[Plugin] Custom Toolbars Plugin

urgen · 28 May 2008, 20:18

...good idea Jim thanks!

sky2779 · 28 May 2008, 21:31

my sketchup is in D:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 6
I did put the toolbars into the plugins folder but nothing happened

Dave R · 28 May 2008, 21:34

Read through the thread.

Go to Preferences and check the appropriate box under Extensions.

Jim · 29 May 2008, 01:14

Just curious if anyone discovered the "double" meaning of some of the icons?

Nathan Cheever (alz ) is the one who did all the work and deserves all the kudos for the custom icons. Thanks again, Nathan!

Dave R · 29 May 2008, 01:24

@jim said:

Just curious if anyone discovered the "double" meaning of some of the icons?

Nathan Cheever (alz ) is the one who did all the work and deserves all the kudos for the custom icons. Thanks again, Nathan!

Double meaning? As in the icons for togglePerspective and toggleAxes?

ScottPara · 29 May 2008, 11:00

Now we just need someone to make buttons for the missing icons!

Great plugin!!!!

Scott

If anyone has created buttons for the missing icons please post them for others who are not as creative

Nexus009 · 30 May 2008, 11:40

Jim, thaaaaaaaanks!!!!!!!!!!!

HFM · 30 May 2008, 11:59

Well,... thats one way of saying thank you

But creating icons for it is hard since you have to scale it down to 24x24 [I'm not going near the 16x16 icons ]

But I'm getting there

Dave R · 30 May 2008, 14:33

James, all you need to do to make a new icon is export a PNG, make the background transparent and resize it to 24x24 and 16x16 pixels. Replace the "No Icon" image for the icon you are making in the Toolbars\Images folder with the new icon.

This is a first try but it doesn't read so well in the toolbar.

HFM · 30 May 2008, 14:38

You may want to exaggerate the contrast or draw extra lines around you icon Dave

Dave R · 30 May 2008, 14:50

I probably should have saved the SketchUp file then.

Jim · 30 May 2008, 21:47

Before you go too crazy with the icons, here's a note from alz :

@unknownuser said:

I'll have a big batch of Icons
for you this weekend. I'm ravamping them to be
less hmmm... pixelly and more smooth-ish like the
original SU icons.

I will likely include what he so generously made in the next release of the plugin.

PKast · 31 May 2008, 07:20

Jim,
Great effort on this. This is something that a lot of people want, or can use. Those of us who have come from Autocad are used to customizing commands. It leaves one question though, why didn't Google put something like this into the program.

Best,

Morpeth · 31 May 2008, 11:09

brilliant effort... thankyou sir!

Jim · 31 May 2008, 13:09

Thanks everyone.

As I said earlier, Nathan is trying to get more icons cranked out this weekend.

I'm not sure if this is something that Google will be addressing in later versions of SketchUp. There's a definite need for users to be able to customize menus and toolbars to fit their workflow.

Jim · 1 Jun 2008, 12:37

Updated with Nathan's additional icons.

This download includes the complete plugin. You may delete the toolbars.rb file and toolbars folder, if you want. You can also just over-write the files and folders.

SketchUp Custom Toolbars

2010-09 * Updated for small bug in placement in SketchUp 8. toolbars-2010-09.zip This is an update to Custom Toolbars plugin with t...

(sketchuptips.blogspot.com)

If you think of some function you would like to add to your toolbars, let me know.

Also, Nathan says:

@unknownuser said:

If anyone else wants to take a stab at improving
these icon on the forum, they should feel free to
do so

I think I'll make Nathan my Personal Hero of the Month!

urgen · 1 Jun 2008, 13:09

...Thanks once again!

JClements · 2 Jun 2008, 02:48

Isn't this a nice a logical solution to organizing/accessing SU commands!
Thank you, Jim.

Jim:

I noticed that the "Toggle Axes" icon doesn't change its background when clicked upon. Is there a way to allow this?

Can the following be added:
TwoPoint Perspective?
Move Scene Up
Move Scene Down

I don't suppose you could use a toolbar.txt file to call script.rb files could you?
Too bad something similar can't be done for the SU menus via a .txt file.

Jim · 3 Jun 2008, 23:02

@jim said:

Just curious if anyone discovered the "double" meaning of some of the icons?

Nathan Cheever (alz ) is the one who did all the work and deserves all the kudos for the custom icons. Thanks again, Nathan!

No one? Oh well. Try double-clicking one of the Edge Styles buttons; like Display Profiles. Not all buttons support double-clicking, though.

Jim · 3 Jun 2008, 23:45

@jclements said:

Isn't this a nice a logical solution to organizing/accessing SU commands!
Thank you, Jim.

You are welcome.

@unknownuser said:

Jim:

I noticed that the "Toggle Axes" icon doesn't change its background when clicked upon. Is there a way to allow this?

There does not appear to be way to get the state of the axes from Ruby. I can make it toggle, but I don't kow what state it is to begin with.

@unknownuser said:

Can the following be added:
TwoPoint Perspective?
Move Scene Up
Move Scene Down

I think these can be done.

@unknownuser said:

I don't suppose you could use a toolbar.txt file to call script.rb files could you?
Too bad something similar can't be done for the SU menus via a .txt file.

I'm thinking about a comprehensive toolbar/menu solution. It's a long way off.