Ruby script for selecting color

TIG

This box is a special category - a parametric object using a special inputbox set.
Look up the API on 'inputbox' etc...
This simple example [entered into a module/class/def-method] takes the selected object and gives it the specifed color...

model=Sketchup.active_model
ss=model.selection
obj=ss[0]
results=inputbox(['Enter Color; '], ['Red'], [""], 'Set Object Color...')
return unless results
color=results[0]
color=nil if color==''
obj.material=color

If the specified color is one of the standard color-set it's made automatically, otherwise you'll get errors as for example 'Foobar' isn't a standard-color, and probably not an existing material name either ! ...
To offer the user a 'list of colors' you can set the third argument to a list thus ["Red|Green|Blue"] which offers a drop down list of just those three colors, defaulting to 'Red'

nithi09

Thank you for the reply I am going to try

TIG

You set
obj = ss[3]
which is the fourth entity in the selection when the code commences...

Later on, after you have the 'color' - say it's 'Red' - you change
obj.material=color

That will work... BUT it's changing a preselected entity and NOT something you have just made in your code...

try something like
**base**.material = color

which will take your newly added face that you named 'base' and apply that material/color, then the pushpull on the face should replicate the material/color on the new faces that are added...

You don't need/want 'obj' unless you are looking to change that too - BUT you have no way of knowing what the fourth entity in a given selection will be, they are no always ordered in the same way !

nithi09

Hi TIG!
I try to do it won't work. could you look at it my code what i am doing wrong? here you go my code. Thanks

<span class="syntaxdefault"></span><span class="syntaxkeyword">require&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">'Sketchup.rb'<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">def&nbsp;testbox1&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;model&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Sketchup</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">active_model<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ent&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">entities&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ss&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">selection<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;obj&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ss</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">3</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">prompts&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Width"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Depth"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Height"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Colour"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">values&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">6.feet</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">4.feet</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">2.feet</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">'Red'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;list&nbsp;=&nbsp;[</span><span class="syntaxstring">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Blue|Red|Green"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">results&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">inputbox&nbsp;prompts</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">values</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;list,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Test_Box"<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">return&nbsp;if&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">not&nbsp;results<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;wid&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">results</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">dep&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">results</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">1</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hei&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">results</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">color&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">results</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">3</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">pts&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;[[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],&nbsp;[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">wid</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],&nbsp;[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">wid</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">dep</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],&nbsp;[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">dep</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">base&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ent</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_face&nbsp;pts<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;hei&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;-</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hei&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">if(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">base</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">normal</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">dot</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Z_AXIS</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)&nbsp;<&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">color&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">nil&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">if&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">color&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxstring">''<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">obj</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">material&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">color<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;base</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">pushpull&nbsp;hei<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;end<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxkeyword">if&nbsp;(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">not&nbsp;$Testbox_menu_loaded</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">UI</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">menu</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Tools"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">).</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_item</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"TEST_BOX"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)&nbsp;{</span><span class="syntaxdefault">testbox1</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">}<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">$Testbox_menu_loaded&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">true<br />end</span>

nithi09

Thank you
it's worked when I use (base.back_material = color) in my code.

TIG

Please don't use ' .back_material='.
You want ' .material='...
If your initial 'face' is not the "right way round" for the pushpull, DON'T make the result inside-out but colored correctly, rather you should add a test for the 'face' direction.
A face drawn 'flat' at z=0 will always face downwards, irrespective of the cw/ccw direction of its outer_loop vertices...
The face.normal is its vector.
IF that is not facing away from the pushpull direction you might need to reverse the 'face' BEFORE the pushpull... with face.reverse! OR more simply use a -ve value for the pushpull - so it is in the upwards direction !! that is use -hei NOT hei...

PS: I think your ' face' is called ' base'...

nithi09

Thanks TIG
I have a question on the user input for the my testbox1 code I want to add user to choose three given value or they can enter custom value. I tried my self it works for given value to choose but custom value i don't know how to do. could you give me an idea? you know what I mean? combine list = ["6'|8'|10'|Custom"]

TIG

list = ["6'|8'|10'|Custom"] used in an inputbox will work... BUT when your get the results you will need to do another test on that result - let's call that x = results[0]...
` if x == "Custom"

you now need a second input-dialog to get the custom size...

res = inputbox(["X: "], ["1'"], "Custom Size")

defsult is 1' [string]...

return nil unless res
x = res[0].to_l
else ### it's a distance [string]
x = x.to_l

which when "6'" it returns a value of 72" [which is 6 feet]

end`

TIG

You are confusing the first 'results' with the second 'results' by using the same name !
Use a different name for the second one... I've used 'resultsx'
... return if not results x = results[0] if x == "Custom" resultsx = inputbox (["Enter Width:"], ["1'"], "Custom Size") return nil if not resultsx x = resultsx[0].to_l ### must turn string into a length else x = x.to_l end wid = x ### we have that value set already dep = results[1].to_l ### must turn string into a length hei = results[2].to_l color = results[3] ### this stays as a string ...

nithi09

Thanks TIG
I tried it's give me an error could you look at my code?

