projectEditor_dj 1.6 || old - dj_plugins v1.5.3
Copyright Feb 4, 2013
by DukeJazz: James Cochran

Feb 4, 2013; projectEditor_dj v1.6 bata
-change to a toogle tool bar
Feb 4, 2013 anotherSketchup_dj_loader v1.6

• add Slect all, delete and paste in place
  Feb 4, 2013; scaleGroupFloat_dj v1.6 bata
  -add cumulativeScaler_dj move around (a step boxpoint)
  -add cumulativeScaler_dj size lenear stepper
  -add cumulativeScaler_dj move lenear stepper
  -fixes
  Feb 4, 2013 anotherSketchupPlus_dj v1.6
• add explode; to componet; explode now dose both group and componet.
  Feb 4, 2013
  -added more Tips
  Copyright Feb 4, 2013; zoomZoom_dj v1.6
  -grouping to projectEditor_dj v1.6

Now that it's as a hidden file. dj_pligins_loader.rb It can later be excluded from later ver.

On my compter I have 754 rb files and 550 are hidden in my plugins folder and they won't be loaded unless they are unhidden at sletchup startup

yes thomthom; thomthom » Today, 4:53 am
They will load if you call them thou the ruby script loader

I given you these folders (unhidden and hidden) so you don't need to work throu the mess of finding and changing the plugins loaders (copy and drop the file to plugins folder of what you want to hide)

yes thomthom; thomthom » Today, 4:53 am
I did find two desktop.ini files, I will delete them now

This one dj_plugins folder hold all my tools rb and if updated all platform are too.
I kind of address them all.

Name change
you may delete the old if you want
I didn't want a conflick with old still running

"Make ruby .rb or.rbs attributes hidden to keep plugins from loading at sketchup startup. ."

Select ( the hidden or unhidden folder ) files... and copy them to SU plugins folder for a boot startup of each tool.

They can't upgrade for ever
maybe toolpacks is a better way for them.

One last try, this may be something near what you want or just be a another work around

The inner working of axes tool

I just leaned this today about axes tool, iso view, gives a perpendicular alinement.(cool). Help you to set red axes in step 1

Correct step 2: I sorry not a front view but a ground view of axis (one axis in front of other) . Rotate axes by orbit tool, the green axis into the red at ground level.

This help you move the green and blue axis in step 3

Not all of us have appple quick time to run untitled.mov

I did this gif as a aid to your posted format, Dave

Most of the time I think Apple has a better video output
I started with apple long ago but never made it to the mac
so I dont know all the in and outs of is Mac OS

Now
answering Peter's question from a pc point of view?

I have 3 thoughts to add

1} I think, in his case, it maybe the 3d setting of the graph card, if his frame is 10 fps and above for a video 1032 x 774.

2) or he may not have the right video grabber or using the right movie format for getting a constant 10fps and above.

3) or if its random and drop frame when he records
his machine maybe doing things in the background
Task Manager
Change your SU or Recorder, set priority, to high or real time

by Dave R » Today, 5:27 am

"How big is the animation? I just did a small one on my Mac and got no blinking. I used the 20 second transition and 10 FPS. Dose the shadow jump much on either side of the "blink?" Could you edit out the blinks?"

Hi
I just leaning how to make gif animation my gif is 2 FPS. 640 x 320

I make dave untitled.mov to 9 frame for 2 meg file 640 x 320

Highlighted space: 100% sketchup done with X ray mode in layers

highlighted space. 100 % sketchup X ray .skp

Update

Dec 29 2012 v1.5.4

• plugins wrap in Module DJ::pluginsName.methodDJ(name space)
• @variable format (name space) dj_variable
• plugins name are in subject and name order (easy to look up)
• feature toolbar
• add group toolbar (agroup)
• add explode toolbar
• Big new programs is safe to use, now in module format

Update

Dec 26 2012 v1.5.4

• plugins wrap in Module DJ::pluginsName.methodDJ(name space)
• @variable format (name space) dj_variable
• plugins name are in subject and name order (easy to look up)
• feature toolbar add
• Big new programs is safe to use, now in module format

method 2

Use circle tool about axes of the line and follow me to end point to make perpendicular surfface plane

