Yesssss ! Deleting all faces before using find_faces WORKS.
Thanks a lot TIG

Oh and iterating through the inner edges array and use edge.find_faces doesn't help...

@TIG

Thanks TIG.
Unfortunately intersect_with_instance doesn't work. I tried to insert short edges at intersections that are an issue, but this doesn't solve the problem either.
So next step is to compute everything 'virtually' (storing the inner edges (not as Sketchup::Edge)) in an array and drawing all edges at the end of the process.
I wonder why the API works OK at the top level of the model but doesn't do the same job in a group or component context...

Hi,

As you know, Sketchup.break_edges is always set to true by defaut.
My script generates several lines in a group context. As you will see in the animation, 2 lines crossing the face have been drawn but they are not break when the second one is drawn.
The resulting number of faces within the group is 2 instead of 4.
The resulting number of edges within the group is 10 instead of 12.
Running the script in a component context does the same.
Why that ?
I didn't find a workaround. Any idea ?

@ SU2024 and Door-Lintel users:

Hi,
I don't have SU2024 installed on my PC.
Maybe some developer (TIG ?) will update the plugin ?
So here it is.

Regards,

# Name :          door_lintel
# Description :   Draws a lintel above door between wall sides, and window as well
# Author :        D. Bur
# Usage :         select face and "Door by reveal" in context menu
# Date :          May 2008
# Type :          Tool
# History:        1.0 (May 2008) - first version
#                 1.1 (May 2008) - window added 

require 'sketchup.rb'

# f=Sketchup.active_model.selection[0]

def trad(word)
	# tStrings = [["Door" "Porte"],["Window" "Fenetre"]]
	tStrings={ "Door" => "Porte", "Window" => "Fenêtre"}
	return word if Sketchup.get_locale != "fr"
	return tStrings[word]
end

def dbe_by_embrasure(type)
	model=Sketchup.active_model
	entities=Sketchup.active_model.active_entities
	@dbe_door_height=2.m if not @dbe_door_height
	@dbe_window_height=135.cm if not @dbe_window_height
	@dbe_sill_height=1.m if not @dbe_sill_height
	org_face=model.selection[0]
  
	model.start_operation "Door-window by reveal"
  
	  if model.selection.empty?
		UI.messagebox("Empty selection: please select a vertical face.")
		return
	end
	if (model.selection.length !=1) 
		UI.messagebox("Please select only ONE vertical face.")
		return
	end
	if  (model.selection[0].class != Sketchup::Face)
		UI.messagebox("Please select a vertical face.")
		return
	end
	if org_face.normal.z>1e-012 or org_face.normal.z<-1e-012
		UI.messagebox("Please select a VERTICAL face.")
		return
	 end
	
	if org_face.outer_loop.edges.length != 4
		UI.messagebox("Please select a RECTANGULAR vertical face.")
		return
	 end
	 
	 # Parse edges
	edges=org_face.edges
	@verticals={}
	@horizontals={}
	
	edges.each do |e|
		if e.start.position.z==e.end.position.z
			@horizontals[e]=e.start.position.z
		else
			@verticals[e]=e.start.position.distance e.end.position
		end
	end
	
	# Dialog
	#puts "type " + type.inspect
	if type=="door"
		return if !dbe_door_height()
	else
		return if !dbe_window_height()
	end
	
	# heights control
	if type=="door"
		height_ok=false
		until height_ok
			if @dbe_door_height<@verticals.values.max #or (@dbe_sill_height+@dbe_window_height)<@verticals.values.max
				height_ok =true
			else
				UI.messagebox("Incorrect height for this door.\nPlease set it to a lower value than " +@verticals.values.max.to_s)
				return if !dbe_door_height()
			end
		end
	end
	
	if type=="window"
		heights_ok=false
		until heights_ok
			if (@dbe_sill_height+@dbe_window_height)<@verticals.values.max
				heights_ok =true
			else
				UI.messagebox("Incorrect heights for this windows.\nSum of sill and window heights should'nt exceed "  + @verticals.values.max.to_s)
				return if !dbe_window_height()
			end
		end
	end
	
