[Plugin] importDXFtext

TIG

Here's v3.8
https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=importDXFtext
I corrected the stupid typo which was preventing TEXT being processed.
I think I've now sorted the text-group's rotation about its origin... please test and report if otherwise...

uwesketch

Whow, that was quick. I tested.

The TEXT is back, but the Block Attribute Text is now gone
For the file "dxf issues with special chars.dxf"
with version 3.4:

8 STYLES:
16 LAYERS:
0 TEXT ENTITIES:
11 MTEXT ENTITIES:
16 ATTRIBUTE TEXT ENTITIES:
...
Making 0 TEXT Entities...
Making 11 MTEXT Entities...
Making 16 ATTRIBUTE TEXT Entities...

with version 3.8:
8 DXF STYLES:
16 DXF LAYERS:
0 TEXT ENTITIES:
11 MTEXT ENTITIES:
16 ATTRIBUTE TEXT ENTITIES:
...
Making 0 TEXT Entities...
Making 11 MTEXT Entities...
...

For the file "map with Isocontours TEXT.dxf"
with version 3.4:
4 STYLES:
67 LAYERS:
74 TEXT ENTITIES:
25 MTEXT ENTITIES:
436 ATTRIBUTE TEXT ENTITIES:
...
Making 74 TEXT Entities...
Making 25 MTEXT Entities...
Making 436 ATTRIBUTE TEXT Entities...

with version 3.8:
4 DXF STYLES:
67 DXF LAYERS:
74 TEXT ENTITIES:
25 MTEXT ENTITIES:
436 ATTRIBUTE TEXT ENTITIES:
...
Making 74 TEXT Entities...
Making 25 MTEXT Entities...
...

TIG

Aargh!
I disabled the ATEXT for quicker testing...
But I thought I set it back on !!! typo !!!

Here's v3.9 that's fixed.
I also added different names for the types of DXF text used to make the groups [TEXT..., MTEXT..., ATEXT...], so it's easier to find the type etc...
https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=importDXFtext

uwesketch

No problem. Shit happens ,-) and for this I test

Another issue came now back.
The shift of the 3D-Text in case there are letters going beyond the writing base line:
Issue with letters going beyond the base line

The type of text is helpful. Could you also add the content of the text somewhere?
Then I could even search for a specific 3DText. It does not have to be the full text. Maybe the first 20 chars, so that the outliner does not yet get a horizontal scroll bar?
add 3DText value to group name

TIG

The -ve sign should move up ??
Weissputz has a downstanding 'p' again they should push up ??
I'll investigate...

uwesketch

@tig said:

The -ve sign should move up ??
Weissputz has a downstanding 'p' again they should push up ??
I'll investigate...

Yes, it worked in version 3.6. All nicely shifted up. Including characters like °'`^". They were shifted up to the top.

TIG

Investigating...

TIG

Here's v4.0
https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=importDXFtext
It fixes that text alignment glitch I just reintroduced !!

uwesketch

Much better. Thanks.

in the test file "dxf issues with special chars.dxf" there are now only two issues left.

The text "Knickarmmarkise" has the attachment point in the "middle center", but I think you take the point "left center". Therefore the text is shifted to the right. Can you implement the attachment point "middle center" / "right center"?
In below screen shot, green is the position where it should be, red the position produced by version v4.0
wrong attachment point.

The large text starting with "Masse am Bau:" is nicely aligned left, but it is shifted downwards by exactly one letter height. In version 3.4 (to which I compare version 4.0) this was correctly placed.
In below screen shot, green is the (correct) position from version 3.4, red the position produced by version 4.0.
text shifted by one letter height downwards

P.S. TEXT entities still not working properly:
version 4.0, says in the console, it is doing TEXT, but they are not created in SketchUp!
I get :
...
74 TEXT ENTITIES:
...
Making 74 TEXT Entities...
Making 25 MTEXT Entities...
Making 436 ATTRIBUTE TEXT Entities...
...

BUT: the TEXT entities are NOT CREATED in SketchUp.

TIG

The text "Knickarmmarkise" has the attachmentpoint [71] in the "middle right" - i.e. set to 6
Which is MR - the associated Ruby align assignment is flaky !
As it doesn't reset it properly I've rewritten that code - should work now...
Please check...

