[Plugin] Memory Copy (xformclone.rb)

plot-paris

I understand that you had to ask.
I did indeed (among every other method imaginable) hit enter after typing in Nx. just tried it here in the office (Windows XP) - works like a charm. may be a vista problem then.

some suggestions, observations:
would you mind changing the Nx to N***** to go in line with the native SketchUp input?
and to assimilate the native workflow even more: is it possible to left-click the second component to be copied and then type in N*? because I love the way it works with the array function in SketchUp at the moment (that you can change the number of copies (or divisions for that matter...) repeatedly, simply by retyping 3*, 11*, 15*, 3*...).

an observation I made is that the order of modifications does still make no difference (of course not - that would only be possible if you applied the function directly after the copy-and-transform process).
that means that if you have more than one rotation process applied to the component-copy you may get results different from your intentions:

in this example I rotated the component arround axis A, then rotated it vertically around the outer corner. to get the desired result, the script had to repeat these steps in exactly the same order (rotate arround A 2x, 3x, 4x... the initial distance, then rotate 2x, 3x, 4x... arrount the outer corner).
the current version of the script however takes the overall changes in position/rotation which in this example results in the first rotation axis B being distorted - merged with the second rotation so to speak

now that I think about it - the result as we get it at the moment may be quite useful as well at some time.
maybe there is the need for two different versions:

verion_1 works exactly like the current script (with the minor changes I suggested at the top of this post ). it would make sense to have an entry within the "tools menue" to keep the context menue tidier. you can choose this function at every point of the modelling process, because it is history independent and retrieves every information from the selected geometry
version_2 has to be applied directly after the copying/transformation process (like the array fuction only works directly after the copying process, because it retrieves it's information from the last action). therefore we need a shortcut for this function (and an entry in one of the menues).

I hope my thoughts are comprehensible.
have to start doing some office work now

plot-paris

I just had the need to use this script, but it got lost on the way to the SU7 installation. so I looked for it again and re-read some posts on the way.
and I still think it would be cool to have a second version of the script that works slightly different, as I stated in this post above:

@unknownuser said:

I understand that you had to ask.
I did indeed (among every other method imaginable) hit enter after typing in Nx. just tried it here in the office (Windows XP) - works like a charm. may be a vista problem then.

some suggestions, observations:
would you mind changing the Nx to N***** to go in line with the native SketchUp input?
and to assimilate the native workflow even more: is it possible to left-click the second component to be copied and then type in N*? because I love the way it works with the array function in SketchUp at the moment (that you can change the number of copies (or divisions for that matter...) repeatedly, simply by retyping 3*, 11*, 15*, 3*...).

an observation I made is that the order of modifications does still make no difference (of course not - that would only be possible if you applied the function directly after the copy-and-transform process).
that means that if you have more than one rotation process applied to the component-copy you may get results different from your intentions:

in this example I rotated the component arround axis A, then rotated it vertically around the outer corner. to get the desired result, the script had to repeat these steps in exactly the same order (rotate arround A 2x, 3x, 4x... the initial distance, then rotate 2x, 3x, 4x... arrount the outer corner).
the current version of the script however takes the overall changes in position/rotation which in this example results in the first rotation axis B being distorted - merged with the second rotation so to speak

now that I think about it - the result as we get it at the moment may be quite useful as well at some time.
maybe there is the need for two different versions:

verion_1 works exactly like the current script (with the minor changes I suggested at the top of this post ). it would make sense to have an entry within the "tools menue" to keep the context menue tidier. you can choose this function at every point of the modelling process, because it is history independent and retrieves every information from the selected geometry

version_2 has to be applied directly after the copying/transformation process (like the array fuction only works directly after the copying process, because it retrieves it's information from the last action). therefore we need a shortcut for this function (and an entry in one of the menues).

I hope my thoughts are comprehensible.
have to start doing some office work now

what do you think? wouldn't that be cool?

driven

This is a very easy to use bit of kit, made the candy-stripe pole and used it for the animation as well.

very,very nice

thanks for posting....

a quick(ish) play

???how do I add embedded youtube???

jason_maranto

This is one of those functions I thought should be in Sketchup right from the beginning -- a really basic but totally useful function.

I'm one of the folks who can't get the array part of this script to work... I'll take a look at the script and see if I can't get to the bottom of it , but does anyone already know why?

Best,
Jason.

plot-paris

Jason, did you make sure to do everything in exactly the right order?

for the array function to work you have to select the first component, then right click > 'play it again'. then type in something like 5x (make sure to type in an axtual 'x' and not a *). and then click the second component...

I think this behavior could be optimized to better fit into the native SketchUp workflow, as I already explained in the third post of this page...
I still hope, that at some point someone will hear my pleading and will perfect the script

jason_maranto

I did try that but I'll try it again, maybe I gave up on that avenue too quickly as it did not seem to make much sense to me in regards to Sketchups natural workflow...

Best,
Jason.

adaycalledzero

Are you sure you are working with components? Groups are not supported.

jason_maranto

Yeah, I'm a moron -- it works fine, I just didn't get the procedure correct.

Thanks for the help.

Best,
Jason.

derei

I think the plugin should be on first post, also with changelog and updates (if any). It's easier to follow and if the topic gets large, the user doesn't have to crawl on all posts to find the download
Thanks.

Rich O Brien

@unknownuser said:

I think the plugin should be on first post, also with changelog and updates (if any). It's easier to follow and if the topic gets large, the user doesn't have to crawl on all posts to find the download
Thanks.

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agamemnus

Pherim

Wow, cool plugin, I can't believe I never noticed it before and I'm surprised how old it already is... but it still works fine in SU2016. Though I can't get it to make multiple copies with a single click (using the tutorial on the first page of this thread) and I discovered that as soon as I change the camera position (zooming is fine) it starts again with the first component. Not big issues though and it's a very useful plugin!

JGA

I've having the same issues as Pherim in that I have to change the camera view & click the original component, not the copy. The other issue I have is that it copies in the opposite direction from the first one in SKUP 2015 - weird.
Great idea for a plugin though.

sophie23

good for mac users also?

paulchow

It is cool tools, but it can not run in Sketchup 2018, it said not support *.rb file

May I ask for update version for Memory copy in *.rbz format?

Thanks.

TIG

The latest version of this script is in RBZ format in the PluginStore:
https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=xformclone

Alternatively you can add any lone RB into your Plugins folder 'manually'...
It's called 'xformclone.rb' in this case.

Lone scripts like this are 'unsigned' and therefore newer versions of SketchUp must have their Extension Manager Loading policy set to Unrestricted.

Since it's an old script I am uncertain about its compatibility with newer versions...

rv1974

TIG, this tool has big problems with precision (rotation is OK, fails at moving)
I tried your Grow.rb- works perfectly. So maybe it's possible to update this script inserting some portions of Grow.rb please? Thanks in advance.
P.S. Please see attached: try to make >30 copies upward. The script just can't put components exactly on Cpoints

iii.skp