Look like a side of a phone book whit a building stuck in it.

Each level as its users.

When I up grade something it hard to get recognition to similar but different stand alone program, .... thus by threading a new post helps. ... also the old program can't be discarded because it maybe the most wanted to the users. Sometime bigger is not better.

ZoomView_dj Ver. 3.1
Copyright 2012, July 23
DukeJazz: by James Cochran

Zoom + Tools + views + sytles + display boxes(API Sketchup.send_action tools)
Simple One button Double zoom, style and view (API send_action tools)

Freely use, and abuse at your own risk. Fitness of usage is not warranty implied

History:
v3.1 2012, July 23
-fix a 1-6 or 7 depth action. (good and friendly) nice

2012, June 28
-Turn into one button menu control for many more zoom and view features
Simple One button double zoom, view and style. (API)
Has 13 zooms, 12 views and 11 styles features.

download:
v3.1 2012, July 23
ZoomView_dj v3.1.zip
2012, June 28
ZoomView_dj.zip

zoomWindowSelect_dj Ver. 3.0 -ZoomView_dj
Copyright 2012, June 28
DukeJazz: by James Cochran

Simple One button double zoom, view and style. (API)
Has 13 zooms, 12 views and 11 styles features.

Now you can use view and style features.

If nothing is selected with select tool and you press[ok] it will then be a zoom window command. (nice) and if you selected somthing and you press[ok] it will zoom to sected enitities group and return you to the zoom window. (nice) and continue to a tool if you choose too. (great) and/or a side view. (Wow!)

@650 return method 647-656

UI.add_context_menu_handler {|menu|
	sel=Sketchup.active_model.selection.first
	menu.add_separator
	return if not sel
	if sel.class==Sketchup;;SectionPlane
			menu.add_item("Slice Model at Section") {Zorro2Tool.new.slice_model_at_section(sel)}
			#menu.add_item("Slice Context at Section") {}
	end
	
}

Ruby console pannel show
%(#8040FF)[Error: #<LocalJumpError: unexpected return>
D:/P/Google/Google SketchUp 8m3/Plugins/Zorro2.rb:650
(eval):107:in `call'
(eval):107]

@650 break method 647-656

UI.add_context_menu_handler {|menu|
	sel=Sketchup.active_model.selection.first
	menu.add_separator
	break if not sel
	if sel.class==Sketchup;;SectionPlane
			menu.add_item("Slice Model at Section") {Zorro2Tool.new.slice_model_at_section(sel)}
			#menu.add_item("Slice Context at Section") {}
	end
	
}

Ruby console pannel show
%(#FF4040)[Error: #<LocalJumpError: break from proc-closure>
D:/P/Google/Google SketchUp 8m3/Plugins/Zorro2.rb:650:in `call'
(eval):107return]

sel = nil
Both block methods fail?
Thomthom you know more than I.
by thomthom on Mon Jun 18, 2012 2:15 am
That's usually a result of people using return to exit a block (true)
so by getting rid of return line (#return if not sel)
and adding to the 651 line if statement (and is sel)

UI.add_context_menu_handler {|menu|
	sel=Sketchup.active_model.selection.first
	menu.add_separator
	#return if not sel
	if sel.class==Sketchup;;SectionPlane and is sel
			menu.add_item("Slice Model at Section") {Zorro2Tool.new.slice_model_at_section(sel)}
			#menu.add_item("Slice Context at Section") {}
	end
	
}

This seem to fix the zorro2.rb code.
Thank you, for your help, Thomthom on Mon Jun 18, 2012 2:15 am -jwc

Example
The loaded plugin zorro2.rb

Error: #<LocalJumpError: unexpected return>
D:\P\Google\Google SketchUp 8m3\Plugins\Zorro2.rb:650
(eval):107:in `call'
(eval):107

Just by right clicking on axis for it's context will show errors in a open ruby console, cause by some ruby loaded plugins.

Is this just my sketchup setup only or do some one else's with alot plugins see this too?

I had a page and haft of error ... I unloaded 6 plugins and still have one left to find.

Error: #<LocalJumpError: unexpected return>
(eval):107:in `load'

Why dose this happen? (must be bad code or conflick)

Thanks EarthMover for your comments.

My new upgrade update now is a tool with three level of options.
Ver 2.0 June 14 2012
zoomZoom_dj.rb
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=45996

zoomZoom_dj v2.6
Copyright March 17, 2013
DukeJazz: by James Cochran

Freely use, and abuse at your own risk. Fitness of usage is not warranty implied.

7 Simple double zoom pc tools
ZoomWindowSelect_dj, zoomZoomPushPull_dj,
zoomZoomPolygon_dj,zoomZoomScale_dj,
zoomZoomMove_dj, zoomZoomRotate_dj and zoomView_dj.
Hit space bar to select,
Hit c key for circles,
and r for rectangles

If nothing is selected with the select tool and you press[ok] it will then be a zoom window command. (nice) and if you selected somthing and you press[ok] it will zoom to sected enitities group and return you to the zoom window. (nice) and continue to a tool if you choose too. (great) and/or a side view. (Wow!)

Helps in viewing a very small object with sizes .001 or less, or getting the view of small detail on a large object.

