[Plugin] Selection Toys

thomthom

By request http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=16665, added filters for entities with Default material.

dazza

Cool, thanks Thomas!

jmmad

Thxs Thomas this plugin is a must

thomthom

Added selection methods for Dynamic Components. Same as regular components, except it allows you to select by DC family.

thomthom

Fixed an issue where the DC menu would not appear if there was only one instance of the DC variant.

cmeed

Does your selection tools, or is it possible in general, to select an adjacent edge after selecting a single edge in an exploded curve? then the next and so on by clicking (with your 'tool' selected) arbitrarily rather than finding little edges, zooming in clicking, paning clicking etc - finally the curve is completely selected or as much of it as you want, you can use weld.

this would help with complex models and tight spaces.
c

thomthom

@cmeed said:

Does your selection tools, or is it possible in general, to select an adjacent edge after selecting a single edge in an exploded curve? then the next and so on by clicking (with your 'tool' selected) arbitrarily rather than finding little edges, zooming in clicking, paning clicking etc - finally the curve is completely selected or as much of it as you want, you can use weld.

this would help with complex models and tight spaces.
c

Not currently. But it's something I have on my todo list.

cmeed

it would make a nice accompaniment to the weld tool.

simon le bon

Hey Thomas ,

Native Selection tool of SketchUp is at the same time so powerfull and so poor. Your "Toys" increase incredibly its possibilities. I have had not to use those, concerning selection with components or groups for now but,

The idea of your "Select Loop" is really amazing (and time saver)! I like it a lot

But more and moreover what seems especially important to me is your "Selection Modifier" : which makes possible to make a new selection into an existing selection. Since the beginning i'm using SU, i think it's something which definitively misses as a native option !!!!

Here with this work, I discover you as a masterclass rubymaker

,simon

thomthom

Reorganized the menu item for the selection filters. Now split into one Select Only->... and Deselect->....
The list of filters where getting too large, so I felt it was better to split them. Sorry to anyone who might have to reassign their hotkeys.

Added support for dimension objects and images.

Added support for soft and smooth edges.

Added support for hidden entities.

Added extended support for selecting faces; parallel, perpendicular, opposite and by area.

a4chitect

very good job thomthom

minor suggestion: consider adding a 'Deselect All' option for the Tools or Plugins menu, found this handy to assign to a keyboard shortcut to quickly get rid of the selection.

def self.deselect_all
		Sketchup.active_model.selection.clear
	end

thomthom

@a4chitect said:

minor suggestion: consider adding a 'Deselect All' option for the Tools or Plugins menu, found this handy to assign to a keyboard shortcut to quickly get rid of the selection.

That's interesting... no Deselect All function built in to SU.
I'll include it for the next release. Thanks for the tip.

remus

Its already there. edit->select none or ctrl+t by default.

Matt666

CTRl+T deselect current selection...

JGA

Is the deselect not Edit\Select None (CTRL+T)?

thomthom

heh then it's not included in the next release

mitcorb

Thanks, thomthom:
I will check this out.

majid

thanx thanx and thanx again tomtom...
I've been read this tread but thought that it wouldn't be needed .... but recently i'v recieved a file that is done by someone that really is textured badly ( i mean it is textured to groups, not faces inside them) and is using lots of similar group instead of component, ... so your job is really time concuming and worthy ....

thomthom

Another small update:

Optimized code that's using .typename
Added Select Face Same Direction
Added workaround for SU bug where group definition references becomes corrupted.

thomthom

Added filters for Curves (Polylines)
Before Arcs would select Curves and Arcs and Circles - Now they select Arcs and Circles

Curves will select Curves, Arcs and Circles.

Question:
Currently, Curves selects Arcs and Circles are a subset of Curves.
But is it preferred that Curves selects only Curves - Arcs only Arcs and Circles selects only Circles?