Storing Geometry
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Has anyone stored small amounts of sketchup data to disk files (not skp).
I would like to add to door maker the notion of user definable door pulls (handles) and then store these items into a folder. The name of the file will become the entry in the drop down list.
Alternatively is there a way to store a handle in a skp file like the warehouse and then through code automatically fetch it and insert it into the drawing.
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Why not save the component to disk as SKP? Then load it as a component again?
Making your own file format - or even using another existing format - seems like extra work for no gain. -
I've got this working now however there is one thing I'm wondering about.
If I add 3 doors that use the same door handle, each within their own commit.
I undo once and the last door disappears. I undo a second time and the same thing happens.
So far so good!.But then I need to undo several times to remove the first door. It appears that loading the handle component within the start_operation / commit sequence breaks the sequence but just for the door where we go to disk. As long as the definition is already in the model then it behaves as expected.
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YES, in answer to the skp question, as to both local component library, and 3DW skp file.
DefintionList#load()
DefintionList#load_from_url()A component saved as a skp, can have options saved into the
"dynamic_attributes"attribute dictionary.
Have you played around with any of the components in the Sample library ?EDIT: corrected name of dictionary
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It seems wrong but it appears to work better if I load the component definition outside of the start_operation / commit operation. Anyway - I will continue doing it this way until someone comes up with another idea to try.
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@garry k said:
It seems wrong but it appears to work better if I load the component definition outside of the start_operation / commit operation. Anyway - I will continue doing it this way until someone comes up with another idea to try.
Well I was going to suggest this anyway, but with the addition that the definition load gets it's own operation named "Load Component: 'Handle'". (But then SketchUp actually creates an operation for it anyway with the generic name "Load Component".)
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What version of SketchUp are you testing on? In SU2014 we fixed this:
@unknownuser said:
Fixed DefinitionList.load and load_from_url which did not start Ruby operations properly.
They completely mess up the undo stack unfortunately on older SketchUp versions.
http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/developer/docs/releases -
Thankyou - this will be a good read!
I currently test on SU 7, SU 8, SU 2013 and SU 2014. The work around is easy enough.
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