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    nithi09
    last edited by Apr 23, 2013, 1:55 PM

    Hi TIG could you look at it my code I want to collect when user enter values in side the loop.but I get last value. How do I get all values if user choose 3 units? I mean Total projection
    here is my code

    <span class="syntaxdefault"><br />require </span><span class="syntaxstring">'Sketchup.rb'<br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">class Testmenu<br /><br />def initialize</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">()<br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    ents </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> Sketchup</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">active_model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">entities<br />    group </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> ents</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_group<br />    ents </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> group</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">entities<br />    <br />    prompt </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Enter frontwall height; "</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Front wall custom height; "</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Enter backwall height; "</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"How many units on A wall; "</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    default </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"81\""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"108\""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"4"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    list </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"81\"|91\"|96 3/8\"|Custom height"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],</span><span class="syntaxstring">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    result </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> inputbox </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">prompt</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> default</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> list</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"A wall of Sunroom"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    <br />    return  if not result<br />    <br />    custom </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    <br />    if custom </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Custom height"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        <br />        front_height </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">1</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />        back_height </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />        num_unit </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">result</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">3</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_i<br />        <br />    else<br />        front_height </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />        back_height </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />        num_unit </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">result</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">3</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_i<br />    end<br />    </span><span class="syntaxcomment">#if (back_height - front_hieght) < <br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    show_unit_number </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 1<br />    <br />    while num_unit </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">></span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0<br />    prom </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"A wall unit  #{show_unit_number};"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Door size; "</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Custom Door size;"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Window Size; "</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Custom Window size;"</span><span class="syntaxdefault">    </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    values </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Door"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</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">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    list </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Door|Window"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"87\"|81\"|75\"|69\"|63\"|57\"|Custom Door"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],</span><span class="syntaxstring">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"87\"|81\"|75\"|69\"|63\"|57\"|51\"|45\"|39\"|33\"|Custom Window"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],</span><span class="syntaxstring">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    result_2 </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> inputbox </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">prom</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> values</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> list</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"A wall Door & Window"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    return nil if not result_2<br />        if result_2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Door"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">                custom_door </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result_2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">1</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">            if custom_door </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Custom Door"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">                door_width </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result_2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />                window_width </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0<br />            else<br />                door_width </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result_2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">1</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />                window_width </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0<br />            end<br />        <br />        elsif result_2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Window"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">                custom_window </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result_2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">3</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">            if custom_window </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Custom Window"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">                window_width </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result_2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">4</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />                door_width </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0<br />            else<br />                window_width </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result_2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">3</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />                door_width </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0<br />            end<br />        <br />        end<br />        <br />    num_unit </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> num_unit </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">-</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 1<br />    show_unit_number </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> show_unit_number </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">+</span><span class="syntaxdefault">1<br />    projection </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> door_width </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">+</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> window_width<br />    end<br />    </span><span class="syntaxcomment">#total_projection = num_unit * projection<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    <br />    <br />    UI</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">messagebox </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Your room projection; #{projection}"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    <br />end<br />end<br /><br />if </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">not $Testmenu_menu_loaded</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">  <br />  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_MENU"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">{</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> Testmenu</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">new </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">}</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> <br />  <br />  $Testmenu_menu_loaded </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> true<br />end<br /></span>
    
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    • T Online
      TIG Moderator
      last edited by Apr 23, 2013, 2:09 PM

      The results = inputbox(...) returns an array representing the answers current in the inputbox's boxes when OK is pressed.
      So use that the extract the various values you want ??
      v0,v1,v2,v3 = results ?
      Lets those 4 variables to be the results... ๐Ÿ˜’

      TIG

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        nithi09
        last edited by Apr 23, 2013, 2:27 PM

        I don't get it, let say user enter 3 units so the loop going to be three times going to be prompt? first unit1 up to user Door size or Window size so then unit2 and unit3
        for me to find out Total width = unit1 + unit2 + unit3 according to the user input. let me know I always get last input not from first to last I mean total

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        • T Online
          TIG Moderator
          last edited by Apr 23, 2013, 2:35 PM

          You are looping through various inputboxes and setting the same variables to the results each time ! ๐Ÿ˜’
          why not do something like this after the first results:

          allresults=[] ### set up an empty array before we start...
          ...loop
          allresults << results
          ...end loop

          Now you have an array containing several arrays, each of those arrays contains the results from each inputbox.

          So if you want the results from the second inputbox they are in the array that is allresults[1] etc.......

