Notepad++ and Sublime 2 are awesome, but there is no editors similar to RubyMine; Using it forever!

Sorry, rewritten it with errors. Here's a better version:

def currentPos(parent, child_pos) #Get the position of the point relative to parent's transformation
  return false if (parent.class != Sketchup;;Group) and (parent.class != Sketchup;;ComponentInstance)
  tra = parent.transformation.origin.to_a
  xaxis = parent.transformation.xaxis.to_a
  yaxis = parent.transformation.yaxis.to_a
  zaxis = parent.transformation.zaxis.to_a
  external_pos = Array.new(3)
  # my experimented formule
  external_pos[0] = tra[0] + child_pos[0]*xaxis[0] + child_pos[1]*yaxis[0] + child_pos[2]*zaxis[0]
  external_pos[1] = tra[1] + child_pos[0]*xaxis[1] + child_pos[1]*yaxis[1] + child_pos[2]*zaxis[1]
  external_pos[2] = tra[2] + child_pos[0]*xaxis[2] + child_pos[1]*yaxis[2] + child_pos[2]*zaxis[2]
  #external_pos = child_pos.transform(parent.transformation).to_a # alternative sketchup formula
  return external_pos
end

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Note its no more self.currentPos, its just currentPos

TIG, your profetional!
Everything works, the way you said
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Here's a little plug I've got for a little testing.
[attachment=0:ylsl8vni]<!-- ia0 -->SelectEdgesInProfiles.rb<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:ylsl8vni]
%(#00BF00)[Select Edges in Profiles
Date - Monday, July 16, 2012
Version 1.0.1
Main thing on how to locate the edges in profiles is by TIG
Written by Anton Synytsia
Not a plugin, but written for simple use of testing

Menu Location: UI_menu:plugins/selectEdgesInProfiles

Usage: Select grp(s) or/and component instance(s) and then select the menu item

Yet, Unsolved bugs:

• Selects edges that camera doesn't sees.
• TIG.getEdges function doesn't yet search the group for edges found inside the parent group.]

Changes: Fixed the selection of edges behind the faces, the edges that camera doesn't even sees.

Save to Plugins directory

Here's what I've got.

def self.currentPos(parent, child_pos) #Get the position of the point relative to parent's transformation
    return child_pos unless (parent.class == Sketchup;;Group) and (parent.class == Sketchup;;ComponentInstance)
    tra = parent.transformation.origin.to_a
    xaxis = parent.transformation.xaxis.to_a
    yaxis = parent.transformation.yaxis.to_a
    zaxis = parent.transformation.zaxis.to_a
    # my experimented formule
    external_pos[x] = tra[0] + child_pos[0]*xaxis[0] + child_pos[1]*yaxis[0] + child_pos[2]*zaxis[0]
    external_pos[y] = tra[1] + child_pos[0]*xaxis[1] + child_pos[1]*yaxis[1] + child_pos[2]*zaxis[1]
    external_pos[z] = tra[2] + child_pos[0]*xaxis[2] + child_pos[1]*yaxis[2] + child_pos[2]*zaxis[2]
    #external_pos = child_pos.transform(parent.transformation).to_a #alternative sketchup formula
    return external_pos
end

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It basically shows how that transform formula works
By the way If you have sketchy physics, you can see play with something similiar here: Navigation System

Being curious I decided try write my own method that would return edges that would be higlighted by SU "profiles" that are found in edge style settings. Here's screanshot of what I mean:
![Dark lines are edge "profiles"](/uploads/imported_attachments/7I2e_Untitled.png "Dark lines are edge "profiles"")
I've tried to figure out how to get the profile edges myself, but don't plan to get my brain into enormous thinking tension; it's just hard and too complicated!!! What I know is that to figure out what edges need to be highlighted there should be a known camera transformation (in this case only one point perspective cam) and current position of face edges (relative to real origin). By the way, If you know whats the real name for that edge "profiles" is called, please don't hide to tell, cause I've already searched the internet on "edge profiles", and got none of wanted.

@aerilius said:

I uploaded...

Good, good!! Thks

@aerilius said:

...upload it soon

That'll be great

One thing to NOTE, when creating ur own extconf.rb
Lets, say you have an extension api.c and decide to create ur own extconf.rb, and so, you do:

require 'mkmf'
PLATFORM_IS_OSX     = (Object;;RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /darwin/i) ? true ; false
PLATFORM_IS_WINDOWS = !PLATFORM_IS_OSX
if PLATFORM_IS_OSX
  CONFIG['LDSHARED'] = 'cc -dynamic -bundle -undefined suppress -flat_namespace'
end
create_makefile( 'api.c' )

The code above looks pretty clean but there is one thing WRONG! In the sting of last line never add the file suffix! That way init_api inside the api.c won't be recognized! So, last line should look like create_makefile( 'api' ).

