[Plugin] Parametric Copy v1.01 20111030

danbig

This is very cool. SketchUp has needed something like this for a long time.

For me, SketchUp crashes every time, when the rotation is applied. I've tried different components, rotation axes, and parametric values. Each time, when the rotation is applied, I get a crash.

mikenon

@danbig said:

This is very cool. SketchUp has needed something like this for a long time.

For me, SketchUp crashes every time, when the rotation is applied. I've tried different components, rotation axes, and parametric values. Each time, when the rotation is applied, I get a crash.

Danbig: what version of Sketchup and Windows/OS X are you running? Could you send me a private message with details of what paramater values you used? If you select "None" (you may have to use the pull-down menu to find "None") for all of the rotation and scale operations, but just choose Constant-Step for the translation options, do you get the same problem?

Everyone: Im in the process of fixing these bugs. It works perfectly on my OS-X box under extensive testing -- so I cannot debug on my own machine.

Therefore I am debugging by email, which is very slow. But it will get fixed. So far mirale999 has helped by allowing me to send him versions of the plugin with debug statements, running it on his Windows box, then sending me back the debugging output. We have discovered at least one difference between windows and OS X Sketchup: on OS X, if you leave the default values blank in inputbox dialog, the value of a pulldown menu will default to the first item. On windows, it will default to empty-string.

If anyone else is willing to help, please send me a message.

mirale999

Mybe the last version I have tested, had fixed the bug successfully!

mikenon

Ok here is version 1.01: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=361858#p361858

In addition to fixing the error in Windows-compatibility, there is now better error-handling in general for the input boxes, and there are new parameters for some of the functions.

Extra thanks to mirale999 for patiently running code updates and sending me the bug reports.

Mike

jeff hammond

wow!

this plus a GUI and some sort of preview/incremental undos would be insane.

TIG

Here's an Analog Clock I wrote in GDL years ago http://www.scribd.com/doc/66416515/110/Analog-Clock ... it was in an earlier version of the Cookbook...

pilou

Remember this I have made 8 years ago

GDL Language : Normally for ArchiCad or d'AutoCad but you can use it for Sketchup
GDL book, free

need
GDL Scripter free
Just put some lines from the tutorial above in the window "Script 3D"

GDL Web Control/Plug-in Free for see Objects rotate in 3D window

GDL Object Explorer Free for see all the GDL of objects the univers!
and you can save as many formats! Not sure the this explorer is always available! here
Example ! Copy this following inside the 3D Script Editor Click on the Rubik-Cub

for i = 1 to 20 
addx i*2
CYLIND i*6, i*4
next i

Polythene

Very nice plugin, exactly what i'm looking for.

However, can i suggest the addition of a 'back' button when entering values? It would be great to try a number, look at the outcome, but then quickly go back and change the number to see what the difference is.

Lobster

Hi mikenon,

Looks very interesting and no problems so far.

Thanks so much.

stoneuge

Hi, witch matematical language do it use?
i mean: there is a reference for translating operations in simbology?
(i know * is x, and - is "less"...but i'd like to get some more...).
thanks