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  • K Offline
    koliboti
    last edited by 2 Feb 2015, 20:05

    Hi, do you guys have plugin that makes components to groups, that work wit SU2015?

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      TIG Moderator
      last edited by 2 Feb 2015, 22:04

      @koliboti said:

      Hi, do you guys have plugin that makes components to groups, that work wit SU2015?
      I assume you mean to make component-instances into groups ?
      This one liner processed a selection. Making any component-instances into groups, using the same name/layer/material/attributes as the original...

      m=Sketchup.active_model;a=m.active_entities;s=m.selection;m.start_operation('!');s.grep(Sketchup;;ComponentInstance).each{|i|g=a.add_group();e=g.entities;n=e.add_instance(i.definition, i.transformation);n.explode;g.name=i.definition.name;g.layer=i.layer;g.material=i.material;i.attribute_dictionaries.each{|d|d.each_pair{|k,v|g.add_attribute(d.name,k,v)}}if i.attribute_dictionaries;i.erase!;};m.commit_operation
      

      TIG

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        koliboti
        last edited by 24 Feb 2015, 20:50

        @tig said:

        @koliboti said:

        Hi, do you guys have plugin that makes components to groups, that work wit SU2015?
        I assume you mean to make component-instances into groups ?
        This one liner processed a selection. Making any component-instances into groups, using the same name/layer/material/attributes as the original...

        m=Sketchup.active_model;a=m.active_entities;s=m.selection;m.start_operation('!');s.grep(Sketchup;;ComponentInstance).each{|i|g=a.add_group();e=g.entities;n=e.add_instance(i.definition, i.transformation);n.explode;g.name=i.definition.name;g.layer=i.layer;g.material=i.material;i.attribute_dictionaries.each{|d|d.each_pair{|k,v|g.add_attribute(d.name,k,v)}}if i.attribute_dictionaries;i.erase!;};m.commit_operation
        

        Thank you very-very much TIG! it works perfect also with imported 3ds objects. ๐ŸŽ‰

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          camilo_caicedo
          last edited by 10 Mar 2015, 23:39

          Hi thomthom.

          Your conversion tool changes all groups in the selection to components, one component for each group where the group's name is transferred to the component's definition's name.

          Please, do you know about some plugin which changes all groups in the selection to a single component (the groups should be a copy of a single group), so you obtain one component for each group, where the component definition name of each component is the same?

          People often forget to make a component instead of a group, so if you repeat a group, and then you rotate or move that group to diferent places many times, it would be hard to make a component and then repeat it, rotate or move it many times again. A tool to convert those groups to one component would allow you to go on with your job.

          Thank's

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            thomthom
            last edited by 11 Mar 2015, 17:23

            If the group haven't been modified (or even opened) then Selection Toys can convert such groups to components. But if the user has performed any kind of action that makes SU kick in the make-unique then it won't be able to detect that.
            You can force replace with Component Replacer, but you need to pick out which ones to replace with what.


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              rv1974
              last edited by 27 Jan 2017, 06:02

              Thomthom, may I request this tool to keep the object(s) selected after conversion?

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                YCL furniture
                last edited by 21 Aug 2019, 13:59

                Hello, Thom
                maybe have any plugin to convert components to groups? without losing the component name

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                  Dave R
                  last edited by 21 Aug 2019, 14:23

                  @ycl furniture said:

                  Hello, Thom
                  maybe have any plugin to convert components to groups? without losing the component name

                  Why convert components to groups?

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                    YCL furniture
                    last edited by 21 Aug 2019, 18:05

                    @dave r said:

                    @ycl furniture said:

                    Hello, Thom
                    maybe have any plugin to convert components to groups? without losing the component name

                    Why convert components to groups?

                    Because I design furniture with components. After designing the furniture, I use the ABF solutions plugin to make report list of furniture panels cutting and edges bandings. This plugin only works with groups.
                    Maybe you know of another plugin that make report list of furniture panels and edges banding?
                    I made a video where I showed what features I need (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85djT5KbnZw)

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                      Dave R
                      last edited by 21 Aug 2019, 18:09

                      You are using SketchUp 2016 Make for your business?

                      There are numerous cutlist extensions that work with components.

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                        YCL furniture
                        last edited by 22 Aug 2019, 18:21

                        @dave r said:

                        You are using SketchUp 2016 Make for your business?

                        There are numerous cutlist extensions that work with components.

                        There are many extensions that calculate report list of furniture panels cuttings. But none of them count the edges banding

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                          fortyonethirty
                          last edited by 12 May 2020, 17:25

                          Thanks! ๐Ÿ‘

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                            Dennis_n
                            last edited by 6 Oct 2023, 14:55

                            I was looking to convert groups into components and found this plugin. It is supposed to show up in a plugin tab. However, there is no Plugin tab anymore.

                            How to access the function on SU 2023?

                            (my use case is exporting parts of the SU model for Lumion phasing animation. For this every part has to be saved separately. There is a plugin that does export every component. however, the groups will not export. So I was looking for ways to convert the groups to components, so I can export it all into Lumion)

                            Thank you.

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                              Dave R
                              last edited by 6 Oct 2023, 15:05

                              @dennis_n said:

                              However, there is no Plugin tab anymore.

                              I assume you mean Plugins menu. That was replaced with Extensions some time ago.

                              @dennis_n said:

                              How to access the function on SU 2023?

                              I just installed this extension in SketchUp 2023. It shows up in the Extensions menu as it should and works just fine.

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                                TIG Moderator
                                last edited by TIG 10 Jun 2023, 15:25 6 Oct 2023, 15:14

                                Dave R beat me to the post !
                                The menu tab 'Plugins' was renamed 'Extensions' looong ago...
                                Did you look there ?

                                TIG

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                                  Didier Bur
                                  last edited by 6 Oct 2023, 15:35

                                  Hi,

                                  You can also take a look at this post: https://sketchucation.com/plugin/2667-componentsplus
                                  There is a command in this plugin to export all groups as components in one go.
                                  Regards,

                                  DB

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