Ruby script for selecting color

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

TIG

Well... you need to work out how to 'find' the face first, then once you have it give it a [preexisting] material - let's assume it's name is 'Glass'...
A face has a 'normal' - which the vector that tells us which way a face is looking...
So let's say the collection of faces [along with edges etc] is in ` - then you need to filter that to find just the faces and then from that exact face with a particular 'normal'...
Let's also assume it is a box so only one matching face.normal will be found...

group.entities.grep(Sketchup;;Face).each{|face|
  if face.normal==Z_AXIS ### == faces 'UP'... BUT you can use any vector to compare
    face.material='Glass'
    face.back_material='Glass'
    break ### stop looking
  end
}

group.entities.grep(Sketchup;;Face).each{|face|
if face.normal==Z_AXIS ### == faces 'UP'... BUT you can use any vector to compare
face.material='Glass'
face.back_material='Glass'
break ### stop looking
end
}[/code:ngl1vctf]

nithi09

Hi TIG how do I find preexisting material on my box? is not 'Glass' thx

TIG

Your materials have names.
I used 'Glass' as an example.
The material must already exist in the model.
[I am skipping explaining how to create a material if it doesn't already exist, change its RGB and opacity etc... that wasn't your original question!]

So use any existing material you want - just pass its 'name'...

nithi09

Hi TIG What I am trying to do above creating box one side of box look like see through glass and rest solid coloured any idea???

TIG

An image of what you expect might help us help you, we are not mind-readers.

I have given you a general framework for code that finds "any face" by its direction and gives it a material.
The example I gave was for face.normal==Z_AXIS
which means it faces directly upwards,
BUT you can compare it to any axis
X_AXIS
Y_AXIS
and for the 'opposite direction'...
X_AXIS.reverse
Y_AXIS.reverse
Z_AXIS.reverse

You need to find and read code examples more....

nithi09

Hi TIG could you recommend any good book specific for sketchup with code example. I have a book called "Automatic Sketchup" by Matthew Scarpino. It's not enough detail for me.

TIG

@nithi09 said:

Hi TIG could you recommend any good book specific for sketchup with code example. I have a book called "Automatic Sketchup" by Matthew Scarpino. It's not enough detail for me.
That's an excellent start.
Also get examples of others scripts [not too complex to start] and see how others do it...

nithi09

Hi TIG It's working thanks.
How do I choose specific one face If I have multiple faces in same direction

TIG

Find something unique about that face - like its bounds.min x/y/z ?

TIG

The sloping, upward looking face will have a normal.z>0 BUT ALSO normal.z<1, it also has a normal.x<0 - so that finds that kind of face ?
The triangular face has normal.x==1, BUT so does the rectangular one next to it.
You can differentiate them using face.vertices.lengthon each, ==3 for the triangle and ==4 for the rectangle ?
Or if the difference is that it is below the red axis, testing face.bounds.min.y<0 will find it...

Tip on bb=object.bounds
bb.width is in X
bb.height is in Y
bb.depth is in Z
this is NOT as you might initially assume - 'height' is NOT the Z - the bounds conventions come from the older CAD concept, where width/height are from the screen, when you typically looked at an object in plan, from above; and the 'depth' is the extent it projected 'out-of-the-screen'. 3D modelers like SketchUp show axes in 3d with Z typically up the screen rather that 'out-of-it'... bb.min, bb.max and bb.center etc should be self-evident ?

nithi09

thanks TIG for fast reply I am going to try. I will let you know!!

Dan Rathbun

@nithi09: Please use [ code ] ... many lines of Ruby code here ... [ /code ] bbCode tags around large blocks of Ruby code.

nithi09

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 /></span><span class="syntaxkeyword">require&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">'Sketchup.rb'<br /></span><span class="syntaxkeyword">class&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Testbox<br />def&nbsp;initialize</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">()</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#testbox1&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">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">#mats&nbsp;=&nbsp;model.materials<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;#glass&nbsp;=&nbsp;mats.add&nbsp;"Glass"<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;#ent&nbsp;=&nbsp;Sketchup.active_model.entites<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ent&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">active_entities<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;group&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ent</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_group<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ent&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">group</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">entities<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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="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 />&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">"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 />&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;</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;w&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">w&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_w&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_w<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;w&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</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 />&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">w&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">w</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;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;wid&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">w<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">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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">].</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">back_wall&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;[[-</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">]]&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">angle_ptr&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">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 />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">triangle&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ent</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_face&nbsp;angle_ptr<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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;backwall&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ent</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_face&nbsp;back_wall<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&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="syntaxdefault">base</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">back_material&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">color&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;base</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;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mat&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">base</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">material<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mat</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">alpha&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0.5<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;base</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">reverse</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">!<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">base</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">pushpull&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">-</span><span class="syntaxdefault">hei<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;triangle</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">pushpull&nbsp;wid<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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">{&nbsp;|</span><span class="syntaxdefault">face</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">|<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">face</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">normal</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault">X_AXIS&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxcomment">##&&&nbsp;face.normal==X_AXIS.reverse###&nbsp;==&nbsp;faces&nbsp;'UP'...&nbsp;BUT&nbsp;you&nbsp;can&nbsp;use&nbsp;any&nbsp;vector&nbsp;to&nbsp;compare<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">mats</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">materials</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Color_Texture"<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">mats</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">texture&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Sketchup</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">find_support_file&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"panelskin1.jpg"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Plugins"<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">mats</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">color&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">color<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;face</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">material</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">mats&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#"Magenta"<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">face</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">back_material</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Magenta"<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">mat1&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">face</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">material<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mat1</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">alpha&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">5<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;elsif<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#face.material=&nbsp;#"Magenta"<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">mats</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">materials</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Color_Texture"<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">mats</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">texture&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Sketchup</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">find_support_file&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"brick.jpg"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Plugins"<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#mats.color&nbsp;=&nbsp;color<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;#face.material=&nbsp;mats<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">face</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">back_material</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">mats&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#"Magenta"<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;#mat1&nbsp;=&nbsp;face.material<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;#mat1.alpha&nbsp;=0.5<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;#break&nbsp;###&nbsp;stop&nbsp;looking<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">end<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">end<br />end<br /><br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxkeyword">if&nbsp;(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">not&nbsp;$Testbox_menu_loaded</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">UI</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">menu</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Tools"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">).</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_item</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"TEST_BOX"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)&nbsp;{&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Testbox</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.new&nbsp;}&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">$Testbox_menu_loaded&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">true<br />end</span>

