Hello and good morning,
after installing SU 2025 3D its not possible to edit 3 D text - any clue how to fix this ??
Tanks for your help/advice
Uli

Sind SU 2023 Icons have change
I tried hard to get used to them - without success!!!
The new Icons request attention a concentration
Works slows down - especially when days are getting long -
With growing age, my eyes don’t help either.

Here is my request :

Alternative 1
give users a chance to choose with a simple mouse click (preferences)

Alternative 2
a smart developer writes a plugin to switch to the old Icons

Hope to get a soon response!!
Best regards,

U. Paar

Hi Tig,
thanks for your great help
got almost everything to work again.

I can't see an equivalent for Xray mode...
"Sketchup.send_action 10513" works just fine

one command resists :

Old
cmd = UI::Command.new("Layers") { Sketchup.send_action 21354 }
cmd.large_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/layers_lg.png"
cmd.small_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/layers_sm.png"
cmd.tooltip = cmd.status_bar_text = "Show Layers Palette"
gp_cd_standard_tb.add_item(cmd)

New
cmd = UI::Command.new("Layers") { Sketchup.send_action 21032 }
cmd.large_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/layers_lg.png"
cmd.small_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/layers_sm.png"
cmd.tooltip = cmd.status_bar_text = "Show Layers Palette"
gp_cd_standard_tb.add_item(cmd)

thanks again -
Uli

Plugin "CD STANDARD" some tools not working

Hello,
I like to work with the toolset "CD STANDARD" since many years
After installing SU 2023 some tools won´t work anymore.
In the following I copied the non working commands from "cd_standard.rb"
Can somebody help to get these tools working again??
Thanks
Uli

"Undo"
#cmd = UI::Command.new("Undo") { Sketchup.send_action 57643 }
#cmd.small_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/editundo_sm.png"
#cmd.large_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/editundo_lg.png"
#cmd.tooltip = "Undo"
#cmd.status_bar_text = "Undo"
#cmd.menu_text = "Undo"
#gp_cd_standard_tb.add_item(cmd)

("Redo")
#cmd = UI::Command.new("Redo") { Sketchup.send_action 57644 }
#cmd.small_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/editredo_sm.png"
#cmd.large_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/editredo_lg.png"
#cmd.tooltip = "Redo"
#cmd.status_bar_text = "Redo"
#cmd.menu_text = "Redo"
#gp_cd_standard_tb.add_item(cmd)

("XRay")
cmd = UI::Command.new("XRay") { Sketchup.send_action 10596 }
cmd.small_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/toggleXray_sm.png"
cmd.large_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/toggleXray_lg.png"
cmd.tooltip = "Xray"
cmd.status_bar_text = "Xray"
cmd.menu_text = "Xray"
gp_cd_standard_tb.add_item(cmd)

("WireFrame")
cmd = UI::Command.new("WireFrame") { Sketchup.send_action 10597 }
cmd.small_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/renderwireframe_sm.png"
cmd.large_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/renderwireframe_lg.png"
cmd.tooltip = "Wireframe"
cmd.status_bar_text = "Wireframe"
cmd.menu_text = "Wireframe"
gp_cd_standard_tb.add_item(cmd)

("HiddenLine")
cmd = UI::Command.new("HiddenLine") { Sketchup.send_action 10598 }
cmd.small_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/renderhiddenline_sm.png"
cmd.large_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/renderhiddenline_lg.png"
cmd.tooltip = "Hidden Line"
cmd.status_bar_text = "Hidden Line"
cmd.menu_text = "Hidden Line"
gp_cd_standard_tb.add_item(cmd)

("Shaded")
cmd = UI::Command.new("Shaded") { Sketchup.send_action 10599 }
cmd.small_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/rendershaded_sm.png"
cmd.large_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/rendershaded_lg.png"
cmd.tooltip = "Shaded"
cmd.status_bar_text = "Shaded"
cmd.menu_text = "Shaded"
gp_cd_standard_tb.add_item(cmd)

("Textured")
cmd = UI::Command.new("Textured") { Sketchup.send_action 10600 }
cmd.small_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/rendertextured_sm.png"
cmd.large_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/rendertextured_lg.png"
cmd.tooltip = "Textured"
cmd.status_bar_text = "Textured"
cmd.menu_text = "Textured"
gp_cd_standard_tb.add_item(cmd)

("Monochrome")
cmd = UI::Command.new("Monochrome") { Sketchup.send_action 10601 }
cmd.small_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/rendermonochrome_sm.png"
cmd.large_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/rendermonochrome_lg.png"
cmd.tooltip = "Monochrome"
cmd.status_bar_text = "Monochrome"
cmd.menu_text = "Monochrome"
gp_cd_standard_tb.add_item(cmd)

