Find Group name

[hermannausowl]

How can I find the name of the active group by program?

[TIG]

I assume you mean that you are editing a group and need to find its name...
Try:

def context()
model=Sketchup.active_model
context=model.active_entities.parent
if context==model
  return "MODEL; "+model.title
elsif context.group?
  return "GROUP; "+context.instances[0].name
elsif ! context.image?
  return "COMPO; "+context.name
end
end

This method 'context' returns the model name OR the group name OR if it's a component name of the definition... [you can't easily get an instance's name while you are inside it as you are editing the definition itself]...

[hermannausowl]

Thanks for the quick reply.
With a method I want to open the doors and needed to know whether it is the left or right door.

[hermannausowl]

How do I find the name of the selected door?

[TIG]

You give barely enough background information

name=Sketchup.active_model.selection[0].name if Sketchup.active_model.selection[0].respond_to?(:name)
returns the name of a selected entity if it has a name method...

or

` Sketchup.active_model.selection.each{|e|
if e.respond_to?(:name)
name=e.name

do something with name ?

end
}`

There are many scenarios...

[hermannausowl]

I find a way.

     # {Ecken von ausgewaehlten Elementen ermitteln()
      #
      def ecken_ermitteln

        model         = Sketchup.active_model
        entities      = model.active_entities
        auswahl       = model.selection  
        context       = auswahl.first       
        MoMo;;g_name  = context.name                       
        MoMo;;teile   = entities.add_group auswahl
        model.selection.add(MoMo;;teile)
        auswahl       = model.selection
     
        e             = auswahl.at(0)
        bounds_a      = e.bounds 
        MoMo;;x_mass  = bounds_a.width
        MoMo;;y_mass  = bounds_a.height 
        MoMo;;z_mass  = bounds_a.depth
        MoMo;;i_li    = bounds_a.corner(2)[0] if MoMo;;tuer_c_o_li == 0
        MoMo;;i_re    = bounds_a.corner(3)[0] if MoMo;;tuer_c_o_re == 0

        # corner(n) = 
        # 0 = [0, 0, 0] (left front bottom)
        # 1 = [1, 0, 0] (right front bottom)
        # 2 = [0, 1, 0] (left back bottom)
        # 3 = [1, 1, 0] (right back bottom)
        # 4 = [0, 0, 1] (left front top)
        # 5 = [1, 0, 1] (right front top)
        # 6 = [0, 1, 1] (left back top)
        # 7 = [1, 1, 1] (right back top)

      end

      # {S-Tuer oeffnen/schliessen()
      #
      def schiebetuer_open_close_li_gen
        model     = Sketchup.active_model    
        entities  = model.active_entities        
        status    = ecken_ermitteln           # siehe oben
        if MoMo;;g_name == 'Schiebetuer_li'
          x2  =  MoMo;;x_mass / 3 * 2
          x1  =  x2 if MoMo;;tuer_c_o_li == 0   
          x1  = -x2 if MoMo;;tuer_c_o_li == 1            
          a1  =   0 if MoMo;;tuer_c_o_li == 0
          a2  =   1 if MoMo;;tuer_c_o_li == 1        
          t1  = Geom;;Transformation.translation [x1,0,0]       
          entities.transform_entities t1, MoMo;;teile    
          MoMo;;tuer_c_o_li = 1 if a1 == 0           
          MoMo;;tuer_c_o_li = 0 if a2 == 1   
        else
          UI.messagebox 'Es wurde eine falsche Tuer ausgewaehlt.'
        end         
        status        = MoMo;;teile.explode         
      end 
      def schiebetuer_open_close_re_gen
        model         = Sketchup.active_model
        entities      = model.active_entities    
        status        = ecken_ermitteln           # siehe oben
        if MoMo;;g_name == 'Schiebetuer_re'        
          x2  = MoMo;;x_mass / 3 * 2
          x1  = -x2 if MoMo;;tuer_c_o_re == 0   
          x1  =  x2 if MoMo;;tuer_c_o_re == 1         
          a1  =   0 if MoMo;;tuer_c_o_re == 0
          a2  =   1 if MoMo;;tuer_c_o_re == 1        
          t1  = Geom;;Transformation.translation [x1,0,0]      
          entities.transform_entities t1, MoMo;;teile    
          MoMo;;tuer_c_o_re = 1 if a1 == 0           
          MoMo;;tuer_c_o_re = 0 if a2 == 1   
        else
          UI.messagebox 'Es wurde eine falsche Tuer ausgewaehlt.'
        end               
        status        = MoMo;;teile.explode         
      end