Topics created by Chiefwoodworker

load "some_text_file_in_the_load_path"

always returns true unless there is an error.

require "some_text_file_in_the_load_path"

only returns true if that file has never been loaded before during that session.

Sketchup's own require and load are designed to work with text files [typically RB files] OR its specialized compiled RBS files,
Oddly Sketchup::load is actually an alias of Sketchup::require - so both of them will return false if the file has been loaded before.
So when testing use ' load' instead !
Compile the RB to RBS if desired and use Sketchup's method to load it - only when you've debugged the code...

additional observation:
If onKeyDown or onKeyUp returns true then onCancel is not triggered. It is blocked by onKeyDown/onKeyUp as well.

Great Plugin, i really like it, however, just a quick question.

when i have a panel, and i apply extended entities information to it, and then for some reason i use fredoscale to alter to size of the panel, the extended entities disappear.

one more, I design kitchens and use groups as a way of "holding" the components together whilst moving and scaling the cabinets to fit. is there a way of getting the exporter to recognize the components inside the group?

once again,great plugin, it will save me a bit of time manually working out cabinet lists and the like.

Thanks

Glenn

Thanks for this plugin - long waiting for something like this!!
But there is a problem with encoding - I'm using cyrillic names inside SketchUp - components, materials, sub-assembly, file name and etc. When exporting for Excel/OpenOffice I get a wired file name -
@unknownuser said:

кирилица_тесС(for Excel/OpenOffice)‚.csv
. The same when exporting for CutList Plus fx -
@unknownuser said:

кирилица_тесС(for CutList fx)‚.csv

When importing the .cvs in CutList Plus fx the names are also wired -
2012-11-25_080035.jpg

I have to change the encoding from UTF-8 to Unicode for CutList Plus fx to properly recognize the names. Here are the files:

Cyrillic.zip

@wilsonbuilt78 said:

Hail Chief

Been a while since I downloaded and started using your plugin and I would like to make a few observation and suggestions if I may:

Hi Stephen,

I am so sorry for getting back to you so late with this reply. Somehow I missed you post. But the good news is that a few of your suggestions are either implemented in version 2.5 or will be in version 3.0. See my post on my blog for the release of version 2.5 at http://www.srww.com/blog/?p=1918 .

Version 3.0 will address the Other Items issue and much, much more. If you are a CutList Plus fx user and are familiar with the Raw Materials tab then you will be plased to know that all of what you see under the Raw Materials tab will be included in CutList Bridge. That is, you can enter it in CutList Bridge and keep the data with the SketchUp design file. You can export it to CutList Plus fx and/or import it from CutList Plus fx. In other words, keep the two synchronized but keep the Raw Materials data with the SKetchUp design file. This will allow for the quick costing analysis that you suggested all in SketchUp.

My bottom line goal is to keep all Raw Materials data and model parameters (attributes) with the design file (.skp) so that the user need only save one file and not more than one. Others, like .cxp can always be recreated in a flash.

Also, While I want to tightly couple CutList Bridge to CutList Plus fx, I want to provide basic functionality for SketchUp users who can't afford CutList Plus fx but leave the professional functionality to CutList Plus fx, such as sheet optimization, layouts and dxf export for cnc.

I hope to have a beta release available in mid summer and am looking for beta testers if you are interested. Just let me know via email at jpz@srww.com. Thanks,

Probably will.. when I get back a Win7 notebook that needs to go back to Dell for a HD replacement & OS reimage.

Joe,

Thanks for posting this. I was going to eventually, but got tangled up in other things and didn't get around to it/ I hope it is useful to others.

Steve

@jim said:

Either way, can't you just get the active model from the selected entity..
Or from the Selection itself?

Keeping in mind that on Mac there can be multiple model objects open.. each with it's OWN selection object, which it's it's OWN selected entity.

@thomthom said:

hmmm... so when you use thet Layer Drop downbox it change the active layer? The Layers Toolbar? (I never use that) or the Entity Info?

Yes. But only after I made copies of the components and moved them. Then, while they were still selected I used the Layer Dropdown box to place them on a different layer and got this strange behavior.

If I select the original three components and use the Layers Dropdown box to place them on a different layer it works fine.

11zulu, you are welcome.

Thanks Kurt. I am glad I can help. Happy New Year!

@chiefwoodworker said:

Gai's solution may be more general but does require creating the shape away from the part. On the other hand, it is always good to have several workarounds.

Well what I did was to temporarily group your face (until I moved away) then exploded it. So you can actually make the profile "in situ" initially.

Thanks mac1. Glad I could help.

Joe...

Good post Joe and thanks for the link. I just got the SpacePilot Pro and your video was helpful as I'm still learning how to use it. I see you are going to post a review about that, so I'll watch for that too. The thing I like about the SpacePilot is the extra customizable buttons that can be programmed to Sketchup shortcuts.

Dear Joe,

I seemed to have missed a few replies to requests, and yours was one.

Many thanks for the changes.

Kind regards,
Bob

That's very interesting. Thank you.