("Display Edges")
#cmd = UI::Command.new("Display Edges") {

if Sketchup.active_model.rendering_options["EdgeDisplayMode"] == 0

Sketchup.active_model.rendering_options["EdgeDisplayMode"] = 1

else

Sketchup.active_model.rendering_options["EdgeDisplayMode"] = 0

end

#}
#cmd.large_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/toggleedges_lg.png"
#cmd.small_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/toggleedges_sm.png"
#cmd.tooltip = "Display Edges"
#cmd.status_bar_text = "Display Edges"
#def edges_validation_proc

if Sketchup.active_model.rendering_options["EdgeDisplayMode"] == 0

return MF_CHECKED

else

return MF_UNCHECKED

end

#end
#gp_cd_standard_tb.add_item(cmd)
#cmd.set_validation_proc { edges_validation_proc }

("Edge Color Mode")

cmd = UI::Command.new("Edge Color Mode") do

ro = Sketchup.active_model.rendering_options

ecm = ro["EdgeColorMode"]

ecm = ((ecm + 1) % 3)

ro["EdgeColorMode"] = ecm

Sketchup.set_status_text "Egde Color Mode: " + ["by Material", "All Same", "by Axis"][ecm]

#end
#cmd.large_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/edgeColorMode_lg.png"
#cmd.small_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/edgeColorMode_sm.png"
#cmd.tooltip = "Cycle Edge Color Mode"
#cmd.status_bar_text = "Cycle Edge Color"
#gp_cd_standard_tb.add_item(cmd)

("Profiles")
cmd = UI::Command.new("Profiles") { Sketchup.send_action 10603 }
cmd.large_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/toggleprofiles_lg.png"
cmd.small_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/toggleprofiles_sm.png"
cmd.tooltip = "Display Profiles"
cmd.status_bar_text = "Display Profiles"
def profiles_validation_proc
if Sketchup.active_model.rendering_options["DrawSilhouettes"] == true
return MF_CHECKED
else
return MF_UNCHECKED
end
end
cmd.set_validation_proc { profiles_validation_proc }
gp_cd_standard_tb.add_item(cmd)

("Edge Color: Axis")
cmd = UI::Command.new("Edge Color: Axis") do
ro = Sketchup.active_model.rendering_options
ecm = ro["EdgeColorMode"]
if ecm != 2
ecm = 2
Sketchup.set_status_text "Egde Color Mode: by Axis"
else
ecm = 1
Sketchup.set_status_text "Egde Color Mode: Default"
end
ro["EdgeColorMode"] = ecm
end
cmd.large_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/toggleAxisEdge_lg.png"
cmd.small_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/toggleAxisEdge_sm.png"
cmd.tooltip = "Edge Color by Axis"
def axisedge_validation_proc
if Sketchup.active_model.rendering_options["EdgeColorMode"] == 2
return MF_CHECKED
else
return MF_UNCHECKED
end
end
gp_cd_standard_tb.add_item(cmd)
cmd.set_validation_proc { axisedge_validation_proc }

("Shadows")
cmd = UI::Command.new("Shadows") { Sketchup.send_action 10602 }
cmd.small_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/toggleshadows_sm.png"
cmd.large_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/toggleshadows_lg.png"
cmd.tooltip = cmd.status_bar_text = "Display Shadows"
def shadow_validation_proc
if Sketchup.active_model.shadow_info["DisplayShadows"] == true
return MF_CHECKED
else
return MF_UNCHECKED
end
end
gp_cd_standard_tb.add_item(cmd)
cmd.set_validation_proc { shadow_validation_proc }

("Display Shadow Settings")
cmd = UI::Command.new("Display Shadow Settings") { Sketchup.send_action 10533 }
cmd.large_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/shadowsettings_LG.png"
cmd.small_icon = "CD_ICONS/STANDARD/shadowsettings_SM.png"
cmd.tooltip = cmd.status_bar_text = "Display Shadow Settings Dialog Box"
gp_cd_standard_tb.add_item(cmd)

Hello Didier Bur,
I will try to sketch what I have in mind.
Do you have a mailbox to send you a rough idea for a tool description and some sketches ??

Greetings,

Uli

thanks Didier Bur,
I found that one out a little later.
Do you see chances to develop the plugin further
greetings
Uli

Okay
i checked Gosu and link manager
Both tools seem to be a good start of

Gosu
works fine inside SU

pro___it will open the text/image file right form sketchup

con___a Description can not be added to the linked Object
_______functionallity will not be transported do LO

link manager
works fine inside SU

pro___a Description can be added to each linked Object
______the linked file will open in sketchup

con____functionality will not be transported do LO

unfortunately I have no idea about designing a plugin
Somebody interessed to help

thanks
Uli

Hello,
thanks for your comments.
I will check the functions of the plugins an let you know how far i got
Uli

Hello,

I need a Plugin that links images and annotations to a SU Model.
The idea is, to place markers in an exact Model location in order to link and open images in a viewer.

