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    How to add multiple groups into one group?

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    • nithi09N Offline
      nithi09
      last edited by

      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>
      
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      • TIGT Offline
        TIG Moderator
        last edited by

        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'...
        😕

        TIG

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        • nithi09N Offline
          nithi09
          last edited by

          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

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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            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 '
            🤓

            TIG

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            • thomthomT Offline
              thomthom
              last edited by

              @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.

              Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
              List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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              • nithi09N Offline
                nithi09
                last edited by

                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.

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                • jolranJ Offline
                  jolran
                  last edited by

                  material = nil ?

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                  • nithi09N Offline
                    nithi09
                    last edited by

                    Thanks Jolran It's working now

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                    • nithi09N Offline
                      nithi09
                      last edited by

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

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                      • nithi09N Offline
                        nithi09
                        last edited by

                        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

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