[Plugin] zoom_selection.rb
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About
zoom_selection.rb adds 2 items under the Camera menu; Zoom Selection and Zoom Out.
- Zoom Selection zooms to the selected item(s). If nothing is selected it zooms to the model extents.
- Zoom Out zooms out by a factor of 2.
Suggested Usage
I set up 2 key Shortcuts. I use the 'z' key mapped to Zoom Selection, and 'Shift-Z' to Zoom Out.
Compatability
I'm not sure if SU5 had the ruby methods available. I don't believe it did, in which case this is for SU6 or later. Can someone confirm?
Installation
Download and move zoom_selection.rb into your Plugins folder, restart SketchUp.
Script Authors
Script writers can call the methods also:JF;;zoomSelection JF;;zoomOut(factor) # the larger the factror, the larger the zoom out -
Jim,
Another good one
Don't stop now, mate, your on a roll
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Hi Jim,
I confirm this is for V6 only.
A context menu would be handy too !
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@didier bur said:
Hi Jim,
I confirm this is for V6 only.
A context menu would be handy too !Thanks Didier. There is a (mis-named) Zoom Extents context menu already in V6 - right-click > Zoom Extents. I could have used a simple key-shortcut to Edit/Item/Zoom Extents, but I think the single key shortcut to zoom to selection, or zoom to model extents makes for a better experience.
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jim,
the plugin is not working for me exactly as expected. for instance, when editing some group/component inside another group/component, what is taken as extents is not the object selected inside the group/component but the outside extents of the group.
i hope i made myself clear.
thanks.
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jim,
forget it. i made it work by creating another shortcut. thanks for the very useful plugin.
edson
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I made a zoom selection a while ago. Even simpler.
You can find it under downloads at my site.
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I've made a minor mod to this. After zooming in, I always find myself scrolling out just a little, so I added this "back-off" to the script.
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Sorry for some bad news... Sketchup.send_action("viewZoomToSelection:") has zoomed the selection for some time !
Also if you select something and right-click there is a context-menu for this called "Zoom Extents" (Should be called Zoom Selection but lazy bug fixers !)
You can also shortcut key it to Z (I do already) by selecting something and then opening the Preferences Window and Shortcut option, filter for 'Zoom Ex' and you'll get Edit/Item/Zoom Extents - set the Z key to that...
Don't feel bad I have reinvented several inbuilt functions in my time !
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@tig said:
Sorry for some bad news... Sketchup.send_action("viewZoomToSelection:") has zoomed the selection for some time !
Also if you select something and right-click there is a context-menu for this called "Zoom Extents" (Should be called Zoom Selection but lazy bug fixers !)
You can also shortcut key it to Z (I do already) by selecting something ans then opening the Preferences Window and Shortcut option, filter for 'Zoom Ex' and you'll get Edit/Item/Zoom Extents - set the Z key to that...
Don't feel bad I have reinvented several inbuilt functions in my time !
Thanks TIG, the difference is that if nothing is selected, my zoom selected does a zoom extents. In addition, I add a little extra zoom-out to fit my zooming tastes. A minor enhancement perhaps, but I miss it when it's not there.
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I say thank you for it much RB work
humanticnc[kecsaphu]
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Thanks alot!
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It'd act as 'zoom extents' when nothing selected (a-la 3ds max)
Jim could you expand this rb please? -
@rv1974 said:
It'd act as 'zoom extents' when nothing selected (a-la 3ds max)
Jim could you expand this rb please?This is what it does.
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@jim said:
@rv1974 said:
It'd act as 'zoom extents' when nothing selected (a-la 3ds max)
Jim could you expand this rb please?This is what it does.
Jim thanks for attention.
I'm afraid it doesn't.
What I mean is the ruby should:- When nothing selected it'd zoom out (not zoom out by a factor of 2). It'd respect group\component extends while editing with the 'hide the rest of model' mode .
- With item selected it'd zoom to object (no complains it's already OK).
- It'd be 'two in one' command: one shortcut for 2 states (see p.1&2)
Edit: If I already got you
could you please-please-please add the scale tweaking to your Mover 2? I love this tool but random\exact\by axys scaling is really missing.
Thank you in advance.
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This plugin is a wonderful idea when I have an imported DWG with real far away geometry that I'd like to select "blindly" geometry that I cannot see. I've tried it though, placing a bunch of components at the 0,0,0 and one component far - 1000 meters away... I select the far away component and it just won't zoom on it... it kind of zooms to extents or something similar, cause if I zoom extents I get something else... ideas?
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The native Zoom Extents is an interesting tool. If you use Zoom extents from the toolbar, it zooms to fit all of the model that is displayed. If you make a selection and use Zoom Extents from the Context menu, it zooms to the selection.
Often, when I import a CAD file or open a SketchUp file from someone else, I hit Zoom Extents on the toolbar. If the camera zooms out so the obvious geometry is relatively small in the model space, I drag a right to left selection box around the apparently empty space making sure I don't get any of the model. Then I hit Delete and Zoom Extents again to see if I've removed the unneeded stuff.
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@dave r said:
Often, when I import a CAD file or open a SketchUp file from someone else, I hit Zoom Extents on the toolbar. If the camera zooms out so the obvious geometry is relatively small in the model space, I drag a right to left selection box around the apparently empty space making sure I don't get any of the model. Then I hit Delete and Zoom Extents again to see if I've removed the unneeded stuff.
That is exactly what I do. I zoom extents and select the geometry I can't see and delete it. I was hoping though that with this plugin I could zoom in to the selected geometry to see what it is that I am going to be deleting... but it just won't zoom...
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So use Zoom Extents from the Context menu.
I used to have a Zoom Extents on a custom toolbar that Jim did that would zoom in to the selection. I'll see if I can find it.
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Check this out.
There's a command for Center Selection which would probably get you started. On my PC I have his toolbar set up so Zoom Extents zooms to a selection if there is one.
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