[Plugin] RichSection V0.5.8 UPDATED march 2015

pgarmyn

@Bimbach

Done as advised? What did you do : Uninstalled plugins, other file installed, or both?
RichSection only creats sectionfaces for groups that produce a closed section.

Did you activate the extension in 'preferences' ?
Is there a menu in plugins/RichSection?
Open the ruby panel : what is printed in the ruby-panel?

floffy1983

It looks like my wish-list plugin, but i cannot get it to load.

If it helps, i am stuck with the Italian SU8 on a partially locked down office pc, partially as i can install plugins but can't update.

rischsection error.jpg

factopedia

Thanks so much.

pgarmyn

@floffy1983
What system (mac/windows) ? what version ?
Please complete your profile. This can help me to find a solution for you?

pgarmyn

@factopedia said:

Thanks so much.

Glad you like it

floffy1983

@pgarmyn said:

What system (mac/windows) ? what version ?

Sorry, you are perfectly right.
I am working on a windows xp machine, pentium 4, 2gb.
I weep daily for its lack of power, but alas, my place of work will not let me bring my own laptop.

cilemomax

Can you help me with something? how do I uninstall it. I deleted it but every time I start up the program it gets an error saying it's trying loading the file. Thanks in advance

bimbachi

@pgarmyn said:

@Bimbach

Done as advised? What did you do : Uninstalled plugins, other file installed, or both?
RichSection only creats sectionfaces for groups that produce a closed section.

Did you activate the extension in 'preferences' ?
Is there a menu in plugins/RichSection?
Open the ruby panel : what is printed in the ruby-panel?

ok (following on mac issue)
1./ as adviced I replaced only the file you forwarded "PiGa_RichSection.rb"
2./ then no more loading error on startup
3./ than RichSection is in the palet and plugins menu
4./ than when clicking or choosing from menu - "create richsection" in rubby panel there is:
"Error: #<TypeError: can't convert nil into String>
(eval):917:in +' (eval):917:in l_ctrl'
(eval):1466:in createRichSectionTool' (eval):4353:in require'
(eval):917:in `call'
(eval):917"

lcarlin247

It just does not work to me, i create the section but the paremeters do not appear, not even by using the paremeters icon

any advice? i use skp 2013

pgarmyn

@Bimbachi
Great, this wil perhaps help me to resolve my Mac-problem.
I will work on in now....

pgarmyn

@cilemomax said:

Can you help me with something? how do I uninstall it. I deleted it but every time I start up the program it gets an error saying it's trying loading the file. Thanks in advance

How did you install. I know there are problems with Mac, but it should work with windows.
The best way is to use de Sketchucation Plugin manager, Witch can install, disable and uninstall plugins.

If you didn't used the Sketchucation plugin manager : delete the file PiGa_RichSection.rb in the Sketchup/plugins directory (optional but not necessary the directory with the same name).

pgarmyn

@lcarlin247 said:

It just does not work to me, i create the section but the paremeters do not appear, not even by using the paremeters icon

any advice? i use skp 2013

MAC ore Windows, apparently, ther is a compatibility problem with MAC
If Windows :
Did you creates the section with the most left icon ?
Open the ruby panel. Are ther any error messages ?
If your PC is slow, wait for the creation of the views (do not use the mousebuttons until done).

rombout

Tried the solution for the mac verion with a direct copy of the plugin to the folder. i get this error

