[Plugin] SectionByCamera (V0.2) - UPDATED 4 June 2012

[mirale999]

great plugin~! I just wanted this function a few days, for my works to display better~

[vidy]

Dear pgarmyn,

thanks for this plug-in, its really good, but i try to do it on section elevation, but it seems won't generate the scene, is it only just for plan view??

thanks,
vd

[pgarmyn]

@vidy said:

Dear pgarmyn,

thanks for this plug-in, its really good, but i try to do it on section elevation, but it seems won't generate the scene, is it only just for plan view??

thanks,
vd

It should work in any direction. What happens? What's your system? What is your Sketchup version?

[vidy]

Im working with Win XP SP 2, and Google Sketchup Pro 8 M3,
it just working fine whenever im doing it at plan view (it generated the scene tab)
but when i was try to do sectionbycamera on elevation, it seems don't have any reaction.. (not generated a scene tab)

thanks,
vd

[pgarmyn]

@vidy said:

Im working with Win XP SP 2, and Google Sketchup Pro 8 M3,
it just working fine whenever im doing it at plan view (it generated the scene tab)
but when i was try to do sectionbycamera on elevation, it seems don't have any reaction.. (not generated a scene tab)

thanks,
vd

OK.
I found out that a section parallel to the red-blue axises doesn't work.
I will fix that. Thanks for testing vidy.

[pgarmyn]

This PLUGIN has been UPDATED :
Look at the top of this page.
IMPORTANT : erase the older version if installed (= file SectionByCam-20120506-1939.rb)

[methade]

This is my first post. And thank you for this great plugin. Its very very useful for me... Kind regards.

[methade]

Me again. I am testing the plugin but having difficulties with renderer maxwell fire. It seems its not working. Any help?. Thanks.

[pgarmyn]

@methade said:

Me again. I am testing the plugin but having difficulties with renderer maxwell fire. It seems its not working. Any help?. Thanks.

Can't help that. Pbacot had the same experience (see above). I menshioned it in the description.

[sepo]

Does this plugin work with SU 2014 and btw where is the plugin folder in SU 2014?

[vidy]

Tested it... and it works like charm
thank you pgarmyn for the update..

regards,
vd

[pgarmyn]

@sepo said:

Does this plugin work with SU 2014 and btw where is the plugin folder in SU 2014?

Sorry doesn't work yet on SU 2014

[mitcorb]

@pgarmyn:
From your first post- as edited: "Works with SKetchup 8 and 2014. NOT FOR Sketchup 2014 "
??

[pgarmyn]

@mitcorb said:

@pgarmyn:
From your first post- as edited: "Works with SKetchup 8 and 2014. NOT FOR Sketchup 2014 "
??

sorry, correction : 8 and 2013

Thanks mitcorb !

[rayc]

This looks like a great plugin and would be very useful for my workflow. When will it be updated for Sketchup 2016? Thanks.

[FlorinAp]

This one doesn't work with SU 2023...!
Please somebody confirm.!

[Dave R]

@FlorinAp reading through this thread, it hasn't worked for more than a decade. The author indicated that on 21 June, 2014. It would appear that the author has, for whatever reason, not continued to support it.

[Didier Bur]

@Dave-R

Hi,
I made it work with SU2023, there were 2 syntax errors with the Ruby version used at that time (2023). Try it with 2024/2025.

SectionByCam_v0.2.1.rbz

[FlorinAp]

@Didier-Bur Thank you for your effort, now it starts (no more error at start of SU), but it doesnt do what it is supposed to do, as it is described in the animation and description of the first post.
It only creates its own scene... and that's it, the shadow is the same...!

Edit: I dont know if it does matter, but i didnt test it in SU 2024 or 2025, but only in 2023.
I stopped at 2023, and there are many reasons not to go beyond until they fix many things that have been broken starting with 2024, among those being massive rgloader problems, many incompatibilities with extensions, and another one that i will not make it public.