[Plugin] 3D Parametric Shapes - makes placeable components

johnwmcc

Jo Ann - have you ever had another version of Shapes installed, whether from the SketchUcation Plugin store, or SketchUp or Trimble Extension Warehouse? There may still be a conflict, if so.

Please go to your AppData/Roaming/Sketchup/SU 2014/Sketchup/Plugins folder, and delete any existing file(s) called shapes.rb or su_shapes.rb, jwm_shapes.rb or jwm_shapes_loader.rb; and delete any existing folder(s) with the name su_shapes or jwm_shapes (including all that folder's contents).

Then reinstall the current version (v2.5 at time of writing) of the plugin from the Plugin Store here.

If that doesn't work, I'm stumped.

Best wishes, and I hope this works.

John McC

torbjornhirsch

I get the following error message when loading SU 2014 after installing the plugin. Is this another instance of problems related to a non-ASCII user name? Or what else might cause this problem? Grateful for any tips!

Error Loading File C:/Users/Torbjörn/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes/jwm_shapes.rb
Error: cannot load such file -- C:/Users/Torbjörn/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes/parametric.rb
C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in require' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in require'
C:/Users/Torbjörn/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes/jwm_shapes.rb:8:in <top (required)>' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in require'
C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in load' C:/Users/Torbjörn/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes_loader.rb:24:in register_extension'
C:/Users/Torbjörn/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes_loader.rb:24:in <module:JWMShapes>' C:/Users/Torbjörn/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes_loader.rb:12:in module:JWM'
C:/Users/Torbjörn/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes_loader.rb:11:in `<top (required)>'

Jim

John, in the loader file you should change the line extension.version = "2.2.8 to match the version (2.5?) you refer to in the latest release.

johnwmcc

Thanks for reminding me - will do later this evening.

johnwmcc

Version number updated to 2.51 in both jwm_shapes_loader.rb and jwm_shapes.rb files, and the Plugin Store. Makes no difference to operation, but should now show correct version internally

Extractor

Hi John,

I can´t install the last version of the plugin (Sketchucation Plugin Store: v 2.51). The previous versions ran properly.

Here the “Load Errors”:
Error: #<NameError: uninitialized constant JWM::JWMShapes::Parametric>
C:/Users/Frangenberg/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes/jwm_shapes.rb:99:in <module:JWMShapes>' C:/Users/Frangenberg/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes/jwm_shapes.rb:11:in <top (required)>'
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in require' C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in load'
C:/Users/Frangenberg/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes_loader.rb:24:in register_extension' C:/Users/Frangenberg/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes_loader.rb:24:in module:JWMShapes'
C:/Users/Frangenberg/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes_loader.rb:12:in <module:JWM>' C:/Users/Frangenberg/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes_loader.rb:11:in <top (required)>'

johnwmcc

Hmmm. I get the same error. Sorry all round. Not sure what's happened, as I though I had only changed some internal references.

Will investigate and update asap.

John McC

johnwmcc

Bug now fixed in v2.5.2 - I'd made a typo in parametric.rb in the Module name - sorry.

Works for me now.

RBZ file uploaded both to Plugin Store and to the first post in this thread.

TIG

I assume you forgot to 'Publish' it yet again...
I did it for for.
If you didn't want that you'll need to Un-Publish it !

johnwmcc

So sorry - I DID publish it at least once! But maybe not after my very last edit. Thanks again.

J

blajnov

@johnwmcc said:

Bug now fixed in v2.5.2 - I'd made a typo in parametric.rb in the Module name - sorry.

Works for me now.

RBZ file uploaded both to Plugin Store and to the first post in this thread.

Dear johnwmcc, in your build tool does not work sphere ...
I use SketchUp PRO 2015
PS: By the way, in SketchUp PRO 8, the same Problem

TIG

I have just tested it and the sphere-tool works correctly.
What values are you entering into the dialog for the sphere's radius and segments ?

What "doesn't work" ?

blajnov

@tig said:

I have just tested it and the sphere-tool works correctly.
What values are you entering into the dialog for the sphere's radius and segments ?

What "doesn't work" ?

Does not work with the default settings, as well as changing the radius and number of segments in a big way, nothing happens, ie the scope does not appear in the scene ...