  # Highest edge & lintel height
  high_edge=@horizontals.index(@horizontals.values.max)
  bottom_edge=@horizontals.index(@horizontals.values.min)
  lintel_height=@verticals.values.max-@dbe_door_height if type=="door"
  lintel_height=@verticals.values.max-(@dbe_window_height+@dbe_sill_height) if type=="window"
  # New face of lintel
  p1=high_edge.start.position
  p2=high_edge.end.position
  p3=Geom::Point3d.new(p1.x,p1.y,(p1.z-lintel_height))
  p4=Geom::Point3d.new(p2.x,p2.y,(p2.z-lintel_height))
  # Mid point of lintel
  v=p2.vector_to p3
  v.length=v.length/2.0
  mid=p2.offset(v)
  # Opening width
  v_norm=org_face.normal
  touch=model.raytest([mid,v_norm])
  if touch
    same_object=true
    hitpoint=touch[0]
    hit_obj=touch[1]
    if hit_obj.length>1
      hit_face=hit_obj.last
      hit_parent=hit_obj[0]
      if not hit_parent.entities.include? org_face
        same_object=false
      end
      else
      hit_parent=hit_obj.last
      hit_face=hit_obj.last
    end
    width=mid.distance hitpoint
    if width > 200
      go=UI.messagebox("Suspicious door width found: " + width.to_s + "\nProceed ?",MB_OKCANCEL)
      return nil if go==2
    end
    case hit_parent.typename
      when "Face"
        if org_face.normal!=hit_face.normal.reverse
          UI.messagebox("Opposite reveal not parallel to selected face. Aborting...")
          return nil
        end
      else
        if same_object==false
          UI.messagebox("Cannot find opposite wall,\nobstructive "+hit_parent.typename+" found on layer "+hit_parent.layer.name+ ".\nPlease hide it and retry.")
          return
        end
    end
  else
    UI.messagebox("No opposite wall to connect lintel.")
    return nil
  end
  
  new_face=entities.add_face p1,p2,p4,p3
  if touch and same_object==true
    v2=new_face.normal
    v2.length=width
    new_face.pushpull width
    else
    UI.messagebox("Cannot pushpull lintel.")
  end
  
  #Redraw these fucking remaining edges to better kill them
  e1=entities.add_line(p1.offset(v2),p2.offset(v2))
  e2=entities.add_line(p1.offset(v2),p3.offset(v2))
  e3=entities.add_line(p2.offset(v2),p4.offset(v2))
  e1.erase!
  e2.erase!
  e3.erase!

  if type=="window"
    # New face of sill
    p1=bottom_edge.start.position
    p2=bottom_edge.end.position
    p3=Geom::Point3d.new(p1.x,p1.y,(p1.z+@dbe_sill_height))
    p4=Geom::Point3d.new(p2.x,p2.y,(p2.z+@dbe_sill_height))
    # Mid point of sill
    v=p2.vector_to p3
    v.length=v.length/2.0
    mid=p2.offset(v)
    # Opening width
    touch=model.raytest([mid,v_norm])
    if touch
      same_object=true
      hitpoint=touch[0]
      hit_obj=touch[1]
      if hit_obj.length>1
        hit_face=hit_obj.last
        hit_parent=hit_obj[0]
        #if not hit_parent.entities.include? org_face
          #same_object=false
        #end
      else
        hit_parent=hit_obj.last
        hit_face=hit_obj.last
      end
    width=mid.distance hitpoint
    if width > 200
      go=UI.messagebox("Suspicious window width found: " + width.to_s + "\nProceed ?",MB_OKCANCEL)
      return nil if go==2
    end
    case hit_parent.typename
      when "Face"
        if v_norm!=hit_face.normal.reverse
          UI.messagebox("Opposite reveal not parallel to selected face. Aborting...")
          return nil
        end
      else
        if same_object==false
          UI.messagebox("Cannot find opposite wall,\nobstructive "+hit_parent.typename+" found on layer "+hit_parent.layer.name+ ".\nPlease hide it and retry.")
          return
        end
    end
  else
    UI.messagebox("No opposite wall to connect linter.")
    return nil
  end
  
  new_face=entities.add_face p1,p2,p4,p3
  if touch and same_object==true
    v2=new_face.normal
    v2.length=width
    new_face.pushpull width
    else
    UI.messagebox("Cannot pushpull sill.")
  end
  
