[Plugin] LaunchUp – A Quick Launcher for SketchUp

[Arty2]

Great work! I can now peaceflly remove making that exact plugin from my TODO list

[notareal]

This has a great potential.

[Aerilius]

I updated the plugin to version 1.0.4:
• I added Chinese and Spanish translations (thanks to caronte01, 麦兜 and 双鱼)
• the options should not break anymore with invalid input
• the webdialog resizing is better on OS X
• the search gives now significantly better matching results
• Fredo's tools didn't get into the index, now they are there

[lionk]

may be 2 problems?
the Apply & Cancel buttons of LaunchUpOptions webdialog have failed.
the Search dialog size adjusted to min_width incorrectly sometimes.

[Aerilius]

Thanks for noticing that! The dialog reloaded instead of closing.

[guanjin]

@aerilius said:

Thanks for noticing that! The dialog reloaded instead of closing.

1.0.5 version of the search function does not work！

[thomthom]

Same thing. I get no search results. No errors in Console or anything.

[guanjin]

@thomthom said:

Same thing. I get no search results. No errors in Console or anything.

[TBA]

Hi Aerillus,

I´ve installed the new 1.0.5 update and the plugin won´t work anymore on mac os x 10.8.3

The plugin is loaded, but nothing happens with the the search -> no results !!!

The preferences button (left button) is now called "option" like the other other option button (right button). ??!!
Also the (older called) option window -> after clicking -> is pop up with a empty white sheet as in the versions before.

Hope you can fix this soon, or have a older version to download.
For now, there is only the 1.0.5 version, which has replaced the older ones in my SU by installing.

Best regards,
Thomas

[thomthom]

hm... 1.0.6 worked - but only after I erased the old version and installing cleanly over it.

[thomthom]

Error in validation proc of 'Scale Definition' (94457)
undefined method `transformation' for nil;NilClass
C;/Users/thm.ARC/Dropbox/SketchUp/Plugins/ThomThom/ScaleGroupDefinition/tt_scale_group_definition.rb;138;in `selected_group_scaled?'
C;/Users/thm.ARC/Dropbox/SketchUp/Plugins/ThomThom/ScaleGroupDefinition/tt_scale_group_definition.rb;58
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ae_LaunchUp/Index.rb;419;in `call'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ae_LaunchUp/Index.rb;419;in `find'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ae_LaunchUp/Index.rb;388;in `each'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ae_LaunchUp/Index.rb;388;in `find'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ae_LaunchUp/Index.rb;260;in `look_up'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ae_LaunchUp/LaunchUp.rb;197;in `show_dialog'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ae_LaunchUp/Dialog.rb;71;in `call'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ae_LaunchUp/Dialog.rb;71;in `initialize'
Error in validation proc of 'Scale Definition' (94457)
undefined method `transformation' for nil;NilClass
C;/Users/thm.ARC/Dropbox/SketchUp/Plugins/ThomThom/ScaleGroupDefinition/tt_scale_group_definition.rb;138;in `selected_group_scaled?'
C;/Users/thm.ARC/Dropbox/SketchUp/Plugins/ThomThom/ScaleGroupDefinition/tt_scale_group_definition.rb;58
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ae_LaunchUp/Index.rb;419;in `call'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ae_LaunchUp/Index.rb;419;in `find'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ae_LaunchUp/Index.rb;388;in `each'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ae_LaunchUp/Index.rb;388;in `find'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ae_LaunchUp/Index.rb;260;in `look_up'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ae_LaunchUp/LaunchUp.rb;197;in `show_dialog'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ae_LaunchUp/Dialog.rb;71;in `call'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ae_LaunchUp/Dialog.rb;71;in `initialize'

When searching I get errors in my console. My "Scale Group Definition" suddenly generates errors. Is the validation procs being called? It's like it's getting nil references.

[thomthom]

It'd be nice if pressing ESC while the search box was open would close it.

[thomthom]

@thomthom said:

When searching I get errors in my console. My "Scale Group Definition" suddenly generates errors. Is the validation procs being called? It's like it's getting nil references.

Seems to do so. My plugin wasn't expecting that - the validation proc was only used within a context menu - and in SketchUp it'd only be called when some entity was selected and the validation proc made the assumption at least one entity was selected. It was trivial to adjust to it, but there might be more plugins with similar assumptions.

[Aerilius]

Isn't the purpose of validation proc to check for requirements like selection
Errors in other plugins don't (shouldn't) break LaunchUp, but maybe I make such messages only appear if $VERBOSE is true.

@tba said:

The preferences button (left button) is now called "option" like the other other option button (right button). ??!!

No panic, there was a minor issue that has been fixed while you posted.
I don't know what you mean by "options button" (I need clearer info, you can also send me a PM, or write in German ).
If the dialog appears still empty (which should not be possible to happen aynmore), then it's because the preferences were corrupted, then open the Ruby console and paste AE::LaunchUp.reset

[thomthom]

@aerilius said:

Isn't the purpose of validation proc to check for requirements like selection

Yes, but since the validation proc was only used in a context-menu and in those circumstances there would always be a selection I skipped that check.

[Pete]

This plugin is great! Couple it with this plugin:

http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=36467&p=321094&hilit=mylibrary#p321041

and you can have quick access to your favorite / most used components. I am using sketchup for cabinet design and having quick access to my cabinet library is a real time saver!!

[Aerilius]

I've been tinkering with the idea of making it extendible, ie. including more sources or actions. However for now I want to get the basic functionality right. The index is currently already about 500 functions (depending on how many plugins are installed), so we would better not want to flood it with more results, but we needed an efficient way to narrow down the search.

Wouldn't you find the components also in the components browser? To what extent would it be different or better?

[Pete]

@aerilius said:

Wouldn't you find the components also in the components browser? To what extent would it be different or better?

The results are in the component browser, just like all the tools / functions are in the menus and toolbars. The exciting thing, to me, about this plugin, is how much drawing space I recover from windows and toolbars. Instead of having the component window open and resizing the main SU window so they don't overlap and obscure parts of my model, I can now have the LaunchUp window open and have the whole screen for drawing. A quick shortcut key brings the LaunchUp window to focus, I type my cabinet code, down arrow and enter. Now I have my cabinet ready to insert at the cursor location. It's great!!

[TBA]

Hi Aerillus

The 1.0.6 version is working on mac now

Thanks for fast fix !

But the option button (right button) comes up in a white and empty window again, after clicking.
The left option button (older named preferences button) works fine.

However, your plugin is a very, very useful enhancement !!!

Best regards,
Thomas

[masterpaul]

I check this out when i get back to London, It seems to be exactly what Ive been looking for.