How can import and locate the components by ruby script?

winzard · 9 Jun 2009, 11:01

Everyboby ,I want to have the method relating to import and location of the components.Please give me help .Thanks!

thomthom · 9 Jun 2009, 11:08

Use the .load or .load_from_url methods from the DefinitionList to import components to the model. http://code.google.com/intl/nb/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/definitionlist.html

Depending how you want to add the component, use either entities.add_instance http://code.google.com/intl/nb/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/entities.html#add_instance or model.place_component http://code.google.com/intl/nb/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/model.html#place_component

thomthom · 9 Jun 2009, 11:09

If you want to get the path a component was loaded from use the .pathmethod for the definition. http://code.google.com/intl/nb/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/componentdefinition.html#path

winzard · 9 Jun 2009, 14:50

The information is vrey important .And I want to import some components into coordinates by ruby scripts and locate the components by parameter form the user,What methods need to refer? Please give me some suggestions.Thanks!

The size of components add a lot of difficulties,because space of the components need to taken in my ruby script.Now ,I have trouble to deal with that. Does some solutions be gave?