[Plugin] (TIG) Rotate Plan View v1.1 20110316

Michaelv · 16 Mar 2011, 17:06

TIG, can I use it to include into a tool I'm working on. It's an easy simple rotate tool, and I'd like to include this as planview rotation when hovering over the origin.

TIG · 16 Mar 2011, 19:18

@michaelv said:

TIG, can I use it to include into a tool I'm working on. It's an easy simple rotate tool, and I'd like to include this as planview rotation when hovering over the origin.

No problem, just give some acknowledgment in the header

cobb89 · 21 Mar 2011, 12:31

@tig said:

Here's v1.1 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=313264#p313264
It includes View menu item and toolbar with dialog entry of angles - the Ruby Console version works as before for those of you not wishing clutter... The toolbar only gets made if there's a png file so that's a simple way to stop that being created if you don't want it!

Thanks a lot!!

Bob James · 2 Apr 2011, 19:21

It seems that whenever I go to parallel projection and top view the scene is never at the angle I want it, so this plugin is really handy.

Okay, so I'm lazy, but it would be very nice to speed up workflow if the plugin did the preliminary steps automatically: set camera to parallel projection and set to top view

EarthMover · 2 Apr 2011, 20:15

Great idea and very useful. Thanks TIG!!

dan19936 · 26 Apr 2011, 20:32

Also available is the free Camera Controls by Smustard
http://www.smustard.com/script/CameraControls

Dan

jwliii · 19 Feb 2013, 15:21

Great Great Great - Donated!

Dave R · 28 Feb 2013, 11:15

@unknownuser said:

Is there a way to lock the scene so that it cannot be identically dragged away from its intended orientation?

What do you mean by that? "Identically dragged" ????

Set up the orientation as you want it and create a scene. Or update the existing scene.

seasdes · 28 Feb 2013, 11:23

If you click on the middle mouse button and drag (identically) the view will change. I would like to stop that from happening.
Thanks Dave

seasdes · 28 Feb 2013, 11:51

This post may have a workaround unless others know of a better way
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=50685&p=457482&hilit=scene#p457496

TIG · 28 Feb 2013, 13:18

Make a Scene-tab to remember the plan-view camera as you have just made it... then after you zoom/pan/orbit and have mess it up, you simply click on the Scene-tab and that view is restored...

Dave R · 1 Mar 2013, 01:46

@seasdes said:

If you click on the middle mouse button and drag (identically) the view will change. I would like to stop that from happening.
Thanks Dave

"identically" I don't think that word means what you think it means.

As I said and now TIG has said, create a scene after setting the view. Then when you've changed the view by clicking on the middle mouse button and dragging (orbiting) you can return to it.

Or if you don't want the view to change, don't press the middle mouse button and drag.

seasdes · 1 Mar 2013, 01:53

Sorry Dave I meant 'accidentally'. I have corrected the typo. Another senior moment.

seasdes · 1 Mar 2013, 01:56

This is a wonderful tool. I was made aware of it by Dave.
Is there a way to lock the scene so that it cannot be accidentally dragged away from its intended orientation?

the_sloth · 25 Sept 2014, 17:16

For some reason, I am having a hard time installing this script.

When I run from Ruby Console I get the following message:

Rotateplanview.rb
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `rb' for Rotateplanview:Class>
(eval)

I also do not see the Toolbar under View > Toolbars > ___. I believe I have it installed correctly.

There are many other scripts in my plugin folder that are working properly. I have restarted SU8 several times. I am sure I am missing something simple.

Thanks in advance.

Dave R · 25 Sept 2014, 17:34

I would agree. The plugin is not installed correctly. The folder and the rb file should be in the Plugins directory instead. Makes me wonder how you went about installing the plugin and why you did it that way.

the_sloth · 25 Sept 2014, 18:06

Thank you. That was helpful. The reason I kept Rotate Plan View in its folder is that there are other ruby scripts that seem to operate fine from within folders (see image below). Anyway, thanks again for the response.

Dave R · 25 Sept 2014, 18:20

How are you going about installing plugins?

pbacot · 25 Sept 2014, 18:32

It looks to me that these files should not be in a folder, but be in the "Plugins" folder itself.

Edit: woops TIGtools is not file but folder, so I mean that folder should be in the Plugins folder. Sorry.

the_sloth · 25 Sept 2014, 20:20

Typically I just drag the files into my plugins folder.