[REQ] Plugin Multi-View Elevations

sepo

We are talking about sections here rather than elevations, right? Elevations would just show internal orthogonal views and sections would cut through the walls.
Surely that would be awesome tool to have.

Krisidious

In drafting we just call them elevations, but yes it is a section and in SU a section would be used to accomplish it. having the walls on either side cut out would be good. However, I have seen architects and designers show varying methods of showing them. some don't show any walls past the interior surface, some show the section of the wall, floor and roof/ceiling...

sepo

If you are showing design only than cut walls could be omitted, but if you are preparing working drawings than one would show cut walls. In any case I always show cut walls as they convey idea of proximity of windows /doors to the floor/ceiling.
So idea of this plugin is really advanced section tool. That would save a lot of time if possible to implement, so +1 from me.

renderiza

Hi,

Here is an update of what I have done so far;


#########Guide
# camdist = 80*12
# Elavation A (Front) = x , y+camdist
# Elavation B (Right) = x+camdist , y
# Elavation D (Left)  = x-camdist , y
# Elavation C (Back)  = x , y-camdist
########

model = Sketchup.active_model ;
view = model.active_view ;
camera = view.camera ;
pages = model.pages ;
page = pages.selected_page
sel = model.selection ;
ents = model.active_entities ;   
groups = ents.grep(Sketchup;;Group)

groups.each do |e|
  if e.name == "Camera"
    boundbox = e.bounds ;
    @center = boundbox.center ;
  end ;
end ;

x = @center.x.to_f ;
y = @center.y.to_f ;
z = 6*12 ;
newEye = Geom;;Point3d.new(x,y,z) ;
newUp = Geom;;Vector3d.new(0,0,1)
camdist = 80*12

if page == nil
pages.add "Elevation A" 
pages.add "Elevation B" 
pages.add "Elevation C" 
pages.add "Elevation D" 
end

elev1 = "Elevation A" ;
elev2 = "Elevation B" ;
elev3 = "Elevation D" ;
elev4 = "Elevation C" ;
page_num = 0 ;

pages.each {|page|
	if page.name == elev1
		pages.selected_page = model.pages[page_num] ;
		break
	end ;
	page_num+=1 ;
} #Pages.each
if page.name != "Elevation A"
pages.add "Elevation A" 
end

targetX = x ;
targetY = y+camdist ;
targetZ = z ;
newTarget = Geom;;Point3d.new(targetX,targetY,targetZ)

elevACam = view.camera
elevACam.set(newEye,newTarget,newUp)

view.camera = elevACam
view.invalidate()

camera.perspective = true ;
camera.perspective = false ;
page = pages.selected_page.update(1) ;

#####################################################################
x = @center.x.to_f ;
y = @center.y.to_f ;
page_num = 0 ;
pages.each {|page|
	if page.name == elev2
		pages.selected_page = model.pages[page_num] ;
		break
	end ;
	page_num+=1 ;
} #Pages.each
if page.name != "Elevation B" 
pages.add "Elevation B" 
end

targetX = x+camdist ;
targetY = y ;
targetZ = z ;
newTarget = Geom;;Point3d.new(targetX,targetY,targetZ)

elevBCam = view.camera
elevBCam.set(newEye,newTarget,newUp)

view.camera = elevBCam
view.invalidate()

camera.perspective = false ;
page = pages.selected_page.update(1) ;

#####################################################################
x = @center.x.to_f ;
y = @center.y.to_f ;
page_num = 0 ;
pages.each {|page|
	if page.name == elev3
		pages.selected_page = model.pages[page_num] ;
		break
	end ;
	page_num+=1 ;
} #Pages.each
if page.name != "Elevation D" 
pages.add "Elevation D" 
end

targetX = x-camdist ;
targetY = y ;
targetZ = z ;
newTarget = Geom;;Point3d.new(targetX,targetY,targetZ)

elevBCam = view.camera
elevBCam.set(newEye,newTarget,newUp)

view.camera = elevBCam
view.invalidate()

camera.perspective = false ;
page = pages.selected_page.update(1) ;

#####################################################################
x = @center.x.to_f ;
y = @center.y.to_f ;
page_num = 0 ;
pages.each {|page|
	if page.name == elev4
		pages.selected_page = model.pages[page_num] ;
		break
	end ;
	page_num+=1 ;
} #Pages.each
if page.name != "Elevation C" 
pages.add "Elevation C" 
end

targetX = x ;
targetY = y-camdist ;
targetZ = z ;
newTarget = Geom;;Point3d.new(targetX,targetY,targetZ)

elevBCam = view.camera
elevBCam.set(newEye,newTarget,newUp)

view.camera = elevBCam
view.invalidate()

camera.perspective = false ;
page = pages.selected_page.update(1) ;

#####################################################################
page_num = 0 ;
pages.each {|page|
	if page.name == elev1
		pages.selected_page = model.pages[page_num] ;
		break
	end ;
	page_num+=1 ;
} #Pages.each

Important to realize that the above code is just a sketch which still needs to be polish but it offers an idea of the progress. Also I post it so that if anyone spots something that I can improve then please by all means let me know.

If you want to test this its important to do the following;

Crete group to serve as a marker
Right click that group and pick "Entity info"
Under Name enter "Camera"
Open "Ruby Code Editor" plugin
Copy & Paste the above code I provided to "Ruby Code Editor"
Execute Code
Done!

Anyways hope to keep working on this so I can finish and make Beta rb file...Cheers!

TIG

I have PM'd a 2013 compliant version of my tool 'TIG-ElevTag' to some of you for beta-testing...
All comments welcome [by PM] before it gets published...

Rich O Brien

Are you gonna publish it how i think you're gonna publish it?

TIG

NO.
I await beta-test results...
I'll send you a copy - to test

renderiza

Hi,

TIG is upcoming plugin looks very good! I might still finish my attempt to make plugin but only for learning purpose. (Hope to be as good as TIG one day)

Cheers!

Krisidious

@renderiza said:

Hi,

TIG is upcoming plugin looks very good! I might still finish my attempt to make plugin but only for learning purpose. (Hope to be as good as TIG one day)

Cheers!

He's a talented guy no doubt. I still want to see what you came up with too Renderiza.

sepo

Hi Tig
Any chance for me to test it?
Best
Sepo

KrisM

TIG or Rendriza,

Have you done anything further on your plugin? The need is certainly still out there.

KrisM

Krisidious

Here it is KrisM...

SketchUp Plugins | PluginStore | SketchUcation

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(sketchucation.com)

TIG

It's been in the PluginStore for ~16 months !

KrisM

Krisidious,
Thanks for the link.

Tig,
I am rather embarrassed here. I did do a search for your plugins but didn't go past the first page. Didn't realize your list is composed of four pages. Your output is prodigious and well appreciated.

KrisM

Krisidious

He's pretty awesome... And sarcastic.

TIG

I prefer to think of it as my 'dry wit'

Krisidious

Then it shall be known as such... In all my kingdoms... as far as the eye can see...

otb designworks

Not sure how I missed this the other year, but thanks TIG! Totally awesome!