you could also consider (depending on the complexity of the railing) use Profile Builder. create a library of railing (balustrades, posts, kick plates etc) shapes and then in your projects create a set of lines and apply the profiles to each set. create each set of lines as groups to make it easier. this would allow a fairly simply workflow and an almost unlimited number of profiles. nothing would stop you from using any of the other rail building scripts so maybe its a combination of them.

i have my "personalized version" (meaning use it at your own risk) set to imperial plus i made some adjustments - added a settable value for the push plate width since it causes an offset on the panels and glass, and i paint the back of the glass with the door-glass material so it's transparent on both sides. these last two items i'd like to see added to the original copy (as well as an option to select imperial or metric).

update note: i also rem'd out the half-door stuff because it wasn't fully baked but it might be easier if the script simply too a double side door and shifted the center-line (meaning one side is smaller than the other...) i also took out the mm conversion items used because with imperial it wasn't needed...

modified version of doormaker.rb

with the large number of profiles you should just get profile builder full version. works awesome... then hide the joining lines if you need it to blend in.

draw box in 3 clicks?

maybe if you had a combination of things: a CSV files (for eg), a Ruby script which allowed parameter selection from the CSV (or store it there) and another function which uses the DC API to populate the values into a DC.? i'm trying to figure this out for a complex person component where the main joints (excluding toes but including fingers) can be set to various poses by compiling a set of angles which move each part to their correct position. for this i'm thinking i have a DC which i can manually position then collect the values from the DC and save to a CSV (e.g. "stand", "sit", "arms out", etc) and just select the pose desired. i think this will require a script or two and the DC API to cooperate...

@tig said:

I'd forgotten I made that
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=382224#p382224

it's one of my most important tools now - i can use a huge number of DC in my models then "un-DC" them and ship the model out without worrying that my DC will be distributed...

grab TIG's "undc" script and run that before doing the bend.

why not create the styles as you describe, create the 3 views and apply the styles, and use Didier's ADO plugin to export the scenes? http://rhin.crai.archi.fr/rld/plugin_details.php?id=9

it may be that unless the view is close enough to notice individual bristles, just making a texture which simulates it will suffice. i've been playing with rendering a large lounge space which was originally going to use bristle tiles but when viewing the room, all the minute details simply blurred together after rendering and anti-aliasing for 20 hours, so a texture replaced it and the rendering time was then reasonable and the results were ok. we've since moved on in terms of aesthetics. recommendation - you'll have to play with different views to determine if complex geometry and materials does it, or simply seamless texture.

@tig said:

That's life - ungrateful bunch !

could be we're just a bunch of slackers when it comes to testing and haven't yet checked it out

TIG script examples - an interesting side effect - if you have a component made of other components it pulls it apart and distributes them... in this example i have a DC component of an acoustic window which has frames and seals as sub-components. in a way, this could be handy for creating a "how to assemble" guide because it pulls it apart in order of nesting...

otoh this may not be a desired effect for the script in the end...

i took the divide line tool and made it divide by golden ratio. http://rhin.crai.archi.fr/rld/plugin_details.php?id=727

it should be in your examples directory. https://developers.google.com/sketchup/docs/examples

i agree, the components output are very detailed. i'd probably only use them on details and rendering models not general plans.

there is a sketchup -> plugins folder in the installed program directory, you copy the extension rb + the ini file to your SU plugins folder, and edit the ini file if you're not using the default path. when you open SU you have the 2 menu icons available in the Anderson menu (or via plugin list) to create or edit the objects. it then takes you to their modeling tool where you create the door or windows and save it back to SU. it's is then a component in SU. pretty nicely done actually. plus you can directly export from the tool to Revit or ACAD formats.

pretty nice tool. uses a plugin to connect to their modeling app and save it back as a component.

door play.skp

i added the @state=0 and it made a difference in terms of being able to select the first point. very nice tool!

@dave r said:

30 seconds and it's 3 inches wider.

using FredoScale?

very cool! this is one of the more useful shapes in acoustics!

Pella and Marvin have some dynamic windows (and doors) which have different configurations etc. and may be useful depending on the types of windows you're trying to create. there are a few other manufacturers with sliding door components which could be sized to be a window.