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    [Plugin] AMS Library 3.7.1b (29 May 2021)

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      perroloco2000
      last edited by

      hi Anton .... YOU SOLVED IT!!!
      100% working, thank you very much for your work, and quick reply
      your plugins really help my work on the laptop screen
      great autor, thanks

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        pnickles
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        Forgive me but I'm a newb who can barely work his way through/around Extensions.

        I'm unable to get the MSphysics to load/run. It is registered under Plugins but I receive the following message when I open Sketchup2016. I've tried copying/pasting the "main.rb" file into every imaginable Plugin folder but it still fails to see/find the file.?

        (I installed the AMS Library v3.2.2 AFTER I installed the MSphysics extension but the order of installation shouldn't matter, correct?)

        I'm running Win8 via Parallels, SU2016.


        Error message


        Folder showing MAIN.RB file in MSPhysics folder

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          Anton_S
          last edited by

          Pnickles, you got it into the correct plugins folder, but placed the content improperly.
          I suggest deleteding whatever you placed in the plugins folder manually (including MSPhysics which is placed improperly based on your screenshot) and starting over with the following instructions. Download ams_Lib_3.2.2.zip, extract it, and place ams_Lib folder and ams_Lib.rb file into the plugins folder. Same applies to MSPhysics_0.5.0.zip. It should look something like this:


          plugins_location.png

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            pnickles
            last edited by

            Different error messages now. See attached. Perhaps it's because I'm running Win8 via Parallels?


            Error_1.png


            Error_2.png


            3.png


            4.png

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              Bryan K
              last edited by

              Are there how to use instructions somewhere?

              See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                Anton_S
                last edited by

                Bryan, in case you're wondering if it's a plugin, well it's not. AMS library is more of a dependency for a few of my other plugins.

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                  wikii
                  last edited by

                  How to get the version number?

                  AMS.ver ?

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                    Anton_S
                    last edited by

                    Use AMS::Lib::VERSION It returns a string like "3.3.0".

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                      Bryan K
                      last edited by

                      @anton_s said:

                      Bryan, in case you're wondering if it's a plugin, well it's not. AMS library is more of a dependency for a few of my other plugins.

                      Thanks Anton, but what I'm looking for is how to use it. It's installed without a problem but I need some kind of instructions or tutorial on how to use the controls.

                      Thanks.

                      See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                        Anton_S
                        last edited by

                        The first post contains a link to the library's documentation. I not particularly sure if that's what you desire though.

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                        • Bryan KB Offline
                          Bryan K
                          last edited by

                          Anton, thanks. I found some great video tutorials. https://www.youtube.com/user/samketner/videos?sort=dd%26amp;view=0%26amp;shelf_id=0

                          My new problem is that the UI menu is not displaying correctly nor or the contents.. There are no tabs and the menu window is not resizable so I cannot access the contents at the bottom of the screen.

                          Here is a screen shot.

                          Any ideas?


                          MS Physics UI.JPG

                          See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                            ladyquestio
                            last edited by

                            I keep getting this error. What is happening?
                            http://tanyaloser.tripod.com/loaderror10.JPG

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                              Anton_S
                              last edited by

                              Hmm. I'm not getting any errors in my SU8. Are you using the latest versions of both plugins? If not, try completely removing both and installing once again.

                              Edit: Actually I'm getting a similar error when I attempt to start MSPhysics simulation in SU8. I haven't been able to determine the cause, so try sticking to SU2013+.

                              Edit: I will ensure the compatibility with SU version prior to 2013 at some point.

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                                ladyquestio
                                last edited by

                                Anton:
                                I removed all the files as per instruction. Defragged the HD. then reloaded SU8 . I have a video of what happens.
                                Watch and see. then Tell me what I did wrong.
                                https://youtu.be/nUL87J2N79A

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                                  Anton_S
                                  last edited by

                                  Sorry, I forgot to test it on Windows XP. It should be fixed now. Upgrade to AMS Library, version 3.5.2.

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                                    GalvinHRO
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                                    with the AMS library i can get the name of the default tray but not the object itself or the child dialogs like "Materials" or "Entity Info" anybody knows if this feature exist or a workaround. If not is it possible to make one with the win32API?

                                    Thanks

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                                      Anton_S
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                                      Galvin,

                                      The Tray window structure in SU2018 is as follows:
                                      Tray Window Structure.png
                                      Provided that you have the handle of the tray, you can then obtain the first two levels of child windows, and then iterate through all windows of that child window to get all the dialogs.

                                      With AMS Library, you can use the following function to get all trays:

                                      
                                      trays = AMS;;Sketchup.get_active_dialogs.find_all { |handle|
                                        AMS;;Window.get_class_name(handle) =~ /Afx;MiniFrame/i
                                      }
                                      
                                      # => [133134]
                                      
                                      

                                      Then once you have the trays, you can get the first two levels of child windows:

                                      
                                      trays.each { |tray|
                                        c1 = AMS;;Window.get_related(tray, 5) # GW_CHILD
                                        next unless c1
                                        c2 = AMS;;Window.get_related(c1, 5) # GW_CHILD
                                        next unless c2
                                        dialogs = AMS;;Window.get_child_windows(c2, false, false)
                                        panes = dialogs.find_all { |dialog|
                                          AMS;;Window.get_class_name(dialog) =~ /CPanelHeader/i
                                        }
                                        panes.each { |pane|
                                          # First child window contains pane caption
                                          c3 = AMS;;Window.get_related(pane, 5) # GW_CHILD
                                          next unless c3
                                          puts AMS;;Window.get_caption(c3)
                                        }
                                      }
                                      
                                      # => Layers
                                      # => Shadows
                                      # => Fog
                                      # => Materials
                                      # => Soften Edges
                                      # => Styles
                                      # => Entity Info
                                      
                                      

                                      Note that this will not work with sketchup versions prior to 14.

                                      Anton

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                                        Headcase6969
                                        last edited by

                                        Mac=NOPE!

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                                          April Zylith
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                                          MSPhysics_v1.0.3 does not work on SU 2019.

                                          What should I do?
                                          System:
                                          OS: Windows 10 Pro 64 bit.
                                          App: Sketchup Pro 2019 64 bit.


                                          When open SU 2019, Showing These errors.


                                          When open SU 2019, Showing These errors.

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                                            Dave R
                                            last edited by

                                            @april zylith said:

                                            MSPhysics_v1.0.3 does not work on SU 2019.

                                            What should I do?

                                            You're right. It doesn't work. What can you do? Be patient. The author has been working on an update and will release it when it is ready.

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