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    • jolranJ Offline
      jolran
      last edited by

      @unknownuser said:

      Hehe, thanks for suggesting, the funny thing is that sdmitch and I have been PMing back and forth about this plugin. He did a really really great job programming it!. I didn't realized that he already made it available.

      So while you thought Sdmitch was spending labour time working on his plugin you make a request here to see if someone could beat him to it? πŸ˜‰

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      • N Offline
        nickchun
        last edited by

        Just tried this plugin. Very useful thanks. Question though, if you want the spacing to be zero so that objects are touching it doesn't respond. I have to give a spacing of 0.1, but then get cumulative 'inaccuracies' with overall dimensions. Is this a limitation of SU?

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        • sdmitchS Offline
          sdmitch
          last edited by

          Currently a spacing of zero triggers the distribution of the objects between the first and last. I could make the trigger a negative distance so zero would be valid.

          Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

          http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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          • JClementsJ Offline
            JClements
            last edited by

            Sdmitch:

            I am not sure the how the DOWNLOAD works on your site for the Align&Distribute script and how the script's files should be organized in the user's SU/Plugins directory structure.

            Please advise.

            Thanks, John

            John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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            • N Offline
              nickchun
              last edited by

              @sdmitch said:

              I could make the trigger a negative distance so zero would be valid.

              Sam, that would be ideal or if you want to let me know what to change in the script so I can modify my copy. It is a good way to check that my components are not overlapping.
              Thanks...

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              • sdmitchS Offline
                sdmitch
                last edited by

                @jclements said:

                Sdmitch:

                I am not sure the how the DOWNLOAD works on your site for the Align&Distribute script and how the script's files should be organized in the user's SU/Plugins directory structure.

                Please advise.

                Thanks, John

                In the case of Align & Distribute, the plugin and supporting files are contained in a zip file. Extract them to the Sketchup Plugins folder or where ever you prefer.

                Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                • sdmitchS Offline
                  sdmitch
                  last edited by

                  @nickchun said:

                  @sdmitch said:

                  I could make the trigger a negative distance so zero would be valid.

                  Sam, that would be ideal or if you want to let me know what to change in the script so I can modify my copy. It is a good way to check that my components are not overlapping.
                  Thanks...

                  Only one change is required. Change line 172 from

                  space=self.calc_space(@ents) if space==0
                  

                  to

                  space=self.calc_space(@ents) if space<0
                  

                  Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                  http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                  • N Offline
                    nickchun
                    last edited by

                    Thank you very much. Will give it a go...

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                    • Z Offline
                      zstadel
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                      @xyzt said:

                      @unknownuser said:

                      See Align, Distribute tools by Sdmitch πŸ˜‰

                      [attachment=1:5touco9j]<!-- ia1 -->distribute.jpg<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:5touco9j]

                      Hehe, thanks for suggesting, the funny thing is that sdmitch and I have been PMing back and forth about this plugin. He did a really really great job programming it!. I didn't realized that he already made it available. There where some problems on my mac, but het has just fixed it. I'm really extremely happy with this plugin. It a dream come true. For what I do with sketchup this is a real big time saver. So one big round of applause for sdmitch!

                      I'm also on a Mac and having problems. The dialog box for alignment isn't loading when I click on Plugins>SDM Tools>CorG Tool>Align and Distribute. If this was the same problem you were having, can you please post the fixes you were PMing about?

                      Thank you
                      Z


                      shot.jpg

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                      • J Offline
                        jeronimoven
                        last edited by

                        hello,

                        same problem,

                        i unzipped the plugin in the plugin folder,

                        i restarted SU,

                        but when i click on align and distribute in the plugin menu, i get NO-Thing...

                        sdmitch, can you help us ?

                        best regards

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                        • Dave RD Offline
                          Dave R
                          last edited by

                          @sdmitch said:

                          @jclements said:

                          Sdmitch:

                          I am not sure the how the DOWNLOAD works on your site for the Align&Distribute script and how the script's files should be organized in the user's SU/Plugins directory structure.

                          Please advise.

                          Thanks, John

                          In the case of Align & Distribute, the plugin and supporting files are contained in a zip file. Extract them to the Sketchup Plugins folder or where ever you prefer.

                          Sam, I am guessing that John is seeing the same thing I do when I go to your page listing the plugins you've written and click on "Plugin" for this one. It looks like this:
                          Screenshot - 2_26_2014 , 4_38_51 AM.png

                          It looks like the contents of the ZIP file but there's no sign of the ZIP file itself. I've seen this with some of your other plugins as well although I haven't looked through them all.

                          Clicking on File>Download gets the ZIP file but it isn't all that obvious. I expect he was expecting to see a hyperlink like Align and Distribute.zip.

                          Etaoin Shrdlu

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                          • panixiaP Offline
                            panixia
                            last edited by

                            @jeronimoven said:

                            hello,

                            same problem,

                            i unzipped the plugin in the plugin folder,

                            i restarted SU,

                            but when i click on align and distribute in the plugin menu, i get NO-Thing...

                            sdmitch, can you help us ?

                            best regards

                            same problem here.. i hope there's a way to fix the problem because this plugin looks pretty much amazing.. πŸ‘

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                            • Dave RD Offline
                              Dave R
                              last edited by

                              @panixia said:

                              @jeronimoven said:

                              hello,

                              same problem,

                              i unzipped the plugin in the plugin folder,

                              i restarted SU,

                              but when i click on align and distribute in the plugin menu, i get NO-Thing...

                              sdmitch, can you help us ?

                              best regards

                              same problem here.. i hope there's a way to fix the problem because this plugin looks pretty much amazing.. πŸ‘

                              Are you preselecting the objects you want to align?

                              Etaoin Shrdlu

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                              • BoxB Offline
                                Box
                                last edited by

                                Make sure the folder 'AnD_Support_Files' that is in the zip file is extracted to the plugin folder also. And check that you have the folder security permission set correctly.

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                                • panixiaP Offline
                                  panixia
                                  last edited by

                                  @dave r said:

                                  Are you preselecting the objects you want to align?

                                  yes sir.. i do but nothing happens

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                                  • panixiaP Offline
                                    panixia
                                    last edited by

                                    @box said:

                                    Make sure the folder 'AnD_Support_Files' that is in the zip file is extracted to the plugin folder also. And check that you have the folder security permission set correctly.

                                    this works, the tool loads and works now, but looks like there is something messy in the dialog box... baybe some other missing file or something? 😐


                                    align_messy_dialog.JPG

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                                    • panixiaP Offline
                                      panixia
                                      last edited by

                                      see the 4 radio button for each direction as opposed to the 3 radio button for each row in your screenshot.. also look at the "N/A" slots i think they are not normal.. πŸ˜•

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                                      • BoxB Offline
                                        Box
                                        last edited by

                                        Now having played with it a bit I can see it isn't functioning as it should.
                                        Spacing works and selecting the key component works, but the radio buttons for alignment don't work.

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                                        • J Offline
                                          jeronimoven
                                          last edited by

                                          @box said:

                                          Make sure the folder 'AnD_Support_Files' that is in the zip file is extracted to the plugin folder also. And check that you have the folder security permission set correctly.

                                          hello, bonjour,

                                          thanks a lot, that works now !

                                          and that is wonderful tool for me,

                                          sdmitch , i'll spare a pair of hours each month thanks to your work..

                                          if one day, i can do something to thank you.

                                          best regards

                                          jeronimoven

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                                          • pilouP Offline
                                            pilou
                                            last edited by

                                            Look the __Ys and _ZY πŸ˜‰ seems it's normal!

                                            Frenchy Pilou
                                            Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                            My Little site :)

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