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  • C Offline
    cotty
    last edited by 11 Dec 2014, 18:19

    @flippie123 said:

    ... but it only works for Sketchup7. And it is not easy to use. ๐ŸŽ‰

    That's wrong...
    http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=SketchyPhysics

    my SketchUp gallery

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    • J Offline
      jeff hammond
      last edited by 12 Dec 2014, 02:08

      .

      here's a dynamic component which does the thing in the original post..

      DC_Magnet.skp

      to use it:
      โ€ข double-click the outer component (main) to enter it.. (there are two more components inside: box & attractor)
      โ€ข Move the attractor component with the move tool
      โ€ข exit the main component then right-click on it --> Dynamic Components-> Redraw.

      dotdotdot

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      • D Offline
        driven
        last edited by 12 Dec 2014, 03:09

        @jeff
        that's really good...

        learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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        • J Offline
          jeff hammond
          last edited by 12 Dec 2014, 04:22

          @driven said:

          @jeff
          that's really good...

          thanks.


          a few more additions (right-click--> dynamic components -> component options)

          โ€ข pick the number of boxes (square array)
          โ€ข how many beers? (straightness of rows and columns waver)

          DC_Magnet_Beer.skp

          Screen Shot 2014-12-11 at 11.16.14 PM.png

          dotdotdot

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          • J Offline
            jeff hammond
            last edited by 12 Dec 2014, 04:59

            .

            1024 boxes, a 12-pack, and change the shape of the box component

            beermag.jpg

            dotdotdot

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            • F Offline
              Flippie123
              last edited by 12 Dec 2014, 05:54

              @Jeff

              I just made this and gave it a twist. Very awesome! ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐Ÿ‘


              Capture4.JPG

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              • J Offline
                jeff hammond
                last edited by 12 Dec 2014, 07:06

                @flippie123 said:

                I just made this and gave it a twist.

                yeah, it's something to do with replacing the box component with one on a different axis.. haven't quite figured out how to control it properly.. i made it this far:

                beermag2.jpg

                dotdotdot

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                • J Offline
                  jeff hammond
                  last edited by 12 Dec 2014, 17:30

                  sweet!
                  (i'm not sure how to use the code but the gif looks cool ๐Ÿ˜‰ ๐Ÿ‘ )

                  dotdotdot

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                  • D Offline
                    driven
                    last edited by 12 Dec 2014, 17:53

                    @jeff hammond said:

                    ...i'm not sure how to use the code ...

                    just paste into 'Ruby Console' hit return, will run till end of session...
                    it's only active when inside the DC so you can do other modelling...

                    I can put it in a rbz with the DC if you want...

                    john

                    learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                    • J Offline
                      jeff hammond
                      last edited by 12 Dec 2014, 18:08

                      @driven said:

                      @jeff hammond said:

                      ...i'm not sure how to use the code ...

                      just paste into 'Ruby Console' hit return, will run till end of session...
                      it's only active when inside the DC so you can do other modelling...

                      I can put it in a rbz with the DC if you want...

                      john

                      oh nice. i see now.
                      it works along with the dynamic component i posted.. i didn't realize things like that were possible.

                      but yeah, that's a lot better than manually triggering the redraw ๐Ÿ‘

                      dotdotdot

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                      • D Offline
                        driven
                        last edited by 12 Dec 2014, 21:33

                        @jeff hammond said:

                        ... i didn't realize things like that were possible.

                        nor did I...

                        I improved the script to only do one redraw after the move [was trigging twice]...

                        there are probably other ways to do this, but it seams to work...

                        john

                        learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                        • D Offline
                          driven
                          last edited by 13 Dec 2014, 00:13

                          updated working version...

                          class JcB_MoveToolObserver < Sketchup;;ToolsObserver
                              def onToolStateChanged(tools, tool_name, tool_id, tool_state)
                                attractor = Sketchup.active_model.selection[0].definition.name == 'attractor'
                                moved = tool_state.to_s == '0' && tool_name.to_s == 'MoveTool'
                                @count = 0 unless @count == 1
                                
                                update = attractor && moved
                                  if update
                                    selection = Sketchup.active_model.selection[0].parent.instances[0]
                                    @count = @count + 1
                                    puts(" first click of " + tool_name.to_s ) if @count == 1
                                    if @count == 2
                                      puts(" second click of " + tool_name.to_s )
                                      $dc_observers.get_latest_class.redraw_with_undo(selection)
                                      @count = 0
                                    end
                                  end
                              end
                           end
                          
                           Sketchup.active_model.tools.add_observer(JcB_MoveToolObserver.new) if not defined? JcB_MoveToolObserver
                           
                          

                          learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                          • D Offline
                            driven
                            last edited by 13 Dec 2014, 22:45

                            here's a fun bit of code...
                            now it does what the OP asked...
                            auto update, slows a bit over 64 items...

                             look below...
                            

                            john
                            EDIT: changed back to original as my counter was failing

                            BETTER CODE BELOW...

                            learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                            • J Offline
                              Jim
                              last edited by 14 Dec 2014, 19:41

                              @unknownuser said:

                              the other thing I was wondering if arrow keys can be used to move the dc's 'attractor'

                              You need a Tool to get the key-presses, then read-update-write the position values depending on which key was pressed, then redraw the DC.


                              This file was made specifically for Jeff's DC Magnet Beer model.

                              Hi

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                              • D Offline
                                driven
                                last edited by 15 Dec 2014, 11:55

                                cheers Jim,
                                that works and is much cleaner than i was attempting...

                                what other thing can we do with ruby to manipulate DC's?

                                I'll see if I can turn this into a pick point version...

                                john

                                learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                                • S Offline
                                  sdmitch
                                  last edited by 15 Dec 2014, 15:09

                                  Hey, I want in on the fun too.

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

                                  http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                                  • D Offline
                                    driven
                                    last edited by 15 Dec 2014, 15:12

                                    @sam yours looks cooler than my effort...

                                    click anywhere to move 'magnet'...
                                    driven-dc-tool_v2_2.gif
                                    john

                                    learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                                    • S Offline
                                      sdmitch
                                      last edited by 15 Dec 2014, 15:52

                                      @driven said:

                                      @sam yours looks cooler than my effort...

                                      [attachment=1:3ueqjjsy]<!-- ia1 -->driven-dc-tool_v2.rb<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:3ueqjjsy]
                                      [attachment=0:3ueqjjsy]<!-- ia0 -->driven-dc-tool_v2_2.gif<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:3ueqjjsy]
                                      john

                                      ๐Ÿ˜ฎ ๐Ÿ˜ณ ๐Ÿ˜†

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

                                      http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                                      • D Offline
                                        driven
                                        last edited by 15 Dec 2014, 19:14

                                        with cursor...modified <a class=@Jeff's DC, @Jim's code..." title="modified @Jeff's DC, @Jim's code..." class=" img-fluid img-markdown" />

                                        learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                                        • gillesG Offline
                                          gilles
                                          last edited by 15 Dec 2014, 19:25

                                          Next step is multi- attractors ๐Ÿ’š

                                          " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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