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    • S Offline
      sm4rt
      last edited by

      Any ideas of what happens and what's wrong in my version because I really don't understand where is the mistake in fact...

      trying to treat files before folders but it don't change anything :

      • when there is a sub folder everything works good
      • when the actual folder is the last child one, skps do not load <= path is wrong |
        but path is good before entering in the load function / wrong inside it / and right after quiting the load function....

      it make me crazy! 😡

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      • TIGT Offline
        TIG Moderator
        last edited by

        Your menu_maker code ~line #50 was wrongly worded - it wasn't looking in the right folder IF the folder wasn't in Plugins with the .rb file !
        Here's the module part of the code again...

        <span class="syntaxdefault"></span><span class="syntaxcomment">###..............<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">module&nbsp;Sm4rt_CL<br />&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">class&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">List_Menu_Load<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;def&nbsp;initialize</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">rep</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">nil</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">menu</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">nil</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;return&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">nil&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">if&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">not&nbsp;rep&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">or&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">not&nbsp;menu&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">or&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">not&nbsp;File</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">exist</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">?(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">rep</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)&nbsp;or&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">not&nbsp;File</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ftype</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">rep</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)==</span><span class="syntaxstring">'directory'<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">skps</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=[];&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">folders</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=[]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Dir</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">entries</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">rep</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">).</span><span class="syntaxdefault">each</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">{|</span><span class="syntaxdefault">f</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">|<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">next&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">if&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">f</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxstring">'.'&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">or&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">f</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxstring">'..'<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">path</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">File</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">join</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">rep</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">f</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">skps&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword"><<&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">f&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">if&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">File</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ftype</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">path</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)!=</span><span class="syntaxstring">'directory'&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">and&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">File</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">extname</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">f</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">).</span><span class="syntaxdefault">downcase</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxstring">'.skp'<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">folders&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword"><<&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">f&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">if&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">File</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ftype</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">path</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)==</span><span class="syntaxstring">'directory'<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">}<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">folders</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">each</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">{|</span><span class="syntaxdefault">folder</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">|<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">path</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">File</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">join</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">rep</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">folder</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">);&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">smenu</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">menu</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_submenu</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">folder</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Sm4rt_CL</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">List_Menu_Load</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.new(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">path</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">smenu</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)&nbsp;if&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">smenu<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">}<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">skps</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">each</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">{|</span><span class="syntaxdefault">skp</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">|<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">skpc</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">File</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">basename</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">skp</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">".*"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">);&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">path</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">File</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">join</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">rep</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">skp</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">menu</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_item</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">skpc</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">){</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Sm4rt_CL</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">List_Menu_Load</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">component_loader</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">path</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)}<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">end</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#initialize<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">def&nbsp;List_Menu_Load</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">component_loader</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">path</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">nil</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Sketchup</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">active_model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">import</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">path</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">true</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)&nbsp;if&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">path<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;end</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#component_loader<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">def&nbsp;List_Menu_Load</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">menu_maker</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">folder</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">nil</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">name</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">nil</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;return&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">nil&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">if&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">not&nbsp;folder&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">or&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">not&nbsp;name<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sm4rt_CL</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">List_Menu_Load</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.new(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">folder</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">menu</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">UI</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">menu</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Plugins"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">).</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_submenu</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">name</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">))<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">end</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#menu_maker<br />&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">end</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#class<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">end</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#module<br />###&nbsp;auto-run&nbsp;at&nbsp;startup<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">librariesNames</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">each&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">{|</span><span class="syntaxdefault">value</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">|&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Sm4rt_CL</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">List_Menu_Load</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">menu_maker</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">librariesFolders</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">value</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">value</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)}<br /></span><span class="syntaxcomment">###&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault"></span>
        

        Also note that I removed a redundant "submenu=[]" line 😒

        TIG

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        • S Offline
          sm4rt
          last edited by

          No I was speaking about my version of the first post.... Because there is non sens there^^

          Actually the last one I send works good for me... thanks to you^^ (and your last suggestion don't or is a good solution for declaring Absolute path personally I prefers Relative declaration like you did...

          But I've suppressed "submenus=[]" though...

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          • S Offline
            sm4rt
            last edited by

            damn! still impressive TIG!

            I've just modified it to treat folders before skps and added the ability to load more then one folder...

