Ruby script for selecting color

nithi09 · 8 Apr 2013, 12:29

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 · 8 Apr 2013, 14:03

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 · 8 Apr 2013, 14:46

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

TIG · 8 Apr 2013, 15:59

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 · 8 Apr 2013, 16:52

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 · 8 Apr 2013, 18:47

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 · 8 Apr 2013, 19:07

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 · 8 Apr 2013, 22:16

@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 · 9 Apr 2013, 14:45

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

TIG · 10 Apr 2013, 07:07

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

TIG · 17 Apr 2013, 13:22

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 · 17 Apr 2013, 14:50

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

Dan Rathbun · 17 Apr 2013, 19:54

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

nithi09 · 17 Apr 2013, 20:40

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 · 18 Apr 2013, 18:49

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 · 22 Apr 2013, 13:46

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 · 22 Apr 2013, 13:50

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 · 22 Apr 2013, 14:21

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 · 22 Apr 2013, 14:28

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 · 23 Apr 2013, 13:47

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