[Plugin] Recall last tool v1.2

Matt666

Hi Rick!
Thank you for the comment, I've updated the code...

EarthMover

Hey Matt - You are eternally my friend! Thanks for listening to my request. I'm sure it will be useful to many!

Matt666

pilou

Astucieux!

Matt666

Merci Pilou

Edson

matt,

here we go again. unless i do not know how to use your new script, it is not working on mac! sorry...

Matt666

Hi Edson... I hope you do not know!! I'm cursed...

So : Draw a . Draw a . Press space bar for .
Go to Plugins/Recall last tool. Rectangle tool is now recalled.

If it does not work, can you open your ruby console, and try again, please?
And, at last, can you call rectangle tool, and try to copy this code in the ruby console ?

Sketchup.send_action(21022)

This code calls selection tool.
Thank you Edson. And sorry for the inconvenience.

Edson

matt,

it did not work. i had done it that way before. below is the ruby console reading.

glad to help you. keep your requests coming.

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Burkhard

I read a lot /users/mahfuz...

pecan

@matt666 said:

Hi Edson... I hope you do not know!! I'm cursed...

Sketchup.send_action(21022)

This code calls selection tool.

Thank you Edson. And sorry for the inconvenience.

On differenct OS's, even the same OS with different menus, that magic number will have changed.

What's wrong with Sketchup.send_action(selectSelectionTool:);

When the menu structure is updated, then the call will still work even tho the menu id has changed.

simon le bon

Bravo Matt !!
at the very beginning of my learning SketchUp, I was surprised not to have this feature at disposal. And then I was accustomed to always recall my tools. And Here comes your ruby. It is as if suddenly we had won a great lightness. (F2 is great)

it already belongs to my toolbox. simon

Matt666

Merci Simon !

@pecan said:

On different OS's, even the same OS with different menus, that magic number will have changed.
Hi pecan! Are you sure of that? I use only two different numbers in my code. The rest is a recall of the last number used.
But there's a biiig problem with Mac... On Mac, function "send_action" does not accept integers. Only strings!

@edson said:

It did not work. i had done it that way before. below is the ruby console reading.
Thank you Edson!
Ouch. I will try to find a solution. Can you test this code below, please?

Sketchup.send_action("21022")

Edson

it looks good!

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Matt666

Ok. But if you have rectangle tool called, when you copy and validate the code, is the selection tool activated?

Edson

i drew a rectangle, then pressed the space bar, then used the script from the menu. the result is in the picture.

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Matt666

Sorry Edson, and all mac users. But I can't do anything with this bug. Function 'send_action' doesn't accept integers (so tool IDs) on Mac.

pecan

Result from SU ruby console

(eval)
result = Sketchup.send_action "selectSelectionTool:"
true

I was in error suggesting it was a num.

pecan

Using the tool name should work:


def onActiveToolChanged (tools_object, toolname, toolid)
        print tools_object, toolname, toolid
		@@Matt_Model_Toolid = @@Matt_Model_Toolid2 if @@Matt_Model_Toolid2
		#@@Matt_Model_Toolid2 = toolid if not([21022,10508].index toolid)
		@@Matt_Model_Toolid2 = "select#{toolname};";
		puts "1; #{@@Matt_Model_Toolid} 2; #{@@Matt_Model_Toolid2}"
	end

pecan

@pecan said:

Using the tool name should work:


> def onActiveToolChanged (tools_object, toolname, toolid)
>         print tools_object, toolname, toolid
> 		@@Matt_Model_Toolid = @@Matt_Model_Toolid2 if @@Matt_Model_Toolid2
> 		#@@Matt_Model_Toolid2 = toolid if not([21022,10508].index toolid)
> 		@@Matt_Model_Toolid2 = "select#{toolname};";
> 		puts "1; #{@@Matt_Model_Toolid} 2; #{@@Matt_Model_Toolid2}"
> 	end
>

Well... almost.

"selectCameraOrbitTool:" doesnt work.
It's action name is simply OrbitTool.
So maybe a hash of returned tool names and the send_action name.

sendActionToolName = {"CameraOrbitTool", "OrbitTool", } etc.
Or maybe a hash of just the exceptions.

Its a shame SU has to be so inconsistent.

pecan

Here's a list of the send_actions and the actual tool name returned by the observer.

howRubyPanel;
viewBack;
viewBottom;
viewFront;
viewIso;
viewLeft;
viewRight;
viewTop;
viewPerspective;
viewShowAxes;
viewShowHidden;
viewZoomExtents;
viewZoomToSelection;
viewUndo;
selectOrbitTool; (CameraOrbitTool)
    ok  selectPositionCameraTool;
selectDollyTool; (CameraDollyTool
selectTurnTool;
selectWalkTool; (CameraWalkTool)
selectZoomTool; (CameraZoomTool)
selectFieldOfViewTool; (CameraFOVTool) <=== inconsistency
selectZoomWindowTool; (CameraZoomWindowTool)
pageAdd;
pageDelete;
pageUpdate;
pageNext;
pagePrevious;
renderWireframe;
renderHiddenLine;
renderMonochrome&#058;
renderShaded;
renderTextures;
    ok  selectArcTool;
selectAxisTool; (SketchCSTool)
    ok  selectCircleTool;
    ok selectEraseTool;
    ok  selectFreehandTool;
selectLineTool; (SketchTool)
    ok  selectMeasureTool;
    ok  selectMoveTool;
    ok  selectOffsetTool;
    ok  selectPaintTool;
selectPolygonTool; (PolyTool)
    ok  selectProtractorTool;
    ok  selectPushPullTool;
    ok  selectRectangleTool;
    ok  selectRotateTool;
    ok  selectScaleTool;
    ok  selectSectionPlaneTool;
    ok  selectTextTool;
    ok  selectDimensionTool;
    ok  selectExtrudeTool;
    ok  selectSelectionTool;
editUndo;
editRedo;
editHide;
editUnhide;
fixNonPlanarFaces;

axes is returning SketchCSTool
3d text is returning 3DTextTool
plugins return RubyTool
orbit return CameraOrbitTool
pan returns CameraDollyTool
zoom returns CameraZoomTool
field of view returns CameraFDVTool
zoom window returns CameraFOVTool
zoom extends return CameraZoomWindowTool
walk return CamerWalkTool
look returns CameraPanTool
line returns selectSketchTool

Except for "selectFieldOfViewTool: (CameraFOVTool)" you can remove "Camera" from the observer reported name and prefix "select".
Special cases are PolyTool, Line tool, and axis tool.

On second thought, a hash like {reportedObserverName, sendSelectName} might be the best bet.