            File in attachment for those who want

            here is the log^^

            @unknownuser said:

            Copyright 2011 by sm4rt (No it's TIG one in fact)

            THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR

            IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED

            WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

            Name : Dynamic Component Loader 0.1.1rc1

            Description : load full libraries of components you often use by creating a menu list of your component libraries

            inside the Sketchup Plugins Menu

            Author : sm4rt but TIG

            Usage : Simply edit/add the name you want to give for your component libraries inside "librariesNames" declaration

            edit/add the corresponding folder path inside "librariesFolders" declaration

            And that's it !

            you'll no longer have to search through your disk to find model you usually use

            Just feed your model libs as time goes by

            Script will load sub-folders too

            Date : 8.Apr.2011

            Type : Loader

            History:

            0.1.1rc1 (8.Apr.2011) - impressive fully versatile revision

            0.1.1beta1 (7.Apr.2011) - loud dirty unefficient version


            Component Libraries Loader Plugin

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            • G Offline
              glro
              last edited by

              i use this plugin as an alternative to sketchup native component browser; but, even with only one subfolder in the component folder, it takes a lot of room on the screen
              complete path to a component in the library

              would it be possible to have a button, or a key shortcut, that would open a window with only the chosen folder in sketchup component folder; by clicking on this folder, it would show its content, and it would be possible to pick up a component; like this
              reduced panels

              less room on the screen, easier to follow the path to the chosen component with the mouse

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              • K Offline
                krazyman
                last edited by

                Is there any way to access folders outside of the SketchUp root folder? It doesn't read a folder if I enter the address as "C:\Library" or anything without the "../Components" type of notation.

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                • G Offline
                  glro
                  last edited by

                  any chance to get it working with sketchup 15?

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                  • CadFatherC Offline
                    CadFather
                    last edited by

                    it kind of does,

                    the code looks for the comps in two folders but they must be where the plugin itself is (plugins folder usually).

                    require 'sketchup.rb'
                    #order = ["Components", "MyLibrary"]
                    librariesNames = ["MyLibrary", "Components"]
                    librariesFolders = { "Components" => "Components", "MyLibrary" => "MyLibrary"}
                    module Sm4rt_CL
                     class List_Menu_Load
                      def initialize(rep=nil, menu=nil)
                        return nil if not rep or not menu or not File.exist?(rep) or not File.ftype(rep)=='directory'
                        skps=[]; folders=[]
                        Dir.entries(rep).each{|f|
                          next if f=='.' or f=='..'
                          path=File.join(rep, f)
                          skps << f if File.ftype(path)!='directory' and File.extname(f).downcase=='.skp'
                          folders << f if File.ftype(path)=='directory'
                        }
                        folders.each{|folder|
                          path=File.join(rep, folder); smenu=menu.add_submenu(folder)
                          Sm4rt_CL;;List_Menu_Load.new(path, smenu) if smenu
                        }
                         skps.each{|skp|
                          skpc=File.basename(skp, ".*"); path=File.join(rep, skp)
                          menu.add_item(skpc){Sm4rt_CL;;List_Menu_Load;;component_loader(path)}
                        }
                     end#initialize
                      def List_Menu_Load;;component_loader(path=nil)
                        Sketchup.active_model.import(path, true) if path
                      end#component_loader
                      def List_Menu_Load;;menu_maker(folder=nil, name=nil)
                        return nil if not folder or not name
                        Sm4rt_CL;;List_Menu_Load.new(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), folder), menu=UI.menu("Plugins").add_submenu(name))
                      end#menu_maker
                     end#class
                    end#module
                    ### auto-run at startup
                    librariesNames.each {|value| Sm4rt_CL;;List_Menu_Load;;menu_maker(librariesFolders[value], value)}
                    ###  
                    
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                    • G Offline
                      glro
                      last edited by

                      Thank you

                      i didn't notice any change from the version i already have though

                      it did work perfectly in SU8
                      it doesn't work for me anymore in SU15

                      components are in the components folder, the plugin is in the plugins folder

                      in SU15, they are far apart, maybe that's why

                      adding this file in my plugins folder, i do have 2 more lines in the plugins menu

                      "Mylibray"
                      "components"
                      but they don't unfold, and Launchup doesn't propose me components anymore when i type the name

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                      • CadFatherC Offline
                        CadFather
                        last edited by

                        yes, i posted the code so you'd be sure of the one i used.

                        notice i took out the '../' from the 2 folders paths (start of script) - which made the script look in the directory above to the comps folder. (so it only works on su8)

                        if you put the folders in the same directory as the script it works. at least it does for me (check the case matches too)

                        need to look more into to see why it doesn't when you change the path to full (ie. "c/Program Files/SketchUp...etc etc)

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                        • G Offline
                          glro
                          last edited by

                          @cadfather said:

                          yes, i posted the code so you'd be sure of the one i used.

                          notice i took out the '../' from the 2 folders paths (start of script) - which made the script look in the directory above to the comps folder. (so it only works on su8)

                          if you put the folders in the same directory as the script it works. at least it does for me (check the case matches too)

                          need to look more into to see why it doesn't when you change the path to full (ie. "c/Program Files/SketchUp...etc etc)

                          OK now i understand
                          it works for me also
                          muchas gracias 😄
                          i shall try to change the path too...

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