Looking for a script

Panga

Hi all,

I'm looking for a script able to insert a component at each vertex of all objects in selection...I'm pretty sure that this script exists, but did not success to find it, don't remember the name.

Thanks in advance !!

Regards.
Panga.

numbthumb

Hm... Component Spray 1.3 has the option to drop component at each vertex of selected faces.

Panga

Thanks for the answer, but I have also edges in my selection...I have a script that puts a guidepoint at each vertex, but theses are not components...I'm still searching...Any other ideas ?

pilou

Component Stringer can put a component at a vertice

TIG

Try this

require 'sketchup.rb'
def placecomponentsatvertices()
  # select a component-instance and some faces/edges
  # the component is placed at each vertex...
  model=Sketchup.active_model
  ents=model.active_entities
  ss=model.selection
  instance=nil
  verts=[]
  ss.each{|e|
    verts<< e.vertices if e.class==Sketchup;;Face or e.class==Sketchup;;Edge
    instance=e if e.class==Sketchup;;ComponentInstance
  }
  if instance and verts[0] 
    defn=instance.definition
    verts.flatten!
    verts.uniq!
    points=[]
    verts.each{|v|points<< v.position}
    points.each{|p|
      tr=Geom;;Transformation.new(p)
      ents.add_instance(defn,p)
    }
  else
    UI.messagebox("Select a Component-Instance and some Edges/Faces...")
    return nil
  end#if
end

Copy the text into a file called placecomponentsatvertices.rb in the ../Plugins/ folder.
Select a component-instance and some faces/edges...
Type placecomponentsatvertices + <enter> in the Ruby Console.
The component is placed at each vertex...

You can add a menu item yourself...

pilou

Component sprays by Didier Bur makes that

@unknownuser said:

What's new in 1.3.:
New "shape" option to drop component at each vertex of selected faces.

Panga

Component stringer...this is the one I was thinking of !!! Thanks for the info Pilou.

Thanks a lot for your piece of code Tig, I'm gonna try it

EDIT : It works like a charm...now I just have to learn how to create the menu item !! Something I always wanted to do this in order to organize all my plugins !! Any clue to acheive this ??? Not a solution, I want to learn how to do this.

Regards.

TIG

if not file_loaded?(__FILE__)
    titletext="menuTextGoesHere"
    UI.menu("Plugins").add_item(titletext){defNameGoesHere()}
    cmd=UI;;Command.new(titletext){defNameGoesHere()}
    cmd.status_bar_text=titletext+" someInstructionTextGoesHere"
    ### you could put optional toolbar stuff here using 'cmd'...
end
file_loaded(__FILE__)

This code goes at the end of the file outside of the def...end...
Using the __FILE__ method lets you call the ruby anything you like...

Panga

Thanks a lot Tig. I'll give a look tonight at home.

Regards.