New to DC: topic for my simple questions to the pros
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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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The components instance name is already tied to both the attribute and option dialog, this can be updated on the fly. This works if you do not use the name attribute and only after loading the component.
Otherwise the component definition name can be accessed via a ruby script and placed into an attribute value. -
Thanks! And what would this ruby script be?
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see the link to topic
https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=289&t=71346
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thanks Moor!
Sorry, but maybe I misexplained what I need, I'm attaching an example.In this case I'd like that if I rename the component to whatever else, I get the new name in the Option dialog title. At the moment, this wont' happen: it keeps titling "elemento da prelevare_shell".
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you can use the component instance name to give each instance an unique name which is reflected in all the dialog, which is the natural inbuilt way
otherwise set
Name = _name
in the DC then
use a button from the toolbar extension to fire the code snippet to alter the _name attribute, which reads the current definition name, updates the original name to update the option dialog
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Sorry Moor, I don't understand. In the file I sent you, if I change the Instance name of "elemento da prelevare_shell" NOTHNG CHANGES in any window...
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saveas the DC to a folder then bring it into another file, for some reason it does not initially work within its created file, after that, should work, regardless of the number of changes, the references are still maintained
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OH BIG THANKS! I WAS MISSING THE FACT THAT IT DOESN'T WOTK ON THE ORIGINAL FILE!
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Hi again! is there a way I can LOCK the rotation of a DC along specific axis'?
I have a panel which I don't want users to be able to use as ceiling, so I only want it to be rotateable along its blue axis -
It's me again!
I'm struggling since a couple days about one thing I think should be doable but I can't get in any way
to work in my DC.Basically I have a wall, made of two side pillars and a series of panels in the middle. My wall can be stretched to match some precise measures, which I set. The measures are exact multiples of the panels but may also admit an half-panel on the end, if needed.
When I stretch the wall, the start pillar must stay still (works now), the end pillar must reach the final point (works now) and in the middle I want the panel to copy a number of times. It works when I fix the length of the panels to a value, but I'm not able to tell SketchUp that it must stretch the last panel to half its dimension if needed.
Do you guys know a way to do that? Thanks in advance!!!
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Hi
To work out the number divide the opening by the whole door size and convert to integer
To get the remainder take this number times the size from openingFor door lenx, use condition if remainder then the last copy (= copies) is to be remainder
There were some issues with the geometry and scaling, first applied lenX to two faces, then had to make a group of the edges so that it obeyed the formula rather than its natural scale
made outline to size to opening, added some copy function to the support
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Thanks a lot pc!!! I'll have a look at it immediately!
EDIT
Everything is clear, I don't understand the syntax of these two formulas though:=parete Arty!d_mod_num-1 +if(parete Arty!remain,1,0)
Here I don't understand the space between "-1" and "+if" and I don't know the meaning of the "parete Arty!remain" without any checks to perform.=if(and(parete Arty!remain,copy=copies),parete Arty!remain,98)
Here I don't understand the meaning of "parete Arty!remain" without any checks: what will it solve into?MANY MANY THANKS!
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The condition is either true or false, 0 or any negative number is read as false whereas any positive number is true.
A bit of a short cut in logic.The space is not required for mathematical functions, just there for my own readability
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I have a new question for the community: I have an attribute which ALWAYS include alternatively the words "OPACO" "LUCIDO" or "SEMILUCIDO" (name of the material applied). The words are always at the end of the text string, but the number of digits before may change.
I want another attribute to report ONLY the occuring word from case to case.
EG: my material attribute returns "grey RAL7040 OPACO", I want another attribute to report only "OPACO".
Is there a way to do this?
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@pibuz said:
I have a new question for the community: I have an attribute which ALWAYS include alternatively the words "OPACO" "LUCIDO" or "SEMILUCIDO" (name of the material applied). The words are always at the end of the text string, but the number of digits before may change.
I want another attribute to report ONLY the occuring word from case to case.
EG: my material attribute returns "grey RAL7040 OPACO", I want another attribute to report only "OPACO".
Is there a way to do this?
try so: =RIGHT(Material, 5)
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Thanks Kostiaarh!
Sadly this formula returns always the last 5 characters, while the number of letters I have to report varies from 5, 6 and 10 digits.
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