[Plugin] 3d Shapes Tool (was: Pyramid Tool)

[JClements]

No cube/square from center? I tried the pyramid tool to do this with the last click on the same Z plane as the other clicks but, of course, I then get a square or rectangle with diagonals from corner-to-corner.

[Macs]

I think you can do this with the standard polygon tool and setting 4 sides in VCB

[sherwood11]

This tool (version 1.1) seems very useful .. However, It won't work for me.

It will not complete after the last input
and the blue-pencil pointer stays visible.

It won't complete after :
Cone or Pyramid, 3rd click
Sphere, 2nd click
Rotated Pyramid, 4th click
Dodecahedron, 2nd click
Icosahedron, 2nd click

Any thoughts ?
Is there some kind of setting in SU ?

IE., Cone or Pyramid - Ruby console :

Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method GetString' for nil:NilClass> C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/3dshapestool.rb:616:in create_geometry'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/3dshapestool.rb:555:in increment_state' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/3dshapestool.rb:213:in onLButtonDown'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/3dshapestool.rb:616

Many Thanks,

I found a solution !

the problem is with this line in the script :
model.start_operation $exStrings.GetString("shapename")

I could not find the .GetString method anywhere ( after more hours of research than I care to mention).
apperantly, this error message occurs often without meaningfull documentation to remedy. I think
.GetString is some sort-of depricated method in Ruby or OpenGL or something like that ...

I created a class variable for each shapename
placed between 'class PyramidTool' (line 29) and the first 'def Initialize' (line 36 +- ) :

@@threedcone = "Cone"
@@threedpyramid = "Pyramid"
@@threedsphere = "Sphere"
@@threedpolyhedron = "Polyhedron"
@@threeddodecahedron = "Dodecahedron"
@@threedicosahedron = "Icosahedron"

Then I simply replaced every occurance (7) of:
model.start_operation $exStrings.GetString("shapename")
with,
model.start_operation @@_shapename_ . . . . eg. @@threedcone

Done . . . I hope this helps anyone having this problem with the .GetString method
I have several scripts with this that do work ... but, I plan on modifing them also.

Cheers

[johnwmcc]

I've just tried this in Sketchup Make 2013, as this no longer has the 3D shapes built in to the free version.

It crashes Sketchup completely every time ("The Sketchup Application has stopped working"), on the third click to set height(for cone or pyramid) even after system restart, and using the plugin in a completely new drawing.

There's no error message in the Ruby console, just the crash. Entirely repeatable, unfortunately.

Is there an update available that would fix this?

I can't find any other equivalent plugin: if anyone knows of another, I'd be grateful for a pointer to it.

John McClenahan

PS. Have just found the Shapes plugin by the Sketchup team, in the Extension Warehouse. That will do very well. In earlier versions of SU I thought it got installed by default, but it wasn't in SU Make 2013.

[TANER TAN]

Is there working version for Sketchup 2013?

[TIG]

@taner tan said:

Is there working version for Sketchup 2013?
See the preceding post - and get the similar SketchUp guys' Shapes tool from the EW...

There is no obvious reason why this very old 3d Shapes Tool should NOT work in SketchUp v2013...
BUT I confirm that it does crash it !
BUT it is ~6 years old, so what would you expect ?
There's probably some simple re-coding fix, I'm too busy to dig into it know, why not pester the author Macs ?
The EW toolset is very similar - and more comprehensive ???

I have added a warning note to the download page and equivalent PluginStore item...

[man]

loving this tool mate. thanks

[Shortstuff81000]

I love this tool! I wish it was compatible with the latest version of SU; I like to use the mouse to draw my shapes rather than use dialog boxes.

[TAYEBI]

Can’t someone take a look at its code and make it work with newer versions of SU??
This tool is far more better and user friendlier than any other similar tools..

PLEASE make it work ... God blesses you, dear developer ..

[Pherim]

I would also love to see this made compatible with newer versions.