@unknownuser said:
Well, for start, you could type in lowercase
Because if your variable name starts with capital letter, ruby takes it as CONSTANT. You are lucky that ruby lets to redefine constants, most of programming languages don't allow
use something like this, it's easier to read and those are local variables, not constants:
> x_size = input[0].to_f
> y_size = input[1].to_f
> z_size = input[2].to_f
>
Thanks! it works perfectly now!
I made this code in the Web Console
model = Sketchup.active_model
entities = model.active_entities
selection = model.selection
if selection.empty?
UI.messagebox("No Selection")
else
prompts = ["X", "Y", "Z"]
defaults = ["1.0", "1.0", "1.0"]
list = ["", "", ""]
input = UI.inputbox prompts, defaults, list, "Size"
group = entities.add_group selection
if (group)
selection.add group
else
UI.messagebox "Failure"
end
Xsize = input[0].to_f
Ysize = input[1].to_f
Zsize = input[2].to_f
e = selection[0]
tr1 = e.transformation
tr2 = Geom;;Transformation.scaling(Xsize, Ysize, Zsize)
e.transform!(tr1.inverse)
e.transform!(tr2)
e.transform!(tr1)
status = group.explode
end
But, every time I run the script, I get this message in the ruby console:
warning; already initialized constant Xsize
warning; already initialized constant Ysize
warning; already initialized constant Zsize
How do I fix this?
@chris fullmer said:
To be more prcise, you are looking for plugins that animate objects? Or are plugins that helps with the "walkthrough" camera positions also considered "animation" plugins here?
I was looking for Plugins that move objects. I can move the camera with scenes.
I have found a lot of animation plugins in the past. So far I've seen:
Mover
cmd's mover with dialog and easings
SketchyPhysics
Proper animation
SU Animate
Does anybody know of any others?
I was trying to make something like this:
I just couldn't figure out how to make the glowing ball have a reflection and light up at the same time.
Shade by 3 colors dosn't work for me 
Instead, it gives me the dialog, and when I click ok, NOTHING HAPPENS! 
I want 2 new items on my "Edit" menu:
New Group
New Component
Both will:
Take the selected geometry, and make a new Group/Component out of it.
Ask me to make a name for the Group/Component when I make it.
Put it on a new layer named after the Group/Component name.
@haynesc said:
why not just turn on the extensions in styles? ... or do you actually need the lines drawn
I do actually need the lines drawn.
Thank you, Jeff Hammond! It's just what I was looking for!
@tig said:
To what exactly
If you already have the 3D set of edges I suspect that you simply want to fillet the corners
There are several 'fillet' plugins available already...
My '2D Tools' contains a '2D Fillet' tool, BUT it is one of the tools in the set that actually works in 3D too...
So to use that you'd simply activate the tool, enter the desired radius for the fillet [in the VCB] and pick the two edges forming the corner, repeat for each corner. There is no need to change the radius between fillets unless you want to do so... When you're done you'll have a guide-point at each arc's center, if/when you don't need these you can use 'Delete Guides' to clear them...
In your illustrated example it'd need one type-in for the radius and eight clicks [at two per corner] to do [+ menu...delete guides] that's hardly hard work...
Nice, but I would like to pre-select the geometry I want to fillet
I noticed this plugin could not smooth this vertex.
However, I was able to bevel it manually without any problems.
If you wanted to sharp the corner, you could do this:
And, if you wanted to round the corner, you could do this:
Please post an update.
Is there a plugin to do this, and all I have to do, is specify the length from the endpoint to the arc start point?
does anyone know how to make a bubbled face that connects ALL the edges here:
I do not want to use Soap And Skin Bubble. Does anyone know another way?
A lion wakes up in the middle of the jungle and decides to impose his royalty to the rest of the jungle. So he walks up to a rabbit and roars "WHO IS THE MIGHTIEST CREATURE OF THE JUNGLE!?" Terrified, the rabbit replies "Y-you are m-m-master" The lion feels good about scaring the rabbit, so he decides to do it again. Soon, he walks up to a pig and again roars "WHO IS THE MIGHTIEST CREATURE OF THE JUNGLE!?" Just like last time, the pig said "y-you are" Now, the lion wants to do it a third time "WHO IS THE MIGHTIEST CREATURE OF THE JUNGLE!?" he roared to the elephant. The elephant grabs the lion by the scruff of the neck, throws him into the air, and shuffles off. The lion starts shouting "All right! All right! There's no reason to be nasty about it just because you don't know the answer!"
It's easy enough to do manually, but it takes a long time. I would like to have a plugin to do it quickly.
@tig said:
To change the edge thickness in regular geometry 'edges' you have to use 'trickery' - like my 2D Line Style Tool [which works in 3D too]. You can call up a dialog [right-click] to set your requirements - thickness [50mm etc], color [red etc], line-style [dash/dot/center etc] etc and you then pick the line[s] to 'style' - they are moved to a hidden layer, and an instance with a 'face' the correct width/color/style etc is placed in its stead - it's centered on the line if it's unfaced or coplanar with two faces, or stepped in onto the face if lone faced [if two-faced the face 'squarest' to the camera gets the new edge]... Selecting already Styled Line[s] gives a right-menu lets you Edit it/them and change thickness/color/style as desired...
I would like to see this plugin. Can you post it?
Can you use this method to draw a 3D edge that is thicker in pixels than regular edges? If so, please post an attachment with the ruby script.