  #Redraw these fucking remaining edges to better kill them
  e1=entities.add_line(p1.offset(v2),p2.offset(v2))
  e2=entities.add_line(p1.offset(v2),p3.offset(v2))
  e3=entities.add_line(p2.offset(v2),p4.offset(v2))
  e1.erase!
  e2.erase!
  e3.erase!

  end # if window
  model.commit_operation
end

def dbe_door_height
	@dbe_door_height=2.m if not @dbe_door_height
	prompt=["Door height: "]
	value=[@dbe_door_height]
	results=inputbox prompt,value,"Door height"
	puts results.inspect
	return false if !results
	@dbe_door_height=results[0]

end

def dbe_window_height
	@dbe_window_height=135.cm if not @dbe_window_height
	@dbe_sill_height=1.m if not @dbe_sill_height
	prompts=["Sill height:  ","Window height:  "]
	values=[@dbe_sill_height,@dbe_window_height]
	results=inputbox prompts,values,"Window heights"
	return false if !results
	@dbe_sill_height=results[0]
	@dbe_window_height=results[1]
end

def valid_door_selection
  s=Sketchup.active_model.selection
  return false if s.length!=1
  return false if s[0].typename!="Face"
  return false if s[0].normal.z>1e-012 or s[0].normal.z<-1e-012
  return false  if s[0].outer_loop.edges.length != 4
  return true
end

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# add menu items
if !file_loaded?(__FILE__ )
  dbe_menu=UI.menu("Tools").add_submenu("Door/Window by reveal")
  dbe_menu.add_item("Door") { dbe_by_embrasure "door"}
  dbe_menu.add_item("Window") { dbe_by_embrasure "window" }
  dbe_menu.add_separator
  
   # Context menu
    UI.add_context_menu_handler do |menu|
        if( valid_door_selection )
        		menu.add_separator
            menu.add_item("Door by reveal") { dbe_by_embrasure "door" }
            menu.add_item("Window by reveal") { dbe_by_embrasure "window" }
            menu.add_separator
        end
    end
end

file_loaded(__FILE__ )

@MartinGr :

This one will perhaps be useful to you:
[https://sketchucation.com/plugin/2667-componentsplus]
Regards,

@Koffi

You can get it here: https://extensions.sketchup.com/extension/381166fa-6fe4-4b07-9303-5ff922533bfa/windows-builder

@pipinek and freeagent:

Hi,
Take a look at this: https://sketchucation.com/plugin/1284-dbur_ucsmanager_v1_0_0
Basically it's an 'axes manager' but besides that the 6 views can be changed absolute to the main axes or relatively to your custom set of axes.
Regards,

Hi,

You can also take a look at this post: https://sketchucation.com/plugin/2667-componentsplus
There is a command in this plugin to export all groups as components in one go.
Regards,

Hi AISMebel,

Below is what you can do:
Browse your disk to your Plugins folder to find a sub-folder named 'tt_draw_bb'

• open the file 'core.rb' in that folder (using a'pure' text editor)
• find line #118
• add the following line:

ents.add_cpoint( Geom;;Point3d.linear_combination(0.5, face[0], 0.5, face[1]))

• save the core.rb file and restart SketchUp.

Hi syahirXIII,

The message shown on your image pops up when the reveal's face loop is made of more than 4 edges.
Please check if this is the case on the face that doesn't work.
Regards

Hi all,

I've gathered 6 utilities together in this plugin to add tools to the groups and components functionalities, especially a 'search component' dialog that is handy when you are dealing with hundreds of components definitions.

PluginStore page here: https://sketchucation.com/plugin/2667-componentsplus

Enjoy

Hi,

Mr Hide by Fredo6 is all what you need (and more, I guess)
Regards

Hi, me again,

Here is an enhanced version with which you can select your color in a list.
Menu can still be found in the 'Extensions' menu but I've put the 3 options in a sub-menu to spare your menu space
Hope Thomthom won't mind if I modified his script.

