Posts made by alvis

@alvis Anyway, a very promising thing that does not require complex settings. A few more of my attempts )

@pixelcruncher said in Philips with Rayscaper:

@alvis said in Philips with Rayscaper:

Not a bad start. I'm not sure if I like him. Easy to get used to, simple user interface. Several times Sketchup crashed trying to save the result. I need to think

Hey @alvis

That's a great start!

Easy to get used to, simple user interface.

Great to hear!

Several times Sketchup crashed trying to save the result. I need to think

That's not good. Do you remember the steps that triggered this? It would be a great help to fix this bug!

Cheers,
Thomas

Yes, sometimes crashes to save image and always crashes File/Setting (sketchup 22 -24)

@jo-ke very nice! A very sweet interest for transportation history

I would like some help. There is a mistake in my code. I would like the Z axis dimension of the bounding box to be on the back left side.

# add_dimensions.rb

# Ensure we are running this within the SketchUp environment
if !defined?(Sketchup)
  raise "This script must be run within SketchUp."
end

module AddDimensionsPlugin
  extend self

  def add_dimensions
    # Check if there is an active model
    model = Sketchup.active_model
    if model.nil?
      raise "No active model found."
    end

    # Check if there is a selection
    selection = model.selection
    if selection.empty?
      raise "No selection found. Please select a component."
    end

    # Ensure the selection is a component instance
    component_instance = selection.first
    unless component_instance.is_a?(Sketchup::ComponentInstance)
      raise "Selected entity is not a component instance."
    end

    # Start an operation to allow for a single undo
    model.start_operation('Add Dimensions', true)

    begin
      # Get the component's bounding box
      bounding_box = component_instance.bounds

      # Define the length of the dimension arrow
      arrow_length = 10.cm

      # Create a method to add dimensions
      def add_dimension(entities, start_point, end_point, offset_vector)
        dim = entities.add_dimension_linear(start_point, end_point, offset_vector)
        dim.material = "black"
        dim
      end

      # Get the transformation of the component instance
      transformation = component_instance.transformation

      # Transform bounding box points to the component's local coordinates
      points = {
        x_min: bounding_box.corner(0).transform(transformation.inverse),
        x_max: bounding_box.corner(1).transform(transformation.inverse),
        y_min: bounding_box.corner(0).transform(transformation.inverse),
        y_max: bounding_box.corner(3).transform(transformation.inverse),
        z_min: bounding_box.corner(0).transform(transformation.inverse),
        z_max: bounding_box.corner(4).transform(transformation.inverse)
      }

      # Enter the component editing context
      model.active_entities.add_group(component_instance).explode
      component_definition = component_instance.definition
      entities = component_definition.entities

      # Create dimensions along X axis
      start_point = points[:x_min]
      end_point = points[:x_max]
      offset_vector = [0, -arrow_length, 0]
      add_dimension(entities, start_point, end_point, offset_vector)

      # Create dimensions along Y axis
      start_point = points[:y_min]
      end_point = points[:y_max]
      offset_vector = [-arrow_length, 0, 0]
      add_dimension(entities, start_point, end_point, offset_vector)

      # Create dimensions along Z axis with a larger offset
      start_point = points[:z_min]
      end_point = points[:z_max]
      offset_vector = [0, -arrow_length, 0]
      add_dimension(entities, start_point, end_point, offset_vector)

      # Commit the operation
      model.commit_operation
      # Notify the user that dimensions have been added
      UI.messagebox("Dimensions added inside the selected component.")
    rescue Exception => e
      # Abort the operation in case of an error
      model.abort_operation
      # Show an error message
      UI.messagebox("An error occurred: #{e.message}")
    end
  end

  unless file_loaded?(__FILE__)
    UI.menu('Plugins').add_item('Add Dimensions to Component') {
      add_dimensions
    }
    file_loaded(__FILE__)
  end
end

Not a bad start. I'm not sure if I like him. Easy to get used to, simple user interface. Several times Sketchup crashed trying to save the result. I need to think

@Gus-R Nice result!

@HornOxx

@Rich-O-Brien Nice

Nice

@iamlegend123456
wow, how far things have come.... together with talented people

@jo-ke It's nice to see that you're true to your hobby and passion

Wow, stunning detail

Java script . Same problem for me

@L-i-am
Yes, SubD

La Cividina JOIN armchair!
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My respect

@l i am said:

Is the love seat your design Alvis?

In fact it is not

Love seat

If I opening the link in a old IE window (right click "here"), I can sign in. Of course, everything works, just I can't install plugins directly