The alignment of the "Masse am..." text is more complex as its alignment is set to TR 3 and there are 2no \P characters in the string - equivalent to \n newline in Ruby - that splits the text-string into its 'lines'...
Please test as I'm not sure this update fixes it, because the number of lines in a string affect the overall group's height and sometimes this might mess up vertical alignment adjustments ??
If if does mess up, then I have to look at analyzing the string for \n and adjust any vertical alignment accordingly [using string.lines.count etc]

Here's v4.1
https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=importDXFtext

uwesketch

The "Knickarmmarkise" is now good and yes, the attachment point is 6, not 5.

But all other MTEXTs are now either a bit off or completely off.
It looks like that the higher the rotation angle the more off the text is placed.
The "SN Q4" texts are about 26meter off, the dimension value 17^5 is 23m off, the 1.24^5 dimension value is 34meter off. the "OK Mauer ca. 549.79" is about 6m off to the right.

The "Masse am Bau:" has not changed position compared to version 4.0.
BTW in version 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, etc it was correct. Can you not compare to the code of v3.4?

TIG

One step forward, one step back !

I'll investigate...

uwesketch

Thanks. Can you also look into why TEXTs are not created anymore in SketchUp, even though in the console it says that "Making .. TEXT Entities"
?

TIG

Another problem !

TIG

I'll look at the alignment issue shortly...

However, the current TEXT import does work for me, albeit with text pieces miles from the origin, making selecting / viewing / editing them very awkward [even with the help of the Outliner] - when using your TEXT dxf example - is this the issue you are referring to ?
e.g. the first piece of TEXT processed is -
X = 2677161.876174174 [42.25 miles from the origin] Y = 1237562.802 ... Text = "430287"

Also note that in that file several ATTRIBS also have no 'string' at all [code 1] - the omission is in the DXF file, not the ruby side...

uwesketch

Yes, it is the file called map with Isocontours TEXT.dxf.
I am running with v4.1
after the import finished, I see only 250 sub groups. 225 ATEXT and 25 MTEXT.
They are either called "ATEXT #..." or "MTEXT #...".
But there are no sub groups called "TEXT #..." in the outliner.

The first TEXT entry listed in the console is:

Layer = 01139
Color = 0
X = 2677161.876174174
Y = 1237562.802
Z = 0.0
Height = 0.9999999999999997
Text = 430287
Oblique = 15.0
Justification_H = 2
Justification_V = 2
Style = STANDARD
Rotation = 0.0

Yes, the origin is far off. This is the Swiss coordinate system LV95.

There are or instance two TEXT called Rinderweidstrasse and Rinderweidweg. These should be easily visible in Sketchup in the very top right of he imported group, but they do not exist.
(choose parallel projection, top view, then in the outliner select an ATEXT and then "yoom selection" in the context menu)
BTW, the first 12 MTEXT are in the bottom left corner of the group near the Origin, the other MTEXTs and the ATEXTs are in the top right corner of the group.

TIG

Here's v4.2
https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=importDXFtext
Which attempts to address some of the recent issues...
Please test and report...

uwesketch

I tested v4.2: better again

TEXTs are still not imported, the console output is a bit different now, but in Sketchup there are no TEXT groups created. Only 25 MTEXT and 225 ATEXT groups.
I am testing btw with SketchUp 2022. DXFImport v3.4 is running on SketchUp 2021.
console output of importing "map with Isocontours TEXT.dxf":
Making 74 TEXT Entities...
74 : 0
Making 25 MTEXT Entities...
25 : 0
Making 436 ATTRIBUTE TEXT Entities...
225 : 211

Rotation testing (dxf issues with special chars.dxf):
Here the 3DText objects that were far off in the lat version, are now closer again, but still not fully correct:
It seems the attachment point for rotation is not read correctly:

In below screen shots, black is the unrotated text from v3.4, green is where it should be according to the DXF definition, red is where the import is placed.
Looks like all are attachment point issues, except the "Masse am Bau:" which is shifted down since version 3.4.

DXF v4.2 rotation issue 1 SNQ4.png

DXF v4.2 rotation issue 2 SNQ4.png

DXF v4.2 AttachmentPoint issue 3 Masse am Bau.png

DXF v4.2 rotation issue 4 Dim text.png

DXF v4.2 rotation issue 5 Dim text.png

TIG

The TEXT is NOT imported for me.
Says 74 made, 0 failed.
But in the Outliner there's nothing ! a mystery...
Investigating...

TIG

I got to the bottom of this !
It did process all of the TEXT but then it wasn't adding the 3d-text geometry !!
Another stupid temp-typo...
Now it's fixed...
Here's v4.3
https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=importDXFtext

I'll look at the rotation reports next...