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    [Plugin] Dimension management tools

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      slbaumgartner
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      John,

      I see your point. Let me ponder a while how best to deal with it!

      Thanks
      Steve

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        slbaumgartner
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        Some followup questions about the desired functionality:

        Since the dimensions are nested inside a component as a side-effect of importing the submodel, should they be exported back to the model context as well as placed on a layer? Couldn't you just explode the new component since it wasn't really that way in the submodel (or was it)? I'm worrying about the classic confusion over nested contents on layers other than layer0.

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          JClements
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          My first impulse is to manage the dimensions just via layer manager that way if you export the component or cut and paste, the layer goes with it.

          Placing the dimension outside of their context could result in all sort of unwanted issues.

          John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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            slbaumgartner
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            Please give the attached a try and see if (a) it does what you need, and (b) there are bugs.

            Thanks
            Steve


            dimension_utilities.rbz

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              chrisik
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              Thank you very much for this plugin, I use it very often.
              Is it possible to set the current scene name automatically as the default layer name when you create a new layser? Which modifications to the rb file have to be made?

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                chrisik
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                Sorry but i can't install the plugin. After i select "install extension..." in the system preferences menu and select the plugin, a window pops up: "Unable to install this Extension. Sketchup was unable to install the Extension you have chosen for some unknown reason. Consult your Extension's documentation for additional help." ?

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                  @chrisik said:

                  Sorry but i can't install the plugin. After i select "install extension..." in the system preferences menu and select the plugin, a window pops up: "Unable to install this Extension. Sketchup was unable to install the Extension you have chosen for some unknown reason. Consult your Extension's documentation for additional help." ?
                  Which version of the RBZ are you trying to install ?
                  The one one post ago ??
                  Or another ???

                  For me that RBZ downloads fine, and installs, and it works... 😕

                  TIG

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                    slbaumgartner
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                    I may have botched the zip! Will look into it and get back shortly. Sorry about that...

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                      slbaumgartner
                      last edited by

                      Not sure what I did wrong before, but this new one works on my system:


                      dimension_utilities.rbz

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                        slbaumgartner
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                        Give the following a try and let me know if there are problems. This version combines the nested logic requested previously with this change to the default new layer naming. To avoid confusion, it appends " dims" to the name of the current scene. If there are no scenes or the current scene is not named, it will revert to the previous default of "DIM_TEXT".

                        One issue I know about is that the UI.inputbox may truncate the strings it displays - they are correct but the dialog doesn't expand to show them. This is a known bug in inputbox that I can't fix except with a rewrite to use a different input technique.

                        [edit] The rbz I uploaded earlier was somehow damaged. Please use the one in my later post.

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                          chrisik
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                          ok. it works. While installing the windows "Unable to install this Extension..." still pops up but the plugin works anyway. Many thanks for your changes.

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                            tinttable
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                            I have downloaded your plugin for handling dimensions and it works beautifully. Its Exactly what I needed. Thank you very, very much!

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                              tdoolittle
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                              How do I remove this extension from Sketchup2016?

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                                @tdoolittle said:

                                How do I remove this extension from Sketchup2016?
                                Since it's a simple Plugin [rather than an Extension which would also have its own subfolder], you can simply find its RB file ' dimension_utilities.rb' and delete it.
                                Look in your Plugins folder...
                                This one-liner copy+pasted into the Ruby Console +<enter> will open your Plugins folder for you [it is in a folder-path that is hidden by default]:
                                UI.openURL("file:///#{Sketchup.find_support_file('Plugins')}")
                                Alternatively if you have the SketchUcation Toolset installed you can use its Plugins-Manager dialog to Disable any listed plugin-file that is being Loaded/Enabled - when SketchUp restarts it won't load, but you could always reinstate it if you so desired, OR in the same toolset - use its submenu item to 'Uninstall' that plugin in which case, thereafter it won't load or even appear in any of its Manager dialogs, but it could still be Reinstalled later, if desired - by using the same dialog...

                                TIG

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