I know it is not locked but has anyone modified it yet I tried to use ruby and wow is it hard for me lol

requested ruby help

1. change the color of both the grid and then the tile
2. pick a starting point

Thanks everyone for the help

this is by far one of my favorite plugins. does anyone know if they have modified it to add updates to it.

1. able to automatically give the grid and the tile a color (I know you can set the default)
2. create a starting point of the grid.
3. give a rotation angle up front.

Thanks again for the help. or at least sending me in the correct direction.

P.S. I know it is an old plugin just asking

Just a dumb couple of questions

1. when running the script it does not paint the reverse faces. can this be done?
2. is there a way to make a toolbar using this script for multiple layers and materials?

Thanks in advance

Man I thought python and Dynamo were hard. I even had a go at lisp but for some reason I cant get my head a round ruby. have been trying to modify someone else code with no success

P.S. I am bringing in a dwg (exported from Revit) with 30 or so layers and want to put all the layers to 1 color but windows I want them to be on Translucent Glass Gray

F.E. all layers to color 123_White except
0_EX_Glazing it needs to be on Translucent Glass Gray

Some of the issues

the import comes in as 1 group (with layers in the group)
some of the groups come in the main group with groups within groups (doors and Door windows)
Objects come in with a material not defined ()so a generic material must be placed on all the objects for the script to have a chance.
using some lings gets me close but doesn’t do the back faces (so windows are not completely see through
Thanks in advance

P.S. the code I am trying to modify is on this page
https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=22337&p=663388#p663388

blocks.skp

Man I thought python and Dynamo were hard. I even had a go at lisp but for some reason I cant get my head a round ruby. I like the code above but want to use the clean code but also just add in the layer names and leave the other ones alone. It seams that when I run this it converts all the layers in the model to Default and then the layer color had to be the same as the material name. I like the hash option but cant seem to get it to run on transparent materials and it only paints 1 side. any suggestions

P.S. I am bringing in a dwg (exported from Revit) with 20 or so layers and want to put all the layers to 1 color but windows I want them to be on Translucent Glass Gray

F.E. all layers to color 123_White except 0_EX_Glazing it needs to be on Translucent Glass Gray

Some of the issues

1. the import comes in as 1 group (with layers in the group)
2. some of the groups come in the main group with groups within groups (doors and Door windows)
   Objects come in with a material not defined (<auto1>)so a generic material must be placed on all the objects for the script to have a chance.

Thanks in advance

I love this tool but have some questions.

1. is there a way to select a starting point? This works fine for new spaces. but when you try and match a buildings existing ceiling grid it is a pain.

OK it sounds like you are telling me how you would do things and not how to help me with my question. once again can i do what I asked in a script to maintain the way WE do things here. I dont want to try and learn ruby script or some other way if it is pointless.
(by the way the delete the person was a joke)

The reason we do this it to keep all revit exported elements out to and existing layer so the designers can do their thing without messing with the existing building elements. putting everything to 0 is not an option. you cannot control on and off elements to show to the client.

after the designers are finished we remake what they did in the revit model. I would love for them to design in revit but you can forget that.

Yes I know what you are saying about layers. it is just easier to illustrate what I am trying to do. so with that let me rephrase.

steps

1. export out Revit file to .DWG (using a modified DWG/DXF Export Setup to get minimal geometry grouping)
2. open sketchup and import the DWG (delete the person first lol)
3. everything comes in on one complete group, within the group all geometry is divided up in sketchup layer identifiers.
4. since i can't explode the main group (to may merging geometry) I have to click in the main group and turn off all the layers but Layer0 and one of the layernames (for example O-EX-Beam).
5. I Then click the layer name 0-EX-Beam and make it default.
6. I then select all the elements and set them to Layer0.(using the pulldown)
7. once all the geometry is on Layer0 I right click and select make group (all the geometry is then set to the default layer (0-EX-Beam)
8. I continue this process for all the imported elements (for this example it is only 14 layers but this is a small one)

I was just seeing if there is an easier way of doing this since it is such a linear step by step path.

Thanks in advance for the help

We do most of our upfront work in Revit. Then we export the file out to .DWG. once in sketchup we import the .DWG file. after that we have to click on the group (has all the layers in it ) then create groups within the group. after all the layers are grouped we explode the combined group. then in each group layer we click on the group and send all elements to Layer0.

what we have left is all groups keep the parent layer, but when we click in the group everything is on Layer0. this keeps us from having a nested layer issue.

I tries The rvt2skp PRO plugin but it has its own issues.

Thanks in advance for the help