Save Model using Ruby API on Windows

Conchords

I'm having some problems saving a model using the ruby api on windows, but the code seems to work on mac. When I call model.save and then check if it's modified it says it isn't, as if the model was saved. But when I restart sketchup and open the model the changes aren't there.

Has anyone run into this?

Chris Fullmer

What are the errors being output to the ruby console?

Conchords

there aren't any errors. I've had it throw errors on invalid paths in the past but it isn't doing that anymore. I also don't think that it's saving to a completely different path because it works on the mac version.

renderiza

The following code I found here... https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/sketchupruby/ymKyqD_nxBU/AczVTLjFld4J


# Description;
#        sketchup's "model.save" does not work.
#        routine to save a .skp file with the same name as the current model
#         need to save file with a temporary name, (close model ?),
#         then move the temporary name to the real name
def model_save(sfile)
    sfile2 = sfile + '.tmp'
    bret = Sketchup.active_model.save(sfile2)
    return(bret) if !bret

    # now move sfile2 to sfile
    # remove existing file
    # need to close existing model first
    Sketchup.file_new
    if File.exists?(sfile)
        begin
            File.unlink(sfile)
        rescue
            warn "Could not delete file; " + sfile
            return(false)
        end
    end

    bret2 = File.rename(sfile2, sfile)
    printf("INFO; Saved to \"%s\"\n", sfile)
end

Chris Fullmer

From that same thread, Dan mentions you can use this command to simulate the actual File > Save:

Sketchup.send_action( 57603 )

Then you could use the regular Model.save for Mac and the send_action for PC's. I've not tried it, but it might be a solution.

Conchords

@chris fullmer said:

From that same thread, Dan mentions you can use this command to simulate the actual File > Save:

Sketchup.send_action( 57603 )

Then you could use the regular Model.save for Mac and the send_action for PC's. I've not tried it, but it might be a solution.

That worked great, thanks.

Dan Rathbun

@conchords said:

@chris fullmer said:

From that same thread, Dan mentions you can use this command to simulate the actual File > Save:

Sketchup.send_action( 57603 )

Then you could use the regular Model.save for Mac and the send_action for PC's. I've not tried it, but it might be a solution.

That worked great, thanks.

Actually at that time I did not know of the cross-platform send action string, "saveDocument:" ...

... so you can just use Sketchup.send_action( "saveDocument:" )