[Plugin] Solid Inspector

thomthom

Overview
A feeble beginning for a tool that checks if Groups or Components are solids or not, highlighting holes or areas or errors.

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Access
Tools > Solid Inspector

Usage
Click on an group or component to analyst it for holes.
Use Tab ( Shift+Tab) to cycle through and zoom to the errors.
Use Up/Down Left/Right arrows to cycle between errors.
Use Return to zoom to current error.
Version 1.1.0:
If nothing is selected - the current context will be inspected.

Future Ideas

Webdialog list of errors with description of each error. If possible, attempt to automatically fix.

Requirements

SketchUp 7 or newer - ( Other versions untested )
TT_Lib2

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Footprint

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tt_solid_inspector.rb

Ben Ritter

Wow Thomas, this is more exciting than the version 8 release. Thank you.

jeff hammond

ha! that just saved me a a bunch of headache (well the headache was already coming on trying to figure out why and older group of mine wouldn't be recognized as a solid in su8)..

used your inspector and it found the teeniest tiniest little face inside

thank you!

pilou

Creation's crisis!

notareal

Nice!

jsteacy

This is a great tool! Awesome!

olishea

cheers

GWD

Solid Inspector doesn't load. I place the plugin in the plugin folder and also downloaded the TT_lib2 and placed it on the right placed. But the menu doesn't show up. I tried to load it manually and get the following error:

Error: #<LoadError: (eval):923:in `load': No such file to load -- tt_solid_inspector.rb>
(eval):923

regards,

Guy

thomthom

What is the exact location to extracted tt_solid_inspector.rb to?

GWD

C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 8\Plugins

thomthom

This is just odd...

You have the file at "C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 8\Plugins\tt_solid_inspector.rb" - and when you type in load "tt_solid_inspector.rb" into the Ruby Console you get

Error: #<LoadError: (eval):923:inload': No such file to load -- tt_solid_inspector.rb>
(eval):923`

which claims the file is not there... ?

I also don't understand why it says (eval):923
When I try to load a non-existent file I get:
load 'test' Error: #<LoadError: (eval):0:inload': no such file to load -- test>
(eval)
(eval):0`

Are you sure you didn't but the .rb file in a folder and not directly in the Plugins folder?
Can you post a screenshot of the file in Explorer (including the filepath in the address bar). Sorry to have to make you confirm what you say, but I have had cases like this where the file actually was misplaced.

GWD

thomthom,

no problem...

regards,

Guy

Krisidious

I know you're tryin to get me to upgrade Thom...

GWD

ThomThom,

Problem is fixed. I completly removed v7 from my system. It seams that he sometimes opened v7 when i thought i was working with v8.

regards,

Guy

thomthom

@krisidious said:

I know you're tryin to get me to upgrade Thom...

This doesn't require SU8.

thomthom

@unknownuser said:

ThomThom,

Problem is fixed. I completly removed v7 from my system. It seams that he sometimes opened v7 when i thought i was working with v8.

regards,

Guy

Ah - yes, if you double-click a file to open SU it will open the version you last used.

GWD

ThomThom,

Thanks for this fantastic plugin!!!!

regards,

Guy

thomthom

fountainhead

I think this plug-in is long overdue...great job ThomThom! I can't tell you the number of times I've tried a boolean operation, or a volume calculation, only to get the "this ain't a real solid dude" message.

"It isn't a real solid...well what's wrong with it?"

"Not gonna tell ya...but it's wrong for sure. Good luck finding the problem man."

Now instead of hunting aimlessly for the micro gapped edge, or the itty bitty hanging triangle that can only be seen under exponential magnification, you point us right to it.

NICE.

thomthom