How to pause a ruby script for 1 second

[N Lindenthal]

select_comp_by_name("Fahrstuhl")
Morisdov.transf_get("transf2")
Sketchup.active_model.selection.clear

3rd line comes too quick. Please help me wait for end of line 2 or to pause for 0.4 seconds.

[tbd]

UI.start_timer(1, false) { Sketchup.active_model.selection.clear}

[N Lindenthal]

@TBD

Thank you very much. Your delay goes.

…
only with 1 second, but not with 0.9 seconds. Why not?

[tbd]

Mac issue ? on PC works even with 0.1

[Jim]

@unknownuser said:

Mac issue ? on PC works even with 0.1

Are you sure? (Windows XP Pro SP2)

t1=Time.now; UI.start_timer(0.1) {p Time.now-t1} ==> 0.01
t1=Time.now; UI.start_timer(0.999) {p Time.now-t1} ==> 0.01
t1=Time.now; UI.start_timer(1) {p Time.now-t1} ==> 1.001
t1=Time.now; UI.start_timer(5) {p Time.now-t1} ==> 5.007

[N Lindenthal]

@TDB

Yes, Mac

select_comp_by_name("Fahrstuhl");Morisdov.transf_get("transf1");UI.start_timer( 0.99999, false) { Sketchup.active_model.selection.clear}

does not clear.
Perhaps »Morisdov.trasf_get("transf1")« needs exact 1 second, so it goes with 1 and with 1.01 seconds, but not with littlebit less (0.999).

On Mac on ruby console does not go:

t1=Time.now; UI.start_timer(0.1) {p Time.now-t1} ==> 0.01

Error is:

@unknownuser said:

t1=Time.now; UI.start_timer(5) {p Time.now-t1} ==> 0.01
t1=Time.now; UI.start_timer(0.1) {p Time.now-t1} ==> 0.01

Error: #<SyntaxError: (eval):202: compile error
(eval):201: parse error
t1=Time.now; UI.start_timer(5) {p Time.now-t1} ==> 0.01
^
(eval):202: parse error
t1=Time.now; UI.start_timer(0.1) {p Time.now-t1} ==> 0.01
^>
(eval):202

[tbd]

of course, ==> means what it should return and you must not type that

[N Lindenthal]

Yes, TDB, that I could know myself. Excuse me, please.

@Jim
Your times are the same with me.
How can I get ==> 0.5 or ==> 0.99?

Mac OS X 10.4.11

[tbd]

yup. my bad. I checked only visual and didnt do any time checks.

seems that it ignores decimals (0.1...0.9 = 0, 1.1 ... 1.9 = 1) - so we need to use that. for interface like clear selection doesnt matter that much anyway

[N Lindenthal]

To pause is a workaround. Would be better to ask how long

Morisdov.transf_get("transf2")

works and then clear without pause/delay.

Can ruby know how long the earlier line works?

[AlexMozg]

Here such variant:

time_limit = 0.2
@val_time = Time.now
@timer = UI.start_timer(0, true) do
	if Time.now - @val_time >= time_limit
		UI.stop_timer @timer
		Sketchup.active_model.selection.clear
		@val_time = @timer = nil
	end
end

It works

[N Lindenthal]

@AlexMozg

Unfortunately it does not work, if this line is before

Morisdov.transf_get("transf2")

Please try with proper_animation.rb and one selected component with Position 2

Morisdov.transf_get("transf2")
time_limit = 0.2
@val_time = Time.now
@timer = UI.start_timer(0, true) do
   if Time.now - @val_time >= time_limit
      UI.stop_timer @timer
      Sketchup.active_model.selection.clear
      @val_time = @timer = nil
   end
end

The selected component will stay selected.

[tbd]

welcome to thread synchronization fun - as you can see Morisdov.transf_get uses start_timer
so you need to sync with that (e.g. add global variable in transf_get end for example)

[N Lindenthal]

How?

[tbd]

btw, did you increased time_limit from AlexMozg example first ? to like 5 ?

[AlexMozg]

And it is possible and so:

...
...
def self.timer(proc, time_limit=0.5)
$val_time = Time.now
$timer = UI.start_timer(0, true) do
   if Time.now - $val_time >= time_limit
      UI.stop_timer $timer
      proc.call
      $val_time = $timer = nil
   end
end
end
...
select_comp_by_name("Fahrstuhl")
Morisdov.transf_get("transf2")
self.timer(proc{Sketchup.active_model.selection.clear})
...

Though it is possible to do without global variables.
But, I do not know that Morisdov.transf_get does.
;

[N Lindenthal]

def self.timer(proc, time_limit=0.9)
$val_time = Time.now
$timer = UI.start_timer(0, true) do
   if Time.now - $val_time >= time_limit
      UI.stop_timer $timer
      proc.call
      $val_time = $timer = nil
   end
end
end
select_comp_by_name("Fahrstuhl")
Morisdov.transf_get("transf2")
self.timer(proc{Sketchup.active_model.selection.clear})

With 0.9 it works for exactly one time, each next start lets Sketchup crash down.
With 0.2 SketchUp crashes immediately.

I think I have to ask Morisdov by PM.

[AlexMozg]

@n lindenthal said:

...
I think I have to ask Morisdov by PM.

Ask me, and I shall try to answer.

[N Lindenthal]

@alexmozg said:

… Ask me, and I shall try to answer.

Here is my »Fahrstuhl«, english elevator.

My script selects the "Fahrstuhl“, puts it to another position (here position 1 and 2), and then clears the selection:

select_comp_by_name("Fahrstuhl")
Morisdov.transf_get("transf1")
UI.start_timer(1, false) {Sketchup.active_model.selection.clear}

Position 1

select_comp_by_name("Fahrstuhl")
Morisdov.transf_get("transf2")
UI.start_timer(1, false) {Sketchup.active_model.selection.clear}

Position 2

To get the script work, the following .rbs must be installed:

1. select_com_by_name.rb

def select_comp_by_name(comp_name)
	model = Sketchup.active_model
	sel = model.selection
	sel.clear
	if compdef = Sketchup.active_model.definitions[comp_name]
		sel.add(compdef.instances)
	else
		Sketchup.active_model.active_entities.each do |d|
			if d.typename == "ComponentInstance"
			sel.add d if d.name==comp_name
		end
	end
		if sel.count == 0
			UI.beep
		else
			UI.messagebox(sel.count.to_s + " gesuchte Dinger gefunden.")
		end
	end
end

2. proper_animation.rb

My question is, how to select the "Fahrstuhl/elevator" without selection marks.

So I tried to use the following script:

def self.timer(proc, time_limit=1)
$val_time = Time.now
$timer = UI.start_timer(0, true) do
   if Time.now - $val_time >= time_limit
      UI.stop_timer $timer
      proc.call
      $val_time = $timer = nil
   end
end
end
select_comp_by_name("Fahrstuhl")
Morisdov.transf_get("transf2")
self.timer(proc{Sketchup.active_model.selection.clear})

Would be a wonder to get the arrows in model be buttons, which start the elevator scripts.

---

Fahrstuhl = Elevator

[AlexMozg]

@unknownuser said:

My question is, how to select the "Fahrstuhl/elevator" without selection marks.

The simplest - to make changes to a script "Morisdov".
Somehow here so:

def Morisdov.transf_get(dict_key, ss=nil)
  model=Sketchup.active_model					
  ents=model.active_entities
   if ss
     @ents = ss
   else
     @ents=[]
     model.selection.each {|e| @ents.push(e)}
   end											
  @ents.freeze
  model.selection.clear
....
....
end

And completely to get rid from selection.

Where I can find "following.rbs"?
I shall think...