[Plugin] Material Tools

EarthMover

Thom, possible to add removing materials from all groups and components? Not the materials on the inside surfaces, just anything applied to a group or component itself and replacing it with default?

TIG

Something like

Sketchup.active_model.definitions.each{|d|next if d.image?;d.instances.each{|i|i.material=nil}}

for every group/instance in the model, ignoring whether visible/locked etc...
OR

Sketchup.active_model.selection.each{|e|e.material=nil if(e.is_a?(Sketchup;;Group)||e.is_a?(Sketchup;;ComponentInstance))&& !e.locked?)}}

to process all groups/instances in a selection, ignoring locked ones...
Copy/paste one-liners into the Ruby Console...

rv1974

Fantastic tools! Thank you.
What I really miss is additional script to assign the front faces material to backfaces (at least
on geometry with transparent mats).

massimo

@rv1974 said:

Fantastic tools! Thank you.
What I really miss is additional script to assign the front faces material to backfaces (at least
on geometry with transparent mats).

http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=155759#p155759

thomthom

thomthom

oh... I might have forgotten to upload this little update...

rv1974

@thomthom said:

[attachment=0:37kfn04k]Transparent.png[/attachment:37kfn04k]

What exactly do you ask?
If it's already there (the last line) I for some mystic reason don't have it (the version is updated)
If it's a printscreen of the latest future update- it looks awesome (exactly what I mean (if it processes entire model)).
P.S. How do you make the printscreen of the dropped down list???

rv1974

@thomthom said:

oh... I might have forgotten to upload this little update...

unpardonable forgetfulness

thomthom

Give me a couple of days. I need to release an update to TT_Lib2 first.

rv1974

Yet another thing:
Assign component\group mat to its front faces (to the inner geometry with default mat) would be amazing feature.
There's already the great 'remove C-G materials.rb' , something the opposite is also needed.

thomthom

How would you handle groups with faces of multiple materials? It's just not an symmetrical operation.

rv1974

@thomthom said:

How would you handle groups with faces of multiple materials? It's just not an symmetrical operation.

Only default material within the would inherit the comp\group mat. The manually set multiple mats would survive.

thomthom

Oh - I misread you. I thought you wanted face material to group materials.

You want the instance materials to be applied to all faces with default material in the group/component? That's already there: "Instance Material to Faces"

rv1974

damn how could I miss it.

rv1974

@thomthom said:

Give me a couple of days. I need to release an update to TT_Lib2 first.

...bump

thomthom

Yeeea.... didn't happen... I've run into a bug that needs fixing.

thomthom

Version 2.6.0

Added Transparent Material to Backside.
Added support Fredo updater.

rv1974

EarthMover

Thanks for the update! The transparent material to backside is a huge help!

lubessy

Hello,

I have problem installing this tool..

so after i downloaded.. I placed the "material tool rb " into the sketchup-> plugin forlder

and so when i opened a new sketchup.. i still don't see a new plugin for material tool...

could you tell me how to set this up after i download it???

Don't I just need to copy and paste into the sketchup- plugin folder?

and I am using sketchup 8pro version too....