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  • T Offline
    TIG Moderator
    last edited by 20 Jan 2012, 11:14

    Copy/Paste this code into a new plain-text file called say TIG-selected_connected_into_components.rb in the Plugins folder.

    require('sketchup.rb')
    module TIG
     def self.selected_connected_into_components()
      model=Sketchup.active_model
      ents=model.active_entities
      ss=model.selection
      faces=[]
      ss.each{|e|
        if e.class==Sketchup;;Face
          faces << e
    	  faces << e.edges
        end
      }
      faces.flatten!
      faces.uniq!
      cons=[]
      faces.dup.each{|e|
        next unless e.valid? and e.class==Sketchup;;Face and faces.include?(e)
    	con=e.all_connected
    	con.each{|c|faces.delete(c)}
    	cons << con
      }
      model.start_operation("TIG.selected_connected_into_components")
      cons.each{|con|
        grp=ents.add_group(con)
    	ins=grp.to_component
    	defn=ins.definition
    	defn.invalidate_bounds
    	defn.name="Component#1" ### will increment
      }
      model.commit_operation
     end
    end
    ### Usage; Select what faces are to become components
    ### TIG.selected_connected_into_components in the Ruby Console
    

    Its usage is explained at the end of the code...
    You select the appropriate geometry [faces], run the tool by typing/pasting its command - TIG.selected_connected_into_components - into the Ruby Console... all "connected geometry" is made into separate components, named Component#1, Component#2 etc...
    [mod=:3qy3sl05]To be v2014 compatible encode the file as UTF8-without-BOM [Notepad++.exe encoding>convert option][/mod:3qy3sl05]

    TIG

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      grjames
      last edited by 25 Jan 2012, 00:30

      Nice! thank you!

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      • L Offline
        Lersince1991
        last edited by 23 Apr 2014, 22:23

        TIG I just tried to use this ruby script but couldn't get it to work and brings up an error when loading sketchup, could you please help?

        Got it sorry!
        missed the "TIG-" off the start of the file name and also was saving in rich text format by accident (fresh OS X installed changed defaults)

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          dav78
          last edited by 12 Sept 2014, 14:46

          Hi, I can't make it to work, not sure what I am doing wrong...!
          Could somebody provide the .rb file to paste in the plug-in folder?
          ...and perhaps a plainer step-by-step guide.

          Thanks

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          • T Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by 12 Sept 2014, 22:19

            Have you actually read the earlier post ?? http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=379876#p379876
            Copy the suggested text and paste it into a new .rb file, and put it into the appropriate SketchUp Plugins folder.
            If you have Windows use Notepad++.exe and encode it as 'UTF8-without-BOM' - a MAC should encode the .rb OK - you haven't bothered to give us any useful info in your SCF user-profile, so we are somewhat hampered by your decision...

            If you have specific questions, like, "Where is my Plugins folder?", or you don't understand security permission for such folders proir to v2014, then please ask clear questions...
            We ARE here to help, but we can't read minds..........

            You need to restart SketchUp and type into the Ruby Console to run this script......

            TIG

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              sketchartist023
              last edited by 23 Feb 2015, 14:21

              Hey Guys πŸ˜„ I tried the code and made the simple txt file into an .rb and created a plugin folder in which it read the rb fine when I went into the ruby console and typed the command. All the selected components were created but when I make components on my own, the axis is offset. I noticed this when I made a cultist and the thickness was all over the place. So basically, this particular ruby has some defaulted off-axis setting for components. When I create my own components from solids to rename manually (since I don't want to use "component #1, ...) as my cultist names, it still is offset and the component boundary is larger than the actual edges of the solid instead of reading the actual volume corners and faces properly.

              When I went into the library support (using an iMac with Mavericks), and deleted the .rb file, the components read the axis' correctly when I closed sketch up and then reloaded the file.

              Just wanted to share my experience with it so far. It creates components great! Just every other "new" manual component is off axis and seems to have to be set manually. Solids with angles, like 45s in the corners etc do not work well with resetting axis' manually when this script is in the plugins.

              Sometime I would like to be able to use this plugin idea and auto create the component description as the text information that is attached to it! That would be amazing!

              I will help you diagnose this if you like and be a test dummy if you want πŸ˜„

              I hope that is enough information to help and appreciate the help if you can πŸ˜„

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              • K Offline
                Kenny
                last edited by 17 Apr 2015, 10:15

                I've just tried this on SketchUp 2015 and I get the attached error. Does it work on 2015?

                If it's not 2015 compatibility at issue then it could be encoding. I created the file in Notepad, which I've also attached. I chose UTF8 encoding however I couldn't see an option for "without-BOM [Notepad++.exe encoding>convert option]". I'm not familiar with coding so I don't really know what this is.

