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      bender
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      Hey all,

      I have a log file that I need to read using ruby. From that log file, I generate a bunch of 3d coordinates. I know there is a 3D warehouse with an assortment of objects. Once I choose one (for example, a humanoid) how do I go about setting its coordinates?

      My goal in the end is to be able to move it around using a set of coordinates (essentially looking like a small animation)

      Your help is much appreciated! I am a newbie to all of this.

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        bender
        last edited by

        Just wondering if anyone's had a similar try with Sketchup, and if so how I go by doing it (through Ruby of course)

        Thanks in advance

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          Gaieus
          last edited by

          Hi Bender,

          Have you seen this ruby yet?
          The only problem of course is that you cannot export the animation (yet) unless with a screen capture device (just like with Sketchy Physics).

          Gai...

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            bender
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            Thanks for the reply. I've taken a look at that plugin, but from my understanding it is very discrete in the sense that you can only "move" an object a discrete number of times through the use of the "transformations" option in the right click menu.

            I however am reading a log file with possibly hundreds of coortdinates, and what I want to get from sketchup is a way to position a 3D object and set its coordinates as I am reading the log file. I mean, it should be quite simple to set its coordinates, then update them and get rid of the old ones etc...

            Is there not a way to do this through the ruby script?

            Thanks in advance.

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