and that has to be the best name ever! Thaanks!

noticed how everytime you close su the keyboard shortcut for add scene disappears? no? sure you can set it again next time you open it up..and the next...and the next..you get the picture. so in case anyone finds it useful as i do, here's my fix:

(strictly speaking not a ruby - but thought was a good place to post)

"settings.reg" is the registry key where the "Add Scene" keyboard shortcut is stored
(and only that key in this file, so it does not mess your setup)

run it once and your Add Scene shorcut will finally stick - if you change computer or reinstall su, you can just run it again..

my shortcut is F2 - you can change that in the reg file but you need to know a bit about registry..

registry keys can be malicious - so you can open this one in notepad to make sure i won't buy my ski holiday with your hard work, though i'm always up for offers

Add Scene Bug Fix.zip

i have made a wink tutorial about making your own model libraries, about 4 meg compressed with winrar, (if you don't have it go and get it! )

here's the link, let me know if it's any good

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jumping here too

page delay set to zero, threw virtually anything at it but still pauses between scenes

yes Todd, something along the lines of hide all - but when i have many groups selecting becomes difficult though it is what i do and also like Fletch i do )

a view cropper would be like the selection tool operating also inside of groups and components..

btw Fletch, thanks for all the KT help you have been giving - i have been a silent recipient of your wisdom for some time.

imagine you are working on a staircase inside your model - you draw a marquee around the working area and everything not in the marquee gets hidden (walls, doors, beams etc etc - regardless of layer group etc)

let me know if still obscure i will try with an image after sleep...

ok, i feel this might be a great idea

suppose i am modelling inside a complex set of rooms, floors etc, there i go modelling happy when a flick of the orbit and walls start advancing menacingly etc etc, you know the story.

in my dream instead i have a little button that when pressed hides everything that is outside of the screen view. but of course when i finish i just click the button again and the previous view state is brought back in all its glory... what do you think?

in italy we know the telephone was first 'conceived' by Antonio Meucci..very interesting.. look it up

it's ok i'm sure Mike trusts us enough!

it is a funny thing that TDC has obviously been appropriated on many fronts since - the fact that he remained true to his vows and vocation is still a thorn to many ...some foresight..

yes...that was the test...

actually, might take one of his books with me..off to sicily today..

hat off to you Gaieus, and that explains why you are here! ..then i guess he was some kind of @Last of the catholic church... his works are intense but what goodness lies under the complexity of his writings..just like the arising of spring..

...and Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin is the man - an absolute find out must!

not really Jim, thanks for asking, the saving procedure slows the system, making the space-navigation virtually useless (and that without shadows).

also not much use when i tried the walkthrough - it only recorded a few frames.

i guess i will end up the old way, walking about and pressing the keyboard shortcut to simulate camera movement. it is not a big deal, i was hoping for my best presentation yet but perhaps it's better not to loose too much sleep over it.

however - i will keep you posted on developments and if 'successful' i will post the result

(sorry didn't read the whole post).. if i understand right you just need to draw the path on the floor, select it and use Didier's project/extrude lines. it will be like the follow me tool, only done the opposite way..

Jim, even i understand that now, thanks!

EDIT: works well

to be sure, archiver is the one, with a shortcut key i get perfect results - or almost..
i have tried to change the script a bit, but have trouble changing the date format

i think this is the code but haven't managed to figure it out.. am i along the right lines?

sfix = t[5].to_s[2..4]+sep+t[4].to_s+sep+t[3].to_s+sep+t[2].to_s+sep+t[1].to_s+sep+t[0].to_s

Thanks Jim - sounds a bit strange but will look into it

..i lose too many things along the way (models too complex). i did some tinkering with archive but wasn't sure it was working ok and did not look further, but thanks for the tip - will definitely give it another try and hit the button more often. (though to be sure my shortcut keys need three fingers and a pedal nowadays)

i guess that settles it.. when in other programs those windows pop up asking me whether i want to save.. i never do!

Thanks as always...

thanks Jim - at least i know it is possible - i guess in the worst case i could press a shortcut with the other hand every 3.7 seconds..