions?

Anyway - looking forward to seeing more plugin creations!

rv1974

Could you add support for hidden geometry, visible layers, style and shadows please?

jpalm32

Is that a pro tool only? Not in my free 8.
Not in Ext. list either

thomthom

@jpalm32 said:

Is that a pro tool only? Not in my free 8.
Not in Ext. list either

Ah! Now that's a good point! Could very well be a Pro feature. Didn't think of that.

careca

@unknownuser said:

Re: [Plugin] Camera Settings Export/Import

Postby rv1974 on Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:36 am
Could you add support for hidden geometry, visible layers, style and shadows please?

thanks for your comment - but to be honest, this was not the intention of this plugin, I only wanted to transfer camera settings between files. going into "hidden geometry, visible layers, style and shadows" will require to write a script for transferring complete scenes/pages, a completely different approach...

martin

careca

"...with Maintenance 2 release, ACT installs with SketchUp 8.

jpalm32

@careca said:

"...with Maintenance 2 release, ACT installs with SketchUp 8.

Not free version! Unless I'm getting a missing module.

mirale999

Great plugin~ I was worrying how to compare two designs the very last minute~

floffy1983

Works exactly as advertised,thank you.

TIG

ACT is a Pro-only add-on...
Just like LayOut, Solid tools, some Exporters/Importers etc...

grasset17

Merci beaucoup pour ce script qui fonctionne à merveille

qazokm

Finally I found it, thanks

lsztuka

I have the same problem with going back to older designs often. The script does what it should in a fast and simple way. It helped me a lot! Thanks!

Oxer

Thanks you very much!!
Very useful for a project that I'm working on.

halroach

Would it be possible to export/import also shadow settings and layer visibility along with the camera scenes?
Basically exporting/importing whole scenes, and not just the cameras?

Oxer

Hi again,
I have installed the plugin in SU2014 on Mac OS X 10.9.4 but it doesn't work, it appears this message in Ruby Console when I try to import the cameras exported:

Error: #<ArgumentError: Cannot create unit vector from zero length vector> /Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/camera_export_import.rb:240:ininitialize'
/Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/camera_export_import.rb:240:in new' /Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/camera_export_import.rb:240:in block in run_import_camera'
/Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/camera_export_import.rb:184:in each' /Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/camera_export_import.rb:184:in run_import_camera'
/Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/camera_export_import.rb:45:in block in <module:NN_Camera_Export_Import>' -e:1:in call'`

The plugin works fine on SU2013, the file exported with SU2013 it's opened perfectly with SU2014.
If this can help you, here the content of the SU_export_camera.txt files for SU2013 & SU2014, the cameras exported are the same for SU2013 & SU2014:

SU_export_camera.txt file generated by SU2013

Escena 1xxxxx114.776582759505xxxxx-470.759756047837xxxxx255.52670318483xxxxx-4.73467719892792xxxxx394.780293580179xxxxx-156.71068082903xxxxx-0.0583630895867597xxxxx0.42268478698106xxxxx0.904395555400768xxxxx1xxxxx35.0 Escena 2xxxxx284.515642984778xxxxx24.4839257174341xxxxx100.474199327822xxxxx-646.416139390573xxxxx156.269579438326xxxxx-121.743571298921xxxxx-0.227740570706893xxxxx0.0322396770177899xxxxx0.973187975511354xxxxx1xxxxx35.0

SU_export_camera.txt file generated by SU2014

["Escena 1", "xxxxx", 114.776582759505, "xxxxx", -470.759756047837, "xxxxx", 255.52670318483, "xxxxx", -4.73467719892792, "xxxxx", 394.780293580179, "xxxxx", -156.71068082903, "xxxxx", -0.05836308958675972, "xxxxx", 0.4226847869810601, "xxxxx", 0.9043955554007682, "xxxxx", 1, "xxxxx", 35.0] ["Escena 2", "xxxxx", 284.515642984778, "xxxxx", 24.4839257174341, "xxxxx", 100.474199327822, "xxxxx", -646.416139390573, "xxxxx", 156.269579438326, "xxxxx", -121.743571298921, "xxxxx", -0.22774057070689294, "xxxxx", 0.032239677017789896, "xxxxx", 0.9731879755113538, "xxxxx", 1, "xxxxx", 35.0]