[Plugin] DrawHelix14

pilou

Works now for the Draw Helix 14 in the V6
but now it's your modification 5.0 who don't works in the Draw Helix 14 ! (V6)
I have that

values = [300.mm, 300.mm, 100.mm, 5.0, 24]

Error; #<ArgumentError; invalid value for Integer; "5.5">
C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/drawhelix14.rb;31;in `inputbox'
C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/drawhelix14.rb;31;in `drawhelix'
C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/drawhelix14.rb;78
C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/drawhelix14.rb;78;in `call'

TIG

OK looks like float and string clash ?
I assume the edited line #23 is clearly values = [300.mm, 300.mm, 100.mm, 5.0, 24] with no string delimter "" or '' around anything...
Perhaps your JLF::DrawHelix Registry entry is screwed or locked on the last used 'intger' values?
You could delete it...
BUT unless you are confident about messing around within a PC's Registry and risking disaster... then I suggest this safer fix...
Temporarily disable reading the Registry - go to line #24
v = Sketchup.read_default(reg_key, "values")
and add a leading # so it doesn't load at all
#v = Sketchup.read_default(reg_key, "values")
If you get an error also add a temporary line after it
v=nil
Run the tool once and close SUp, then remove that # etc from the .rb and retry - it should now be using the last entered values you used which are 'float'...

Also - in passing I now note that in line #36 there is
angle = 2*3.14159/sections
it would be better as
angle = 360.degrees/sections
as the over approximated value of 'pi' could produce minor inaccuracies otherwise...

Jim

Thanks. I've made the changes and updated the download. The version works on SketchUp 6, 7, and 8 for me.

TIG

Thinking about the earlier registry entry potentially messing integer and float, to be on the safe side you could add this

        unless v.nil?
            values = eval(v)
            values[0] = values[0].to_l
            values[1] = values[1].to_l
            values[2] = values[2].to_l
            values[3] = values[3].to_f
            values[4] = values[4].to_i
        end

so that older values' classes are always correctly set?

Jim

Had the same thought... thanks.

pilou

Ok now that works like a charm in V6!
Bravo!
And sorry for the inconvenience

simon le bon

Ok now that works like a charm in V6!
Bravo!

(it is better if I don't touch even one line of code )

simon

mitcorb

Hi:
I tried to use DrawHelix14 last night in SU7 and on opening the program I got a load error.
Text file copy of the error message:
Error Loading File drawhelix14.rb
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/drawhelix14.rb:1: syntax error
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
^
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/drawhelix14.rb:2: syntax error
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
^
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/drawhelix14.rb:3: syntax error
<head>
^
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/drawhelix14.rb:5: syntax error
<title xmlns="http://www.google.com/ns/jotspot">Download Attachment</title>
^
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/drawhelix14.rb:6: syntax error
<style xmlns="http://www.google.com/ns/jotspot">
^
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/drawhelix14.rb:19: syntax error
content: ".";
^
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/drawhelix14.rb:70: syntax error
<body xmlns="http://www.google.com/ns/jotspot">
^
I probably did something wrong. I do have version 1.3

Jim

When you go to download the file, right-click the link and select Save As, or Save Target As.

The file you posted in the error is an html page - probably has the script embedded in it somewhere, but your browser doesn't know what to do with .rb files.

mitcorb

Thanks Jim for your quick reply.
That is what I thought. As many plugins as I have downloaded and given others the same advice as yours, you'd think I would know better.
I think I am divesting myself of good sense daily.

Jim

@mitcorb said:

I think I am divesting myself of good sense daily.

I understand, believe me.

mitcorb

Well, Jim:
I don't know why but I keep getting the HTML file, even on this work computer. Same browser, though--Firefox. I will keep trying.

Dave R

@mitcorb said:

Well, Jim:
I don't know why but I keep getting the HTML file, even on this work computer. Same browser, though--Firefox. I will keep trying.

