I'll post the code here, because it's where I searched for a solution first and couldn't find one... [image: 8ARS_working_edges_centre.gif] I striped out the colouring but left the selection add, as a progress bar substitute... # with Tig's advice from PM ... model = Sketchup.active_model sel = model.selection ents = model.active_entities view = model.active_view mats = model.materials # cylindrical sine wave pair on a unit radius with 24 sides... wave = [[1.0, 0.0, 0.0], [0.9659258262890683, 0.25881904510252074, 0.050799999999999984], [0.8660254037844387, 0.49999999999999994, 0.08798818102449896], [0.7071067811865476, 0.7071067811865475, 0.1016], [0.5000000000000001, 0.8660254037844386, 0.08798818102449898], [0.25881904510252096, 0.9659258262890682, 0.05080000000000003], [6.123233995736766e-17, 1.0, 1.2442411479337108e-17], [-0.25881904510252063, 0.9659258262890683, -0.05079999999999998], [-0.4999999999999998, 0.8660254037844388, -0.08798818102449893], [-0.7071067811865475, 0.7071067811865476, -0.1016], [-0.8660254037844385, 0.5000000000000003, -0.087988181024499], [-0.9659258262890682, 0.258819045102521, -0.050800000000000047], [-1.0, 1.2246467991473532e-16, -2.4884822958674216e-17], [-0.9659258262890684, -0.25881904510252035, 0.05079999999999989], [-0.8660254037844388, -0.4999999999999998, 0.08798818102449892], [-0.7071067811865479, -0.7071067811865471, 0.1016], [-0.5000000000000004, -0.8660254037844384, 0.08798818102449903], [-0.25881904510252146, -0.9659258262890681, 0.05080000000000014], [-1.8369701987210297e-16, -1.0, 3.267705224142925e-17], [0.2588190451025203, -0.9659258262890684, -0.050799999999999915], [0.4999999999999993, -0.866025403784439, -0.08798818102449889], [0.7071067811865475, -0.7071067811865477, -0.1016], [0.8660254037844384, -0.5000000000000004, -0.08798818102449901], [0.9659258262890681, -0.2588190451025215, -0.05080000000000014], [1.0, 0.0, -0.0]] # waves have an additional point to complete the circle... segments = wave.length - 1 # single undo model.start_operation('wave') # Make the empty 'container' group. container = ents.add_group() cont_ents = container.entities # add the empty surf_grp() to cont_ents surf_grp = cont_ents.add_group() surf_ents = surf_grp.entities # Add Surface soft edges and faces using offset points... i = 0 segments.times do f = surf_ents.add_face(ORIGIN, wave[i], wave[i + 1]) view.refresh f.edges.each{|e| e.soft="true" e.smooth="true" sel.add(e) } i += 1 view.refresh end # add the wave to cont_ents... cont_ents.add_curve(wave) # and explode the surface faces... surf_grp.explode sel.clear model.commit_operation EDIT: after getting the other working using add_face I made a few adjustment to this code... john

should I add this feature? does anyone have any feedback... [image: cP7P_Castlelation_Demo_02.gif] john

cheers Tig, the plugin runs my 'selector' tool after new_skp has been cleaned up... the 'selector' can be scaled, rotated or moved before running the cuts... any solids remain solids afterwards... [image: Uj0D_sixSectoins.gif] I need a PC version to attract more testers... john

@sawdust_online said: Nevertheless I would have liked to save that bunch of files without blocking SU, webdialog box or not. what type of files are you saving? images, components? I think you can you the same approach as the two geometry making versions I posted... @unknownuser said: the following code seems to do the job! what's your take about it ? may it lead to crash ? for a mac it would be better if you used RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /(darwin)/ ? @dlg.show_modal() ; @dlg.show() bring_to_front doesn't achieve the same thing unless it was show_modal before the any focus change... I don't see why you need the timer, any short wait will happen anyway while the file is being written... BTW. sleep(0.25) will work the same as, but looks more like ruby than the fractional floats to me... john

Going back several steps .move! works like .transform! without affecting the stack within an animation ?

http://ruby.sketchup.com/Sketchup/ComponentDefinition.html#refresh_thumbnail-instance_method Refreshes the definition's thumbnail image to show the current view - so set that as you want beforehand...

cheers Tig, I always position Textures, so I never noticed until I was making a giff to show how to use 'Position Texture' john

The latest MAC OS 'Catalina' does not support ANY current SketchUp version. I know that SketchUp is working hard to release a new compatible update for version 2019 asap. BUT no earlier versions will ever be made fully compatible. Some might work, so will not - depending on how you use SketchUp etc. So having an old Plugin updated seems to be the least of your worries ! Please complete your User-Profile so we know more details about your setup...

cheers tig, I couldn't find one, but thought I was missing something... the best way I found so far is to open the .layout enclosed .skp set up the view you want in the .skp file use that as an icon for the .layout close without saving the .skp... It doesn't appear to break anything... any potential it might? john

cheers, I suspected it was an incorrect memory of something I never do... I was doing a rendering test where it may have been useful... john

@driven said: can I PM you it, to have a look? Sure, John.

Well on the PC, we have been in the same boat. The API can read only string registry values. Many things are DWORD binary values. Often holding only 1 or 0 for true/false, on/off, etc. Such a simple thing that can not be read. A long time ago, I thought I filed a Feature Request for an application level options hash interface.

... that looks like an email from v-ray.com? Am I correct? That isn't the company that makes V-Ray for SketchUp, they're a reseller.

Sketchup 2014 Mac 10.9.2 testing text in Simplified Chinese [image: 023i_encoding_issue_14.0.4899.png]

Thank you for the formatting. The splitted version works on PC, IE11, SU 2014.

my thinking is by having the full version open, you can choose to use the 'other' interpretation.. which may make it sightly more accurate? [image: mXNK_2014-03-2809.43.18pm.png]

@driven said: I'm under the impression Windows will see it as a space and error out Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined methodwindows' for #Object:0x56b89ec>` Depends what encoding you save it in. Western (Windows 1252) gives this: Error; #<SyntaxError; (eval);5231;in `load'; path/to/nbsp.rb;1; Invalid char `\240' in expression> UTF-8, however, will load and work fine windows use = "o.~" puts "Success #{windows use.inspect}" # -> load 'path/to/nbsp.rb' Success "o.~" true Note: Browsers will replace the character in question (160, "non-breaking space") with a regular space (32, "space"), but I did correct for this for this test.

I'll start answering my own question... plugs = Sketchup.find_support_file("Plugins")ditto "#{plugs}" ~/Desktop/!plugs`` this duplicates the entire contents folder structure in a new folder on the desktop... not an unknown path insight sooo.... now to write that dropbox plugin john

TT added commenting to the original code block to try and explain things better, I can't get the formatting to hold... but this is better. john

Very interesting. I don't recall encountering an attachment/insert with active buttons in this forum before. Is this a new feature? I guess I have been sleeping. I have not yet tried the featured application.