Here is a batch file Extract and Put it into ur project's folder -that will write compiling commands for u. Jst Place it into ur project's folder, change the vcvars32.bat path to your current vcvars32.bat path, and run it to compile.

@thomthom said:

Did you try with the one-click installer in the Readme?http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/4 ... 27_rc2.exe

Installed it, found and comment out the first 3 lines.

Now, after that I tried it again, everything worked!

Thankyou, Thankyou, thankyou!!!

@thomthom said:

Would it not be better to adjust the limit of callbacks in your customized Anton::Win32::API instead of spreading across multiple API modules?

Sure, I'll try to increase callbacks limit in api.c.

Got a little proplem here compiling thomthoms c-extention example:

Some probable cause:

• Installed ruby 1.8.6 patchlevel 398.
• Did NOT find these lines in config.h.
  #if _MSC_VER == 1200
  #error MSC version unmatch
  #endif
• Have MSFT Visual Studio 10.0

@unknownuser said:

2. Navigate to the project folder
3. Execute "ruby extconf.rb"
4. Execute "make"

Need more info on these parts. I opened the Visual Studia 2010 Command Prompt via start menu, but then don't know the EXACT commands to write into the prompt; How do I navigate, and how do I execute, pls. I'm beginner!

@jim said:

Start by removing the ae_Console files and folder from SketchUp's Tools folder, and install the plugin correctly using the Windows > Preferences > Extensions > Install Extension button.

Hmm... it still gives me that error!

@aerilius said:

I didn't get that error. I then tested on another computer where I had tested the beta version and got the error.You probably have the beta version installed and the registry (Sketchup 8\Plugins_ae\Console) contains an old/invalid value. The script errors in IE are very pertinacious. I'll try to validate the configuration before passing it into the webdialog.

Errased, the beta, and all version, including this one, ran CCleaner, I guess I got it all removed using regedit, and it still gives me that error. How should error exist, when I cleaned-up after beta?

Thanks Dan, now I see that I wasn't the only one confused with these gems compiling thing.

Thomthom, thanks, the example is excelent! And by the way, that idea of Win32::API, under own namespace came from that same TT_Lib2. Don't worry though, I'm not dismantling your TT_LIb to pieces.

To make sure, if I have Anton::Win32::API and Wi32::API, then the Anton::Win32::API::Callbacks.new limit would not count callbacks from standard Win32::API, right? So, If I create to callbaks on Win32::API and 10 on Anton::Win32::API, then it will work?

@jim said:

Aerilius,

Nice console, thanks.

Anton,

Why have you by-passed the installer and put the plugin in the Tools folder? The Tools folder is for SketchUp to use and it is recommended not to put anything there.

Start by removing the ae_Console files and folder from SketchUp's Tools folder, and install the plugin correctly using the Windows > Preferences > Extensions > Install Extension button.

LOL, did you monitor my comp??
Exactly, I have it in tools folder. The reason is do to having 3 plugins folders: plugins draw - fredo tools+tt_lib+more, plugins game - sketchy physics, plugins testing - my plugins. I rename one of folders to plugins whenever I feel to use one of them. I jst wanted to eliminate the loading of all "plugins", and use the plugins that I want instead of loading all plugins. For me, the tools folder is like the "main plugins". Ruby console, window settings... is a good place for them - cause I use them in all plugins.

Well, anyways thanks for pointing that out: moving it to plugins

Another Error

I don't know if its legal, but how do I set win32-api under my own module namespace (Anton::Win32::API). I have ruby 1.9.3, installed win32-api gem, modified the ext/win32/api.c to my own namespace, and don't know how to build out api.so files. How do I do it?

+100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

I couldn't, just couldn't Draw twisted gears myself. No doubt, this is an awesome plug. THanks!!!!

@dan rathbun said:

Anton, I set you a personalized copy of v2.0.0 by Private Message.

Lol, I feel speacial now.

Here is jst a little mistake in the script:


In append_features, mod.name returns "". Where first interacted mod itself is #<Class:Anton>.

Since, I quite don't know what should there be, I can't fix it. So Dan fix it please

@dan rathbun said:

obj.respond_to?(:activate)

Thanks Dan, description - sure will help.

Edited: Previously, I used obj.methods.include?(someMethod). - That will give an error if the object wouldn't be a class, nor module. But using respond_to? will work on any selected object without errors. Jst true or false

I was wrong in blue words. Actually, .methods can be implemented in any object. 134.methods, nil.methods, "dsfg".methods, false.methods, Class.methods will always work.