sketchucation logo sketchucation
    • Login
    ℹ️ Licensed Extensions | FredoBatch, ElevationProfile, FredoSketch, LayOps, MatSim and Pic2Shape will require license from Sept 1st More Info

    [Plugin] Xref Manager

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Plugins
    97 Posts 43 Posters 80.0k Views 43 Watching
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • jujuJ Offline
      juju
      last edited by

      Hi Tig,

      Would it be possible to create a scroll bar on the right for easy navigation within the pop-up window for Xref tools?
      x-ref scroll bar needed

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

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • TIGT Offline
        TIG Moderator
        last edited by

        Afraid it's not - at least with the UI inputbox...
        If it's translated into an updated webdialog, then it's a 'yes'.
        But sorry to say that my Xref Manager is long over due an update, and it's once again at the bottom og my to-do list 😞

        TIG

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • jujuJ Offline
          juju
          last edited by

          Thanks for the quick response. Maybe a work-around then?

          In the above scenario I have the model made up of various parts, each xrefs into the master, however each part also has xrefs of their own.

          Would it possible to limit the "vision" of the xref reporting so it would only see the xrefs that is the parts (one tier deep), and not the xrefs that read into the parts again (2 tiers deep)? Once the parts are opened, the xrefs into that should be manageable as it is only one tier deep.

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

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • jenujacobJ Offline
            jenujacob
            last edited by

            Dear TIG,
            I just want to tell you that this plugin of yours is a life saver!! The way i work is to xref all my individual buildings into one master site plan for quick updates! This helps me a lot!! a big big thank you from me!!!! πŸ‘ πŸ˜„

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • S Offline
              SheriiF
              last edited by

              sorry but I have a question .. !
              I can't see any differences between the plugin and the normal external components saving .. !

              thanks for advance ..

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • C Offline
                ccastelein
                last edited by

                Hello Tig,
                I have a question/suggestion/request about this xref manager. One of the things usefull for an xref manager would be to "unload" and xref. Is it possible to have it rename the orig xref to a temp file name, replace original xref with a blank/empty .skp file to lighten the model. This would help rendering of large models by unloading un-rendered areas of the model. then when you need the xref, it would rename temp file back to the original .skp name and reload it thru the xref manager....

                is this possible? maybe this has already been done, tho i havent found such plug-in or script.

                What do you think?
                ccastelein

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • Bob JamesB Offline
                  Bob James
                  last edited by

                  Tue Sep 22, 2015

                  @tig said:

                  ...But sorry to say that my Xref Manager is long over due an update, and it's once again at the bottom og my to-do list 😞

                  Has this moved up in your To-Do list or has it been relegated to the "won't ever get an update" list?

                  i7-4930K 3.4Ghz, 2x GTX780 6GB, 32GB DDR3-1600 ECC, OCZ Vertex 4 500GB, WD Black 3TB, 32TB NAS, 4x 27" Monitors, SpaceMouse Pro, X-keys XK-60

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • TIGT Offline
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    It is still on my to-do list.

                    However, people who pay me hard cash keep interrupting and wanting me to do things for them !
                    I am not superman...

                    So it currently stays near the bottom of my to-do list - however, I'd love to update this - but it was originally written in Latin πŸ˜‰

                    It will happen... but the 'when?' is the issue...

                    TIG

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • D Offline
                      db11
                      last edited by

                      @tig said:

                      So it currently stays near the bottom of my to-do list

                      TIG -

                      What if you turned it into a paid extension β€” might that move it up the list?
                      At least then, the effort to re-code would have some possibility of reward.

                      Seems to me that people that have a need for Xref would likely be willing to pay for the needed functionality for complex and/or collaborative projects... I know that I would.

                      For that matter you could take pre-orders and start working on it once you reach a viability threshold.

                      Just some ideas to maybe coax it up the to-do list πŸ˜‰

                      Doug

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • JQLJ Offline
                        JQL
                        last edited by

                        I'd be very interested in a pro version too.

                        www.casca.pt
                        Visit us on facebook!

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • Bob JamesB Offline
                          Bob James
                          last edited by

                          Well, that's three orders 😎

                          i7-4930K 3.4Ghz, 2x GTX780 6GB, 32GB DDR3-1600 ECC, OCZ Vertex 4 500GB, WD Black 3TB, 32TB NAS, 4x 27" Monitors, SpaceMouse Pro, X-keys XK-60

                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • jujuJ Offline
                            juju
                            last edited by

                            @jql said:

                            I'd be very interested in a pro version too.

                            +1!!!

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

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • D Offline
                              davecoopstl
                              last edited by

                              Hi TIG,

                              Any chance that you've already updated the X-Ref Manager extension, and are just waiting to release it for the world to use?!?

                              Seriously, I'm running into the same "no scroll bar" problem as above, and would love to be able to keep adding X-Refs into my base model, instead of reference them into separate files that then get referenced into the base model.

                              And yes, we're willing to PAY you $$ to make it happen! It's THAT valuable for our workflow.

                              Let us know!
                              Dave Coop.

                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • X Offline
                                XenoEnder
                                last edited by

                                I'm currently looking to include this plugin in my workflow, but I can't get the dialog to come up when the file opens to fix outdated xrefs. If This doesn't work, I will need to find another option. Is there something I can do to fix this?

                                Edit:

                                So it turns out, the xref manager only seems to load at startup if the file is opened from windows explorer, but not by opening the file within sketchup...? Would that be an easy fix?

                                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • C Offline
                                  ctrlaltf1
                                  last edited by

                                  Im SKP 2017.
                                  I get an "unsigned" message in the extension manager and the plug in wont run.
                                  any ideas?

                                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • FrederikF Offline
                                    Frederik
                                    last edited by

                                    Although this is an old plugin, I just discovered it and I sure could also use it in my work flow... πŸ˜„

                                    Cheers
                                    Kim Frederik

                                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      @ctrlaltf1 said:

                                      Im SKP 2017.
                                      I get an "unsigned" message in the extension manager and the plug in wont run.
                                      any ideas?
                                      Set your Extension Loading Policy to 'Urestricted' otherwise many older plugins will be blocked...

                                      TIG

                                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • 1
                                      • 2
                                      • 3
                                      • 4
                                      • 5
                                      • 5 / 5
                                      • First post
                                        Last post
                                      Buy SketchPlus
                                      Buy SUbD
                                      Buy WrapR
                                      Buy eBook
                                      Buy Modelur
                                      Buy Vertex Tools
                                      Buy SketchCuisine
                                      Buy FormFonts

                                      Advertisement