Call align view

[bluetale]

Hello!

Is it possible to call the "Align View"-method of the context-menu from a ruby script? Or what kind of script do I need to get such a functionality?

[TIG]

It's not a standard 'send_action'.
To do it in code select the face [somehow - either preselected when code runs as model.selection[0], or determined within your code itself, or 'picked' within a tool].
Then get
vector=face.normal.reverse center=face.bounds.center
Make a new camera using face's values to set the camera, change the view to use that and zoom.
eye=center.clone target=center.offset(vector) up=Z_AXIS new_camera=Sketchup::Camera.new(eye, target, up) view=model.active_view view.camera=new_camera Sketchup.send_action("viewZoomExtents:")
If you only want to zoom a selection of things you can either zoom to the preselected set or temporarily select them within your code, and then use the send_action "viewZoomToSelection:"

[bluetale]

thx

But I receive an error if the faces normal is parallel to Z_AXIS.
I have added the following lines and it seems to work, but is it the correct solution?

if !vector.parallel?(Z_AXIS) then
    up = Z_AXIS
else
    up = Y_AXIS
end

[TIG]

@bluetale said:

thx
But I receive an error if the faces normal is parallel to Z_AXIS.
I have added the following lines and it seems to work, but is it the correct solution?

if !vector.parallel?(Z_AXIS) then
>     up = Z_AXIS
> else
>     up = Y_AXIS
> end

It's a good trap!
PS you don't need the 'then' and perhaps more 'simply' put

if vector.parallel?(Z_AXIS)
    up = Y_AXIS
else
    up = Z_AXIS
end