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    Add an array of entities to an existing group?

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    • medeekM Offline
      medeek
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      Normally I add a group of entities (groups and components in an array) to my large assembly group with this single line of code:

      @maingroup = Sketchup.active_model.entities.add_group(@all_trusses)

      Instead I would like to add my array of entitities “@all_trusses” to an existing group that has already been created and is essentially empty except for a small place holder entity in it to prevent it from being garbage collected.

      Nathaniel P. Wilkerson PE
      Medeek Engineering Inc
      design.medeek.com

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      • sdmitchS Offline
        sdmitch
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        @medeek said:

        Normally I add a group of entities (groups and components in an array) to my large assembly group with this single line of code:

        @maingroup = Sketchup.active_model.entities.add_group(@all_trusses)

        Instead I would like to add my array of entitities “@all_trusses” to an existing group that has already been created and is essentially empty except for a small place holder entity in it to prevent it from being garbage collected.

        How about

        @existinggroup.entities.add_group(@all_trusses)
        

        Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

        http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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        • TIGT Offline
          TIG Moderator
          last edited by

          Unfortunately, if the model.active_entities is not the @existinggroup.entities context and/or the array of added entities is not in that same context, then a BUgSplat! awaits...
          You cannot 'cross-thread' entities across contexts...

          TIG

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