Select Style for drawing

[UncleString]

Is there a way to select a style for my drawing?

I would like it to use "Construction Documentation Style"

Here is the code I am using to save the image.

` model = Sketchup.active_model
entities = model.active_entities
Sketchup.send_action("viewIso:")
view = model.active_view

Puts in SketchUp install directory by default

status = view.write_image "test.jpeg"
keys = {
:filename => "S:/Stairs/Stair Pics/write_image.jpeg",
:width => 500,
:height => 400,
:antialias => false,
:compression => 0.5,
:transparent => false
}
model = Sketchup.active_model
view = model.active_view

new_view = view.zoom_extents
view.write_image keys`

Thanks

[TIG]

Your code seems to be saving an image of the model.
And I expect that's not what you want ?

The API includes several distinct methods for affecting a model's 'Styles'...

http://ruby.sketchup.com/Sketchup/Styles.html
http://ruby.sketchup.com/Sketchup/Style.html
http://ruby.sketchup.com/Sketchup/Page.html#style-instance_method
http://ruby.sketchup.com/Sketchup/Page.html#use_style%3F-instance_method
etc

To 'load' a particular Style you need to get the path to its .style file...
There are ways to find this in Ruby...
But on a PC I think it's easy to get through:
desired_style_file_path = 'C:\ProgramData\SketchUp\SketchUp 2018\SketchUp\Styles\Default Styles\08Construction Documentation Style.style'

Then use that to set the Style ??

[UncleString]

Thanks,
I could not find the actual file location, I was able to right click on the style and save it to a different location, and use that address to for the code.
While this code does change the style.

` model = Sketchup.active_model
entities = model.active_entities
Sketchup.send_action("viewIso:")
view = model.active_view

#---------------Change Style----------
filename = File.expand_path('C:\Users\dmorrison\Downloads\08Construction Documentation Style.style')
styles = Sketchup.active_model.styles
status = styles.add_style(filename, true)
#-----------------------------

Puts in SketchUp install directory by default

status = view.write_image "test.jpeg"
keys = {
:filename => "S:/Stairs/Stair Pics/write_image.jpeg",
:width => 500,
:height => 400,
:antialias => false,
:compression => 0.5,
:transparent => false
}
model = Sketchup.active_model
view = model.active_view

new_view = view.zoom_extents
view.write_image keys`

It does not change in my actual plugin.

The last lines of the plugin to insert the image into excel
` #-----Pictures Insert Code---------------

#require 'win32ole'
model = Sketchup.active_model
entities = model.active_entities
Sketchup.send_action("viewIso:")
view = model.active_view
#---------------Change Style----------
filename = File.expand_path('C:\ProgramData\SketchUp\SketchUp 2015\SketchUp\Styles\Default Styles\08Construction Documentation Style.style')
styles = Sketchup.active_model.styles
status = styles.add_style(filename, true)
#-----------------------------

Puts in SketchUp install directory by default

status = view.write_image "test.jpeg"
keys = {
:filename => "S:/Stairs/Stair Pics/write_image.jpeg",
:width => 500,
:height => 400,
:antialias => false,
:compression => 0.5,
:transparent => false
}
model = Sketchup.active_model
view = model.active_view

new_view = view.zoom_extents
view.write_image keys
#------------------------------------
worksheet.pictures.delete
#-----Pictures Insert Code---------------
pic = worksheet.Pictures.Insert('S:\Stairs\Stair Pics\write_image.jpeg')
range = worksheet.Range('a14:e32')
pic.ShapeRange.LockAspectRatio = false
pic.Top = range.Top
pic.Left = range.Left
pic.Width = range.Width
pic.Height = range.Height`

[TIG]

So you have the Style changing as you hope.
Does your middle code write the images you expect.
You seemingly pointless " test.jpeg" will go in the current working directory.
To find that use p Dir.pwd in the Ruby Console...
It might NOT be the main SketchUp folder...
Running the code with the Console open might help spot errors etc...

:filename => "S:/Stairs/Stair Pics/write_image.jpeg",
will only work if the folder "S:/Stairs/Stair Pics" exists - does it ?

So is this image getting saved ?

I suddenly realized that you briefly mention v2015 in your code.
So the default Styles are [probably] in another location - I only have >=v2017 on this PC so I can't confirm...

I think that the write_image method using a key only works for PNG files in older SketchUp versions - try that PNG file-type and see if it helps...
Saving images as a JPG with a key etc are only supported in newer SketchUp versions - in older SketchUp versions you need to pass overloads as arguments listed after the file path...
See here...
http://ruby.sketchup.com/Sketchup/View.html#write_image-instance_method

Also the [#]require 'win32ole' might not work with older SketchUp versions !
It's only been shipped since the Ruby set up changed...
In that case you might need to include an equivalent .so in your own subfolder and load that manually ??

[UncleString]

Thanks Tig,

The image does end up in excel, but not with the correct style

[TIG]

What version of SketchUp are you using ?

Let's break this down into individual steps.

1. Add and activate Style
   pause
2. Export Image
   pause
3. Add Image to Excel

For 1. - does it add and activate the Style as you hope ?

For 2. - does it export an Image using the expected Style [and view, zoom etc] ? Is the actual JPG file what you want ?

For 3. - is there a preexisting Image in the Excel file ? Is the Image imported the one seen in 2. ?

At the moment your "reporting" is clear to you but unclear to the rest of us !

[UncleString]

Okay, there is something very strange. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out why it would not pause or even show a msgbox as it was going through the code. I commented out the entire code and got nothing, I un-commented just the 1st line and the code produced a drawing, I don't know what code it used as I had all the code commented out.
For example
` UI.menu("PlugIns").add_item("Get From Excel") { get_from_excel }

 # def get_from_excel

ents=Sketchup.active_model.active_entities

require 'win32ole'

xl = WIN32OLE::connect('Excel.Application')

workbook = excel.Workbooks('Stair_Info_to_Sketchup')

worksheet = workbook.Worksheets(1)

................`

How is this possible? I am going to assume it was is obviously running a code from somewhere else, but I can't locate it.

[UncleString]

I found it, it was a test .rb file, not a plugin but it did have
def get_from_excel

That is where the plugin was getting the code from.

Thank you,
The style does change now that I am in the correct code.