[REQ] Distance of 2 groups/components

[chrisik]

Is there a plugin out there that can quickly measure the distance of the midpoints of two selected groups and/or components in all 3 dimensions and direct distance. Or is somebody out there that can write this little plugin? thanks.

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[pilou]

Center Point All by TIG

@unknownuser said:

Adds a centerpoint to anything that's selected - Group, ComponentInstance, Line, Circle, Face etc

then you can or

[sdmitch]

@chrisik said:

Is there a plugin out there that can quickly measure the distance of the midpoints of two selected groups and/or components in all 3 dimensions and direct distance. Or is somebody out there that can write this little plugin? thanks.

Something like this? First select 2 components and/or groups then right click on either one and select 'Calc xyzd'.

unless file_loaded?((__FILE__))
	UI.add_context_menu_handler do |menu|
		sel = Sketchup.active_model.selection
		if (sel[0].is_a?(Sketchup;;ComponentInstance)||sel[0].is_a?(Sketchup;;Group))
			if (sel[1].is_a?(Sketchup;;ComponentInstance)||sel[1].is_a?(Sketchup;;Group))
				menu.add_separator
				menu.add_item('Calc x,y,z,d') {
					center0 = sel[0].bounds.center
					center1 = sel[1].bounds.center
					x = Sketchup.format_length((center1.x-center0.x).abs)
					y = Sketchup.format_length((center1.y-center0.y).abs)
					z = Sketchup.format_length((center1.z-center0.z).abs)
					d = Sketchup.format_length(center0.distance(center1))
					UI.messagebox "x = #{x}\ny = #{y}\nz = #{z}\nd = #{d}"
				}
			end
		end
	end
	file_loaded((__FILE__))
end

[chrisik]

YES. Thank you very much. This is a big timesaver for me.