In the onMouseMove definition, view.invalidate match better. (I've seen that thanks to an old post from Jim)

		def onMouseMove(flags, x, y, view)
			view.invalidate
		end

I don't really understand why in deactivate(view) refresh makes it and not in onMouseMove. Nevermind.
It's now easy to follow the mouse move and to replace the cursor with the .draw method.

Thanks again!

Thank you for such a "dirty" code!
Now I get it

I don't get it.
What does that mean? Can you give me a short example?

Nothing happens...Not even errors on Ruby console.

I tried

model = Sketchup.active_model
view = model.active_view
point1 = Geom;;Point3d.new 0,0,0 
point2 = Geom;;Point3d.new 10,10,0
point3 = Geom;;Point3d.new 10,20,0
point4 = Geom;;Point3d.new 10,30,0
status = view.draw_polyline point1, point2, point3, point4

Or

point = []
model = Sketchup.active_model
view = model.active_view
point[0] = Geom;;Point3d.new 0,0,0
point[1] = Geom;;Point3d.new 10,10,0 
status = view = view.draw GL_LINES, point

Right thomthom, thanks
It changes it with an image. How to replace it by a square that fits values you entered previously? By putting a temporary component that draws the square and that follows the mouse path?
Or how to get the same effect that I see on this advertisement from 3skng i see on the bottom?

Hello!
I've seen plugins such as the one from 1001bit.com that change the cursor when launching a plugin (like when deciding the position of a stair.)
UI.set_cursor should be helpful.
Does someone have a short code to share to give an example?
Help is welcome.

Didier,
I made a change because I get an error message in the ruby console about the edge.position in your code

		edges.each do |edge|
			if edge.start==e.start or edge.end==e.start or edge.start==e.end or edge.end==e.end and not (e.line[1].parallel? (edge.line[1]))
				if edge.start==e.start or edge.start==e.end
					corners.push(edge.start.position)
				else
					corners.push(edge.end.position)
				end
			end
		end

Would you have done it differently?

It could help to retrieve the vertices of edge from faces that are connected. If an edge of one face do not overlap exactly an adge of another face it just divide these element and it becomes difficult to retrieve the vertices.(I mean before Didier and Tig's reply).
Thanks Didier and Tig.

Hope to be back soon with the plugin that takes advantage of this post.

Hi,
I'm trying to retrieve the 4 vertices of a quadrangle that has divided edges.
But right now I did not found the way to detect when an edge is the continuation of an other and to bypass the result of the middle vertice.
Any help would be great.

Is this what you're looking for?

def parent_of
	selset = Sketchup.active_model.selection 
	for e in selset
		if (e.kind_of?(Sketchup;;ComponentInstance) ) 
			compo_name = e.definition.name
			parent_name = e.parent.name
			puts compo_name
			puts parent_name
		end
	end	 
end

Emmanuel

Hi ScottLininger.
Not realy a ruby way of coding, but almost...
I mentionned it in an another post: It would be so nice to retrieve a variable from a model into a dynamic component's attribute instead of the opposit (right now, if I understand well, it is only possible to "export" and to make a code to fill the DC's attribute).

By the way, I would be very glad if we could learn from your famous animated "sprite" code

Thanks!!!

Hello jim!

I haven't any code yet. I just entered $var=1 into the ruby console and then tried to retrieve this variable into component's Custom attribute.

Hello,
I'm looking for a way to retrieve a variable from a model into my dynamic components attributes.
When I try to insert $var in the custom attribute, that I created through the ruby dialog, it doesn't work and it becomes #=var
Maybe did I missed something or is this just impossible?
Thanks!

Cool,
Merci Matt!

Hello,
it has been a long time I lost contact with ruby. Happy to be back!

I'm creating a face,

pt1=Geom;;Point3d.new(0,0,0)
pt2=Geom;;Point3d.new(rand(100),rand(100),0)
pt3=Geom;;Point3d.new(rand(100),rand(100),0)
baseface = Sketchup.active_model.entities.add_face(pt1,pt2,pt3)

but I want one of the edge(for example between pt1 and pt2) to be hidden or soften.

Any idea how to do it?

Thanks!

This is awesome! Very inspiring post!
I wish we could have more and more of such videos!
Thanks

@unknownuser said:

Dans la doc pardi.

Hello,
Quelle doc? Du moins, laquelle est la meilleur?

Hi, Again...
But the start/commit_operation do not undo the variable that changes?
It only undo "actions" on the screen, on the model.
Then is there a way to act on the variable and undo the new value?

Yes, It does help!
Merci Didier.

how to get the insertion point of a component in the active model? That means the position of the component.

ss = Sketchup.active_model.selection
for e in ss
   if (e.kind_of?(Sketchup;;ComponentInstance) ) 
	point = e.definition.insertion_point
	puts point
   end
end

it shoud bevery simple but I don't get it: I get 0,0,0 with this code but the component is not on 0,0,0...
What's could be wrong?
Thanks !!!!!