<span class="syntaxdefault"></span><span class="syntaxkeyword">require&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">'Sketchup.rb'<br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">def&nbsp;testbox1&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;model&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Sketchup</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">active_model<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ent&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">entities&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#ss&nbsp;=&nbsp;model.selection<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;#obj&nbsp;=&nbsp;ss[3]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">prompts&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Width"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Depth"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Height"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Colour"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">defaults&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">6.feet</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">4.feet</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">2.feet</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">'Red'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;list&nbsp;=&nbsp;[[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"6'|8'|10'|Custom"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],</span><span class="syntaxstring">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Blue|Red|Green"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">results&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">inputbox&nbsp;prompts</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">defaults</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;list,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Test_Box"<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">return&nbsp;if&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">not&nbsp;results<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;x&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">results</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">x&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Custom"<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">results&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">inputbox&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">([</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Enter&nbsp;Width;"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],&nbsp;[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"1'"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Custom&nbsp;Size"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;return&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">nil&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">if&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">not&nbsp;results<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;x&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">results</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">else<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">x&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">x</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;end<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;wid&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">results</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">dep&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">results</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">1</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hei&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">results</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">color&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">results</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">3</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">pts&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;[[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],&nbsp;[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">wid</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],&nbsp;[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">wid</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">dep</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],&nbsp;[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">dep</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">base&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ent</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_face&nbsp;pts<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;hei&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;-</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hei&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">if&nbsp;(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">base</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">normal</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">dot</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Z_AXIS</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)&nbsp;<&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#color&nbsp;=&nbsp;nil&nbsp;if&nbsp;color&nbsp;==''<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">base</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">back_material&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">color<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#base.reverse!<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">base</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">pushpull&nbsp;hei<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;end<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxkeyword">if&nbsp;(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">not&nbsp;$Testbox_menu_loaded</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">UI</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">menu</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Tools"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">).</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_item</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"TEST_BOX"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)&nbsp;{</span><span class="syntaxdefault">testbox1</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">}<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">$Testbox_menu_loaded&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">true<br />end</span>

nithi09

Thanks TIG
I tried when I use sketchup inputbox popup use defalt nothing happening. when I choose custom it gives mesage "cannot convert Custom to length" could you tell me why?

<span class="syntaxdefault"></span><span class="syntaxkeyword">require&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">'Sketchup.rb'<br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">def&nbsp;testbox1&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;model&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Sketchup</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">active_model<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ent&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">entities&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#ss&nbsp;=&nbsp;model.selection<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;#obj&nbsp;=&nbsp;ss[3]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">prompts&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Width"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Depth"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Height"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Colour"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">defaults&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">6.feet</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">4.feet</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">2.feet</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">'Red'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;list&nbsp;=&nbsp;[[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"6'|8'|10'|Custom"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],</span><span class="syntaxstring">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Blue|Red|Green"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">results&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">inputbox&nbsp;prompts</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">defaults</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;list,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Test_Box"<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">return&nbsp;if&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">not&nbsp;results<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;x&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">results</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">x&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Custom"<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">resultsx&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">inputbox&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">([</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Enter&nbsp;Width;"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],&nbsp;[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"1'"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Custom&nbsp;Size"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;return&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">nil&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">if&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">not&nbsp;resultsx<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;x&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">resultsx</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">else<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">x&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">x</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;end<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;wid&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">x<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dep&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">results</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">1</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hei&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">results</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">color&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">results</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">3</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">pts&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;[[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],&nbsp;[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">wid</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],&nbsp;[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">wid</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">dep</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],&nbsp;[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">dep</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">base&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ent</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_face&nbsp;pts<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;hei&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;-</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hei&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">if&nbsp;(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">base</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">normal</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">dot</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Z_AXIS</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)&nbsp;<&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#color&nbsp;=&nbsp;nil&nbsp;if&nbsp;color&nbsp;==''<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">base</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">back_material&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">color<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#base.reverse!<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">base</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">pushpull&nbsp;hei<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;end<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxkeyword">if&nbsp;(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">not&nbsp;$Testbox_menu_loaded</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">UI</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">menu</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Tools"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">).</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_item</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"TEST_BOX"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)&nbsp;{</span><span class="syntaxdefault">testbox1</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">}<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">$Testbox_menu_loaded&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">true<br />end</span>

thomthom

@nithi09 said:

I tried when I use sketchup inputbox popup use defalt nothing happening. when I choose custom it gives mesage "cannot convert Custom to length" could you tell me why?

Because you set the default value of the box to an object of the type Length (6.feet) - this means that the input box will try to convert the return value to be of the same type.

But "Custom" cannot be converted into a valid Length object.

So instead you'd need to use strings as the default value and handle the conversion back to Length as needed.

Btw, it's a lot easier to read your code if you wrap it in [code] tags. (I've done it for you so far.)

TIG

Well done TT - I didn't spot the mismatch between 6.feet length and "6'" string.
If you are making a dropdown list it needs to be text, that you convert to a length later...

TIG

Not
require 'Sketchup.rb' class Testbox def testbox1
...
Try
require 'Sketchup.rb' class Testbox def **initialize**()
...
Then use Testbox.new() which will run the initialize...

nithi09

Thanks you for you help. it's works

nithi09

Hi I want to add texture for this box I want to see this box look like glass box any Idea?
thanks

TIG

If you have a glass texture already existing use that by 'Name'.

If you have added a 'color' material you can get a reference to that after you have made it/added it to a face: mat=base.material and then use mat.alpha=0.5 to add opacity < 1... aka transparency

nithi09

Hi TIG it's working. but I want to see both way. I mean from outside to inside the box see through fine but inside to outside not see through how do I can do both way? or where do I can find clear glass texture
Thanks

TIG

When you give the first face ['base' ?] its material you need to also apply it to the back face thus:
base.material = 'xxxx' base.**back_material** = 'xxxx'
where 'xxxx' is the material...

nithi09

Hi TIG how do I can add glass texture to only one wall of box out of four walls.above method applying whole box. I like to try only one wall glass.thanks