          TIG

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            nithi09
            last edited by Apr 23, 2013, 4:07 PM

            It does not work. after first prompt nothing happening

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            • T Online
              TIG Moderator
              last edited by Apr 23, 2013, 4:10 PM

              @nithi09 said:

              It does not work. after first prompt nothing happening
              Without some clues how might I know what you have done ?
              After the first input where the user choses 'type' the while loop is where the inputboxes' results are added to the 'allresults' array.
              If you don't get something from the initial results then how do you expect later steps to happen ?

              TIG

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              • N Offline
                nithi09
                last edited by Apr 23, 2013, 4:53 PM

                It's works I did it different way because I need width only here my code thanks for your help

                <span class="syntaxdefault"><br />require </span><span class="syntaxstring">'Sketchup.rb'<br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">class Testmenu<br /><br />def initialize</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">()<br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    ents </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> Sketchup</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">active_model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">entities<br />    group </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> ents</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_group<br />    ents </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> group</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">entities<br />    <br />    prompt </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Enter frontwall height; "</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Front wall custom height; "</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Enter backwall height; "</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"How many units on A wall; "</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    default </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"81\""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"108\""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"4"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    list </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"81\"|91\"|96 3/8\"|Custom height"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],</span><span class="syntaxstring">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    result </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> inputbox </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">prompt</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> default</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> list</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"A wall of Sunroom"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    <br />    return  if not result<br />    <br />    custom </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    <br />    if custom </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Custom height"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        <br />        front_height </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">1</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />        back_height </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />        num_unit </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">result</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">3</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_i<br />        <br />    else<br />        front_height </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />        back_height </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />        num_unit </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">result</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">3</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_i<br />    end<br />    <br />    <br />    <br />    show_unit_number </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 1<br />    total_projection </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0<br />    <br />    while num_unit </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">></span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0<br />    prom </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"A wall unit  #{show_unit_number};"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Door size; "</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Custom Door size;"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Window Size; "</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Custom Window size;"</span><span class="syntaxdefault">    </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    values </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Door"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</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">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    list </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Door|Window"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"87\"|81\"|75\"|69\"|63\"|57\"|Custom Door"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],</span><span class="syntaxstring">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"87\"|81\"|75\"|69\"|63\"|57\"|51\"|45\"|39\"|33\"|Custom Window"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],</span><span class="syntaxstring">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    result_2 </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> inputbox </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">prom</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> values</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> list</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"A wall Door & Window"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    return nil if not result_2<br />        if result_2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Door"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">                custom_door </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result_2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">1</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">            if custom_door </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Custom Door"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">                door_width </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result_2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />                window_width </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0<br />            else<br />                door_width </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result_2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">1</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />                window_width </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0<br />            end<br />        <br />        elsif result_2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Window"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">                custom_window </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result_2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">3</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">            if custom_window </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Custom Window"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">                window_width </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result_2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">4</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />                door_width </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0<br />            else<br />                window_width </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> result_2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">3</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />                door_width </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0<br />            end<br />        <br />        end<br />    <br />    num_unit </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> num_unit </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">-</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 1<br />    show_unit_number </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> show_unit_number </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">+</span><span class="syntaxdefault">1<br />    <br />    projection </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> door_width </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">+</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> window_width    <br />    total_projection </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> projection </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">+</span><span class="syntaxdefault">total_projection<br />    end<br />    UI</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">messagebox </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Your room projection; #{total_projection}"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    <br />    if </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">back_height </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">-</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> front_height</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword"><</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> total_projection</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">/</span><span class="syntaxdefault">12<br />        UI</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">messagebox </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Minimum Roof pitch is 1/12 please increase back wall height"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        return Testmenu</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.new<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    end    <br /><br />    <br />end<br />end<br /><br />if </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">not $Testmenu_menu_loaded</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">  <br />  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_MENU"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">{</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> Testmenu</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">new </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">}</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> <br />  <br />  $Testmenu_menu_loaded </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> true<br />end<br /></span>
                
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                  nithi09
                  last edited by Apr 23, 2013, 6:11 PM

                  Hi TIG above code first messagebox if I use
                  UI.messagebox "Your room projection: #{total_projection}", MB_OKCANCEL then if user press CANCEL button I need to start over again. I tried like this
                  %(#FF0000)[if MB_OKCANCEL == 2
                  return Testmenu.new
                  end]but didn't work any Idea??

