Delete your scenes via the API - working?

Chris Fullmer

I am trying this method but not getting it to work. Is it really implemented? Or am I missing something? my code loks like this:

model = Sketchup.active_model pages = model.pages pages.each do |e| e.erase end
and the error is:

(eval):69:in ‘initialize’: undefined method ‘erase’ for #<Sketchup::Page:0x81289e0>

What am I missing here, I'm guessing it will be something simple and embarrassing - as usual

Chris

thomthom

e.erase! ??

Chris Fullmer

I tried it, that didn't work either unfortunately.

RickW

Read the API carefully - the .erase method is for the Pages class, not the Page class. That's why your code didn't work. Try this:

pages.each{|page| pages.erase(page)}

Or, in your style

pages.each do |e|
  pages.erase(e)
end

Chris Fullmer

Interesting. I had not found it in the API, rather in the blog post here:

What's New in SketchUp 7

Posted by Scott Lininger, SketchUp Team SketchUp 7 contains several improvements to the Ruby API. Here's a quick tour of the best changes. I...

(sketchupapi.blogspot.com)

and the only hint it gives is this:

Delete your scenes via the API
my_page.erase

So I assumed it was a page thing. Then when I looked for it in the API, it was not in the "page" class section.

So I see it now, and I'll go give it a shot. Thanks Rick,

Chris

RickW

@chris fullmer said:

Interesting. I had not found it in the API, rather in the blog post here:

What's New in SketchUp 7

Posted by Scott Lininger, SketchUp Team SketchUp 7 contains several improvements to the Ruby API. Here's a quick tour of the best changes. I...

(sketchupapi.blogspot.com)

and the only hint it gives is this:

Delete your scenes via the API
my_page.erase

So I assumed it was a page thing. Then when I looked for it in the API, it was not in the "page" class section.

So I see it now, and I'll go give it a shot. Thanks Rick,

Chris

Yes, it does give that impression. I can see why it was confusing.