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  • D Offline
    driven
    last edited by 26 May 2013, 13:29

    @unknownuser said:

    Thanks to all for the help and encouragement.

    no problem Keith,
    we need to encourage mac users who are prepared to dip into coding, we're in a minority,
    if nothing else, there are always PC authored scripts that need a bit of ironing before they're fully mac compatible.

    @dan wrote a good 'chunking' script for me to process a 3D text sampler that may be useful/adaptable for handling a 500 file array. I'll see if I can find the link.
    FOUND: http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=48761&p=444342&hilit=3d+text+chunk#p444342
    john

    PS, are you in London UK, or one of the impostors, I'm in East Dulwich?

    learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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      keithswd
      last edited by 26 May 2013, 14:08

      Ah - I was wondering what might happen if I loaded a really huge folder - actually I have a couple of thousand file to process. Not all at once though... I will check out that link when I have more time, at first glance looks a bit scary for a novice!

      Yes, I really am in London UK (live in W14, work SE11)!

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        keithswd
        last edited by 27 May 2013, 09:59

        Thanks Dan for the pointer to UI.openpanel, that all works fine.

        Not sure if it is because I need to learn about chunking my array, but my routine stops every time after processing 33 or 34 files (it is always after 33 or 34 files) and then SU8 crashes. Given that such a small number of files are processed before the hang/crash, I am not sure the array size is the problem? When the script stops running, I am left with the last loaded component in the component list. If I try and and check its 'Face-Me' status, SU crashes.

        def setcompfm
        
        model = Sketchup.active_model
        # set folder and get array of filenames
        folder = UI.openpanel("Choose a skp file to set folder","*.skp")
        
        if folder && folder = File.dirname(folder)
        	skpFiles = Dir[File.join(folder, "*.skp")]
        end
        
        length = skpFiles.length
        
        result = UI.messagebox "Process " + length.to_s + " files?", MB_YESNO
        
        if result == 6 # Yes
        
        # Returns a DefinitionList
        definitions = model.definitions
        
        # iterate through files
        begin
        
        	skpFiles.each do |compFile|
        
        		compDefinition = definitions.load compFile
        		behavior = compDefinition.behavior
        		behavior.always_face_camera = true
        		behavior.shadows_face_sun = true
        		compDefinition.save_as compFile
        		definitions.purge_unused
        
        	end #end do
        
        rescue
        	puts compFile
        
        end #end begin
        
        end #end if
        
        end #end def
        
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          Dan Rathbun
          last edited by 27 May 2013, 17:44

          The folder check was meant to enclose everything... but I see you have a empty folder check (which probably cannot happen because an actual file must be selected. BUT...

          change line 7 to:
          return unless folder && folder = File.dirname(folder)

          REMOVE the end (line 9)

          If you cancel the open panel, NOW your method exits (because the result of UI.openpanel will eval falsely.)

          I'm not here much anymore.

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            Dan Rathbun
            last edited by 27 May 2013, 17:45

            change the name of THAT 33rd or 34th file to ".OFF" or whatever.

            Then try again. Just eliminate the bad file scenario.

            I'm not here much anymore.

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              keithswd
              last edited by 27 May 2013, 20:17

              Thanks for the correction - I see my mistake now. However, the corrected syntax doesn't fix the crash. The folder selection works as it did before and populates the array with all the .skp files in the folder (about 200 for testing purposes), and my message box pops up and correctly reports the number to be processed.

              However it stops on the 33rd or 34th file no matter what that file is. Each time I run the script, I move the 33/34 successfully modified files out of the folder, so I am never processing the same files twice. I don't know what might be special about the 33/34 mark, but it bails at that point.

              Some kind of limit appears to be reached? Memory? I've no clue!

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                driven
                last edited by 27 May 2013, 20:31

                not sure how to do it in ruby but in the osascript/applescript/bash I tend to use, if you don't add a distinct delay point, the process reaches some limit and errors. [That's what happening with the one I posted earlier]

                maybe adding a puts "done" after definitions.purge_unused will allow a break before opening the next?

                total stab in the dark
                john

                learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                  Dan Rathbun
                  last edited by 27 May 2013, 21:15

                  (1) The iterator block.. use curly braces instead of do ... end
                  So the block can have access to external references, such as definitions

                  (2) Make sure the loading is done before proceeding.

                  (3) perhaps use undo operations ?

