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    • P Offline
      publied
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      very interesting Thom,
      now i'm trying it!

      hire me@ http://www.publied.it !

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      • halroachH Offline
        halroach
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        Hi,

        Sometimes when I'm using this plugin it only converts one selected group to one component leaving all the rest as groups. Not sure what's causing that. ideas?

        FlexTools - Super Quick Windows, Doors, Slats...

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        • halroachH Offline
          halroach
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          @halroach said:

          Hi,

          Sometimes when I'm using this plugin it only converts one selected group to one component leaving all the rest as groups. Not sure what's causing that. ideas?

          I copied and pasted all the groups to another sketchup model (outside of the one component they were in, and they were all converted. could it be this plugin doesn't work within a component?

          FlexTools - Super Quick Windows, Doors, Slats...

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          • tt_suT Offline
            tt_su
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            Do you have a sample scenario/model where I can reproduce this?

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            • irwanwrI Offline
              irwanwr
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              I thought there's already Group to Components function in Selection Toys, isn't it?

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              • thomthomT Offline
                thomthom
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                @irwanwr said:

                I thought there's already Group to Components function in Selection Toys, isn't it?

                It's somewhat different. Selection Toys got a function to convert group copies to component instance while ensuring each instance isn't made unique.
                This small extension had a special purpose for preserving naming in a special way by request of some user.

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                List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                • B Offline
                  bsfranza
                  last edited by

                  hi there,

                  could it be that its not yet updated for su 2014???

                  its not showing in any menue 😞

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                  • Dave RD Offline
                    Dave R
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                    @bsfranza said:

                    hi there,

                    could it be that its not yet updated for su 2014???

                    its not showing in any menue 😞

                    No. It works fine n SketchUp 2014. How did you install it? If installed correctly, it will appear in the Plugins menu.

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                    • K Offline
                      koliboti
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                      Hi, do you guys have plugin that makes components to groups, that work wit SU2015?

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                      • TIGT Offline
                        TIG Moderator
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                        @koliboti said:

                        Hi, do you guys have plugin that makes components to groups, that work wit SU2015?
                        I assume you mean to make component-instances into groups ?
                        This one liner processed a selection. Making any component-instances into groups, using the same name/layer/material/attributes as the original...

                        m=Sketchup.active_model;a=m.active_entities;s=m.selection;m.start_operation('!');s.grep(Sketchup;;ComponentInstance).each{|i|g=a.add_group();e=g.entities;n=e.add_instance(i.definition, i.transformation);n.explode;g.name=i.definition.name;g.layer=i.layer;g.material=i.material;i.attribute_dictionaries.each{|d|d.each_pair{|k,v|g.add_attribute(d.name,k,v)}}if i.attribute_dictionaries;i.erase!;};m.commit_operation
                        

                        TIG

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                        • K Offline
                          koliboti
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                          @tig said:

                          @koliboti said:

                          Hi, do you guys have plugin that makes components to groups, that work wit SU2015?
                          I assume you mean to make component-instances into groups ?
                          This one liner processed a selection. Making any component-instances into groups, using the same name/layer/material/attributes as the original...

                          m=Sketchup.active_model;a=m.active_entities;s=m.selection;m.start_operation('!');s.grep(Sketchup;;ComponentInstance).each{|i|g=a.add_group();e=g.entities;n=e.add_instance(i.definition, i.transformation);n.explode;g.name=i.definition.name;g.layer=i.layer;g.material=i.material;i.attribute_dictionaries.each{|d|d.each_pair{|k,v|g.add_attribute(d.name,k,v)}}if i.attribute_dictionaries;i.erase!;};m.commit_operation
                          

                          Thank you very-very much TIG! it works perfect also with imported 3ds objects. 🎉

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                          • C Offline
                            camilo_caicedo
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                            Hi thomthom.

                            Your conversion tool changes all groups in the selection to components, one component for each group where the group's name is transferred to the component's definition's name.

                            Please, do you know about some plugin which changes all groups in the selection to a single component (the groups should be a copy of a single group), so you obtain one component for each group, where the component definition name of each component is the same?

                            People often forget to make a component instead of a group, so if you repeat a group, and then you rotate or move that group to diferent places many times, it would be hard to make a component and then repeat it, rotate or move it many times again. A tool to convert those groups to one component would allow you to go on with your job.

                            Thank's

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                            • thomthomT Offline
                              thomthom
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                              If the group haven't been modified (or even opened) then Selection Toys can convert such groups to components. But if the user has performed any kind of action that makes SU kick in the make-unique then it won't be able to detect that.
                              You can force replace with Component Replacer, but you need to pick out which ones to replace with what.


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                              • R Offline
                                rv1974
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                                Thomthom, may I request this tool to keep the object(s) selected after conversion?

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                                • Y Offline
                                  YCL furniture
                                  last edited by

                                  Hello, Thom
                                  maybe have any plugin to convert components to groups? without losing the component name

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                                  • Dave RD Offline
                                    Dave R
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                                    @ycl furniture said:

                                    Hello, Thom
                                    maybe have any plugin to convert components to groups? without losing the component name

                                    Why convert components to groups?

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                                    • Y Offline
                                      YCL furniture
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                                      @dave r said:

                                      @ycl furniture said:

                                      Hello, Thom
                                      maybe have any plugin to convert components to groups? without losing the component name

                                      Why convert components to groups?

                                      Because I design furniture with components. After designing the furniture, I use the ABF solutions plugin to make report list of furniture panels cutting and edges bandings. This plugin only works with groups.
                                      Maybe you know of another plugin that make report list of furniture panels and edges banding?
                                      I made a video where I showed what features I need (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85djT5KbnZw)

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                                      • Dave RD Offline
                                        Dave R
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                                        You are using SketchUp 2016 Make for your business?

                                        There are numerous cutlist extensions that work with components.

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                                        • Y Offline
                                          YCL furniture
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                                          @dave r said:

                                          You are using SketchUp 2016 Make for your business?

                                          There are numerous cutlist extensions that work with components.

                                          There are many extensions that calculate report list of furniture panels cuttings. But none of them count the edges banding

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                                            fortyonethirty
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                                            Thanks! 👍

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