Chisaina

Hello, I have a similar volume (sphere) will not appear on the stage

johnwmcc

I find I now get the same thing (not working) here - nothing is drawn.

Will investigate asap.

TIG

Using the default of 10mm [or anything else!] the error message is:

@unknownuser said:

Error: #<NameError: uninitialized constant JWM::JWMShapes::Sphere::PolygonMeshHelper>
C:/Users/TIG/sketchUcloud/plugins/jwm_shapes/jwm_shapes.rb:984:in draw_sphere' C:/Users/TIG/sketchUcloud/plugins/jwm_shapes/jwm_shapes.rb:956:in create_entities'
C:/Users/TIG/sketchUcloud/plugins/jwm_shapes/parametric.rb:49:in initialize' C:/Users/TIG/sketchUcloud/plugins/jwm_shapes/jwm_shapes.rb:946:in new'
C:/Users/TIG/sketchUcloud/plugins/jwm_shapes/jwm_shapes.rb:946:in create' C:/Users/TIG/sketchUcloud/plugins/jwm_shapes/jwm_shapes.rb:1731:in block in module:JWMShapes'
SketchUp:1:in `call'

This is weird as it worked for me before !
Looks like a missing module/class ?
I also get the error with Dome etc...

TIG

mesh.extend(PolygonMeshHelper)
should be
mesh.extend(JWM::Shapes::PolygonMeshHelper)
three times...

johnwmcc

I wonder, TIG, if you can help me understand what's gone wrong in trying to separate the code here from that in the older SU Shapes on the Extension Warehouse.

The current problem is a name error: I get this error for the Dome and Sphere tools now, which both try to call mesh_additions.rb and fail. The other shapes don't need mesh_additions.rb, so still work properly.

Error; #<NameError; uninitialized constant JWM;;JWMShapes;;Sphere;;PolygonMeshHelper>

My overall code structure for the Sphere tool goes as follows (Dome has just the same structure), and I don't really understand it (just copied from SU Shapes!).

file jwm_shapes.rb has:

module JWM;;JWMShapes
...
  class Sphere < Parametric
  ...
  end # class Sphere
...
end # module JWMShapes

file parametric.rb has:

module JWM;;JWMShapes
  class Parametric
  ...
  end # class Parametric
end #module JWM;;JWMShapes

file mesh_additions.rb has:

module JWM;;Shapes
...
  class PolygonMeshHelper
  ...
  end #class PolygonMeshHelper
...
end #module JWM;;Shapes

Apparently, instead of (as I expected) the Sphere class looking for

JWMShapes;;Shapes;;PolygonMeshHelper

it is looking instead for

JWM;;JWMShapes;;Sphere;;PolygonMeshHelper

What have I done wrong here, and how do I fix it? If you can help, I'll be most grateful

[Later] The original SU Shapes named the overall module CommunityExtensions instead of JWM, and the mesh_additions.rb code says

module CommunityExtensions;;Shapes
...
  module PolygonMeshHelper
  ...
  end # module PolygonMeshHelper
...
end #module CommunityExtensions;;Shapes

I.E., as well as the name change JWM<-->CommunityExtensions and JWM::JWMShapes<-->CommunityExtensions::Shapes, PolygonMeshHelper was a module, not a class.

Changing it back from class to module doesn't seem to fix the problem.

Looking at the above, I see that my mesh_additions.rb SHOULD say JWM::JWMShapes instead of JWM::Shapes

module JWM;;JWMShapes

, but changing that doesn't seem to fix things either.

Help please, if you can! I'm temporarily stuck, and thoroughly confused.

johnwmcc

I see you posted again while I was replying. Many thanks.

Will make the changes asap.

TIG

I made the three simple changes which I suggested earlier... and it works without errors.

You are getting yourself into a tangle...

Once you put a sub-module named within your all-encompassing 'JWM' module, then its name can be the same as similar names used in others' code...
The nesting separates them...
Calling them by your path JWM::... will avoid any that are poorly written by others and are 'global'...

So be consistent use 'JWM::Shapes', OR if you must 'JWM::JWMshapes' etc consistently...
Use Notepad++ with all affected files open and fine replace in all so they are internally consistent...
Perhaps draw out on a sheet of A4 the nested relationships of these modules/classes.
The full path I changed to works...