[Plugin] Toggle Units

TIG

When you extracted the contents of the zip file you should have got a file called toggle_units.rb and a folder called toggle_units_icons which contains 24 png files to make the various buttons.
The file and the folder both go into your Plugins folder.
If you have copied the rb file from v7 into v8 you must also copy the whole folder and its files too...

watkins

Dear All,

Okay, Toggle Units is now working in V8, but only after installing the version posted by 'blajnov' (page 6 of this thread, and near the top).

Kind regards,
Bob

davidlouis

Not wanting to discourage the development of great tools such as this, I can't help wonder why, so far down the line in sketchup development, you can't have one preference for modelling units and a different one for the value readout of say... areas, dimensions etc etc... CAD software has been doing this since day one...

At the moment I model in millimeters and require dimensions and areas in meters... I've used this tool since it pretty much came but why don't the skp developers integrate this into the preferences / model info units interface...???

Either way thanks for a great tool!

Dave

vidy

@watkins said:

Dear All,

Okay, Toggle Units is now working in V8, but only after installing the version posted by 'blajnov' (page 6 of this thread, and near the top).

Kind regards,
Bob

dear bob,
do you have the icon showed up on v.8?

watkins

Dear Vidy,

Yes I do, and I have checked all the functions and they work. It would be very useful if someone could update the first posting with the V8 compatible plugin.

Regards,
Bob

TIG

I have updated the first post in the thread http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=81391#p81391
Please use the new 'bold' version which is v6/7/8... friendly - I left the old one BUT I don't recommend that version at all...

vidy

thanks bob and tig, now it works perfectly

Dave R

TIG,

I just installed the latest version but I am getting the blank toolbar. In looking through the script I see what looks like the path to the PNGs shown as below. The icon folder is called "toggle_units_icons" but I wonder if it or the script should be modified. Or maybe I'm looking in the wrong place and have a different problem.

cmd = UI;;Command.new(Strings["Decimal"]) { toggle_units(5) }
cmd.small_icon = "CD_ICONS/TWEAK/tudec16.png"
cmd.large_icon = "CD_ICONS/TWEAK/tudec24.png"

TIG

@dave r said:

TIG,

I just installed the latest version but I am getting the blank toolbar. In looking through the script I see what looks like the path to the PNGs shown as below. The icon folder is called "toggle_units_icons" but I wonder if it or the script should be modified. Or maybe I'm looking in the wrong place and have a different problem.

cmd = UI;;Command.new(Strings["Decimal"]) { toggle_units(5) }
> cmd.small_icon = "CD_ICONS/TWEAK/tudec16.png"
> cmd.large_icon = "CD_ICONS/TWEAK/tudec24.png"
> 	    
>

You are right - I copied the files over without looking at then [I didn't use this tool at all]
I've now updated the zip http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=81391#p81391 so that it has the correct folder specified for the icons !

Dave R

Thank you, TIG. I'm amazed that I sorted out the problem correctly. I must be learning from watching you.

Matt666

Hi all.
Sorry for my absence, for now I don't often use SU. Thank you TIG to be here...

mag1800

[floatr:2nr8pix2][/floatr:2nr8pix2]Great Plugin Matt. Works great for me. Thank You.

Matt666

Hi all.
Plugin updated with a new tool (Toolbar manager): You can now choose icons you want to display in the toolbar.
Thanks to Thomthom and TIG!

LINK: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=81391#p81391

Matt666

Do not hesitate to tell me if something goes wrong... I'm new with HTML and JAVASCRIPT...

driven

Hi Mat,

on my mac if I instal this correctly and open SU

Unless, I use the manager, make a change and then quit

SU actually crashes when I close a window and I get a report dialog.

When I remove this ruby, everything works as it should, if put it back again problem returns.

it make no difference if I use or don't use the plugin, only if it's installed.

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john

Matt666

Hum Thomthom told me I had to use 'show' with windows and 'show_modal' with mac... I think this is the problem (because i completely forgot this!). I'll take a look soon thank you!

driven

Hi Mat,
It actually seems to be something to do with the preference settings, which SU sends to the .plist on Mac.

.show and .show_modal never cause crashes, it's just the dialog disappears under the main window.
john

Matt666

Hi!
See first post to download new version [v2.11].

Mac bug fixed
Add tool in extensions window.
Big thanks to driven for his help!

LINK: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=81391#p81391

ankitdarda

thanks a lot..

http://forums.sketchucation.com/posting.php?mode=reply&f=323&t=11745#

Matt666