How to add multiple groups into one group?

thomthom

I change to require 'sketchup.rb'. still nothing happening. It's suppose to draw a cube in sketcup model I don't see anything happening

See my first reply - about addin an instance of the definition you created.

(Also, when you modify the model you should wrap everything up in model.start_operation and model.commit_operation so it can be undone in one step.)

nithi09

I changed my code still not working here is the code after I changed

<span class="syntaxdefault"><br />require </span><span class="syntaxstring">'sketchup.rb'<br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">def cube<br />list </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> Sketchup</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">active_model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">definitions<br />comp_def </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> list</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add </span><span class="syntaxstring">"CUBE BOX"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">comp_def</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">description </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"This is a simple cube component"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">ents </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> comp_def</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">entities</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_instance<br />face </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> ents</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_face </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">24</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">24</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">12</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">12</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">face</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">pushpull 16<br /><br />end<br /><br /><br />if </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">not $Cube_menu_loaded</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">  <br />  UI</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">menu</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Tools"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">).</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_item</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Cube_BOX"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">{</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> cube </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">}</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> <br />  <br />  $Cube_menu_loaded </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> true<br />end<br /></span>

TIG

Your code only does half the job.
It adds a 'box' [24x12x16"] to the model's definitions.
If you want to add an instance of that definition to the model you need to do more steps...

For example...
defn=list[-1] to get the last added definition
then to add an instance setup:
tr=Geom::Tranfsormation.new(ORIGIN)
OR other transformations like different points or rotations etc.
and use
instance=Sketchup.active_model.active_entities.add_instance(defn, tr)
NOW you have one instance of the cube component place at the 'ORIGIN' [0,0,0] or anywhere else you specify in 'tr'...

nithi09

this is different question.I want add color when OnClick. I try like this

group.set_attribute('dynamic_attributes', 'onclick',"Set("Material","Red","Blue","Green")")

but gives an error How do I do this
thanks

TIG

The best way to ensure you correctly 'phrase' it is to add the working onclick attribute manually to a DC [let's say it's reference is 'group'], then use:
att = group.get_attribute('dynamic_attributes', 'onclick', "???")
This will return att as ??? if it's not set, OR att as the attribute string, and this is in a form that you know works.
Then reuse that in your 'set'
group.set_attribute('dynamic_attributes', 'onclick', att) to see if the syntax is right...

BUT note this: even if the format is right, the way you are using nested " quote-marks WILL cause failures... USING
**"**Set("Material","Red","Blue","Green")**"**
WILL CAUSE AN ERROR - unless you either 'escape' the internal " with a , OR more simply you use a pair of ' to enclose the whole string...
i.e.
"Set(**\**"Material**\**",**\**"Red**\**",**\**"Blue**\**",**\**"Green**\**")"
or
**'**Set("Material","Red","Blue","Green")**'**
You must use a pair of ' to enclose ", or a pair of " to enclose any ' in a string... OR 'escape' the nested quote-marks as " or '

thomthom

@nithi09 said:

but gives an error How do I do this

It really helps if you include the error message when posting questions related to errors.

nithi09

Thanks TIG it's working when I use 'Set("Material","Red","Blue","Green")' but only problem I have to manually change to default color then onClick working fine How do I set to default color.

jolran

material = nil ?

nithi09

Thanks Jolran It's working now

nithi09

Is it possible to change ItemCode according to the onclick color change if it is how do I can do?

nithi09

Hope this explains my requirement a little better.

I have a sunroom comprised of many groups: corner post, floor channel, door, window etc.

I want the user to select their sunroom color by clicking the model. In order to do this I need to gather all the sunroom groups into a parent group where I will use the onClick function to change the Material attribute. I expect the Material change will automatically cascade to the sub-groups but if not I can easily set the Material of the sub-groups to something like=Parent!Material

The question is how do I wrap all of my groups into this parent group?

Thom Thom thank you for the advice regarding start opertaion, but I do not need undo for this model, the user is starting with a blank canvas and will simply delete top level group if they have to start over