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                  • T Online
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by Apr 24, 2013, 7:30 AM

                    You need to get a grasp of how references work...
                    ` ok = UI.messagebox("Your room projection: #{total_projection}", MB_OKCANCEL)
                    if ok == 2 ### pressed Cancel
                    Testmenu.new()
                    return
                    end#if

                    pressed OK`

                    TIG

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                      nithi09
                      last edited by May 9, 2013, 1:47 PM

                      Hi TIG
                      How do I change font size and bold on sketchup default messagebox
                      thanks

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                        Dan Rathbun
                        last edited by May 9, 2013, 3:47 PM

                        @nithi09 said:

                        How do I change font size and bold on sketchup default messagebox

                        You cannot. The API does not give this level of control.

                        You can make a WebDialog that looks like a messagebox, and use CSS to control fontsize and bold, etc.

                        I'm not here much anymore.

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                          nithi09
                          last edited by May 9, 2013, 4:01 PM

                          Ok thanks Dan

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                          • N Offline
                            nithi09
                            last edited by Jun 5, 2013, 4:03 PM

                            Hi TIG if I want to add custom attribute to my door like partnumber how do I do in ruby
                            thanks

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                            • T Online
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by Jun 5, 2013, 4:46 PM

                              To set it
                              door.set_attribute('dynamic_attributes', 'partnumber', 1234)
                              To get it
                              door.get_attribute('dynamic_attributes', 'partnumber', nil)
                              If it's 'nil' then it has not been set...

                              TIG

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                                thomthom
                                last edited by Jun 5, 2013, 4:54 PM

                                Don't you have to make a call to the DC system to make the component update according to the new attribute?

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

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                                • T Online
                                  TIG Moderator
                                  last edited by Jun 5, 2013, 5:49 PM

                                  @thomthom said:

                                  Don't you have to make a call to the DC system to make the component update according to the new attribute?
                                  Yes.
                                  But that wasn't the question... ๐Ÿ˜‰
                                  At the end of the process call the redraw thus - the other examples around can fail...
                                  dc_redraw(ent, true, false)
                                  Where 'ent' is the reference to the 'door' dc...

                                  def dc_redraw(ent, pbar_visible=true, undo=false)
                                      ldc=$dc_observers.get_latest_class()
                                      if undo
                                          ldc.method(;redraw_with_undo).call(ent, pbar_visible)
                                      else
                                          ldc.determine_movetool_behaviors(ent)
                                          DCProgressBar;;clear()
                                          ldc.method(;redraw).call(ent, pbar_visible)
                                          DCProgressBar;;clear()
                                          ldc.refresh_dialogs()
                                      end
                                      Sketchup.active_model.active_view.refresh
                                      rescue TypeError => e
                                      # suppress nil to float conversion error that happens
                                      # when redraw is called directly with true 2nd arg ?
                                  end#def
                                  

                                  TIG

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                                    nithi09
                                    last edited by Jun 6, 2013, 5:51 PM

                                    Hi TIG if I want to create component definition inside the group in this example component name like Triangle and Cube, Then area for Triangle and volume for Cube How do I do
                                    thanks

                                    @nithi09 said:

                                    Hi TIG I didn't understand boundingbox method here is my code look at it. Also I attaching image of this

