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    • RE: How to Obtain Length and Width Values from the Material Panel via SketchUp Ruby API?

      @kitesoul99

      Here is a little snipet
      Open the console, load the RB and type: matTexture

      def matTexture()
      	model = Sketchup.active_model
      	materials = model.materials
      	mat = Sketchup.active_model.materials.current
      	mat_name = mat.display_name
      	texture = mat.texture
      	if texture
      		t_height = texture.height
      		t_width = texture.width
                      UI.messagebox( "Material " + mat_name + "\n\nCurrent size:\n" + "Height: " + t_height.to_s + " inches\n" + "Width: " + t_width.to_s + " inches")
              else
                      UI.messagebox("No texture applied to this material",MB_OK)
      	end
      	
      end
      
      

      Please select a material first
      Retrieved values are in INCHES
      Hope this helps

      posted in Developers' Forum
      Didier BurD
      Didier Bur
    • [New Plugin] Windows Builder

      Hi all,
      My latest plugin Windows Builder is now active on the Extensions Warehouse:
      http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/node/6841
      Below you can see some of its features:

      cuts.jpg

      dialogs.jpg

      Click on the image to see the short video

      Click on the image to see a short video

      Enjoy!

      posted in Plugins
      Didier BurD
      Didier Bur
    • RE: How to Obtain Length and Width Values from the Material Panel via SketchUp Ruby API?

      @kitesoul99

      Above is a little enhancement: select the material before typing matTexture in the console.
      Regards

      posted in Developers' Forum
      Didier BurD
      Didier Bur
    • [Plugin] Quick selection

      Hi all,
      This is a rework of an old script I published about 10 years ago.
      Enhanced dialog, more selection modes options, more criteria to choose from.
      Please read the help file: click on the '?' button of the dialog.

      qs_dialog_1.jpg

      qs_dialog_2.jpg

      Download it here: [https://sketchucation.com/plugin/2930-quick_selection](link url)

      Enjoy!

      posted in Plugins
      Didier BurD
      Didier Bur
    • Weird area calculation

      Hi all,

      AreaAccuracy.gif

      Look at these 2 circles: one made of 16 segments and the other made of 50 segments, both have a radius of 50cm.
      Faces within these circles have the same circumference, but not the same area.
      None of these areas are exact, and even a circle made of 10000 segments will not output the exact area.
      PI * R * R gives 0.7853981633974483 m²
      The less the number of segments, the greater the error…
      Same goes for any face that have curve(s) in its outer loop, and this is a great issue when we need accurate areas calculations.
      Disapointed…
      When will SketchUp have a good integral calculator ?

      posted in Developers' Forum
      Didier BurD
      Didier Bur
    • RE: [Plugin] angle between planes

      @stephen2850s :

      Hi,

      FYI, you can try my Query+ plugin:
      [https://sketchucation.com/plugin/2654-queryplus](link url)
      queryPlusFaces.jpg

      It can give you lots of informations (angles, volumes, distances...) about various objects of your model, not only edges 😉

      queryPlus.jpg

      Regards

      posted in Plugins
      Didier BurD
      Didier Bur
    • RE: Request Section Management Panel

      @alexpacio2013

      Maybe my Section Manager could help you a bit, to easily find, activate/de-activate your section planes.

      SectionManager.gif

      It's free and can be found at the Plugin Store and at the EW.

      posted in Developers' Forum
      Didier BurD
      Didier Bur
    • RE: How to make a face from a closed curve in FredoSpline. Methods

      @neverpoint

      Hi:
      Most of the spline commands can generate a face when they are closed:

      spline_face.gif

      If this is not the case, select the spline and type in the Ruby console:

      spline=Sketchup.active_model.selection[0]
      # will return something like => #<Sketchup::Edge:0x000001a70b1968e8>
      face = spline.find_faces
      # will return something like => 1 (1 being the number of face(s) created
      

      or simply redraw a segment of the spline and the face will also be created.

      spline_line.gif

      Regards

      posted in Plugins
      Didier BurD
      Didier Bur
    • [Plugin] Quick selection v 1.1.0

      Hi all,

      Version 1.1.0 of Quick selection is released here:
      [link https://sketchucation.com/plugin/2930-quick_selection]

      It introduces selection criteria such as length, area, diameter, radius, volume, side, perimeter...
      qsl_1.jpg
      and logic operators such as:
      qsl_4.jpg

      Please see DBUR_QuickSelectionHelp.pdf in the Resources folder or click on the '?' button of the dialog, for more information.

      Enjoy !

      posted in Plugins
      Didier BurD
      Didier Bur
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