Move groups with different measures?

pilou

This group.bounds.min.z. can be found somewhere or the sorting of Groups must be forged again?
(nothing about sort, sorting in the API helping)

thomthom

Build a hash with the entities as the key and their Z posiiton as value and then sort the hash by the values.

pilou

Each groups has not a "time creation" trace board? So no need to remake a sorting ?
Seems I have re-open a new nightmare door

Chris Fullmer

Awesome Pilou! Keep it up, its looking great. You've got lots of good help around here.

Chris

TIG

Try something like...


zeds=[]
index=0
groups.each{|group|
   zeds.push(group.bounds.min.z, index)
   index+=1
}
zeds.sort!
sorted_groups=[]
zeds.each{|z|sorted_groups.push(groups[z[1]]) }
### sorted_groups is now groups sorted by Z

pilou

Does the group.bounds.min.z only valuable in SU 7?
Edit seems not

little try but seems I miss something (any doubt selection but the sorted_groups gives nothing on the screen)

model = Sketchup.active_model
entities = model.entities
selection = model.selection
groups = []
z=0
zeds=[]
index=0
groups.each{|group|
   zeds.push(group.bounds.min.z, index)
   index+=1
}
zeds.sort!
sorted_groups=[]
zeds.each{|z|sorted_groups.push(groups[z[1]]) }
### sorted_groups is now groups sorted by Z

sorted_groups.each do |e| 
  point = Geom;;Point3d.new 0,0,z
  t = Geom;;Transformation.new point
  e.transform!(t)  
  z =  z + 1000.mm
end

pilou

it's like a snowball on the top of the mountain

TIG

groups = [] then nothing set !!!
You emptied the groups array...
You need to fill it from the selection...

groups=[];selection.each{|entity|groups.push(entity) if entity.kind_of?(Sketchup;;Group)}

pilou

another try found: undefined method ‘[]’

model = Sketchup.active_model
entities = model.entities
selection = model.selection

z=0
zeds=[]
index=0
sorted_groups=[]

groups=[];selection.each{|entity|groups.push(entity) if entity.kind_of?(Sketchup;;Group)}

groups.each{|group|zeds.push(group.bounds.min.z, index)
   index+=1
}
zeds.sort!
zeds.each{|z|sorted_groups.push(groups[z[1]]) }
### sorted_groups is now groups sorted by 

sorted_groups.each do |e| # update!
  # Now we process the groups
  point = Geom;;Point3d.new 0,0,z
  t = Geom;;Transformation.new point
  # Apply the transformation
  e.transform!(t)
  z = z + 100.cm
end

thomthom

Is that the only error message you get?

@unknownuser said:

it's like a snowball on the top of the mountain

You're hooked now! No way back!

TIG

Here's some tweaked code

def test()
    model = Sketchup.active_model
  model.start_operation("Move in Z")
    entities = model.entities
    selection = model.selection

    zeds=[]
    index=0
    sorted_groups=[]

    groups=[];selection.each{|entity|groups.push(entity) if entity.kind_of?(Sketchup;;Group)}

    groups.each{|group|zeds.push([group.bounds.min.z, index])
       index+=1
    }
    zeds.sort!
    zeds.each{|z|sorted_groups.push(groups[z[1]]) }
    ### sorted_groups is now groups sorted by

    z = 0.0
    sorted_groups.each do |e| # update!
      # Now we process the groups
      t = Geom;;Transformation.new(Geom;;Point3d.new(0,0,z))
      # Apply the transformation
      e.transform!(t)
      z = z + 100.cm
    end
    
  model.commit_operation
  return nil
  
end#def

Runs as ' test'.
I made a typo - it needed an array [] of two items adding to zeds: zeds.push([group.bounds.min.z, index]) not two 'loose' items as in zeds.push(group.bounds.min.z, index).
I made your z = 0 into z = 0.0 as it needs the number as a float, not an integer...
Removed 'point' variable and set the point definition directly inside the transformation - not necessary but fewer variables...
I added a model.start_operation("")...model.commit_operation so it becomes a one step undo.
I added return nil at end so the Ruby-Console doesn't get clogged with info...

Tested it - it works...

pilou

Seems indeed that some corrections were necessary
This time works like a charm! Excellent! TIG + Thomthom! Bravo!
I will see all that more in detail for learn this little cryptic language !
Very funny plug!
For the next Pilou's foolish...
...I need to know the "centroïd" (xyz) of a "bounding box's group"
Here of course without different measure, just for little test! (click image)

TIG

@unknownuser said:

...I need to know the "centroïd" (xyz) of a "bounding box's group"

centre_point=group.bounds.center

See http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ for all these details

pilou

Thx I had missed this one

thomthom

It'd help if you posted the error messages.

However, I can still see the problem here. Sketchup::Component isn't an SU object. Check the manual, you have Sketchup::ComponentDefinition and Sketchup::ComponentInstance. In your case you're looking for a Sketchup::ComponentInstance.

pilou

I have replaced "Group" by "Component" but seems that is not so simple

groups=[];selection.each{|entity|groups.push(entity) if entity.kind_of?(Sketchup;;Component)}

    groups.each{|component|zeds.push([component.bounds.min.z, index])

Else I can yet nest a component inside a group color transparent
That works fine (just disable Edges visible) but I suppose there is another thing

pilou

@ Tig Some cryptic but I will see that
Joint an image for no ambiguities
So here the increment is 300 cm
Edit sorry I have not seen all these speedy results!

@Thomthom! Yes that is that ! e.transform!(t)

pilou

Come back in these very dangerous territories

As I understand that retrieve the center XYZ of the bounding box group by

 center = boundbox.center

but how give these 3 values(?) to these 3 variables ?
xc= ?
yc= ?
zc= ?
must be trivial but yet some foggy for me
PS I read the API from the end to the start, and inverse but this stay mysterious found anything except that

thomthom

boundbox.center returns an object of type Point3d. You can check what an object is by checking the .class value of an object. That gives you an indication to where to look.


xc= boundbox.center.x
yc= boundbox.center.y
zc= boundbox.center.z

pilou

Many thx!
It's always the more easy ans usefull who is not written as example