[Plugin] Recall last tool v1.2

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.

pecan

The following seems to work, and you can add to the exceptions hash when you find 'em.

Hope this helps some...


# Supports Organizer.rb
=begin
Copyright 2009, Matt
All Rights Reserved

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

License;   Free

Author;     	Matthieu NOBLET
Organization;   Matt
Name;      		Recall_lst_tool
Version;   		1.0
SU Version;   	6 and 7
Date;      		17/02/2009
Description;   	Recall last tool used
Usage;      	If you want to have a shortcut, please try with native Sketchup shortcuts...
History;
	1.000   17/02/2009
			First version

	1.100	17/02/2009
			Global variables replaced by Class variables
=end

require 'sketchup.rb'

class Matt_Observer < Sketchup;;ToolsObserver
    def initialize
        @ToolExceptionsHash = {
           # observerName    send_actionName
            "FOVTool",       "FieldOfViewTool",
            "SketchCSTool",  "AxisTool",
            "SketchTool",    "LineTool",
            "PolyTool",      "PolygonTool"
        }
    end
	@@Matt_Model_Toolid = nil
	@@Matt_Model_Toolid2 = nil
	def onActiveToolChanged (tools_object, toolname, toolid)
        print tools_object, " ", toolname, " ", toolid, "\n"
        tname = toolname;
		@@Matt_Model_Toolid = @@Matt_Model_Toolid2 if @@Matt_Model_Toolid2
		# remove "Camera" prefix reported by ToolObserver"
		@@Matt_Model_Toolid2 = (tname[0,6]="" if (tname[0,6] == "Camera"));
		tname = @ToolExceptionsHash.fetch(tname, tname);
		@@Matt_Model_Toolid2 = "select#{tname};";
		puts "1; #{@@Matt_Model_Toolid} 2; #{@@Matt_Model_Toolid2}"
	end
	def self.recall_last
        puts "sending action #{@@Matt_Model_Toolid}" if @@Matt_Model_Toolid
		return Sketchup.send_action(@@Matt_Model_Toolid) if @@Matt_Model_Toolid
		return Sketchup.send_action("selectSelectionTool;")
	end
end

unless file_loaded?(__FILE__)
   file_loaded(__FILE__)
   Sketchup.active_model.tools.add_observer(Matt_Observer.new)
   $submenu ? (organizer = $submenu) ; (organizer = UI.menu("Plugins"))
   organizer.add_item("Recall last tool"){ Matt_Observer.recall_last }
end

Matt666

Hi pecan!
Sorry, I didn"t test your plugin, but I think it doesn't work with plugins. So Non native tools...
I will test it! Thank you for that Pecan!

Matt666

Hi Pecan! Your method does not work with ruby tools, as expected...
A new version has been posted in the first post. It fixes a bug found by Simon Le Bon. Thank you Simon!

simon le bon

Hi Matt,
Hip Hip! I've just installed your plug v 1.2 and it seems working very well (all tools are seemingly supported)! So cool!!
It's too young to see if it remain operative on duration, but i believe this is now fixed.

Many thanks for that tool dear Matt

I take it!

simon.

Edson

@matt666 said:

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.

would the last update make it usable in macs?

Matt666

@unknownuser said:

I take it!

@unknownuser said:

would the last update make it usable in macs?
... Dear Edson... I'm so sorry! You (and all Mac users!)have some problems with many of my scripts... Included this one...
I can't be usable in mac. Mac has a bug with main function used in this script: Sketchup.send_action(ToolID). And I can't do anything.
Sorry again Edson...

Edson

matt,

no problem. several other plugins you created work without problems. let's hope this bug gets solved in the future.

plot-paris

great plugin, Matthieu.

just a thought: does it make sense to have a similar tool go through several previously used tools when pressing the shortcut key repeatedly?

Matt666

Hi plot_paris!

That's a good idea... I will give a try! I think we may go through 10 previously used tools, and may undo history (retrun to the last tool used) by activating selection tool.

Chris Fullmer

Hey, I was just thinking about a plugin that would cycle through tools on repeated pressing of a button.

So assign it to the spacebar. Hit the spacebar once and its select. Twice it move, 3 is rotate. But I quickly decided against the silly plugin when I started thinking about having to hit the spacebar 26 times to get to "place camera" or something

But in this context, I think it is quite a good idea,

Chris

plot-paris

another idea, although probably not managable with ruby, is a much more graphical approach:

when you hold down the space bar, a ring with tool buttons appears around your cursor in a circular fashion. you can now left click any button to get the tool. or you can simply turn the scroll wheel to file through them, either clockwise or counterclockwise. by default the selection tool is highlighted - so if you just press the space bar once, you get the select tool.

you can easily customise this tool-circle by holding down the space bar and then dragging unwanted tools out of the circle and vice versa.

well, maybe Google comes up with soemthing similar in the next release

juan974

Merci MATT ...

bitsnbites

Thank you very much, Matt666.
That´s the Plugin i was lookin for.

thx a lot

Matt666

I will try to find a solution.

Matt666

Sorry, I don't know how to create a personal observer for controlling mouse events...

Pherim

Neat, I didn't know this yet. Great timesaver when switching to select tool to return to the previously used tool.

mirale999

Merci Matt! Great plugin~
By the way, I come up with an idea, I think maybe it's useful!

I use the shortcut“shift+Y” to recall the last tool. When I use this plugin, a situation like this will happen:
first I use the "Edge follow me" tool to build a face,
then I move it to another place, and use move and scale to modify the curves,
then I want to do "Edge follow me" again

so the idea comes:------this tool have a function: ignore the move, scale, rotate, line, arc, rectangle, circle...(because they are so useful and they have shortcuts), but recall edge follow me, blend, extrapolate colors...(you must find it in a submenu).
On my bad English... hope you get my meaning...

Matt666

Hi mirale999!
So you want RLT ignores some native tools you would be able to choose? Do you agree with this "way of explanation" (I dont know how to tell it in english )?
I don't know if it's possible... But I can try.

jdtsmith

Just an FYI for any Mac users. Pecan's version above with the "exceptions" list works fine for me in SU 8.0. I use it with BetterTouchTool and a Magic Trackpad:

Three Finger TipTap Left: Orbit (O)
3 Finger Tip Tap Right: Recall Last Tool (which I have as F2)
Pinch Out: Zoom Extents (I have as Shift-Z)

This plugin, with Lion's native three finger dragging make using SU with the trackpad much more enjoyable. Here's how I use it:

Two finger "scroll": zooms in and out
3 Finger move: same as click and drag for selection
Tip Tap Left (drop two fingers and tap another to the left): switch to orbit tool
Tip Tap Right: switch back to whichever tool I'm in the middle of using
Get Lost? Pinch to Zoom Out

Thanks to the plugin's authors!