There should be different "custom-designed" markers to be assigned to different categories of images.
The functionality should be transported from SU to LO.

Question: is there something similar available, or is somebody interested to design this tool?

Thanks for your comments and hinds

Uli

Hello and good evening,
while working on construction drawings Iam running into Problems with duplicate components.

If I count the amount of components manually (lets say lightning elements) I get a different result than what sketchup tells me

I guess some of the components are stacked on top of each other.

Anybody out there that knows of a tool that finds and marks/deletes these component-dublicates ???

Hello to you all,
I trieded to install @Last parametric Gird an get the following Errormessage:

Load Errors
Fehler beim Laden der Datei parametric_grid.rb
Error: #<SyntaxError: C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/parametric_grid.rb:67: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting =>
defaults = {"dx", 8.feet, "dy", 8.feet, "nx", ...
^
C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/parametric_grid.rb:67: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting &. or :: or '[' or '.'
...defaults = {"dx", 8.feet, "dy", 8.feet, "nx", 4, "ny", 4}
... ^
C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/parametric_grid.rb:67: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting &. or :: or '[' or '.'
...x", 8.feet, "dy", 8.feet, "nx", 4, "ny", 4}
... ^
C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/parametric_grid.rb:67: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting keyword_end
...t, "dy", 8.feet, "nx", 4, "ny", 4}
... ^>

anybody any idea how to solve this ??
thanks and greetings
Uli

ok that was it !!
the draw menue ist the thing to look for,
thanks for your advice
Uli

Hello and good morning,
After intalling 3D Text Editor in SU 2019 I cant find the plugin
Is it me or SU 2019 ??
thanks for looking into it
Uli

thanks to you all
after a fresh download everything is nice an shiny again
Uli

Hello,
I hope this chat also relates to jhs powerbar.
After intalling SU 2019 I get the following errorcode :

Fehler beim Laden der Datei C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/jhs/_jhs_powerbar/jhs_powerbar_menux.rb
Error: #<SyntaxError: C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/jhs/_jhs_powerbar/jhs_powerbar.rb:7367: Invalid return in class/module body
return nil
^~~~~~>
C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/jhs/_jhs_powerbar/jhs_powerbar_menux.rb:10:in load' C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/jhs/_jhs_powerbar/jhs_powerbar_menux.rb:10:in module:JHS_powerbar'
C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/jhs/_jhs_powerbar/jhs_powerbar_menux.rb:7:in <module:Max_Coppoletta>' C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/jhs/_jhs_powerbar/jhs_powerbar_menux.rb:6:in <top (required)>'
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in require' C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in load'
C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/_jhs01_powerbar.rb:16:in register_extension' C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/_jhs01_powerbar.rb:16:in module:JHS_powerbar'
C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/_jhs01_powerbar.rb:8:in <module:Max_Coppoletta>' C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/_jhs01_powerbar.rb:7:in <top (required)>'

unfortuantely I have no clou how to fix this.
Any suggestions ?
thanks
Uli

Hello and good morning,
thanks TIG, that was it. What a difference a # makes !!
Toggle_Units works fine again.
thanks again for your quick reponse
Uli

Hello
I just installed SU 2019
Unfortunately i get the following errocode :

Fehler beim Laden der Datei C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/Matt_Toggle_Units/Toggle_Units.rb
Error: #<SyntaxError: C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/Matt_Toggle_Units/Toggle_Units.rb:205: Invalid return in class/module body
return if not settings.include?("tr...
^~~~~~>
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in require' C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in load'
C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/Matt_Toggle_Units.rb:62:in register_extension' C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/Matt_Toggle_Units.rb:62:in <top (required)>'

anyone any idee how to fix this problem ?
thanks for looking into the this
Uli

thanks to you all for your advice-
one more thing -
SU 2019 should be out soon. Is there ana chance that SU 2019 is going to be multithreaded ?
This would make quite some difference in terms of choosing the right CPU

Thanks for your recommendations.
here is another question :

I am pondering about if SU supports a hardware setup with two or more parallel working video cards
If yes, witch alternative would be preferable :

A working with GTX 1080 TI video card which might be a little more expensive
B two or three less expensive video cards working together on one motherboard.

thanks for your comments

hello and good morning,

I didn't know that there is something like a CPU optimizer - checking lumion Hardware needs makes a lot of sense to.
thanks for your suggestions - you were of great help.