Automating export of scenes

[chrisglasier]

I had a look at this thread. As Allan wrote: "there has to be a better way?" Anyone know of one?

The reason I need it is described here and here

Thanks

Chris

[chrisglasier]

Thanks again TIG. I will try it out tomorrow as it's time for dinner hereabouts. Did you have a look at the post links? I would be interested to have your opinion on whether the ruby part is possible.

Cheers

Chris

[TIG]

Try something like this...

def scenes2images()
  model=Sketchup.active_model
  view=model.active_view
  width=view.vpwidth.to_int
  height=view.vpheight.to_int
### you can change the width/height away from the default if you desire
  pages=model.pages
  pages_times=[]
  pages.each{|page|pages_times.push([page,page.transition_time])
    page.transition_time=0.0 }
### remembers pages' transition times and sets them all to 0
  filepath=File.dirname(model.path)+"\\" ### assumes model is saved
  0.upto(pages.count-1)do|images|
    ### this msgbox pauses and lets each view refresh and the image process...
    UI.messagebox("Exporting Image of Scene...")
    model.active_view.write_image("#{filepath+pages.selected_page.name}.jpg",width,height,true)
    Sketchup.send_action("pageNext;")
  end#loop
### reset pages' transition times
  pages_times.each{|array|array[0].transition_time=array[1]}
  UI.messagebox("Scenes' Image Exporting - Completed.")
end#def

save as scenes2images.rb and scenes2images in the ruby console to run it...

[chrisglasier]

Thanks again TIG. Here's your code that I have altered a bit (in black) to be later made into a callback. Hope that's OK with you.

My regards

Chris

` def scenes2images()

%(#000000)[# variables from js in webdialog
subdir = "E:/Chiang Mai/Scenes jpg/"
w = 800]

model=Sketchup.active_model
view=model.active_view

width=view.vpwidth.to_int
height=view.vpheight.to_int

%(#000000)[width = w
height = w/width*height]

you can change the width/height away from the default if you desire

pages=model.pages
pages_times=[]
pages.each{|page|pages_times.push([page,page.transition_time])
page.transition_time=0.0 }

remembers pages' transition times and sets them all to 0

filepath=File.dirname(model.path)+"\" ### assumes model is saved

## changed to subdir variable - see above

0.upto(pages.count-1)do|images|

%(#000000)[# using 2 just for testing

0.upto(2)do|images|]
model.active_view.write_image("#{subdir+pages.selected_page.name}.jpg",width,height,true)
Sketchup.send_action("pageNext:")

%(#000000)[UI.messagebox("Exported "+pages.selected_page.name)]

this msgbox pauses and lets each view refresh and the image process...

%(#000000)[## changed position to get correct scene name

considering change to question with OK/Skip/Cancel + new position]

end#loop

reset pages' transition times

pages_times.each{|array|array[0].transition_time=array[1]}
UI.messagebox("Scene Image Exporting - Completed.")
end#def`

[RickW]

SceneExporter and SceneExporterPro will do this as well.

[chrisglasier]

@rickw said:

SceneExporter and SceneExporterPro will do this as well.

Very thoughtful and generous, thanks.

You may be interested in seeing how this relates to my templates query

Chris