Then by using the axes tool on plane, red and green from c-point to plane edge gives a define a "BLUE axes (vector of the line)"

earse planial box

done

HI

This may help

Right click axes - select move
in rotation box -rotate green axes - 90 deg +-

now red axes is now blue

projectEditor_dj 1.5.4 |new name to fit what job action they do| old - dj_plugins v1.5.3
Copyright Dec 26 2012
by DukeJazz: James Cochran

Big new these programs are safe to use, now in module format
module DJ
module Plugins

History:
Dec 26 2012 v1.5.4

• All plugins wrap in Module DJ::pluginsName.method_dj(name space)
• All @variable format (name space) dj_variable
• All plugins are in subject and name order (easy to look up)
• Name changed from dj_plugins_loader to projectEditor_dj

Dec 8, 2012

update to five of my plugins

• fix Clipboard undo's, is now a one step process
• fix My def are now wrap up as _scaleGroupFloat_dj
• fix var are now wrap up to djscaleGroupFloat_x[][]
• I recoded some of my varibies table to fix some of my rubies programs
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Fix the undo's problems by pairing these statements

Sketchup.active_model.start_operation "dj_Group",true,true,true
copy_group = Sketchup.active_model.active_entities.add_group(@djScaleGroupFloat_sents)

Sketchup.active_model.start_operation "dj_Group",true,true,true
copy_group.explode

Then at the end of the program

Sketchup.active_model.commit_operation

global namespace - Done

global methods - Done

next:
class
web ding dong

This is a importance new release of scaleGroupFloat_dj and its not a beta

This ver is 1.5,3 Dec 11, 2012

list=[,"Group scaling tool for objects, scales along XYZ axes.|
Drop down menu's for quick and easy use of X, Y, Z, XYZ|
Scale factor for oversize or undersize objects|
Group move tool for objects|
Group resize tool for objects|
Cumulative dolling|
Local and orgin axes mode|
Muli inputbox mode for easy to view|
Converts units|
2 box readouts and 2 drawing readouts (small and large) |
show a vector between local and orgin axes|
shows a center points of sected object|
extened option|
2 levels of target saves|
2 levels of target move to center of object|
2 levels of target move and size|
2 levels of target resize to objects|
2 levels of line up side to axes|
2 levels to move to corner of a object|
Lots of readout formats|
drawBoxPoint_dj to set up target moves inside and outside of objects|
repeatUndoTool_dj to move through the undo's|
Two target tool buttons for move and save|
It's gives high precision float values"]

Thank you, for the lead I will try this.

Also all my @varaibles are @dj_name @dj_ you say may varible names maybe to small and use by someone else I thought @H or @@u were global varibles and my initial values @dj_ were not? I can't run my rubies meathods def by another ruby, without sending my own initial values with them. I can go down the heap but not out. I been working with ruby for 6 mo. no classes! so i dont know a whole lot so thank you for your helping head up.

A neat way maybe for me to output a save name.skp then import the name.skp file back after a count of undos for my program block of execution.

May fast undos is stable as is but it uses the clipboard, I would not like to do this because good data maybe over ridden at some time.

Always room for improvements

Changes I would like to make:

Is there a way to turn off undos function in a ruby program?

A better inputbox with object and mouse usage to drawing model without closing inputbox?

Make scaling to a local axes?

Add rotation memory to target to move to a rotation?

Add more plugins.

Bata Bata work yes

sep 16 2012

update - plugins_dj v1.4 = projectEditor_dj v1.1

update - scaleGroupFloat_dj Ver 1.5 Big changes here
bbox to local axes readout
also method to aline to orgin axes

update - moveSize2Target_dj Ver 1.1

update - another Sketchup v1.5.1

update - repeatUndoTool_dj v1.2.1

update - drawBoxPoint_dj.rb v 1.1

Here is a aid that may help you to understand
by useing Windows - styles - edit - background and then checking sky and ground to on

Now view, when you see mostly the sky background then SU locks on orgin blue axes hieght,
also when you view, mostly ground background then SU locks on orgin width and depth axes.

use the draw tool to see this

but you say its the move tool

its simular

When a move is being done

it can be directed by moving or draging on axes but sometime the control seem to get lost
due to this background view
to fix this click on axes (0) frist then do your move on axes

Also type of alinement can be found here
by useing Windows - model info - file - alinement - glue to