How do you dimension an " angle"

Bob James

You are completely correct. It should be included in the native SU tool arsenal. Until then, use Didier's dim_angle.rb plugin (download it from his Ruby Depot)

This seemed a useful ruby, but....

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takesh h

@fitz said:

I looked in the Plugins, but its not there

It's under menu [Tools]-[Angular dimension].

Gaieus

Bob, you should post that error in the ruby forum so that Didier (or others) can track down what's happening. I only know ofthe ruby but have no clue how they are supposed to do the job behind the SU interface.

fitZ

Hi guys. Sorry it took a while to get back here. Ok, so, there IS something wrong with the script?
I see it in the actual Plugin folder, but not when I click on the "Plugins" tool bar.

@unknownuser said:

It's under menu [Tools]-[Angular dimension].

Nope, not there. So, I guess I can't dimension angles. Seems to me that is a HUGE oversight on the Sketchup development teams part. Well, what can I say? Guess I'll have to draw them by hand for jpgs.
I'll keep checking back for any fixes to the file. Thanks for the info guys.
fitZ

Gaieus

Did you try the Draw menu, too? (Or actually, try all menus - it should be somewhere there, I used to have it and it worked.)

simon le bon

Hi Fitz,

@unknownuser said:

Seems to me that is a HUGE oversight on the Sketchup development teams part
??
This Didier's plugin works perfectly!

1- where to put the file:
c:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 6\Plugins\dim_angle.rb
or
c:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 7\Plugins\dim_angle.rb

2_ where to invoke the plugin (there is no icon for it)
Under menu [Tools] you can find: [Angular dimension]

@unknownuser said:

../it says it computes the angle between vectors and such in the Ruby Console, but doesn't tell how to use it. /..

3_ How to use it?
Please drop an eye on the Status Bar
%(#0000BF)[SU user guide:
The Status Bar
The Status Bar, located at the bottom of the SketchUp Drawing Area, displays tips for the
active tool, including special functions accessible using keyboard shortcuts. Watch the
status bar while you are working in SketchUp to discover advanced capabilities of each of
the SketchUp tools.]

and take fun,
simon

Bob James

Very nice plugin.
For a normal dimension SU allows using <> to allow addition of words to the dimension. For example:

12'-3" becomes 12'-3" Typ. if the dimension is set up as <> Typ. This is very handy.

Is there a way to accommodate this in this plugin?

Example

Gaieus

No. This is actually not even a dimension tool but a simple arc (from "real" SU geometry) and a simple text label. So it won't be dynamic (i.e. won't change with the angle changing once placed) and the text label can be edited and amended in the "old, native" way only.

fitZ

@unknownuser said:

This Didier's plugin works perfectly!

1- where to put the file:

c:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 7\Plugins\dim_angle.rb
2_ where to invoke the plugin (there is no icon for it)
Under menu [Tools] you can find: [Angular dimension]

Hello Simon and thank you. Sorry I didn't get back here sooner, but for some reason, I'm NEVER notified via email that someone has replied to any of my threads, or any I'm contributing to.

Ok, I just checked the Sketchup Plugin folder. There seems to be a discrepancy in the file that I have. You say the file is called..
dim_angle.rb

Yet the file I have is called "angle_between.rb" Have I downloaded the WRONG plugin or something?

fitZ

Gaieus

dim_angle is the script - maybe angle_between also does something like that - never tried.

fitZ

Wow! NO WONDER! I downloaded the WRONG file! Man, I can be such a dunce! I didn't pay attention to the file name origninally. sheeez! What a moron. Got it now! Works GREAT!!! FINALLT!!!!

          :heart_eyes:

THANKS A MILLION GUYS!!

fitZ