@tig said: The save_as_version is not accessible in the current API Well that'll help to explain why I had such trouble trying to find it in the API docs! Thanks TIG, I'll look into that one!

@aerilius said: Sorry for being late that's quite alright.. i was taking my time anyway..

Plugin name and menu text PLUGIN_NAME = 'Rename Materials by File Name'.freeze Plugin class class RenameMaterials def self.rename # Get the active model model = Sketchup.active_model # Get the file name and remove the extension file_name = File.basename(model.path, ".*") # Get all materials in the model materials = model.materials # Iterate through all materials and assign new names based on the file name materials.each_with_index do |material, index| new_name = "#{file_name}_#{format('%02d', index + 1)}" material.name = new_name end puts "Materials have been successfully renamed based on the file name." end end Menu item that activates the plugin UI.menu('Plugins').add_item(PLUGIN_NAME) { RenameMaterials.rename }

Alas not better ! My SketchUp is absolutly new! Only "Component on Grid" installed! So no conflict possible! (like Light Up above) [image: 3cmV_not_better.jpg] If i add new volumes : the same! that is making snowball ! All is redrawn!

Thank you Sam, i can't believe it escaped me this long - works very well, i wish sketchup had a stronger highlight but your plugin shows clearly the selection even for faces inside groups.

Thank you Pixero - that helped a lot because as i went back to play i found out what was driving mad... (really i had given up on this! ) when you add the second scene, it doesn't save these, (since it duplicates the photo-matched) [image: dLHp_scene.jpg] switching these on, i can move through different scenes and keep the axis put...! might do a small tutorial later today if i have time..

@tig said: The registry entry isn't updated until Sketchup closes, so you can't check that while inside a SKP, BUT you can get it at startup. Sorry, forgot to note that. (Added a note to my previous post.) @tig said: Incidentally, if you try 'read_default' for 'Visible' it fails to get it as I suspect it's the wrong sort of key [i.e. not REG_Z] ? Yep... Sketchup.read_default() still cannot read DWORD values (and also seems not to be able to read even string values in some of the OEM keys, which I never noticed happen in v7.) I use Win32API calls to read entries (of all types) in the OEM keys. (Requires the Win32API.so file.)

well...when you have only one neuron working at each moment - every idea looks great!

yes, maybe i'm better at it after a few guinness... meantime here's the result - i don't have a mac so do not know whether it works there. only thing is that upon reopening, the windows always dock at the bottom of the stack.. Cheers

got it - it's sketchy physics. specifically sketchyphysics.rb

@jim said: Not if it's posted in the Developers forum, and not the Plugins forum. Doh! Didn't realize where it was... I've 'moved' it here... http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=274567#p274567

sounds great - the operation is really sssssssssssssslow

max a question i have , as you have loaded so many of the tools do you find that some off them do not function ie the dome in the scf drawtools bar, or the stairmaker 062.rb being canceled out by the scf archi tool bar or the skins from db tools only 2 show up out of the 4 and do not function. if you or anyone else out there has a solution please let me know thanks grim

Awesome!

Got it - thank you CadFather. Now I see why it would be nice to have a ruby to get the same dialog.

telling by your latest creations BTM, you should.. (must?) i'll be happy to pace it further if you need