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    • thomthomT Offline
      thomthom
      last edited by

      Agree 100% with you Dan.

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        fatihbarut
        last edited by

        I think eventhough the title has "Solved" the last solution is missing

        Here is one of them.

        
        model = Sketchup.active_model
        ent = model.entities
        sel = model.selection
        
        defn = Sketchup.active_model.definitions
        
        def onMouseMove(flags, x, y, view)
          return nil if not @instance ### only works when instance is set
          @ip.pick(view, x, y)
          if @ip != @ip1
            view.invalidate if( @ip.display? or @ip1.display? )
            @ip1.copy!(@ip)
            view.tooltip=@ip1.tooltip
            @instance.transform!(Geom;;Transformation.new(@ip1.position))
          end
        end
        
        def onLButtonDown(flags, x, y, view)
          return nil if not @instance
          @ip1.pick(view, x, y)
          if @ip1.valid?
            @instance.transform!(Geom;;Transformation.new(@ip1.position))
            @instance=nil ### un-sets instance
          end
        end
        
        lastdefn = defn[0] # ! I had just one definition in my component definition list therefor defn[0] worked well for me
        model.place_component( lastdefn , false )
        
        
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        • J Offline
          Jim
          last edited by

          As has been discovered already in this thread, you probably want to use @instance.move!(..) rather than .transform!(..) so as not to disturb the Undo stack.

          Another idea might be to use the opengl draw commands to draw a proxy object instead of actually moving an Instance with the mouse.

          Hi

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          • Chris FullmerC Offline
            Chris Fullmer
            last edited by

            @jim said:

            Another idea might be to use the opengl draw commands to draw a proxy object instead of actually moving an Instance with the mouse.

            That's what I ended up doing, which was disappointing to me, but still looks pretty cool.

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            • K Offline
              kaas
              last edited by

              I'm trying out several methods for a plugin-user to define a plane. Picking 3 points works but maybe more easy would be to use a component plane thats glues to the underlying objects.

              Using the code from this thread I can attach a component-plane to the mouse pointer.

              behavior = @plane_def.behavior behavior.snapto = SnapTo_Arbitrary behavior.is2d = true

              Adding this code makes the component-plane glue to objects but only outside the ruby code as it seems. The glue works if the component is picked from the component browser OR if the component is added with model.place_component componentdefinition, repeat. Then I would have to add an observer to have the code pick it up again.

              Is there any way around this?

              edit: changed 'listener' to 'observer'

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              • tt_suT Offline
                tt_su
                last edited by

                In addition to changing the behaviour you need to use glued_to= to specify what it should be glued to.

                ...or maybe I didn't quite understand what you where asking for..?

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                • K Offline
                  kaas
                  last edited by

                  @tt_su said:

                  In addition to changing the behaviour you need to use glued_to= to specify what it should be glued to.

                  Hello Thomas, Thanks for your reply.

                  I want the component to glue to any face in the model, just like a normal glue-ing component would do, if inserted from the component browser.

                  Funny part is: when using the code below the instance doesn't glue. If I manually pick the component afterwards from the component browser and place it, it does glue...??

                  def activate
                  	@model = Sketchup.active_model
                  	@definitions = @model.definitions
                  	@entities = @model.entities	
                          @ip = Sketchup;;InputPoint.new
                  	@ipP = Sketchup;;InputPoint.new	
                  		
                  	size = 20
                  	pm = Geom;;PolygonMesh.new
                  	pm.add_point([-size, -size, 0]) # 1
                  	pm.add_point([-size, size, 0]) # 2
                  	pm.add_point([size, size, 0]) # 3
                  	pm.add_point([size, -size, 0]) # 4
                  	pm.add_polygon(1,3,2,4)
                  	
                  	smooth_flags = Geom;;PolygonMesh;;NO_SMOOTH_OR_HIDE
                  	mb_rundim_plane_def = @definitions.add("mb_runDimPlane");
                  	dim_plane = mb_rundim_plane_def.entities.add_faces_from_mesh(pm, smooth_flags)
                  	behavior = mb_rundim_plane_def.behavior
                  	behavior.snapto = SnapTo_Arbitrary
                  	behavior.is2d = true
                  	
                  	@instance = @entities.add_instance(mb_rundim_plane_def, ORIGIN)
                  end # def activate
                  
                  def onMouseMove(flags, x, y, view)
                    @ip.pick(view, x, y)
                    if @ip != @ipP && @instance
                      view.invalidate if( @ip.display? or @ipP.display? )
                      @ipP.copy!(@ip)
                      view.tooltip=@ipP.tooltip
                      @instance.move!(Geom;;Transformation.new(@ipP.position))
                    end
                  end
                  
                  def onLButtonDown(flags, x, y, view)
                    return nil if not @instance
                    @ipP.pick(view, x, y)
                    if @ipP.valid?
                      @instance.move!(Geom;;Transformation.new(@ipP.position))
                      @instance=nil
                    end
                  end
                  
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                  • TIGT Online
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    You must tell SketchUp which face to glue it onto.
                    You could do that by using a ' pickhelper' which is activated 'on button up'... which finds the best face-match http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/developer/docs/ourdoc/pickhelper#picked_face
                    And then use:
                    @instance.glued_to=some_face_that_you_specify_from_pickhelper
                    See http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/developer/docs/ourdoc/componentinstance#glued_to=

                    TIG

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                    • K Offline
                      kaas
                      last edited by