                Tig, Ideally it would be good to have this as a standard plugin which could be autoinstalled. πŸ˜„


                Auto multiple component error.jpg


                TIG-selected_connected_into_components.rb.txt

                http://www.townscapesolutions.co.uk/

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                • T Offline
                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by 17 Apr 2015, 10:42

                  Use Notepad++ to convert the file's encoding to UTF-8_without_BOM and save it.
                  It IS a standard encoding format in the list.
                  That is the encoding format required in > v2013, it also works in earlier versions.

                  Attached is the converted .rb, BUT please check how to do it yourself...TIG-selected_connected_into_components.rb

                  To make it easily installable simply ZIP the RB fie, then rename the file-type suffix from .zip to .rbz...
                  Again I have attached one, BUT once again, please check how to do it yourself...TIG-selected_connected_into_components.rbz

                  TIG

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                  • K Offline
                    Kenny
                    last edited by 17 Apr 2015, 13:17

                    Thanks TIG that's great. The problem was that I was using Microsoft Notepad and not Notepad++ which I had to download.

                    Regarding the installable file, does it create a menu item anywhere? I can't see any. It would be good if you could select the geometry, then either right click or click a menu item under Extensions which would make the multiple components, rather than having to paste into the Ruby console each time. It's no big deal however as the fact that I can do it all is a massive time saver, so thanks again for creating it.

                    http://www.townscapesolutions.co.uk/

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                    • T Offline
                      TIG Moderator
                      last edited by 17 Apr 2015, 15:37

                      If you read the usage it runs from the Ruby Console with TIG.selected_connected_into_components
                      It's easy enough to add a menu item...
                      Edit the file using Notepad++ and at near start find module TIG
                      Immediately after it, insert these new lines.

                      unless file_loaded?(__FILE__)
                        UI.menu("Plugins").add_item("TIG.selected_connected_into_components"){self.selected_connected_into_components()}
                        file_loaded(__FILE__)
                      end
                      

                      Save it and restart SketchUp to reload...

                      TIG

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                      • K Offline
                        Kenny
                        last edited by 17 Apr 2015, 16:26

                        Excellent, thanks again TIG.

                        http://www.townscapesolutions.co.uk/

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                        • F Offline
                          fendarria
                          last edited by 27 Aug 2015, 08:15

                          thank you TIG.. but in my case i want to group every face in the model.

                          for example: i have 63 face in a sofa model. i want 63 seperate group/component in one click.

                          for your ruby script, it only make component touching all faces.

                          how can i achieve that?

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                            TIG Moderator
                            last edited by 27 Aug 2015, 09:23

                            @fender

                            Copy+Paste the one-liner below into a Notepad++ file.
                            The reason for that is so you can edit the start part n="???", this sets the name of each group Face#1, Face#2 etc... If you are processing several parts it might be useful to have differing names ? They list in the Outliner in alphanumerical order.

                            Select what you want to separate into groups - only faces are processed so no need to be too careful, just ensure the faces you want to group are included.

                            Copy all of the text.
                            Open the Ruby Console.
                            Paste the text.
                            Press <enter>.

                            Now all selected faces are made into separate groups.
                            It is one step undo-able...

                            n="Face";m=Sketchup.active_model;s=m.selection;fs=s.grep(Sketchup;;Face);s.clear;a=m.active_entities;m.start_operation("~",true);fs.each_with_index{|f,i|g=a.add_group(f);g.name="#{n}##{i+1}"};m.commit_operation
                            

                            TIG

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                              fendarria
                              last edited by 27 Aug 2015, 09:32

                              @TIG

                              it works perfectly!! thank you so much! you save my day

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                                ssokol
                                last edited by 14 Mar 2016, 12:08

                                great thanks!!!

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                                • K Offline
                                  Klamek
                                  last edited by 21 Apr 2017, 11:38

                                  Great plugin!
                                  Saved my time for hundreds of separated objects to group/component!
                                  Thanks!

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                                    keitheseymour
                                    last edited by 22 Feb 2018, 17:32

                                    Took me a few goes to get it running but got there! This is just what I needed. Huge thanks, Tig.

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                                    • maxhouserocksM Offline
                                      maxhouserocks
                                      last edited by 25 Feb 2019, 16:52

                                      this is such a great time saver for tricky situations. thanks!

                                      Has this ever been officially made into a plugin for the masses?

                                      thanks,
                                      bob

                                      Robert A. Christman
                                      http://rachristman.blogspot.com/

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                                        Ozansahin
                                        last edited by 14 Jan 2020, 13:55

                                        Hello;

                                        I've tried several times but it doesn't work. I don't understand where is my fault 😞.
                                        I cannot see any shortcut 😞

                                        I use SU 17 thanks for helping

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                                        • jujuJ Offline
                                          juju
                                          last edited by 14 Jan 2020, 20:56

                                          @ozansahin said:

                                          I use SU 17 thanks for helping

                                          fix it in your bio (currently showing SU8) then you wouldn't have to remember to type it

                                          Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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