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    [Plugin] (TIG) Rotate Plan View v1.1 20110316

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    • S Offline
      seasdes
      last edited by

      This is a wonderful tool. I was made aware of it by Dave.
      Is there a way to lock the scene so that it cannot be accidentally dragged away from its intended orientation?

      Using Sketchup Pro 2019

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      • the_slothT Offline
        the_sloth
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        For some reason, I am having a hard time installing this script.

        When I run from Ruby Console I get the following message:

        Rotateplanview.rb
        Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `rb' for Rotateplanview:Class>
        (eval)

        I also do not see the Toolbar under View > Toolbars > ___. I believe I have it installed correctly.

        install location screenshot

        There are many other scripts in my plugin folder that are working properly. I have restarted SU8 several times. I am sure I am missing something simple.

        Thanks in advance.

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        • Dave RD Offline
          Dave R
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          I would agree. The plugin is not installed correctly. The folder and the rb file should be in the Plugins directory instead. Makes me wonder how you went about installing the plugin and why you did it that way.

          Etaoin Shrdlu

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          • the_slothT Offline
            the_sloth
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            Thank you. That was helpful. The reason I kept Rotate Plan View in its folder is that there are other ruby scripts that seem to operate fine from within folders (see image below). Anyway, thanks again for the response.

            correct install location

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            • Dave RD Offline
              Dave R
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              How are you going about installing plugins?

              Etaoin Shrdlu

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              • pbacotP Offline
                pbacot
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                It looks to me that these files should not be in a folder, but be in the "Plugins" folder itself.

                Edit: woops TIGtools is not file but folder, so I mean that folder should be in the Plugins folder. Sorry.

                MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                • the_slothT Offline
                  the_sloth
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                  Typically I just drag the files into my plugins folder.

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                  • BoxB Offline
                    Box
                    last edited by

                    You might find the pluginstore useful. And it would be nice if your profile version matched your problem version. SU2014 in your profile but SU8 in the question.

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                    • Dave RD Offline
                      Dave R
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                      Ah, I see. It's no wonder, then. You should be using Install Extension, and the SCF plugin store.

                      Etaoin Shrdlu

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                      • the_slothT Offline
                        the_sloth
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                        @box said:

                        You might find the pluginstore useful. And it would be nice if your profile version matched your problem version. SU2014 in your profile but SU8 in the question.

                        You bring up a good point. In profile you can only choose one version. I use SU 8 at work (network license), 2013 at home (personal license), and occasionally SU2014 Make when there are no licenses at work. I would bet there are others who use multiple version of SketchUp as well.

                        I will read this later today: http://sketchucation.com/resources/tutorials/108-installing-sketchup-plugins

                        Thanks for the help.

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                        • BoxB Offline
                          Box
                          last edited by

                          I was referring to this
                          http://sketchucation.com/resources/plugin-store-download

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                          • the_slothT Offline
                            the_sloth
                            last edited by

                            This is very cool. Thanks for sharing. I haven't used SU for some time in a serious fashion and am excited to be getting back into it

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                              jimmylomax
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                              This is great! Many thanks. Is there a known way to achieve this from another perspective (e.g. I'd like to make an ISO image)?

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                              • TIGT Offline
                                TIG Moderator
                                last edited by

                                Look up my iso axo script...
                                https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=axo_iso

                                TIG

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                                • D Offline
                                  db11
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                                  A very useful little plugin.

                                  @TIG: Is it possible to provide the same capability for the other ortho views? I'd like to be able to rotate front and side views in the same way.

                                  I searched for another extension that could do it, but didn't locate one.

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                                  • TIGT Offline
                                    TIG Moderator
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                                    @db11 said:

                                    @TIG: Is it possible to provide the same capability for the other ortho views? I'd like to be able to rotate front and side views in the same way.

                                    It's a very very old, but [perhaps overly] simple script.
                                    If you read the code it resets the Plan-view camera's 'UP' to be the Z_AXIS [Top view], and then transforms it around that axis by the specified angle.

                                    To make a version to say look 'Front' along the green axis you'd use the Y_AXIS and so on...
                                    Just try copying the RB file ../Plugins/Rotatefrontview.rb***, editing it and substituting the Y_AXIS for the Z_AXIS [in two places]...
                                    Use a plain-text editor like Notepad++ on PC or TextWrangler on MAC.
                                    ***Name these new RB files logically e.g. Rotateplanview.rb==> Rotatefrontview.rb and also remember to change the other parts of the code to match - e.g. ' Class' name and associated lines of code setting up the cmd to suit, each time replacing [Pp]lan with [Ff]ront etc.
                                    Change the Toolbar [copied] PNG names too...
                                    BUT don't worry about the Toolbar code otherwise, because it only kicks in when there PNG images for the buttons exist.
                                    Unless you recreate the PNG files inside the ../Plugins/TIGtools subfolder there will be no matching Toolbar buttons made - but the View menu items will always get created...

                                    To make all 5 other possible ortho views, just substitute the Z_AXIS [Top] for X_AXIS [Right], Y_AXIS [Front], and their .reverse equivalents [Left & Back] + Z_AXIS.reverse [Bottom]...

                                    TIG

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                                    • D Offline
                                      db11
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                                      Thanks TIG for taking the time to describe the proper approach. Sounds fairly straightforward, so I'll give it a try this weekend.

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                                      • D Offline
                                        db11
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                                        I made the modifications and produced 'Rotate____view' for the various views. Saved me a lot of trouble of rotating viewports in LayOut for a bunch of parts on a material list. So thanks for the directions — it was even simpler than I thought.

                                        But it did make me think: wouldn't it be possible to make a single plugin "RotateCurrentView"?

                                        If there a way to auto-poll for the current view, then wouldn't it be relatively simple to use a CASE statement to assign the correct axes relative to the current view?

                                        The produced versions do the trick fine, but it would be cool to consolidate multiple plugins (and their corresponding menu items) into a single one.

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                                          db11
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                                          ...I should add that it would be fun to try to make those modifications myself (assuming the approach is valid).

                                          A fair while back I had started teaching myself Ruby and made a couple of super simple plugins for my own use. Then I got busy with paid work and dropped the effort. I've probably forgotten much of what I had learned, but I have been meaning to get back to it — and this might be a fun re-entry (especially since most of the work is already done).

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