New: HouseBuilder metric 1.2 (customizable)

Didier Bur

Hi Kmead,

I run on Mac OSX so that may be some part of the issue

That's true, but my fault
The text file "housebuilder_section.txt" is loaded from a path which is hard-coded and I suppose it is different on PC and Mac.
What the program does is that it searches the SU executable and it adds "Plugins/HouseBuilder" to the path
of the exe to find the text file.
What is the absolute path by default to the SU executable on a Mac ?
And what is the relative path of the HouseBuilder folder ?
Thanks for helping me to fix this problem.

Didier Bur

Hi all,
I've released a new set of icons at the depositary (same post than the main prog).
Tell me if this one works for you
Reagards,

Edson

didier,

sorry, but I could not find them.

edson

juju

emahfuz, go to the link in the post at the top of this thread, look for the attachment called hb_icons.zip and download. Next find your SU installation folder, go to plugins > housebuilder folder, copy icons extracted from the zip file provided into said folder.

Jan Vdb

Hi, Didier

Sorry to say that the new icons don't make any difference

Greetings, Jan Vdb

Daniel S

Hi Didier,
I install the new icons but still no lucky...
i´m runing SU in PC with windows (but spanish version, maybe that´s the problem)
The absolute path by default to the SU executable is:
C:\Archivos de programa\Google\Google SketchUp 6\SketchUp.exe
I think that everyone has "Program Files" instead "Archivos de programa"

Daniel S

Didier Bur

What's going on with these icons

Still searching.
Anyone has my layer manager script with similar problems ???

kmead

Didier:

On a Mac the path will always be:

/Library/Application Support/Google Sketchup 6/Plugins/Housebuilder/housebuilder_sections.txt

if that helps.

Many thanks, I haven't been by earlier so my apologies for taking so long to post the info.

I was looking at the old housebuilder and the ruby wasn't encoded like it is now or I would have tried chasing this myself.

Many thanks and have a great day.

Karl

juju

I've installed ruby as directed, activated the housebuilder menu under the view functions, also replaced the images with the new - still no icons though...

Didier Bur

SORRY all for the inconvenience (related to icons)
I think I've got the solution: for an unknown reason scrambled extension code doesn't seem to work OK on some platforms (wether PC or Mac).
I'll publish in a few hours a "non-scrambled" main script to replace the 'offender'.
Regards,

Didier Bur

I'm sure this one will work !!!
Please download it at the depositary and re-install ALL files.
Regards,

Daniel S

Now I can see the icons!!!
Thank you Didier!!!

Daniel S

azuby

Didier, some hint for the encrypted/scrambled version: The code is executed through "eval" and so some file infos are missed. If you want to build a nearly fully encrypted version, you can write a simple non-encrypted Ruby file, which only sets a global constant (make sure you are not using a variable) like

MY_FILEDIR = File.dirname(__FILE__).gsub(/[\\\/]/, File;;SEPARATOR) << File;;SEPARATOR unless defined? MY_FILEDIR # all in one line

Within the encrypted file you -> require the non-encrypted file and are done. Say you have

my.rbs
my/mypath.rb
than you require like this:

require 'my/mypath.rb'

The "defined?"-thing is done to avoid possible redefiniton of the constant - that would raise an error (or give a warning, not sure).

edit: One regular expression and one gsub is enough

azuby

kmead

Didier:

I still get:

Error Loading File HouseBuilder_extension.rb
private method `split' called for nil:NilClass

When SU starts and although one can bring up the House Builder tool pallette, it won't actually do anything when one clicks on the buttons.

Sorry for being a wet blanket

Karl

Jan Vdb

Hi Didier,

Works now perfectly!! Thanks

Karl,

Had the same problem as you, removed every housbuilder script from the plugin folder and did a re-install with the new script. Problem was solved.

[Jan Vdb]

Didier Bur

Hi Kmead,

I noticed that the path to HouseBuilder is wrong:
/Library/Application Support/Google Sketchup 6/Plugins/Housebuilder/

Please rename the Housebuilder folder to HouseBuilder, because pathes are case-sensitive.
Hope this will solve the problem

Daniel S

Hi again Didier...
It woks perfect but everytime when i do a right-click on a selection it makes an annoying "beep" sound.
I remember that was a problem (?) of previous housebuilder´s versions, so i search in the old forum for an answer...
if i put in the console:
module UI; def self.beep; p caller; end; end
the problem is solved... but when i restart SU6 i have to put it again in the ruby console.
Another solution found in the old forum was to replace:
UI.beep
by
#UI.beep
in housebuilder. But i think that part is encrypted. Could you make this change for me?

Thanks in advance,
Daniel S

Didier Bur

Hi Daniel,
Done. See depository and replace houseBuilderTool.rb in your HouseBuilder folder.
Cheers,

Daniel S

Thank you Didier! I have no more the "beep"
And all the rest works perfect.

Thank you again,
Daniel S

kmead

Still not enjoying the love. Still suffer the same error on a Mac. Its no fun being a minority...