History:
Ver. 2.6 March 17, 2013

• grouping to zoomZoom_dj v3.6, ZoomWindowSelect_dj, ZoomZoom_dj and ZoomVeuw_dj
• plugins wrap in Module DJ::pluginsName.methodDJ(name space)
• @variable format (name space) dj_variable
• plugins are in subject and name order (easy to look up)
• Name changed from ZoomView_dj to zoomZoom_dj

Ver. 3.0 June 28,2012 -ZoomView_dj
-name change
-Turn into one button menu control for many more zoom and view features

Ver. 2.0 June 14,2012 -ZoomZoom_dj
-upgrade
-5 more functions
-name change
(7.7 KiB) Downloaded 77 times

Ver. 1.0.2 June 9 -ZoomWindowSelect_dj
-turn on UI.menu for hot key support
(1.92 KiB) Downloaded 38 times

Ver. 1.0.1 June 8 -ZoomWindowSelect_dj
-fix miss labled tool bar
(1.92 KiB) Downloaded 34 times

Ver. 1.0 June 8 -ZoomWindowSelect_dj
release:(1.94 KiB)
(1.94 KiB) Downloaded 23 times

Download
Ver. 2.6

ZoomZoom_dj v2.6.zip
Ver. 2.0
(7.7 KiB) Downloaded 190 times

Here's my favorite backgound pic for styles watermark background
http://www.treknature.com/gallery/North_America/United_States/photo142828.htm

I work it to it to this in Paint.net

Do you have a favorite styles watermark background?

After reading all what has been said hear.
I see it up to us to fix sketchup 8 bottle necks
That what my plugin were all about so far.
I will continue
I love this Sketch Ucation forum.

Two programs I use the most:

1. MS note pad

2. Shetchup "the 3D entities design pad"

Both will always be, because of their speed and simplicity of use

Good chair design
Center gravity is forward to the to chair front
Making it hard to lean back for kids
Might be a great school chair.

My reasoning for making the tool:

1. Less clicking is less work.

a) Sketchup way:
Point to a object and select... right clicking and selecting form a menu for zoom extents... then use mid button mouse for orbiting.... then later holding down middle button wild right clicking (is hard to do with small mouse and big hand)....and again selecting form a menu for zoom window ... then select area to view (7click and 2menu)

b) Toolbar way:
Point to a object and select...press toolbar button... use mid button mouse for orbiting....then select area to view (4click)

menu's:

Select enitity right click zoom extents

Hold Middle button down to orbit with right click to select zoom window

2) It is use full for viewing part of a larger component model (like a job site object components ).

Example: to view a component corner.
ZoomWindowSelect_dj
a gets you to the component, group, or enitities
b mouse mid button to orbit to corner
c zoom window to bottom left corner

Now you have a nice corner view (also can be use to enlarge side pannel detailing)


3) Also good for very small views < .001 but not smaller .00001

4. It is a tool I be adding to Another Sketchup Plus Ver. 1.4.1 Bata Project Editor

Thank you for your reviews and for downloading this plugin tool - Jwc

ZoomWindowSelect_dj.rb Ver. 1.0
Copyright 2012, June 8

DukeJazz: by James Cochran

Simply its a double zoom zoom API;
its features a Zoom select and a Zoom Window.

Let you zoom a selected object then orbit about and then zoom window onto its enitities or off to another object.

If nothing is selected it will then be a zoom window command (nice) and if you select somthing it will zoom to sected enitities group and return you to the zoom window. You can cancel this with space bar. (nice) or continue on with zoom window. (nice)

Help in viewing a very small object with sizes .001 or less, or getting the view of small detail on a large object.

History:
Ver. 2.0 June 14,2012 -zoomZoom_dj
-upgrade
-5 more functions
-name change

Ver. 1.0.2 June 9
-turn on UI.menu for hot key support

Ver. 1.0.1 June 8
-fix miss labled tool bar

Ver. 1.0 June 8
release:(1.94 KiB)
(1.94 KiB) Downloaded 23 times

Download:
Ver 2.0 June 14 2012 -zoomZoom_dj.rb
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=45996

Ver. 1.0.2 June 9 with hot key support
ZoomWindowSelect_dj v1.0.2.zip
Ver. 1.0.1 June 8, 2012
ZoomWindowSelect_dj v1.0.1.zip

I realy like comic's or story boarding. I went to movies in dec and saw Tin Tin and Captian Haddit,

Here a intro story I just made up. story board action take one,
Joe friend Frank comes over for dinner to show off his new truck






The end of act one take one.

by mac1 on Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:11 pm

Ok, and here my info

Here my list of thangs that may help:
1 select all- make group.
2 select all- make coponent.
3 OpenGL-use max text= off.
4 style - edges= off, when editing or viewing large objects in model.
5 Enitity egde work is copy over from another sketchup.
6 I move the total model center to orgin [0,0,0].

Instead of 15 sec, it now 3 to 4 sec

And why to do this, it the speed.

I made a small change in the zip file; the scaleGroupFloat_dj.rb was hidden
It will now load up at startup. The new ver is scaleGroupFloat_dj v1.2.0.zip

Hi I just finish writing a scale program that scale factor space for you.
scaleGroupFloat_dj Ver 1.2
Copyright 2012, June 4
DukeJazz: by James Cochran
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=45254

I see you need a deck.
I thought you need a path way.
Is their a house that go's with the deck?

flux capacitor=Time traveler

Tardis = warp space= gavity well =dark energy =scale factor =sketchup 3d modeling

I would like a tardis. -jwc

Trimble Sketchup not bad for now.