Cutlists
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@dave r said:
Tell my wife.
Dear Mrs. Dave,
Dave is really a kind person, so don't yelled at him so much...
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hi Dave, just wondering if there is any possibility that Cutlist Plugin could link the part name into the model itself, so we can have an automated text to the model just like "Stray Lines by Chris Fullmer" did? i think if its possible, it will make an easier way to understanding of the drawing between the draftsman to the worker..
regards,
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Hi Vidy,
Do you mean something like this?
This can be done already without any plugin. Use the Leader Text tool and click on a component. By default the text will be the Component Definition Name or, if you've given the component a Name, that will be displayed instead.
When you make a component,you are given the opportunity to enter the Definition Name. You can select the component and, in the Entity Info box, give it a Name as well.
Keep in mind that all the cut list is doing is reading the list of component definitions and reporting a collection of their properties and then doing some calculations based on the dimensions of the bounding box.
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well, it is kind of it, but im thinking what if the note is changed by the parts name that produced by cutlist plugins, so we will see C-001, C-002, instead of we making it manually on our object, don't you think it will be easier to find the component on the drawing that way dave?
regards,
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Yes, it would be easier to find the parts but the names in the cut list are just collected from the component definition names you assigned when you created the component or when you edited the definition name/name in the entity info box. The Cutlist plugin isn't doing anything to the SketchUp model. It is only reading the file.
Unfortunately leader text in SketchUp is not currently dynamic. Inother words, if you edit the component's definition name or its name in the Entity Info box, that change will not carry through to the text. I don't know whether it would be possible to make dynamic leader text or not. I guess that would be a question for the Ruby gurus.
As far as the Cutlist plugin goes, again, remember it only reads your model. It has no capability to do anything to the model. You'll need a different plugin for that.
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i see... hmm.. really wish this could come true someday..
alright Dave, thanks for your reply.. hv a good day..
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Bertier,
Is it freezing when you ask it to create the layout images? It doesn't surprise me if that's the case. That's a lot of groups for the plugin to calculate through to figure out how to lay them out on a bunch of narrow boards. It may be that you've exceeded the number of boards the plugin is capable of calculating, too.
Since you haven't added one of the "Sheet Material" words to the group name, the plugin is trying to do the layout based on the groups being made from solid wood. Is that what you are intending? Or should they be made of sheet goods?
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