[Plugin] SUTool: a new way to manager your RB script

wikii

Add a RB script to:
Drop down menu? difficult to use~
Toolbar? cost a lot screen area to display~
Context menu? it is already too long~

SUTool organises RB scripts in a AutoCAD_screen_menu_like sidemenu ,as the Gif show.

SUTool v0.06 has ability to add in a new RB script automatically,as the Gif show.

In chinese:
SUTool是一个以类似CAD屏幕菜单方式组织SU插件的工具，用户可以通过自定义INI文件，增加或者减少项目。让大家能够方便的管理自己喜欢的插件！

SUTool v0.06 可以自动添加新的插件：直接对RB文件进行分析，并将其中的命令自动添加到用户指定的ini文件中，只需Reload SUT一下，即可使用新的插件。注意，被分析的RB文件不要放在含有中文字符的路径下，比如桌面。

SUT 0.01.gif

juju

wikii, welcome to the forum and thanks for the contribution.

A quick note. You'll see there is a section called "Ruby Scripts Depository". Please open a new thread there and post the ruby script and a description of what it does / is to be used. We keep the depository for scripts only, this section (ruby discussions) is for, well, ruby discussions.

Posting the script in the depository helps keep everything organized.

CPhillips

@wikii said:

Add a RB script to:
Drop down menu? difficult to use~
Toolbar? cost a lot screen area to display~
Context menu? it is already too long~

SUTool organises RB scripts in a AutoCAD_screen_menu_like sidemenu ,as the Gif show.

SUTool v0.06 has ability to add in a new RB script automatically,as the Gif show.

In chinese:
SUTool是一个以类似CAD屏幕菜单方式组织SU插件的工具，用户可以通过自定义INI文件，增加或者减少项目。让大家能够方便的管理自己喜欢的插件！

SUTool v0.06 可以自动添加新的插件：直接对RB文件进行分析，并将其中的命令自动添加到用户指定的ini文件中，只需Reload SUT一下，即可使用新的插件。注意，被分析的RB文件不要放在含有中文字符的路径下，比如桌面。

Looks like it could be a nice script. Can anyone translate?

Chris

Daniel S

I try to install but when i restart SketchUp a pop-up window says that can´t find "inconv.dll". Reinstalling SketchUp can solve the problem.

Daniel S

wikii

Do you copy RUTool folder, in the rar file ,to SketchUp's plugins?

Daniel S

Yes.. i have the SuTool folder and the SUTool.rbs in the SketchUp´s Plugins

wikii

Try to copy iconv.so(in plugins\sutool\ro) to plugins folder...

zuosiyang

haha ...wikii....you... i'm orange

Daniel S

@wikii said:

Try to copy iconv.so(in plugins\sutool\ro) to plugins folder...

The problem is still the missing "inconv.dll". Someone has the same problem?? Perhaps it´s only me.

Daniel S

Jim

@daniel s said:

@wikii said:

Try to copy iconv.so(in plugins\sutool\ro) to plugins folder...

The problem is still the missing "inconv.dll". Someone has the same problem?? Perhaps it´s only me.

Daniel S

iconv.dll comes when you install the full Ruby language. I have uploaded it here, but I'm not sure where to tell you to put it - I would try in the SUTools folder first, or the Plugins folder. It might not work at all.

The plugin works well for me. I will write up a quick How-to.

Jim

wikii,

This is a very nice plugin.

I would like to make a suggestion: can you make the tool window so it remembers it's size?

wikii

@zuosiyang said:

haha ...wikii....you... i'm orange

Hi,Fly_Orange..

wikii

Jim
WebDialog has no methods to get the window's position,
I hava tried to get screen size using JavaScript in html with get_element_value methods,it can work in SU ruby panel.

In html:

@unknownuser said:

<script language="javascript">
document.write('<div style="display:none;" ><input type="text" name="textfield" id="screen_width" style="width:150px;" value="'+ screen.width + '" /></div>')</javascript>

In rb program:

@unknownuser said:

$dlg.get_element_value "screen.width"

when the program is running, $dlg.get_element_value "screen.width" always get nothing;but in ruby panel,$dlg.get_element_value "screen.width" return "1680",that's exact my screen width!
If somebody can tell me why and give me some advice, SUTool will go farther.

If not, I will add a setting file to SUTool.User can modify it manually.

Another question,Jim,have you installed the full Ruby language?

Jim

wikii,

Yes, I have installed the full Ruby language installation.

The WebDialog should remember it's location if you have provided it the "preferences_key" option. Just don't call the set_size method and it should use the last size and location automatically.

Daniel S

@jim said:

iconv.dll comes when you install the full Ruby language. I have uploaded it here, but I'm not sure where to tell you to put it - I would try in the SUTools folder first, or the Plugins folder. It might not work at all.

The plugin works well for me. I will write up a quick How-to.

Thank you Jim!!! I don´t get the error when i put the iconv.dll in the plugins folder.
But i cannot find how to start the webdialog... is not on plugins.. tools... nowhere?

Thank you again,
Daniel S

Jim

Daniel,

It should be in the Plugins menu:

Daniel S

Not in my plugins menu..
Perhaps is because i have not installed the full Ruby language

Daniel S

Jim

@daniel s said:

Not in my plugins menu..
Perhaps is because i have not installed the full Ruby language

Daniel S

The iconv.dll and iconv.so files are used for converting or translating strings. I think if you edit the convert.rb file in the RO folder you can make it work.


#require "iconv"
def sutool_convert_string(s)
 # Iconv.iconv("GB2312//IGNORE","uTF-8//IGNORE",s)[0]
  s
end

Daniel S

Thank you Jim!!!! Now is working!!!

And i try removing the iconv.dll and works too... the problem was the convert.rb code.

Now i have to see how to add the plugins

Thank you again!!
Daniel S

EDIT: the iconv.dll is needed.. if you open more than one sketchup it pop-up a msg. With the .dll in the plugins folder all works fine.

Jim

This plugin is really good for all those "other", infrequently used plugins you use.

You can create any number of dropdown menus. The menus are controlled by .ini files - one for each menu.

In the SuTools folder there is a sub-folder named "ini" Inside are the files that the plugin uses to create each menu. Each ini file start with a 2-digit code - the code goves the order of the menus in the plugin dialog. The 2-digit code is followed by the menu name.


01SelectTool.ini
02FaceTools.ini
...

Before you begin adding plugins, you can create your own personal menu list. Just create a new, blank file using the ##Name.ini code.

When you reload SuTools plugin, your menu will be available.