I tried downloading the rb file today and got this in the file.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="chrome=1" />

<title xmlns="http://www.google.com/ns/jotspot">Download Attachment</title>
<style xmlns="http://www.google.com/ns/jotspot">
          html, body {
            padding; 0;
            margin; 0;
          }
          body {
            font-family; Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
            font-size; 12px;
            background-color; #fff;
            background-image; none;
            direction; ltr;
          }
          .sites-clear;after {
            content; ".";
            display; block;
            height; 0;
            clear; both;
            visibility; hidden;
          }
          #sites-header {
            background-color; #fff;
            border-bottom; 1px solid #b0bdcc;
            height; 1%;
            padding; 5px 5px 0 0;
            margin-bottom; 10px;
          }
          .sites-account {
            float; right;
            font-size; 12px;
            padding; 4px 8px 5px;
          }
          .sites-account a {
            color; #4e7dbf; /* onebarLinkColor */
          }
          .sites-content-wrapper {
            min-height; 150px;
            margin; 0 5px;
            _height; 150px !important;
            padding; 5px;
          }
          h2 {
            margin; 5px 0 10px;
            font-size; 22px;
          }
          p {
            margin-top; 0px;
          }
          .sites-subfooter {
            font-size; 11px;
            padding; 5px 0 5px;
            text-align; center;
          }
          .sites-subfooter p {
            margin; 0;
            padding; 5px;
          }
          .sites-subfooter p span {
            font-size; 10px;
          }
          #sites-logo {
            margin-bottom; 15px;
          }
        </style>
</head>
<body xmlns="http://www.google.com/ns/jotspot">
<div id="sites-status" class="sites-status" style="display;none;">
<div id="sites-notice" class="sites-notice"> </div>
</div>
<div class="sites-content-wrapper">
<img xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" src="http://www.gstatic.com/sites/p/544341/system/app/images/logo/logo.gif" id="sites-logo" alt="Google Sites Logo" />
<h2>Download Attachment</h2>
<p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
        Click <a href="/site/jimfoltz/sketchup/my-sketchup-plugins/drawhelix/drawhelix14.rb?attredirects=0">here</a> to download your attachment.
        </p>
</div>
</body>
</html>

Dave R

@unknownuser said:

I've tried using a resulting helix as a path for follow me.
I get an error box indicating "This does not appear to be a valid path."
I've tried exploding the curve and using Weld on it. That didn't change anything. Same error.

Any suggestions, or maybe it's just not intended for this application?

Jay

Jay, I can't say I've seen that with helices I drawn with version 1.3 but I have seen the message on occasion. In most cases, Follow Me runs anyway. Can you get it to go even with the message?

Valerio_Queiroz

Plugin muito útil e fácil de usar. Bom trabalho!

bupaje

I had a couple problems downloading this and I think it is just the *.rb extension in Firefox first - it tries to download it as a Firefox RB file so they appraently use that extension. When I tried Chrome using the forum link http://sites.google.com/site/jimfoltz/sketchup/my-sketchup-plugins/drawhelix/drawhelix14.rb I got a 'no such file found.' When I tried to paste the url I came to a 'Page Not Found' page but it gave me a https link to 'similar files' and this link finally worked https://sites.google.com/site/jimfoltz/sketchup/my-sketchup-plugins/drawhelix/drawhelix14.rb

Anyway just what I needed.

Box

Did you try (right click and save as) as it says next to the download link.

bupaje

Yes with Firefox if I saved as 'Firefox RB" or choose "ALL Files" and saved as rb it it generated what looked like HTML errors and I changed the extension and looked at the contents and indeed it was an xhtml page.

With Chrome it kept generating "No file" errors with right-click save as but as I said the https:// link did work - the original was an http:// link.

Not sure if it is something peculiar to my setup but that's what happens.

Correction: If I click on the link rather than 'Save As" and go to the page I can then download the file correctly. So maybe the problem I am having is with this site. I use OpenDNS at home and work and also have some AV and NoScript plugin. Perhaps one of them is to blame?

swpuagui

I like it!

AmyTyler

I have tried everything I can to download the drawhelix14.rb plugin, but when I right click to save the file, all that shows up in my menu to choose from is: "Save Link AS." Is there somewhere else I can go to get this plugin? Thanks!

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