Select component with ruby?

[jeff hammond]

what's the code for selecting a component by name?
(or is there one?)

ie- what exactly would I type into the console to select a component named "board"..

(and I realize it may require more than one line.. in the past, I've typed multiple lines in a text editor then copy/pasted into the console.. and it works ok.. is there a better way to do that if need be?)

gracias!

[thomthom]

Sketchup.active_model.selection.add( Sketchup.active_model.definitions['board'].instances )

Note that this selects all instances in model - which might not be in the current context. Selections across context can make SketchUp behave oddly. Ye have been warned!

[jeff hammond]

sweet.. thanks!

so far so good..

[driven]

@unknownuser said:

in the past, I've typed multiple lines in a text editor then copy/pasted into the console.. and it works ok.. is there a better way to do that if need be?)

gracias!

hi Jeff,

did you know you can input multi-line scripts into 'Ruby Console' by using Alt/Return at the end of each typed line and then Return [on it's own] to enter/use it.
Also once somethings been entered you can re-use those same lines by toggling the up/down arrows to go back to a previously entered snip then hit return...

john

[jeff hammond]

@unknownuser said:

did you know you can input multi-line scripts into 'Ruby Console' by using Alt/Return at the end of each typed line and then Return [on it's own] to enter/use it.
Also once somethings been entered you can re-use those same lines by toggling the up/down arrows to go back to a previously entered snip then hit return...

john

tip 1 -- thank you… that's good to know.. how about a way to type a long line with some sort of character in it indicating it's a new line..

somethinglikethis =

something
like
this

?

tip 2
awesome. that's a good one too!

[thomthom]

@driven said:

did you know you can input multi-line scripts into 'Ruby Console' by using Alt/Return at the end of each typed line and then Return [on it's own] to enter/use it.

Only on OSX. Not on Windows.

@driven said:

Also once somethings been entered you can re-use those same lines by toggling the up/down arrows to go back to a previously entered snip then hit return...

This works on both platforms, but I think OSX is a little bit smarter. If you execute a command multiple times OSX it will merge them together onto one item in the history stack.

[TIG]

Of course adding a ' ;' into a line works as if it were a 'newline', needed in some code...
So puts 123;puts 456;puts 789 in the one line is like typing the commands on three separate lines in turn...

[Dan Rathbun]

ruby will allow spanning lines with a \ (in some cases.)