                      Hi TIG,

                      Thanks for your suggestion. I changed the code, drew a simple rectangle and pushed-pulled it. After picking it throws an error on the 'glue-line':
                      Error: #<ArgumentError: Can only glue to something in the same component>
                      Doesn't make sense to me. They should be both in the same context: Sketchup.active_model.entities. Google-ing this error results in another thread you were active in http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=180%26amp;t=54813 but no help there. Any suggestions anyone?

                      def onLButtonUp(flags, x, y, view)
                      	ph = view.pick_helper
                      	ph.do_pick(x, y)
                      	face = ph.picked_face
                      	@instance.move!(Geom;;Transformation.new(@ipP.position))
                      	view.invalidate
                      	if face
                      		@instance.glued_to=face
                      	end	
                      end
                      
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                      • TIGT Online
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        You need to set ents=model.active_entities and add the instance to that entities context.
                        BUT if the face you pick is inside another context you cannot glue to it.
                        You can check that by using instance.parent.entities==face.parent.entities

                        Why not use the way that mimics the native component placer - http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/developer/docs/ourdoc/model#place_component

                        You already have the gluing definition, so you can erase the placed instance/code... and there is no need to then find the face at all ?

                        TIG

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                        • K Offline
                          kaas
                          last edited by

                          @tig said:

                          ..Why not use the way that mimics the native component placer - http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/developer/docs/ourdoc/model#place_component...

                          I gave your suggestion a go. Instead of adding the component to the mouse I used @model.place_component ... and have the code pick it up again with an observer.

                          Problem I now face: the newest added instance doesn't show up if I look for it. My guess is: its returning the definition info instead.

                          I tried:

                          @entities.each {|e|
                             puts e.to_s
                             next unless e.is_a?(Sketchup;;ComponentInstance)
                             puts "instance; #{e.to_s}"
                             puts "origin; #{e.transformation.origin}"
                          }
                          
                          

                          OR

                          	
                             instance = @definitions[instance_def_name]
                             puts "instance; #{instance.instances[0].to_s}"
                             puts "origin; #{instance.instances[0].transformation.origin}"
                          
                          

                          Only if I add another (and another) instance, all but the last one are found (see animated gif).

                          I must be missing something elementary... Any suggestions?


                          problem.gif

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                          • TIGT Online
                            TIG Moderator
                            last edited by

                            You already have a reference to the instance called @instance - so, without re-coding [so you make a definition rather than an instance], you can get a reference to the instance's definition thus: @defn=@instance.definition, then immediately erase the instance with @instance.erase!...
                            And then you NOW use @model.place_component(@defn) πŸ˜•

                            TIG

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                            • K Offline
                              kaas
                              last edited by

                              @tig said:

                              You already have a reference to the instance called @instance - so, without re-coding [so you make a definition rather than an instance], you can get a reference to the instance's definition thus: @defn=@instance.definition, then immediately erase the instance with @instance.erase!...
                              And then you NOW use @model.place_component(@defn) πŸ˜•

                              ...? I changed the code a bit compared what I posted a few posts above. Now, at the start of model.place_component for the first time there is no instance in the model, only a definition. So I'm not sure what I should delete here.

                              I ask myself: is the result of Sketchup.active_model.place_componentthe same context as Sketchup.active_model.entities?

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                              • K Offline
                                kaas
                                last edited by

                                Still trying to figure it out. Tested it by putting the code directly into the Ruby Console and putting it into a rb-file.

                                Try with a freshly started Sketchup 2014 and delete 'Sophie' (but leave her in the component definitions). First I executed in the Ruby Console:

                                
                                @model = Sketchup.active_model
                                @ents = @model.entities
                                @defs = @model.definitions
                                inst = @defs["Sophie"]
                                @model.place_component inst,false
                                
                                

                                Place her anywhere but not on the origin 0,0,0

                                Second run this:

                                
                                @ents.each {|e|
                                next unless e.is_a?(Sketchup;;ComponentInstance)
                                puts e.transformation.origin
                                }
                                
                                

                                You get the proper coordinates of Sophie.

                                Now I delete all Sophies but leave her in the component definitions.
                                I wrap the above code into a plugin. I need to add an observer so the code can pick it up again (place_component breaks the code). I load it and start it with: MB_place_instance.activate

                                The first placed instance always returns 0,0,0 as the origin. Add another one (activate again) and it returns the origin of the first added instance etc... Looks like its returning the definition and not the placed instance.

                                There must be some logic in it but I fail to see it...

                                
                                require 'sketchup.rb'
                                module MB_place_instance
                                
                                	class MyDefObserver < Sketchup;;DefinitionObserver ### create an observer (place_component breaks the code and returns to SU) ###
                                	   def onComponentInstanceAdded(definition, instance)
                                		 puts "observer has fired; " + instance.to_s
                                		 MB_place_instance.refire(instance) # go back to the tool
                                	   end
                                	end
                                
                                	def self.activate
                                		@model = Sketchup.active_model
                                		@ents = @model.entities
                                		@defs = @model.definitions
                                		inst = @defs["Sophie"]
                                		@observer = MyDefObserver.new
                                		@model.definitions[0].add_observer(@observer)
                                		@model.place_component inst,false
                                	end #def
                                	
                                	def self.refire(instance)
                                		@defs[0].remove_observer(@observer) # delete the observer
                                		@observer = nil # delete the observer in case previous method fails
                                		GC.start # collect garbage
                                		@ents.each {|e|
                                			next unless e.is_a?(Sketchup;;ComponentInstance)
                                			puts "looking with each; #{e.transformation.origin}"
                                		}	
                                		puts "directly adressing passed instance; #{instance.transformation.origin}"
                                	end #def
                                	
                                end #module
                                
                                ### start in RubyConsole with; MB_place_instance.activate
                                
                                
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