Global/Local (component) axis

[alz]

I'm trying to create a keystroke (or context menu command) to call the "Show Component Axes" option under Model Info/Components.

Does anyone know what this is?

By sorting out the current Axis-related items, I created this reference list:

Move Global Axes
desc: moves axis
key: "Tools/Axes"
code: { Sketchup.send_action "selectAxisTool:" }

Toggle Global Axes
desc: show/hide global axis
key: "View/Axes"
code: { Sketchup.send_action "viewShowAxes:" }

Reset Global Axes
desc: reset global axis to 0,0,0
key: "View/Reset axis (World)"
code: ?

Context Menu (over global axis):
- Place= desc: see "Axes tool" above
- Move= desc: Dialog Box (X,Y,Z)
...code: ?
- Reset= desc: see "Reset Axes" above
- Align= desc: Top view, centered on global axis
...code: ?
- Hide= desc: see "View Axes" above

Move Local Axes
desc: move component axis
key: "Edit/Item/Change Axes"
code: ?

"Toggle Local Axes"
desc: show component axis (in Model Info/Components)
key:
code: ?

Toggle Edges Axis
desc: color X,Y,Z axis-aligned edges
key: "View/Rendering/Edge/By Axis"
code: ?

Display Tool Crosshairs
desc: show/hide Tool crosshairs (in Preferences/Drawing)
key: "Drawing/Display Crosshairs"
code: ?

[Didier Bur]

Sketchup.active_model.rendering_options["DisplayInstanceAxes"]=true
will display components axes, and guess what
Sketchup.active_model.rendering_options["DisplayInstanceAxes"]=false
will do ?

[alz]

Thanks Didier!

I was able to generate a quick test menu for these options with your direction:

require 'sketchup.rb'

#########################################
if( not file_loaded?("Menu_Axis.rb") )

### CONTEXT MENU

  UI.add_context_menu_handler do | menu |
    submenuz=menu.add_submenu("Axis...")
    
    submenu01=submenuz.add_item("Move Global Axis") { Sketchup.send_action "selectAxisTool;" }
    submenu02=submenuz.add_item("Toggle Global Axis") { Sketchup.send_action "viewShowAxes;" }
    submenu03=submenuz.add_item("Reset Global Axis ...?") { UI.messagebox("Missing Command!") }
    submenu04=submenuz.add_item("XYZ Global Axis ...?") { UI.messagebox("Missing Command!") }
    submenu05=submenuz.add_item("Align to Global Axis ...?") { UI.messagebox("Missing Command!") }    
	    submenuz.add_separator
    submenu06=submenuz.add_item("Move Local Axis ...?") { UI.messagebox("Missing Command!") }
    submenu07=submenuz.add_item("Toggle Local Axis") { if Sketchup.active_model.rendering_options["DisplayInstanceAxes"]
                Sketchup.active_model.rendering_options["DisplayInstanceAxes"]=false
            else
                Sketchup.active_model.rendering_options["DisplayInstanceAxes"]=true
            end }
	    submenuz.add_separator
    submenu08=submenuz.add_item("Toggle Edge Axis") { if Sketchup.active_model.rendering_options["EdgeColorMode"]
                Sketchup.active_model.rendering_options["EdgeColorMode"]=1
            else
                Sketchup.active_model.rendering_options["EdgeColorMode"]=2
            end }
    submenu09=submenuz.add_item("Toggle Tool Crosshairs ...?") { UI.messagebox("Missing Command!")  }


   end #do

end #if

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
file_loaded("Menu_Axis.rb")
###

...although the EdgeColorMode doesn't want to toggle back and forth (hm!)

I poked through the API, but didn't find anything immediate that suggested the RESET, or TOOL CROSSHAIRS.

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Menu_Axis.rb

[Didier Bur]

Maybe a "view.invalidate" instruction will refresh the view after edges mode toggle ?

[alz]

Hmm, didn't do the trick.

Looks like I have to code a function that gets the value then checks it before changing it. I thought I could skip this bit (based on the above example for ["DisplayInstanceAxes"]=false/true).

[RickW]

You have a line near the end of your code:

if Sketchup.active_model.rendering_options["EdgeColorMode"]

Since that will always return true (non-nil), then it always evaluates the first conditional. That's why it doesn't ever toggle.