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    • Rich O BrienR Offline
      Rich O Brien Moderator
      last edited by

      You're reading my mind Khai. This is beyond my ability but I'll have a stab at it. 😕

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      • TIGT Offline
        TIG Moderator
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        Easy-peasy... see the part that says e.edges.length==4
        Just change it to any value between 3 and 1000000+
        e.edges.length==3 for triangulated faces
        e.edges.length==6 for hexagonal faces
        etc...

        TIG

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        • K Offline
          Khai
          last edited by

          I get that Tig.. it's having the code handy all the time and where do I enter it?

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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            A 'one-liner' needs to be copied+pasted+<enter> into the Window > Ruby Console to do its stuff.
            In this case it works on the current Selection, and changes the material of all selected faces that have the given number of edges...

            TIG

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            • Rich O BrienR Offline
              Rich O Brien Moderator
              last edited by

              does this thing need a module/class etc?

              Also does it need a def? All this is still greek to me 😒

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              • TIGT Offline
                TIG Moderator
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                A 'one-liner' stands as it is - it's just like typing any commands into the Ruby Console.
                Of course you could make it a 'module' that has a 'menu' item and a 'dialog' for the number of faces etc etc...

                TIG

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                • Rich O BrienR Offline
                  Rich O Brien Moderator
                  last edited by

                  let's not go there. As much as I need to highlight quads I don't want to tear my hair out. There's not much left after last time 😕

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                  • thomthomT Offline
                    thomthom
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                    <span class="syntaxdefault"><br /></span><span class="syntaxcomment"># First yeh need this - you just do - so do it!<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">require </span><span class="syntaxstring">'sketchup.rb'<br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxcomment"># Then yeh need a module to group your plugins<br /># so it doesn't fekk up everyone else's.<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">module ROB<br />  <br />  </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># Then a smart-arse name for the actual plugin.<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">  module ColorByNGon<br />    <br />    </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># Add your menu items here, but make sure it's<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># not added multiple times.<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    unless file_loaded</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">?(</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> File</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">basename</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">__FILE__</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># Fetch yourself a handy top-level menu...<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      menu </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> UI</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">menu</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">'Plugins'</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># ...sprinkle with some menu items...<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      menu</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_item</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">'Colour N-Gons'</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">{<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        self</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">colour_ngon<br />      </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">}<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    end<br />    <br />    </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># You deffo want to add some methods.<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    def self</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">colour_ngon<br />      </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># Lets ask the user for colour and number<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># of sides in the n-gon;<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      prompts  </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">'Colour'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">'N-Gon Sides'</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      defaults </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">'Red'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 4 </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      title    </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">'Colour N-Gons'<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      result </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> UI</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">inputbox</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> prompts</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> defaults</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> title </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      return if result </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> false </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># User cancelled - the bugger!<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># Do the magic trick!<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      color</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> ngon </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># Extract the user input from the results.<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      model </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> Sketchup</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">active_model </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># Get yourself a reference to the model.<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">start_operation</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">'Colour N-Gons'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> true </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># Because you like a tidy Undo stack<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      for face in model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">selection<br />        next unless face</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">is_a</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">?(</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> Sketchup</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Face </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        next unless face</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">edges</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">length </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> ngon<br />        face</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">material </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> color<br />      end<br />      model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">commit_operation </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># Can you commit - can you?!???<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># Profit???<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    end<br />    <br />  end </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># module ColorByNGon<br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">end </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># module ROB<br /><br /># Mark this file as loaded.<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">file_loaded</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> File</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">basename</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">__FILE__</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span>
                    

                    Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                    List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                    • Rich O BrienR Offline
                      Rich O Brien Moderator
                      last edited by

                      Do I delete the orange? cause it ain't firing?

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                      • thomthomT Offline
                        thomthom
                        last edited by

                        @unknownuser said:

                        Do I delete the orange? cause it ain't firing?

                        The orange is just comments - they do nothing.

                        I didn't test it before posting - because now I can 'fix' it for a grand fee! 😄
                        Gimme the error message and a wallop of money!

                        Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                        • Rich O BrienR Offline
                          Rich O Brien Moderator
                          last edited by

                          error message below.... 😕

                          ?
                          

                          There's none?

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                          • thomthomT Offline
                            thomthom
                            last edited by

                            Ah - found a typo: def self.self.colour_ngon - should be def self.colour_ngon. I updated my post.

                            Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                            List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                            • Rich O BrienR Offline
                              Rich O Brien Moderator
                              last edited by

                              That little fella was highlighted in Notepad++. So it finds the errors for you.

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                              • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                Rich O Brien Moderator
                                last edited by

                                Updated first post with plugin.

                                Thanks Thom 👍

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                                • JClementsJ Offline
                                  JClements
                                  last edited by

                                  Ah, neophyte question, what is the defintion of an Ngon?

                                  John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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                                  • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                    Rich O Brien Moderator
                                    last edited by

                                    a polygon with n sides

                                    a quad is a 4-gon

                                    a tri is a 3-gon

                                    etc....

                                    Hi John 👍

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                                    • GaieusG Offline
                                      Gaieus
                                      last edited by

                                      What about a bi? 😒

                                      Gai...

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                                      • JClementsJ Offline
                                        JClements
                                        last edited by

                                        Gai...

                                        Just let bi-gons by bygones.

                                        John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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                                        • K Offline
                                          Khai
                                          last edited by

                                          @gaieus said:

                                          What about a bi? 😒

                                          they go either way

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                                          • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                            Rich O Brien Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            @John

                                            I forgot Oregon 👍

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