 RS;licensefile found  ; /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins/PiGa_RichSection/RichSectionLicense.rb
(eval); warning >> is not an error but a "normal" ruby message
RS;1 ; # RichSection License File for DEMO ; Time limited ; works until 1 june 2014
RS;2 ; # Do not change this file
RS;3 ; @@rsLic[;RScomp]='any'
RS;4 ; @@rsLic[;RSmacAdr]='any'
RS;5 ; @@rsLic[;RSsoftlicV]='any'
RS;6 ; @@rsLic[;RSsoftlicDate]='1401580800'#Time.gm(2014,06,1).to_i.to_s#1396310400#
RS;7 ; @@rsLic[;RSsoftlicType]='DEMO, valid until 2014-06-01'
RS;8 ; @@rsLic[;RSsoftlicToName]='any'
RS;9 ; @@rsLic[;RSsoftlicToMail]='any'
RS;10 ; @@rsLic[;RSsoftlicKey1]='Key1ForDemoLicenseUntil-2014-06-01'
RS;11 ; @@rsLic[;RSsoftlicKey2]='2n0xikomxzl8lnh357rruykadaq0q0c3g1b5e9k4i987ji42lbru3'
RS;12 ; # Do not change this fil
Error; #<TypeError; can't convert nil into String>
(eval);917;in `+'
(eval);917;in `l_ctrl'
(eval);1466;in `createRichSectionTool'
(eval);4353;in `require'

solo

@jeff hammond said:

@pgarmyn said:

YES
Parameters for "cut color the same as the object" :

Set 'RichSection material name' to "prefix+materialname, default"

Set 'RichSection materials, prefix' to "" (empty)

neat.
i tried a quick one in indigo with glass, metal, and wood..

[attachment=0:1ylc6qf1]section3.jpg[/attachment:1ylc6qf1]

i didn't let it render as long as it would need but it shows that it would work in an actual render..

glass- one solid sphere (rendered as a solid piece of glass)
metal- sphere inside a sphere (rendered as if it were a bowl)
wood- i resized the texture on the facing side.. the cut shows the original size.. probably not good to use this technique on renders requiring high quality texturing/mapping (as in- that block would require end grain etc.)

Good news for Thea users, Tomasz has been made aware of this and will support this in an upcoming release.

driven

@Piet

` > Sketchup.version_number < 8000999
false

Sketchup.version_number
8000999`

your excluding v8 on mac...

john

tt_su

@driven said:

@Piet

` > Sketchup.version_number < 8000999
false

Sketchup.version_number
8000999`

your excluding v8 on mac...

john

Sketchup.version_number doesn't work that well with the recent version number scheme of SketchUp. It's better to parse Sketchup.version.

pgarmyn

@tt_su
Thanks x 1000, i will correct that this evening, to get it working for Mac.
But it's not the only conflict in my code.
My Mac experience is quite limited, actually zero.
Maybee we must start a Post listing all restrictions and problems in relation to Mac, Windows, ....?

pgarmyn

@rombout said:

Tried the solution ....

Dank U, meneer Rombout.
I know, I will work on it as soon as i can.
Sorry for the inconveniance....

pgarmyn

@rombout said:

Tried the solution ....

Dank U, meneer Rombout.
I know, I will work on it as soon as i can.
Sorry for the inconveniance....

davecoopstl

pgarmyn -

I was using RichSection all week, and then it suddenly stopped working. I think I MAY have updated it recently, though.

By stop working, I mean it totally stopped working, as others have described above: I couldn't Add a RichSection, Edit Parameters, Edit Settings, nothing...

In any case, I discovered what was wrong, by looking at the Ruby Console when running the plugging.

It seems that your PlugIn suddenly needs Full Read/Write permissions to the C:\Program Files (x86)\SketchUp\SketchUp 2013\Materials folder.

I did not have this, and I had to navigate to this folder in Windows Explorer, and give myself Full Read/Write Permissions to the Materials folder. Much the same way I had to give myself Full Read/Write Permissions to the Plugins Folder after I installed SU2013, so the Sketchucation Store could install PlugIns.

Once I gave myself Full Read/Write Permissions to the SketchUp 2013/Materials folder, RichSection started working again!

It's a fantastic PlugIn, with an amazing array of options, and a huge time-saver.

If you changed something in the last update, you might want to look at it closer.

Hope this helps you, and anyone else who updated and stopped being able to run RichSection.

Thanks.
Dave.