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    • thomthomT
      thomthom
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      Selection Toys πŸ˜‰

      There's a own sub-menu for DC components.

      Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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        ericschimel
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        Ok, I'll have to try that one again. The last time I used it, I don't think there was such a feature... But it was a while ago...

        Thanks again Thomthom!

        -Eric
        http://plugin.sketchthis.net
        Sketchup Kitchen Design Plugin
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        • thomthomT
          thomthom
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          It's one of the very early functions. But it's only available from the context menu.

          Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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            ericschimel
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            Its not working for me. Remember that the components I am trying to select are children of their parent DC. When the Parent DC changes the children, each child gets a number added to its name, therefore making it a different component in the eyes of Sketchup.

            Is there a way that I can select components with a wildcard? Say "DOOR*" so that all components that start with the name DOOR will be selected, regardless of what follows in their names?

            -Eric
            http://plugin.sketchthis.net
            Sketchup Kitchen Design Plugin
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            • thomthomT
              thomthom
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              @unknownuser said:

              Its not working for me. Remember that the components I am trying to select are children of their parent DC. When the Parent DC changes the children, each child gets a number added to its name, therefore making it a different component in the eyes of Sketchup.

              Yes - Selection Toys handles this. I reads the attributes of the DC to determine which DC the instances inherit from.
              dc select.png

              Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                ericschimel
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                Yup, I did that, it doesn't select anything else, either a child, or a parent.

                These DC's that I use get a name change the second I modify them in any way....

                So even though I have two DC's that have the same name (Like Single Door Wall Cabinet) they aren't the same component after I changes the DC options for one. They are in my model as separate components, with separate names.

                When I choose that option in your tool on one of the wall cabinets, it won't select the others.

                If I have identical copies of DC's (ones that are identical in every way) then I can select both using that method.

                -Eric
                http://plugin.sketchthis.net
                Sketchup Kitchen Design Plugin
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                • thomthomT
                  thomthom
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                  Can you post a sample model?

                  I'm not seeing any issues selecting DCs of the same type.

                  Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                    ericschimel
                    last edited by

                    There you go, should be pretty self explanatory when you open it.

                    Thanks for looking!


                    Selction Toys Example.skp

                    -Eric
                    http://plugin.sketchthis.net
                    Sketchup Kitchen Design Plugin
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                    • thomthomT
                      thomthom
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                      I have no problems selecting the DC.

                      Are you sure you are not using the "Instances" instead of the "DC Instances" sub menu?
                      Observe my last screenshot.

                      Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                        ericschimel
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                        When I do "Instances" and "Select active" on the two identical pulls, they both get highlight. When I go to "DC instances" and then to "Select Active, it highlights every component and group in the model.

                        In that example I sent you, I want to be able to click on, and select all those pieces of hardware, even though I have changed the options in one of them.

                        -Eric
                        http://plugin.sketchthis.net
                        Sketchup Kitchen Design Plugin
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                        • thomthomT
                          thomthom
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                          ugh... seems to be a bug here...

                          Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                          • thomthomT
                            thomthom
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                            Found the cursed bug! I'd missed an underscore character... 😳

                            I'll upload a patch tomorrow.

                            Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                              ericschimel
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                              I am glad it was easy for you, I was just hoping that it wasn't me being stupid!

                              -Eric
                              http://plugin.sketchthis.net
                              Sketchup Kitchen Design Plugin
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                                ericschimel
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                                Let me know when you upload it. I'll be the first to try it out! πŸ˜„

                                -Eric
                                http://plugin.sketchthis.net
                                Sketchup Kitchen Design Plugin
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                                • bmikeB
                                  bmike
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                                  Stumbled on this... sounds like what I need (although I would use it infrequently)!
                                  I'll watch for a bug fix.

                                  Can you post a link back to the original when you have time to get it updated?

                                  mike beganyi design + consulting llc

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                                  • thomthomT
                                    thomthom
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                                    404 Not Found

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                                    (forums.sketchucation.com)

                                    Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                                      ericschimel
                                      last edited by

                                      I am getting this:
                                      TT.PNG

                                      -Eric
                                      http://plugin.sketchthis.net
                                      Sketchup Kitchen Design Plugin
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                                      • thomthomT
                                        thomthom
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                                        😲

                                        Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                                        • thomthomT
                                          thomthom
                                          last edited by

                                          Type load 'tt_selection_toys.rb' in the Ruby console and post back the full message.

                                          Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                                          • thomthomT
                                            thomthom
                                            last edited by

                                            Never mind - I realised what it was.
                                            Download again.

                                            Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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