Selection of item created

[Pauline01]

Re hello,

You help me to create a groupe of entities, but i need to select automaticly this group // object after the creation because i want add an attribute with dictionnary system.

In the code, i want select my object after the line "#i want select the item created to configure an attribute #???".

Thx.

require 'sketchup.rb'

def add_etiquette

  # Get "handles" to our model and the Entities collection it contains.
  model = Sketchup.active_model
  entities = model.entities

  # Create a series of "points", each a 3-item array containing x, y, and z.
  pt1 = [0, 0, 0]
  pt2 = [30, 0, 0]
  pt3 = [30, 0, 17]
  pt4 = [0, 0, 17]
  
  # Call methods on the Entities collection to draw stuff.
  # new_face = entities.add_face pt1, pt2, pt3, pt4
  group = entities.add_group
  group.entities.add_face(pt1,pt2,pt3,pt4)


  #i want select the item created to configure an attribute
  #???


  #define an adress for the object in a dictionnary
  prompt = ["Name_zone"]
  val = Sketchup.active_model.selection[0].get_attribute("MyDico", "Name_zone")
  default = [val]
  result = UI.inputbox prompt, default, "Enter the Zone Name"
  adrresult = result[0].to_s

  adr = Sketchup.active_model.selection[0].set_attribute("MyDico", "Name_zone", adrresult.to_s)
  UI.messagebox ("@ ; " + adr.to_s + " saved")
 
end

#Menu
if (not file_loaded?("zEtiquette_config.rb"))
 
    tool_menu = UI.menu "Tools"
	tool_menu.add_item("Create zone item") {
    add_etiquette
    }
	
	  
	$VSX = Vsx.new

  file_loaded("zEtiquette_config.rb")
end

[thomthom]

You need to actually select it?

You already have an reference to the group:

  # Call methods on the Entities collection to draw stuff.
  # new_face = entities.add_face pt1, pt2, pt3, pt4
  group = entities.add_group

the variable group is now referring to the group you created.

  #i want select the item created to configure an attribute
  #???
  group.set_attribute('yourDictionary', 'yourProperty', 'yourValue')

This will set the attribute without having to specifically select it.

[Pauline01]

oh! thx