Regards,

blackout.rb

Hi onzki,

Go to your 'Plugins' folder and open 'blackout.rb' in a pure text editor (Notepad++ for instance).

Search for lines like this one:

material.color = 'Black'

Replace 'Black' with the color you want, like 'red', 'green', 'blue' and so on.

Lines to be modified are: 42, 69,91, if i'm not mistaken.

The names of available colors can be found on this page:
https://ruby.sketchup.com/Sketchup/Color.html

To customize the color with RGB values will be a little longer to explain
Save the file blackout.rb, quit SketchUp and restart.

Regards,

Hi,

I've gathered 7 query commands I needed for some geometric training in this new script.
It commes along with a slightly modified version of 'utilities' script by @Last Software (it can store information).
Plugin page here: https://sketchucation.com/plugin/2654-queryplus

Simple example below:

Regards,

Hi,

I've installed the plugin and got the same message as Rich. Uninstalled and re-installed, then I have always the same message:

Do we have to click on a tooltip to make it work ? And there's no help file (or I didn't find it).

Clicking on 'Configure' outputs that in the Ruby console:

Error; #<NameError; uninitialized constant SLB_JWMPlugins;;SlopeMarkers;;SlopeOverlay>
c;/users/dbur/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2020/sketchup/plugins/slb_jwm_slope_markers/user_parameters.rbe;406;in `get_parameter_values'
c;/users/dbur/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2020/sketchup/plugins/slb_jwm_slope_markers/slope_marker_tool.rbe;310;in `block in <module;SlopeMarkers>'

The overlay toolbar displays no icon and launches no action.

Please help, because I need it

Regards,

Hi all,

I was searching for a plugin to save a single group as a component, but did'nt find one that really suit my need.
if it can be useful to anyone, i share it here.
Two versions provided: english and french.
To install, unzip 'SaveGroupAsComponent.zip", delete the unwanted version, and just put the remaining rb file in your Plugin folder. Restart SketchUp.

Usage: select a group and right-click, then choose option 'Save group as component' in the context menu (this option only appears when the selection contains a single group).
Default name of the component is either the group's definition name or its instance name.
The 'save panel' let you change the name and location of the saved component, if needed.

Regards,

English and french versions (a single scrambled file isn't allowed here)

Hi all,

Again about my problem (Java not working as expected):
Here is the message I get after jar is launched:

Error; #<Errno;;ENOENT; No such file or directory @ rb_sysopen - C;\Users\DBUR\Documents\TrimmedImages\Penture_033[Edges].dat>
C;/Users/DBUR/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2023/SketchUp/Plugins/SKMtools/ImageTrimmer.rb;277;in `readlines'
C;/Users/DBUR/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2023/SketchUp/Plugins/SKMtools/ImageTrimmer.rb;277;in `make_edges'
C;/Users/DBUR/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2023/SketchUp/Plugins/SKMtools/ImageTrimmer.rb;201;in `process_image'
C;/Users/DBUR/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2023/SketchUp/Plugins/SKMtools/ImageTrimmer.rb;170;in `initialize'
C;/Users/DBUR/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2023/SketchUp/Plugins/SKMtools/ImageTrimmer.rb;834;in `new'
C;/Users/DBUR/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2023/SketchUp/Plugins/SKMtools/ImageTrimmer.rb;834;in `block in <top (required)>'

I have the png image file in the model's folder, but no 'Penture_033[Edges].dat' file
All the rights (read/write etc...) are set for this folder.

As it is said in the comments in ImageTrimmer.rb:

@unknownuser said:

There is a temporary 'data' file 'StandingMan1[Edges].dat' which contains
'01' data used to construct the Sketchup Edges - this should be auto-erased
whatever option you choose.

Is this file a template, sort of ?

Regards,

Hi TIG,

Yes I re-installed Java from this page:
https://www.java.com/fr/download/manual.jsp
I downloaded the 'Windows hors ligne' version:

Regards,