nithi09

Thanks Thom, It's working fine now. I have a question if I change same code like this (using insted of method if I use class) doesn't happening any thing meaning not working). I am sorry I don't know how to wrap in code.

<span class="syntaxdefault"><br />require </span><span class="syntaxstring">'Sketchup.rb'<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">class Testbox<br />def testbox1 <br />                <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">#ss = model.selection<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        </span><span class="syntaxcomment">#obj = ss[3]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        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="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 /></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">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxstring">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Blue|Red|Green"</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 />        x </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 x </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">==</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> </span><span class="syntaxstring">'Custom'<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        resultsx </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 resultsx<br />        x </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</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 />        else<br />        x </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> x</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_l<br />        end<br />        <br />        wid </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> x<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">                <br />        base </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> ent</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_face pts<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 />        </span><span class="syntaxcomment">#color = nil if color ==''<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 />        </span><span class="syntaxcomment">#base.reverse!<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        base</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">pushpull hei<br />        <br />        <br /> end<br /> <br /> end<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">.new}</span><span class="syntaxdefault">  <br />  <br />  $Testbox_menu_loaded </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> true<br />end<br /></span>

nithi09

Hi TIG thanks it's works. I have different question now about menu I try create user Inputbox.this is my code I want when user select Door only door size & door custom size has to be active rest has to be disabled vice versa when user select window I am attaching picture to

<span class="syntaxdefault"><br /></span><span class="syntaxkeyword">require&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">'Sketchup.rb'<br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxkeyword">class&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Testmenu<br /><br />def&nbsp;initialize</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">()<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ents&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</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 />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;group&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ents</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_group<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ents&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">group</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">entities<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;x&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">1<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">while&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">x&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword"><=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">4<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;prom&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"A&nbsp;wall&nbsp;unit&nbsp;&nbsp;#{x};"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Door&nbsp;size;&nbsp;"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Custom&nbsp;Door&nbsp;size;"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Window&nbsp;Size;&nbsp;"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Custom&nbsp;Window&nbsp;size;"&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">values&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;[</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 />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;list&nbsp;=&nbsp;[</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Door|Window"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,[</span><span class="syntaxstring">'87"|81"|75"|69"|63"|57"|Custom'</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'</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">],</span><span class="syntaxstring">""</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">res&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">inputbox&nbsp;prom</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">values</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;list,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">"A&nbsp;wall&nbsp;Door&nbsp;&&nbsp;Window"<br />&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">1<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;end<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />end<br />end<br /><br /></span><span class="syntaxkeyword">if&nbsp;(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">not&nbsp;$Testmenu_menu_loaded</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">UI</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">menu</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Tools"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">).</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_item</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"TEST_MENU"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)&nbsp;{&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Testmenu</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.new&nbsp;}&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">$Testmenu_menu_loaded&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">true<br />end<br /></span>

TIG

prom = ["A wall unit #{x}:", "Door size: ", "Custom Door size:", "Window Size: ", "Custom Window size:" ] values = ['Door', "", "", "", ""] list = ["Door|Window", ['87"|81"|75"|69"|63"|57"|Custom'], "", ['87"|81"|75"|69"|63"|57"|51"|45"|39"|33"|Custom'], ""] res = inputbox prom, values, list, "A wall Door & Window"

prom= sets the prompts to the left of each input box line

values= sets the starting values - you only have 'Door' set for the first one, the "" after that say start with NO value. The default needs to be a value in the matching list entry OR a lone default-value.
To use the list's first in each case try:
values = ["Door", "87"", "60"", "87"", "60""]
...notice how I escape the " inside "" using " then each box gets a default value.
I chose 60" as the default for the custom size - that's up to you...

list= gives the dropdown lists to choose from, each item in the dropdown is separated by a | any NON-dropdown 'single values' are shown as ""...

Please use () around arguments passed... e.g.
res = inputbox(prom, values, list, "A wall Door & Window")[/ruby]
Un-parenthesized lists my be deprecated in future ruby releases, and using () inside any arguments tat involve clacs etc when the set is un-parenthesized will cause issues now.

nithi09

Hi TIG thanks for fast reply
My question is when user select let say window from listbox then door size and door custom size grayout is it possible. I mean dynamicalley.

TIG

Not with the standard inputbox.

You can do it using a complex webdialog...
That's a 'whole new kettle-of-fish'...

If you want the user to choose window/Door then why not have a simple item inputbox first and depending on the answer chosen in that open a second inputbox giving different options ?
That's easier than learning webdialog/html/js/css etc - unless you want a bigger challenge than you already have ??

thomthom

Don't put a space between the = sign of the BBCode CODE block.