[Plugin] Mirror
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Hi TIG,
Is it possible to build in a 45 degree inference? It would be such an improvement on the workflow. I do a lot of mirroring at right angles and right now I have to use the protractor tool beforehand to mirror at right angles. I do have the rotation snap enabled in options but the plugin does not seem to use the inference.
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tx a lot sir..
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Hi guys,
I installed the plugin but it is not working. I can see the plugin in tool bar, in plugin menu and in context menu.
when i select the object and use mirror selection in either way i can not proceed further becoz the next steps (1, 2, 3 selection) is not displaying.
also my statues bar does not show any massage.
Plz Help me guyes.
Thanx
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How did you install it [tell us steps, please] ?
Next open the Ruby Console open...
Any error messages when you try to use the Mirror tool ?This tool is used many hundreds of times a week without issues, so something somewhere is wrong...
I'm wondering if you have another rogue plugin loading that messes with base classes like 'group' and thereby messes up Mirror's legit work...If you have SketchyPhysics, older-Podium, some newer-'BIM' tools etc try disabling those, restart and try Mirror... Let us know if you find the culprit... There is a 'quarantine' list...
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@tig said:
There is a 'quarantine' list...
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@tig said:
How did you install it [tell us steps, please] ?
Next open the Ruby Console open...
Any error messages when you try to use the Mirror tool ?This tool is used many hundreds of times a week without issues, so something somewhere is wrong...
I'm wondering if you have another rogue plugin loading that messes with base classes like 'group' and thereby messes up Mirror's legit work...If you have SketchyPhysics, older-Podium, some newer-'BIM' tools etc try disabling those, restart and try Mirror... Let us know if you find the culprit... There is a 'quarantine' list...
@ Tig
Hi Tig.Thanx for ur reply.
I installed it using sketchucation plugin store from sketchup. I installed without any error. also i can see the plugin in plugin, context menu also i can see tool bar for it.
I have SketchyBevel and SketchyFDD installed on my PC. Is sketchy plugin messes with Mirror?
will try after disabling sketchy plugins?Thanks
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I don't think either of those mess with other plugins, but you never know... so try disabling them and see if Mirror then works...
Do you get any error messages in the Ruby Console when using Mirror ??
Clearly something is wrong because hundreds of users use Mirror hundreds of times every day, and have no issues - so you must have some specific thing causing this...
I would like to 'get to the bottom of it'
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Here's a future-proofed update.
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=276512#p276512 -
Tig,
Thank you for a most useful plugin. Is there a way to change a minor irritation for me? The default choice after mirroring is to erase the original part. Ninety percent of the time, I am copying & vmirroring the part. I just erased my original part for the umpteenth time because I hit Enter too quickly. Not the end of the world but irritating nonetheless. Can I change the code to set the default button to NO.
Kris
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on line 367
if UI.messagebox("Erase Original Selection ? ",MB_YESNO,"")==6change the last number, 6, to 7
if UI.messagebox("Erase Original Selection ? ",MB_YESNO,"")==7Now when you hit enter it will always be no
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@krism said:
Tig,
Thank you for a most useful plugin. Is there a way to change a minor irritation for me? The default choice after mirroring is to erase the original part. Ninety percent of the time, I am copying & mirroring the part. I just erased my original part for the umpteenth time because I hit Enter too quickly. Not the end of the world but irritating nonetheless. Can I change the code to set the default button to NO.
Kris
Rich's solution reverses the result - but keeps the wording so answering Yes to the 'Erase Original...' prompt would NOT then erase it - that is plain silly see below on how to reword it AND reverse the result sensibly***The standard SketchUp dialog's default 'submit' button is 'Yes', it can't be changed...
I'd never hit 'enter', but instead train myself to use the Y and N keys - which chose Y-es and N-o...
You could reword the script to ask the opposite question "Keep Original ?" and then swap the results - but it will confuse others who might use your version!
The current setup also follows the old AutoCAD's Mirror tool which it sought to mimic, and which effectively asks' do you want to to delete the original' - but if you exit without answering Y/N it might take N ? ...***Edit the "Mirror.rb" script with a plain-text editor - like Notepad++ - and find line #355 and change
@msg = "Mirror: Erase Original Selection ?"
to read:
@msg = "Mirror: **Keep** Original Selection ?"
so that the stausbar prompt is in step...
Then go to line #367
if UI.messagebox("Erase Original Selection ? ",MB_YESNO,"")==6 ### 6=YES 7=NO
edit it to read:
if UI.messagebox("**Keep** Original Selection ? ",MB_YESNO,"")==**7** ### 6=YES 7=NO
which reverses the question and the result of Pressing 'Yes'...
For tidiness's sake also on line #369
else ### NO
change the rem note 'NO' after the ### to:
else ### **YES**
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I was gonna tell the hack for completely removing that useless dialog but I thought my elegant answer left you with a wonderfully ironic question...
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Tig & Rich,
Thanks for your replies. I will implement the "sensible" solution. No one else uses my computer so there is no opportunity for confusion from others. I checked my Autocad default for the mirror tool and it is set to No. I must have changed that sometime in the past as it is always like that for me.
Kris
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Okay, works great. Thanks again.
Kris
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Great tool, use it every day. Can't wait for the 2014 version.
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TIG,
Thank you very much for posting this extension. Incredibly useful!
Best Wishes
Patrick. -
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Yes, TIG has been diligently updating all his stuff. Thanks TIG!
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@dave r said:
@pjb said:
Great tool, use it every day. Can't wait for the 2014 version.
Why are you waiting? It is already SU2014 compliant and it has been since December. See this.I could not find it in extension warehouse, so now i used a copy from SU2013 and put it in the plugin folder from SU2014. It works! thank you
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NONE of my Plugins are in the EWH !
They are ALL in the SketchUcation PluginStore.
They should all be compliant with v2014.
You should NEVER copy ANY plugins across into v2014 from older installation of SketchUp. unless you cannot get a current version.
Most authors have updated their Plugins to be compatible with v2014, so you need to install the latest version.
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