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    • B Offline
      baldaman
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      Thank you SANTIG CLAUS
      ☀

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      • jim smithJ Offline
        jim smith
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        A HEARTY THANK YOU TIG! 👍 👍

        A very usefull and time saving tool

        "Out of clutter find simplicity,
        from discord find harmony,
        In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity"
        Albert Einstein

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          lexmonteiro
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          Thank you so much!
          share the knowledge magnifies the world!
          Happy new year!

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          • guanjinG Offline
            guanjin
            last edited by

            Can not correctly display units, display units to meters. I can not upload pictures, thank you! !

            I come from China, is to learn

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            • guanjinG Offline
              guanjin
              last edited by

              Unit shows that correct? ? I have a problem or operation! Thank you!

              I come from China, is to learn

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                guanjin
                last edited by

                Unit shows that correct? ? I have a problem or operation! Thank you!未命名.jpg

                I come from China, is to learn

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                • TIGT Offline
                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by

                  Guanjin
                  Because you have a Chinese OS I suspect that the character-mapping is preventing the 'm2' >>> 'm²' etc.
                  However, it might be that the font you chosen doesn't have a '²' character ??
                  Try using 'Arial' to see this - as that should have all needed characters...

                  The code in the ' TIG-AreaTextTag.rb' file inside the ' TIG-AreaTextTag' subfolder can be adjusted to leave it as 'm2'. The dialogs use 'm2' etc BUT it then translates it into 'm²' for the text in the SKP...

                  To edit the code, open that TIG-AreaTextTag.rb file using ***Notepad.exe*** or a similar plain-text editor [NOT a wordprocessor]...

                  On lines #352, #532, #799 AND #951 you'll see this text
                  atxtu=atxt+" "+(@units.tr("2","**²**"))
                  edit them to read
                  atxtu=atxt+" "+(@units.tr("2","**2**"))
                  Also just below on lines #355, #535, #802 AND #954 it reads
                  atxtu=atxt+" m²"
                  change them to
                  atxtu=atxt+" m**2**"
                  and just below on lines #357, #537, #804 AND #956 it reads
                  atxtu2=atxt2+" ft²"
                  change them to
                  atxtu2=atxt2+" ft**2**"

                  OR you can simply use 'find/replace' for the text '²' replacing it with '2' 😒

                  Save and restart Sketchup, the areas should now report as 'm2' etc...

                  TIG

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                  • guanjinG Offline
                    guanjin
                    last edited by

                    @tig said:

                    Guanjin
                    Because you have a Chinese OS I suspect that the character-mapping is preventing the 'm2' >>> 'm²' etc.
                    However, it might be that the font you chosen doesn't have a '²' character ??
                    Try using 'Arial' to see this - as that should have all needed characters...

                    The code in the ' TIG-AreaTextTag.rb' file inside the ' TIG-AreaTextTag' subfolder can be adjusted to leave it as 'm2'. The dialogs use 'm2' etc BUT it then translates it into 'm²' for the text in the SKP...

                    To edit the code, open that TIG-AreaTextTag.rb file using ***Notepad.exe*** or a similar plain-text editor [NOT a wordprocessor]...

                    On lines #352, #532, #799 AND #951 you'll see this text
                    atxtu=atxt+" "+(@units.tr("2","**²**"))
                    edit them to read
                    atxtu=atxt+" "+(@units.tr("2","**2**"))
                    Also just below on lines #355, #535, #802 AND #954 it reads
                    atxtu=atxt+" m²"
                    change them to
                    atxtu=atxt+" m**2**"
                    and just below on lines #357, #537, #804 AND #956 it reads
                    atxtu2=atxt2+" ft²"
                    change them to
                    atxtu2=atxt2+" ft**2**"

                    OR you could try to use 'find/replace' for the text '²', replacing it with '2'... 😒

                    Save and restart Sketchup, the areas should now report as 'm2' etc...

                    Thank you for your reply, I went to give it a try! Thank you!

                    I come from China, is to learn

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                    • guanjinG Offline
                      guanjin
                      last edited by

                      The first problem to solve, but the button 2 to select or m
                      Demo map
                      11111111c.gif

                      I come from China, is to learn

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                      • TIGT Offline
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        You must change the '²' in several places in the file... looks like you missed some of them... 'find' every '²' and make it into a '2'... it clearly works for the lines that you have adjusted successfully... One last try 😄

                        TIG

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                        • guanjinG Offline
                          guanjin
                          last edited by

                          @tig said:

                          You must change the '²' in several places in the file... looks like you missed some of them... 'find' every '²' and make it into a '2'... it clearly works for the lines that you have adjusted successfully... One last try 😄

                          Problem solved, thank you again! Master 👍 👍 👍 👍

                          I come from China, is to learn

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                          • J Offline
                            Jorgensen
                            last edited by

                            Hi TIG

                            I think this plugin could become very usefull for me 😄

                            But I have some problems, but it might just be me that use it wrong.

