Plugin Help - modify Add Section Cut Face

bmike

I need a bit of help with TIGs 'Add Section Cut Face'.
I want to limit my choices with the script, have it default to width of 2, unlocked group, do not hide edges, and fill be 'DarkGray'.

I managed to get all the variables sorted - but I cannot get 'DarkGray' to default for color of the fill. I still get black:

### ##############################
 def dialog(sfix)
### get colours and layer
   model = Sketchup.active_model
   mlayers = model.layers
   alayer=model.active_layer
   model.active_layer=nil
   deflayer=model.active_layer.name
   model.active_layer=alayer
   dlayer = "CUT-"+sfix
    layers = []
     mlayers.each{|layer|layers << layer.name if layer.name != deflayer}
     layers=[dlayer,deflayer]+layers.sort!
     layers = layers.join('|')
   colours = Sketchup;;Color.names.join('|')
   cedges = colours ###v1.3
   colours = "<Default>|<No_Face>|"+colours ###v1.3###v2.5
###
   prompts = ["Cut-Face Color; ", "Cut-Edge Color; ", "Cut-Edge Width", "Keep Un-Faced Edges; ", "Hide Edges; ", "Lock Cut; ", "Cut Layer; "] ###v2.2/2.5
   title = "Section-Cut Parameters"
   @@colour = Sketchup;;Color.names[7] if not @@colour ### DarkGray
   @@edge = Sketchup;;Color.names[7] if not @@edge     ### Black
   @@width = 2 if not @@width
   @@edges = "No" if not @@edges ###v2.2
   @@hide = "No" if not @@hide ###v2.2
   @@lock = "No" if not @@lock
   @@layer = dlayer ### default
   values = [@@colour, @@edge, @@width, @@edges, @@hide, @@lock, @@layer]### ###v2.2/2.5
   popups = [colours, cedges, "", "Yes|No", "Yes|No", "Yes|No", layers] ###v2.2
   results = inputbox( prompts, values, popups, title )
   return nil if not results
   ### do processing of results
   @@colour = results[0]
   @@edge = results[1]
   @@width = results[2]
   @@width = 1 if @@width < 1
   @@width = 20 if @@width > 20
   @@edges = results[3] ###v2.2
   @@hide = results[4] ###v2.2
   @@lock = results[5] ###v2.5
   @@layer = results[6] ###v2.2
   if @@colour=="<No_Face>" ###v2.5
     @@edges="Yes"
     @@hide="No"
   end#if
   return true
 end #def dialog

I think this is the relevant line:

@@colour = Sketchup::Color.names[7] if not @@colour ### DarkGray

I've played around with the 7 in brackets, it certainly changes the color... but i cannot find reference to how the colors are numbered... going to the materials palette brought back 0135, which is 'Moccasin'.

Any help?

TIG

@@colour = Sketchup::Color.names[7] if not @@colour
' 7' is 'Black' - find which number is ' DarkGray' - remembering that the list starts at 0...

Hint - try ' 24'

This one-liner in the Ruby Console lists all built-in colors and their 'index'...
Sketchup::Color.names.each_with_index{|e,i|puts e+" = "+i.to_s}

bmike

Thanks much...!

I tried counting in the list that pops up in the plugin, that didn't seem to correspond, then I went to the materials palette and learned that the numbers there don't seem to mean anything...

All set now. Put in '24' and it is working fine.
I can now just slide the layer toggle and I'm good to go.
Makes for updating a document set much easier.

the.pjt

you are one of the best supporters ... when we want to modify a TIG's code which teacher is better than author himself ?