                  Try an iterator like:

                    i = 0
                    puts()
                    #
                    skpFiles.each { |compFile|
                      ###
                      model.operation( "Update '#{File.basename(compFile)}'", true )
                      ###
                      compDefinition = definitions.load compFile
                      begin
                        if compDefinition.internal?
                          behavior = compDefinition.behavior
                          behavior.always_face_camera = true
                          behavior.shadows_face_sun = true
                          compDefinition.save_as compFile
                        else
                          putc(46) # period char
                          redo
                        end
                      rescue => e
                        ###
                        model.abort_operation()
                        ###
                        puts()
                        puts "ERROR saving component file;"
                        puts "  #{compFile}\n"
                        puts e.message
                        puts e.backtrace if $VERBOSE
                        puts()
                      else
                        i += 1
                        if i >= 10
                          definitions.purge_unused
                          i = 0
                        end
                        ###
                        model.commit_operation()
                        ###
                      end
                      # each skp file
                    }
                    definitions.purge_unused if definitions.length > 0
                  
                  

                  I'm not here much anymore.

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                    keithswd
                    last edited by 28 May 2013, 16:23

                    Thanks again for your help and suggested code. As it stands it does not modify any components. I discovered this is because it seems that even when the component file is loaded successfully, compDefinition.internal? returns false. I can only imagine that this is actually testing whether the component was created within the model or loaded from a file - in which case we are getting the expected result. I commented it out and it runs but... sadly it still bombs out at around 33 components.

                    I really don't want to take up any more of anyone's time - this was just a little project for me to play with but it seems rather trickier than I could have forseen. But I thought you might like an update!

                    def setcompfm
                    
                    model = Sketchup.active_model
                    # set folder and get array of filenames
                    folder = UI.openpanel("Choose a skp file to set folder","*.skp")
                    
                    return unless folder && folder = File.dirname(folder)
                    
                    skpFiles = Dir[File.join(folder, "*.skp")]
                    
                    length = skpFiles.length
                    
                    result = UI.messagebox "Process " + length.to_s + " files?", MB_YESNO
                    
                    return unless result == 6 # Yes
                    
                    # Returns a DefinitionList
                    definitions = model.definitions
                    
                    # iterate through files
                    i = 0
                      puts()
                      #
                      skpFiles.each { |compFile|
                        ###
                        model.start_operation( "Update '#{File.basename(compFile)}'", true )
                        ###
                        compDefinition = definitions.load compFile
                        begin
                          #if compDefinition.internal?
                            behavior = compDefinition.behavior
                            behavior.always_face_camera = true
                            behavior.shadows_face_sun = true
                            compDefinition.save_as compFile
                          #else
                          #  putc(46) # period char
                          #  redo
                          #end
                        rescue => e
                          ###
                          model.abort_operation()
                          ###
                          puts()
                          puts "ERROR saving component file;"
                          puts "  #{compFile}\n"
                          puts e.message
                          puts e.backtrace if $VERBOSE
                          puts()
                        else
                          i += 1
                          if i >= 10
                            definitions.purge_unused
                            i = 0
                          end
                          ###
                          model.commit_operation()
                          ###
                        end
                        # each skp file
                      }
                      definitions.purge_unused if definitions.length > 0
                    
                    
                    end #end def
                    
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                      driven
                      last edited by 28 May 2013, 19:27

                      Hi Keith,

                      I'm sitting at home recovering from having my ear cut off [and put back on] on Friday.
                      So, glad for the distraction...
                      Anyhow, heres an Automator script that has a safe test action, so won't hurt any files...
                      I missed a filter function, in the first...

                      1. opens each .skp in a 'pre-selected' folder in SU v2013 [should use your version if not]
                      2. opens 'Ruby Console' and 'types' some safe for testing code Sketchup.send_action('viewIso:');Sketchup.send_action('viewZoomExtents:')clicks return
                      3. 'Saves' the changes
                      4. closes 'RC'
                      5. closes the .skp
                      6. loops to the next skp in folder... and repeats

                      You need to open SU first with an empty new drawing... this just saves hassle.
                      Pre-Sellect skps in a Folder.
                      Open the workflow in 'Automator.app' by double clicking after unzipping it.

                      Click Run, watch the show [I like the way it types for me, rather than just inserting it en-masse]

                      If your not using v2013 you'll may need replace the SketchUp.app shown with the one on your path [I know it looks right but I did a trick to avoid using v8, so just swap it if you need to, run it once to see if it fails...]

                      Once your happy the safe version works, edit the applescript with your SU [a 'one-liner' is probably best]

                      try it on a subset, if it runs those, it will run hundreds as long as you adjust the timeout [in loop field] to cover it...

                      Let me know if it works

                      john

                      learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                        keithswd
                        last edited by 29 May 2013, 10:26

                        Hi John,
                        The ear sounds painful! I hope you are recuperating well.
                        Thanks for the workflow. I have got it to work, with SU loading a script automatically (which defines a function to set the current model behavior as I want it) and I call that function in console. It runs slowly compared to the all-Ruby solution - but at least it processes without crash. So I can send lots of files and leave it to run over lunch, or night!
                        Many thanks again,
                        Keith

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