[Plugin] Selection Toys

xrok1

@chris fullmer said:

I also am thinking of other apps that make named lists, and you have to save and recall the selection through the list of named sets. But that seems difficult in SU to me I think. But maybe it would work. I supposed the list could be in a html dialog box and warn you if your selection set has changed wince it was created. And give the option to update the selection set, etc.

I was thinking of adding selection tacks to the On Screen tool. As you modify/filter the selection you take snapshots. Autonamed, but you can set your own custom.

YES!! please do.

one more thing if i may. you know how if you use the eraser button everything you pass over highlights and if you select another tool before you let the button up... a selection toy like that would be great, i know there is: but one that can select not just edges would be

ale one

Very good script thomthom.
Only i want to say what will be fantastic to add more functions to the loop selection tool,for the edges and faces. (i know it has been commented previously)
thank you very much for your script.
sorry for my bad inglish ;D

rami_lpm

you'll be getting a lot of cookies for this one.

CadFather

Hi Thom, a late Thanks for this..

is there a chance of having the context menu items available as toolbar choices?

i can help with the icons if you need

cheers

thomthom

The items for Group Copies and Instances?

CadFather

yes, comps and groups is a first choice. of course i shortcut them, which works fine, but there are lots of others:
especially in the select submenu.

thomthom

I'll make note of that for the next version.

CadFather

Thanks Thom, and if i can help with anything let me know.

thomthom

Cheers. I'll let you know if I do. Currently I'm working on a new feature. Will do the toolbar once that's done along with some improvement to the tool's descriptions.

e-anima

i do not know how to do the following. i have a cylinder and it is seperated in the middle by a loop of edges around. its like cut in the middle. how can i only select thes edges. its an edge ring. thank you

free agent

Hi Thom

im getting this error on opening sketchup

Error Loading File tt_selection_toys.rb
No such file to load -- TT_Plugin_Manager/tt_plugin_manager.rb

thomthom

@unknownuser said:

Hi Thom

im getting this error on opening sketchup

Error Loading File tt_selection_toys.rb
No such file to load -- TT_Plugin_Manager/tt_plugin_manager.rb

Did you download the required Plugin Manager package as well?

free agent

so ur saying read the instruction before posting random complaints?....

thomthom

Me? I'd never!

thomthom

I know it's a bit annoying to install additional files - but there was so much work put into the UI Manager that I wanted to be able to reuse it.

thomthom

Fixed bug in select_same_direction_faces, select_parallel_faces, select_perpendicular_faces, select_same_area.
Fixed bug in Select Only / Deselect Soft / Smooth Edges
Added Command Cheat Sheet.
Moved from Plugin_Manager to TT_Lib

Rich O Brien

Nice update, thanks Thom

pghstone83

I downloaded the tt lib along with the selection tools file both that were both posted on the forum pgs. However, I am not able to get the selection tools toolbar in order to select the "loop" selection on the design program.

Can you please help guide me as to how to make that happen?

thomthom

@pghstone83 said:

However, I am not able to get the selection tools toolbar

You must Enable it first - Tools -> Selection Toys - Enable Toolbar

@pghstone83 said:

select the "loop" selection on the design program.

All commands are also available from the toolbar.
Not sure which Loop method you refer to, but you got:
Tools -> Selection Toys - Select Edge Loop

and then you got the

Right-Click on Edge -> Select - Quad-face Loop

pghstone83

My Tools button in the program does not have a "selection toys" button as an option to select in order to enable it.