[Obsolete] Component Spray Tool

Didier Bur · 15 Jan 2008, 14:34

--- PLEASE SEE LATEST VERSION BELOW ---

Hi all,
Here is the spray toy.

compo_spray.rb is for english users, version 1.12 (22.07.08)
fr_compo_spray.rb is for french users only, version 1.12 (22.07.08)

Enjoy

22.07.08: Latest version 1.12. Replace your old version in your Plugins folder.
New: accepts 2D components, bug fixes.

Obsolete version. Get the latest version here: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=11746

JGA · 18 Jan 2008, 23:14

Thanks very much, I'm sure it'll come in handy once I've had a go.

CadFather · 19 Jan 2008, 23:20

doesn't seem to work with me

when spraying i always get the circle (whatever my settings) - click centre, radius and nothing happens.. just once i managed point, only after setting both default and dialog the same.

also tried it on a clean install.. is it just me?

Didier Bur · 20 Jan 2008, 09:01

Hi CadFather,
Please post an example SKP so I can see if the problem is script-related or not.
Regards,

CadFather · 20 Jan 2008, 10:27

well there's no skp really - all i did was put a rectangular ground plane, and then tried the spray on it. also tried on a small sandbox mesh.

i tried again after posting yesterday and got the spray by point to work. the others though, will recognise the first click (centre of shape) but not the second so that i am in a sort of loop and the shape does not set.

i noticed at times if i drew the radius (second click), way beyond the mesh a message would pop up warning me that a huge number of comps would be sprayed, when i reduced the radius to be inside the boundaries of the mesh, nothing happened..

i will keep lookng into it - i seem to be the only one with this

by the way great ruby, even by point it is great.

kobus · 21 Jan 2008, 08:14

nice tool ! respect.

Didier Bur · 21 Jan 2008, 10:43

Hi CadFather,
i think I've found what's wrong. It is bug-like but not really.
Watch the "Layer" list and select a layer, don't let this field blank the first time you use the script.
Am I right ?

JAP · 21 Jan 2008, 10:47

Really nice tool, have used already quite a lot, very handy. Thanx Didier!

CadFather · 21 Jan 2008, 17:02

thanks for looking into it Didier - you are right, it works very well now and wow, really a must have tool, thanks!

so now i also know the intruding 2d bryce man in the 3d template has been drawn on 2 different layers!

marne · 22 Jan 2008, 08:24

Incredible!
I can't believe that this for free, you know that you gave away a "super-randor.rb" to us?

Thank you very much for the hours(?) you were spending for the devolpment. I agree with CadFather: A must have.
Thank you.

Didier Bur · 22 Jan 2008, 21:02

Hi,
Call me stupid, but what's a "super-randor.rb" ???

CadFather · 23 Jan 2008, 07:59

it's a smustard plugin to randomise rotation and scale of selected objects by TBD

gorec · 24 Jan 2008, 12:22

At me problem as well as at CadFather. Second click does not work.
I so did not understand that it is there needed to do with layers.

CadFather · 24 Jan 2008, 12:49

in the dialog box there is a layer field which has to be chosen

marne · 25 Jan 2008, 12:50

Thanks CadFather. It's all said

rv1974 · 30 Jan 2008, 11:56

Hi Didier!
May be it was discussed earlier ..
1.There are 2 bugs: the plug-in limits drop-down list of components (for example 290 in model is reduced to 10 in dialog).
2.drop-down list is not stable: drop-down list of components is visible only if down arrow
is continually pressed.
Thanks for attention.

dmytty · 16 Feb 2008, 19:00

@didier bur said:

Hi all,
Here is the new toy.

The last file is for french users only.

Enjoy

How about including the ability to use a layer as a mask for including/excluding selected areas for component placement? Or how about being able to select a material type to include/exclude? Thus, if I had a street layout on a layer, I could click on 'Streets' layer and use it as an exclude mask for vegetation. Or I could click on a 'Soils' layer and 'include' this for component placement. The material option would allow me to select a material named 'dirt' as receiving all vegetation components.

Didier Bur · 16 Feb 2008, 19:44

@unknownuser said:

How about including the ability to use a layer as a mask

Doable. It's on the wish_list

@unknownuser said:

drop-down list of components is visible only if down arrow
is continually pressed.

Ruby API is guilty here...

juju · 11 Apr 2008, 11:14

@rv1974 said:

Hi Didier!
May be it was discussed earlier ..
1.There are 2 bugs: the plug-in limits drop-down list of components (for example 290 in model is reduced to 10 in dialog).
2.drop-down list is not stable: drop-down list of components is visible only if down arrow
is continually pressed.
Thanks for attention.

For the some or other reason the grass component I want isn't showing up in the drop-down list for components to spray. I've renamed the component so the name starts with a "#" as well as with a "01" in an attempt to get it to surface to the top of the list, but it still isn't showing up.

Does anybody have any idea how to get components onto the list that isn't showing up?

juju · 11 Apr 2008, 11:24

OK, just tried the tool in a blank skippy. If you have a sky dome the spray tool doesn't work as expected - stuff ends up on top of the sky dome.

Didier, is it possible for you to sort this out?