Topics created by glro

fine! thanx!

length snapping does not get a lot of interest, but i add information on how i solved my problem, in case of somebody might find it useful in the future...

in my case length snapping was not the solution
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The cursor movement is not changed; instead, a message is shown based upon the movement of the mouse, so the user can decide when it is time to stop moving the mouse and click the second point
https://vimeo.com/939627532?share=copy

this is low level programming, but it works.

thank you for taking the time to try, and for the advice

OK, i should have worked a little more before asking for help
I understand now

When different lengths are introduced, if there as many lengths of uncut tube as cut tubes
error in length

It gives a results, but with an error: tube number 1, 3 m long, cannot be divided in 4.76 m

You need to read in the first part of the binary file SKP and see what version it says...
໿SketchUp Model೿{17.0.18899}䖯挢べ仪躯蘚䆤寸ÿ...

In Ruby try something like this:

vv=File.open(skp_path, 'rb'){|f| f.read }.unpack('m*').pack('m').gsub(/SketchUpModel/,'').to_i.to_s;if vv[0].chr=='1';v=vv[0].chr+vv[1].chr;else;v=vv[0].chr;end

skp_path is the full path to the SKP you are trying to find the version of.
vv is the long version number, as a string [e.g. "17018899"]
v is the short version number, as a string [e.g. "17"]
If you want more details parse vv differently...

i have to work to understand what you wrote, observers a re new for me

thank you

@dan rathbun said:

Taking John's example cross-platform:

> class MyModelObserver < Sketchup;;ModelObserver > > # ! If the DC extension is ever changed, this example could break ! > > def onPlaceComponent(instance) > return nil unless defined?($dc_observers) > # check if it's a DC in here; > if instance.attribute_dictionaries && > instance.attribute_dictionaries['dynamic_attributes'] > # then set Selection Tool and trigger the dialog; > Sketchup.active_model.select_tool(nil) > dc_class = $dc_observers.get_latest_class > if dc_class.configure_dialog_is_visible > dc_class.get_configure_dialog.bring_to_front > else > dc_class.show_configure_dialog > end > dc_class.refresh_configure_dialog > end > end > > end >

❗ This code is fragile, because it deals with someone's else's extension. They could change it (such as method names,) at any time in the future and this example will break.

@driven said:

well, they have always said not to rely on them...

but this works on my mac, but isn't in the list...

Sketchup.send_action "select3dTextTool;"

john

it works also in windows 7
it was not documented
thank you

@jim said:

"A".ord

http://ruby-doc.org/core-2.0.0/String.html#method-i-ord

Thanks for the info and especially the link.

If you could PM me a sample model, <=2014, to play with, I'll see what I can do.

@unknownuser said:

There is no "external" ruby pipeline.

Phew, I was worried for a moment. 😕

I updated the plugin

http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=505840#p505840
[mod=:mjnka2at]I added the correct link - taken from the small tag below the title of the first-page.
TIG[/mod:mjnka2at]

11 points instead of 6
in a horizontal plane only
but following any direction
J FOLTZ's inputbox.rb is included in the folder.

@tt_su said:

@glro said:

i didn't find this information in
http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/developer/docs/methods.php
nor
http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/developer/docs/classes.php

Those docs only cover the SketchUp API, refer to the Ruby docs for core Ruby features: http://www.ruby-doc.org/core-1.8.6/index.html

I am not a professional programmer, and sometimes, i even surprise myself when i get a result from the code i just wrote

there is intelligence in the code itself

Maybe that's why i enjoy so much writing code

Next time i don't find something in SU API, i'll look for it in Ruby doc

Thank you

@dan rathbun said:

The viewer writes it's settings into it's own registry hive on PC, so it is separate from the Make or Pro SketchUp settings.

These viewer registry settings would be left behind on the workstation, but should not cause any problems.

The more important isssue is if the workstation will have all the required libraries already installed on them. Such as the correct version of the C runtime library. Dot NET libraries, etc.

thank you for these informations

i don't understand everything, but from what i understand, it should be possible to use su viewer in a portable way

remove lonely vertex
@tig said:

You can use Move to relocate a line's end/start vertex and snap it to another.

Also see...
http://sketchucation.com/resources/pluginstore?pln=FredoTools
In that Fredo has a tool that remove unneeded [lonely] vertices in collections of selected edges.
So if your tiny edges are co-linear with another longer edge then it will merge the two into one longer edge...

yes

remove lonely vertex solves the problem
but only when i copy the rectangular surface apart and select it individually
when it is side by side with others, it doesn't work

but i think i understand now the source of the problem

when i zoom, i notice that the rectangular surfaces are overlapped just a little
so logically, sketchup cut the edge and made 2, one almost the side of the rectangle, and the other, a very short one...

I checked my original dxf file, and yes, they overlap also...
so Baz was right, sometimes, draftsmen may be sloppy, especially me...

thank you for helping me out

overlapping surfaces

A less verbose version:.

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@dan rathbun said:

Here's another edition (wrapped in method,) that only works upon the active editing context (to help prevent BugSplats!,) tests first for any definitions and lastly filters out images and groups.

thank you for the code

i tried it, but it doesn't work, at least on my computer

@dave r said:

Not at all. Between us we are making sure this thread has been well and truly hijacked, though.

concerning global axis...

blue axis is not a problem

i have seen a plugin that changes the cursor using a bmp file; i don't remember the name;

it could be a solution, since a flat cursor could show red and green directions

how to change the cursor using a bmp or jpg file?