Calculate Volume/Length for All

stevendaniels

I have an i-beam as a dynamic component in my model. I set up a few options for z-length in the component attribute editor and can now happily change sizes on the fly from the menu. Example of my options:

• 1 meter
• 2.5 meters
• 5 meters

There is only one problem, I need to be able to calculate the sum length or volume for all of these beams, and right now I cant see anyway to do that

The entity info only shows how many of the current component exist in the model, but there is no way for me to get a breakdown for its options, something like this:

1 meter (40 in model)
2.5 meters (15 in model)
5 meters (30 model)

Even better though, would be some way to have sketchup do the calculation for me

85 in model (Z-length 362 meters)

or

85 in model (Volume: 21720 cubic meters)

I tried using the VolumeCalculator plugin but it does not work on dynamic components - even if you select multiple it only calculates the volume for the individual.

Any ideas? Despite my unfamiliarity with SU ruby API, I am pretty fluent in Ruby so any console buffs out there should feel free to chime in

Thanks in advance!

stevendaniels

Ok so it looks like this can be done by generating a report for the model. I just wish there was a way for me see this information inline without having to generate spreadsheets

stevendaniels

Hmm the reports generated are hardly accurate. Even exporting with one component and I see the report does not match the dimensions. This is one area of Sketchup that could use some improvement

charly2008

Hi Steven,

Is it perhaps that what you are looking for. Look at this link:

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=41120

Charly

stevendaniels

That is just what the doctor ordered. Thanks a bunch charly!