Thanks for this, although 5 years later, i'm getting this with Sketchup8:

Error Loading File QueryToolbar.rb
undefined method `GetString' for nil:NilClass

Brilliant! Thanks

Sketchup seems to persist image export settings, such as width/height, file format, antialias. Is there a way I can grab these settings?

I'm making a fairly simple script called Thicken, thats basically a wrapper for JPP. My problem is that the VCB is greyed out - even after putting in enabledVCB?

Does anything stand out here (I removed the guts between start_operation and commit_operation for debugging purposes)?

### NOTE; Dev. halted - couldnt get Measurements (VCB/Value Control Box) input working

require 'sketchup.rb'
require 'extensions.rb'
require 'jointpushpull.rb'

thickenExt = SketchupExtension.new "Thicken", "CKD_Thicken.rb"
thickenExt.version = '1.0'
thickenExt.description = 'Uses JPP to thicken the select face/s directly or inside the selected groups'
Sketchup.register_extension thickenExt, true

module Thicken

def initialize()
    @thickness = 100.mm

    @model = Sketchup.active_model
    selectedEntities = model.selection
    
    thickenTool = ThickenTool.new(self)
    @model.select_tool thickenTool

    model.start_operation "Thicken"

    model.commit_operation    
end

class ThickenTool
	def initialize(caller_class)
		@caller = caller_class
	end
	
	def activate
		Sketchup.set_status_text "Thickness", SB_VCB_LABEL
		Sketchup.active_model.active_view.invalidate
	end
	
	def deactivate(view)
		view.invalidate
	end
	
	def onUserText(text, view)
		UI.messagebox("what")
	end
	
	def enableVCB?
	   return true
	end
end #Class ThickenTool

if( !$thickenLoaded )
    $ckdSubMenu.add_item("Thicken") { thicken }	
    thickenLoaded = true
end

end #Module Thicken

@unknownuser said:

That's how I would go about it as well. JD has done a great job of matching the SU viewport with the Maxwell output so exporting an image with SU linework and overlaying it in photoshop is a pretty straightforward process. It's a nice trick to have under the belt, I've used it once before. But I can't see Maxwell incorporating something like this as their aim is for photorealism and that's more of a NPR trick.

-Brodie

JD?

If this had the option to render edges/lines, i'd buy it. This is very important when using them as textural elements (panel breakup lines, etc).

In Sketchup, if you right click on a material theres an option to see the total area. Can I call this in my script?

Thanks for the tips, although it seems the Style window does not use standard Windows dialog boxes (which I suppose it's why it's one I can't do alt+space m on, which works for the others). Damn!

I changed my dual screen config, and now many of my sketchup floating windows are on a screen that doesn't exist! For most, I can press alt+space and m to move it, but others i can't. Is there some file I can edit or delete to reset this?

Thanks Chris. I'm slowly getting better at the math involved I made a tiling DC today that's central panel does not scale, but the vertical beams do, so it can be whatever size horizontally, but is fixed vertically. Loving these DC's