                                    <span class="syntaxdefault"><br />require </span><span class="syntaxstring">'Sketchup.rb'<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">class Testbox<br />def initialize</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">()</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#testbox1 <br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">           <br />        model </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> Sketchup</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">active_model<br />        ent </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">entities <br />        </span><span class="syntaxcomment">#mats = model.materials<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        </span><span class="syntaxcomment">#glass = mats.add "Glass"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        <br />        </span><span class="syntaxcomment">#ent = Sketchup.active_model.entites<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        ent </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">active_entities<br />        group </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> ent</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_group<br />        ent </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> group</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">entities<br />        <br />        <br />        prompts </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</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 /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        defaults </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"6'"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">"4'"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">"5'"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">'Red'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        list </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"6'|8'|10'|Custom"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"2'|4'|1\""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"5'|7'|9'"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Blue|Red|Green|White"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        results </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> inputbox prompts</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> defaults</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> list</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Test_Box"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        return if not results<br />        <br />        w </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> results</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        if w </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Custom"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        results_w </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> inputbox </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">([</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Enter Width;"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"1'"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Custom Size"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        return nil if not results_w<br />        w </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> results_w</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />        else<br />        w </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> w</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />        end<br />        <br />        wid </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> w<br />        dep </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> results</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">1</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />        hei </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> results</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />        color </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> results</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">3</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        <br />        pts </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </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"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</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">],</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</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">],</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</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 /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        back_wall </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[[-</span><span class="syntaxdefault">5</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,-</span><span class="syntaxdefault">36</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],[-</span><span class="syntaxdefault">5</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,-</span><span class="syntaxdefault">36</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hei</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">+</span><span class="syntaxdefault">36</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)],[-</span><span class="syntaxdefault">5</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">dep</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">+</span><span class="syntaxdefault">36</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">),(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hei</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">+</span><span class="syntaxdefault">36</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)],[-</span><span class="syntaxdefault">5</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">dep</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">+</span><span class="syntaxdefault">36</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">),</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]]</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> <br />        angle_ptr </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </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">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hei</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">/</span><span class="syntaxdefault">2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)],[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,-(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">dep</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">/</span><span class="syntaxdefault">2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)]]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        triangle </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> ent</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_face angle_ptr<br />        base </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> ent</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_face pts<br />        backwall </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> ent</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_face back_wall<br />        <br />        hei </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">-</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hei if </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</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">)</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword"><</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        <br />        base</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">back_material </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> color        <br />        base</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">material </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> color<br />        <br />        mat </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> base</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">material<br />        mat</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">alpha </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> 0.5<br />        <br />        base</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">reverse</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">!<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        base</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">pushpull </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">-</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hei<br />        triangle</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">pushpull wid<br />        group</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">entities</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">grep</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Sketchup</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Face</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">).</span><span class="syntaxdefault">each</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">{</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">|</span><span class="syntaxdefault">face</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">|<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      if face</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">normal</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault">X_AXIS </span><span class="syntaxcomment">##&& face.normal==X_AXIS.reverse### == faces 'UP'... BUT you can use any vector to compare<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        <br />        mats</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">materials</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Color_Texture"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        mats</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">texture </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> Sketchup</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">find_support_file </span><span class="syntaxstring">"panelskin1.jpg"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Plugins"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        mats</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">color </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> color<br />        face</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">material</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> mats </span><span class="syntaxcomment">#"Magenta"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        face</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">back_material</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Magenta"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        <br />        mat1 </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> face</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">material<br />        mat1</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">alpha </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">5<br />        <br />        elsif<br />        face</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">normal</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault">X_AXIS</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">reverse<br />        </span><span class="syntaxcomment">#face.material= #"Magenta"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        mats</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">materials</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Color_Texture"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        mats</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">texture </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> Sketchup</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">find_support_file </span><span class="syntaxstring">"brick.jpg"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">"Plugins"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        </span><span class="syntaxcomment">#mats.color = color<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        </span><span class="syntaxcomment">#face.material= mats<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        face</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">back_material</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> mats </span><span class="syntaxcomment">#"Magenta"<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        </span><span class="syntaxcomment">#mat1 = face.material<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        </span><span class="syntaxcomment">#mat1.alpha =0.5<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        <br />        </span><span class="syntaxcomment">#break ### stop looking<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      end<br />       <br />    </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">}</span><span class="syntaxdefault">    <br />        <br /> end<br />end<br /><br /><br />if </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">not $Testbox_menu_loaded</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">  <br />  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">)</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">{</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> Testbox</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">new </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">}</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> <br />  <br />  $Testbox_menu_loaded </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> true<br />end</span>
                                    
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                                    • T Online
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by Jun 7, 2013, 7:34 AM

                                      Iterate the definition's entities, collecting faces and their areas.
                                      You then have the area of all faces inside it, it's always in sq".
                                      Provided that you know the instance/its-container is not 'scaled' then that's it: otherwise you might need to get the scaling[s] and apply it to the area value ?

                                      TIG

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                                      • N Offline
                                        nithi09
                                        last edited by Jun 7, 2013, 1:26 PM

                                        Hi TIG I think my question is wrong way I asked. basically I want above code three group like "Triangle group", "cube group",and two together group call "sample group" each one has name, part number and so on.like when you click on lady in the model entity info definition name and clik on component attribute it gives lots of info name susan, description,color,and material.when I try do like this group.name = "somthing" and group.set_attribute('dynamic_attribute','volume',widdephei)it doesnot work. I look at group, component api is confusing me.could you explain me with sample code.
                                        Thanks

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                                          last edited by Jun 7, 2013, 3:12 PM

                                          OK.
                                          I think your question is, "How do I add an 'area' or 'volume' function to the DC code ?"
                                          There are already some threads about adding custom functions, so they can be used in formulas...
                                          There is an example of one for 'volume' already - here http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=464446#p464446

                                          You can add any 'attribute' to anything.
                                          The dictionary DC is "dynamic_attributes" [with a final S] - otherwise you are making a new dictionary with a slightly different name that the DC code ignores...

                                          TIG

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