                            My workflow would be, create some rectangles and add the tag e.g.:
                            office (30)\n<> where 30 is the size the client would like.

                            But the problem is that the different rooms can't be grouped, so when they get close to one another the 'glue' together.

                            Could it be an idea that the tags glues to groups ?

                            Just an idea 😄

                            some other future features could be:
                            import excel / csv files and automatic create the rooms
                            room_name room_size
                            office 20

                            Scheme
                            Generate a scheme that calculates the actual room size vs the size client wishes.

                            Thanks
                            I really admire the hard work you (and others) do to improve SU.

                            ps. SU7 seems to crash when using this plugin.

                            sketchup pro 2016 16.1.1449 64 bit | windows 10 pro | i7-3770k @3.5 GHz | 16gb ram | gtx 780 ti / gtx 980 ti | nvidia driver 368.39

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                            • TIGT Offline
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              Bo

                              You can group faces and still apply Tags.
                              You simply need to edit that group and then apply an AreaTextTag onto a face within that group: the only 'rule' is that the face and its Tag must be in the the same 'context' - i.e. active_entities set.
                              I have already written a commercial toolset for a US Space-Planning/Architects company which imports/exports data from/to XLS/XLSX files and creates/writes rooms to match... however, it's not publicly available - but it is quite do-able...
                              It should work OK in v7... what error messages do you get ?

                              TIG

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                              • J Offline
                                Jorgensen
                                last edited by

                                Hi TIG

                                Thanks for your reply.

                                Su7 crashes when I select "add.... to selected faces" SU quits and a splashscreen pops up.

                                I was not awere of the "inside the group" feature.

                                You write that You have made a 'pro' version. Do you consider releasing a commerciel Pro version ?

                                Thanks

                                sketchup pro 2016 16.1.1449 64 bit | windows 10 pro | i7-3770k @3.5 GHz | 16gb ram | gtx 780 ti / gtx 980 ti | nvidia driver 368.39

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                                  arqitect
                                  last edited by

                                  Hi TIG,
                                  When applying the plugin to a selection set, would it be possible to process softened meshes as single entities? Basically output the sum area of all sub faces in similar way to what sketchup contextual command does. It would be very useful as an option.
                                  Many thanks

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                                  • TIGT Offline
                                    TIG Moderator
                                    last edited by

                                    @arqitect said:

                                    Hi TIG,
                                    When applying the plugin to a selection set, would it be possible to process softened meshes as single entities? Basically output the sum area of all sub faces in similar way to what Sketchup contextual command does. It would be very useful as an option.
                                    Many thanks
                                    It'd not be that easy to code in... I'll think about it... 😕

                                    TIG

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                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      Here's v1.3 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=373717#p373717
                                      When the new additional current-setting - "Report 'Surface' Areas:" - is set to "Yes" then any Tag for a Face forming part of a 'Surface' [a mesh with soft edges] will report that Face's linked 'Surface' area, and not the area of just that Face itself: in any CSV report the area/perimeter of a Face's linked Surface will also be used, rather than the area/perimeter of that Face itself.

                                      TIG

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                                      • J Offline
                                        Jorgensen
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi TIG

                                        Would it be possible to add the "generate faces via excel / csv" ? Maybe as an comercial plugin?

                                        Thanks 😄

                                        sketchup pro 2016 16.1.1449 64 bit | windows 10 pro | i7-3770k @3.5 GHz | 16gb ram | gtx 780 ti / gtx 980 ti | nvidia driver 368.39

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                                        • TIGT Offline
                                          TIG Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          @jorgensen said:

                                          Hi TIG, Would it be possible to add the "generate faces via excel / csv" ? Maybe as an commercial plugin? Thanks 😄
                                          My current toolset's code XLS>geom/geom>XLS toolset is subject to an NDA etc... BUT if you want to continue this discussion through PMs then I might be able to come up with something to suit you/others... 😉

                                          TIG

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                                          • M Offline
                                            Michaelv
                                            last edited by

                                            Thanks TIG, great plugin again.

                                            I don't use area but it could be useful for tagging surfaces with any text.
                                            So would it be possible to include a first choice in the settings yes or no as to "Automatic area". Yes would leave it as is, No would only put the area if <> is not erased or added, but if <> is erased then only the text is used (not automatically including the area).

                                            If you want me to code it in there I probably can. (it's not as obvious as I thought when I first looked, but it could be a good exercise for me)

                                            Thanks

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