Guidepoints

[MLUY]

Does anybody know how I can draw 3d guidepoints without the guidelines?

When using the measure tool and CTRL from an end-point I can draw the guidepoints but the guidelines always show-up. When I click on the guidepoint, it is part of the guideline as well, I cannot separate them.

I downloaded a plugin "points cloud" which loads in points from a xyz file but guidelines do not show here.

How do they do that?

[cotty]

There are some plugins that can do this, one would be PointTool.

[MLUY]

Thanks,
I already thought it would be possible with Ruby, but is it possible within Sketchup ?

[TIG]

In Ruby the code is:
some_entities.add_cpoint(some_point3d)
This adds a simple guide point at the given x/y/z

In SketchUp itself you toggle the tapemeasure tool between guide lines and points using 'Ctrl'
However, the resultant 'point' will have a 'tail' because the tool creates them offset from a first picked point.

As Cotty says there are may plugins which allow you to click > add a cpoint.
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=PointTool
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=tt_guide_tools
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=TIG-PointOff
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=TIG-PointUp
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=Pen_Tools

[Jean Lemire]

Hi folks.

The Guide Tools extension also provide a Point at Center for circles, among others, in contextual menu.

The procedure would be to draw a circle centered where you want a Guide Point, add the Center Point for the circle and then delete the circle. The remaining Center Point is then the Guide Point that you want.

Its much quicker to do it that to write this.

Just ideas.