New to DC: topic for my simple questions to the pros
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Some ideas for the carpet in your warehouse page,
added facearea("")/2
standard colors
you need to match then closer, maybe use the RGB values
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Pcmoor, you're very kind...Thank you so much!!
I unfortunately have been derailed to other urgent matters, so I'm now back with another question on materials. I almost got the panel work the way I'd like it to work.
Basically, I set fixed values for length and height for the user to change from a list, and this is perfect. Now, the two faces may be painted with whatever colour we want, so I thought to make two different inner components with inner faces painted with defaul material. This way, if I get INTO the main component and apply whatever material to my 2 faces (even separately) I get the applied material name being showed up in the "Material" attribute.
I have now two attributes related to the applied material name (CODICE, and FIN_PARETE), and it's crucial for me to have these two attributes updated after I apply a new material. At the moment, I get the material attribute to be updated, but I need to manually change the dimension of the panel to have the linked attributes updated.
Is there a way to automatically update the related attributes?
Many many thanks in advance!
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Hi again! I have discovered the "redraw" command (which I did not know at all), and it seems to be intuitive enough for my colleagues to use
Another question for the pros: in the attached component I set an onclick function on the two coloured faces: when you click on a face it is set to HIDDEN. That works perfectly, but when I copy that same component the onclick action operates on the original component, and I don't understand why...
Can you please point me to the solution?
Thanks in advance!
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copying does not make the item unique, so a connection exists until its broken usually by changing a size. So right click an make unique before the interaction
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hi again! Is there a way to insert a formula depending on the fact the result of an operation is an integer number? something like: IF LENX/LENY IS AN INTEGER NUMBER THEN WRITE 1,0.
I know how to use the If function, but i don't know if there's a way to check an integer number...
Thanks a lot!
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you can check for the remainder and if none then must be an integer
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Thank you sir! Gonna test asap!!!
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Hi again! i have a new small issue: I have a basic Dynamic Component which can be edited in its inner parts. I just want the dynamic component to report the size of its bounding box, depending of the things I put inside. In the component attributes, window the LenX LenY LenZ parameters correctly update when I add/move things inside the DC, but if I link to those values three different addributes ("length"=LenX, "width"=LenY, "height"=LenZ) I have to REDRAW the components if I want the values to update. Is there a way to update automatically?
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE AS SUSUAL!
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Most likely you need to do a redraw, you can set a short cut key to it provided you have a component selected.
Another method is to set a ruby script to a button
https://forums.sketchup.com/t/redraw-all-dynamic-components/77512You probably need to use some ruby to overcome the shortcomings of DCs
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Bummer... Thanks a lot by the way!
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Hi again!
..I am wondering: is there any way I can make a list option in a DC to be displayed in red? -
You can alter the font on component info attributes and labels, not values using syntax as per
https://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup/dynamic-components-supported-html-tagsyou can change via formula as per example, so a particular value could set up a warning in the info section
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Hi Moor! Thank you very much for your support!
I've encountered another issue: I need to "cut" holes into a cloth sheet. Basically, I decide the cloth dimensions and, based on that, a series of holes must appear for it to be fixed to the surrounding structure. I observed that the "cutting component" works, but its copies do not.
Is there a way to fix this?THANKS A LOT!
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you basically create a cutting component within another cutting component
https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=67635&hilit=+hole
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Thank you very much! After a little hassle I found my way!
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Hi again! I have an issue with the attached dynamic component: I can't figure out why I don't get the lower plane length to be updated if I change the length AFTER the copies are done. Seems like the lemgth parameter doesn't apply to the copies.... Does anyone have an hint or me?
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to overcome (workaround) this issue you can collect the geometry into another component then reference the current state of the size property
When experiencing problems with rotation or sizes< I have found that adding another "shell" isolates and protects the contents from SketchUp making unwanted updates.
The encasing and reference to a current value is the basis for creating components that can be swapped so their current size properties are retained. Like a timber beam with a length in say lenx, can be swapped with a steel beam and their lengths match. Of course you would not want this to to happen when you swap a toilet for a basin, which is the behavior that is built into the DC code and what you are experiencing.
cielino_fascione coverup (use of current and extra component shell).skp
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Thanks a lot Moor! I'm going to keep this in mind!
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Hi to all! I have a small issue regarding materials and custom material libraries, not specifically DCs, but I thought to post here not to add another topic.
I am currently trying to save skm materials from the models I'm making, so that it's easier to reuse them in other models. I work with a template which loads some standard materials, say for example a pure 255 white called "white cloth". If I make a component in a new file with another perfect white material named "white plastic" and I import the model into the template model file everything works ok: the second material is added to the home library of materials. If instead I have "saved as" my white plastic material in a custom skm library, whenever I try to paint it to an object which is into the template model it gets automatically substituted by the white cloth material. Is there a way to fix this?
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Hi again! I want to have to possibility to have the Definition Name of a DC to be displayed in the Options Dialog, so that if I rename a DC I have its correct name on the dialog. Is that possible?
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