@dave r said:

Oh. The only things you can change are those you can make in the display settings under the Control Panel. You won't be able to change the button appearance though.

I was afraid you'd say that! I wonder if we can add a manifest file to the .exe?

@dan rathbun said:

@jan_pamplona said:

if we make a simple rectangle or a plane, i think the default is that the "face" facing you turns into a front color automatically, right!?

NO... it does not have anything to do with "facing YOU".

When you draw a face, it's normal (The direction the front surface is facing,) is always toward the negative axis.

But the PushPull tool will reverse the face if it needs to do so.

Thank you very much sir,,

yeah, i remember now, im so dumb :,) it's just that i forgot those things because im drawing 2D plans and not noticing about the Push/Pull,thanks

@tig said:

Can't you can simply ....

After having explained that using the title bar text is problematic (and subject to a bug while loading on Windows,) you still advise doing it?

Again, the "Untilted" string is NOT the same on all language localizations, and some contain unicode characters.

It's also possible that a SKP filename could contain unicode characters.

Then you add two more situations that can "throw a shoe in the works".

@unknownuser said:

**, the designer and original implementor of C++":37wih2kn]

"If you think it's simple, then you have misunderstood the problem"

[floatr:37wih2kn]Did you really really say that? - Bjarne Stroustrup's C++ FAQ[/floatr:37wih2kn]

You will need to do some studying:

Read and bookmark this post:

[Info] C/C++ Ruby extensions & SketchUp plugins

You will need to download the Ruby C source, as your DLL code must:

%(#404080)[include "ruby.h"]

Read the old "Pick-Axe" book's chapter on writing a Ruby extension.

Programming Ruby: Extending Ruby

Take note of the Ruby C-side functions: rb_eval_string( *string_to_eval* )* rb_funcall
... described in section "Evaluating Ruby Expressions in C" ❗ okay, a dedicated C side Ruby book is also now available: http://media.pragprog.com/titles/ruby3/ext_ruby.pdf

You can actually display watermarks.

model = Sketchup.active_model opts = model.rendering_options opts['DisplayWatermarks'] = true/false

Yep, there is no function to get/set watermark image, though there is actually a way around it.

"Watermarks are part of a Style. You would have to have a preset Style with the watermark, and change the Style with the API." - quote by Dan.
Create a style or two, add watermarks to each, and set them via Ruby API:
styles = Sketchup.active_model.styles styles.selected_style = styles['Style Name'/style index#]

Reference: Watermark via Ruby API

New 'old' info.

I found the old thread where we discussed this over on the Ruby Installer forum. Luis says on Windows that .so files are just renamed .dll files.

See: ruby uses .so files?

Either will work. I will edit this into the Faq post.

Thanks Alienizer!

Never mind, I figured it out. I had to group the motors with the main object.

One other variable function is

#get the var foo and set it to 0 v=getSetVar("foo",0)

It can be a useful shortcut.

oh ok, thanks.

I hope they have it in someday. What I'm trying to do is a simulation on same size balls of different materials, like solid gold and solid plastic balls. For example, a coin operator that can tell the difference between a fake coin or a valid one, based on it's weight and size. That's not what I'm working on, but something along that line, and I can't find a way to do it.