For the record, (and to return to the original posting in the thread, I type the sample for UI,openpanel from the documentation into the new SU 7 Ruby console chosen_image = UI.openpanel "Open Image File", "c;\\", "Shapes.jpg" It works ok (but begs the question of why you would supply and existing path and file to UI.openpanel). When I change it to use wildcards, chosen_image = UI.openpanel "Open Image File", "c;\\", "*.jpg" It shows _.jpg as the file name (underscore instead of *) and does not filter for .JPG files.

Yeah, I was thinking almost the same thing just for more joystick control. Making it so that you can rename the controller as "joyLX.reverse" or "joyThrottle*2" shouldn't be too hard, would it?.

good stuff jim and scott. Very interesting sites, should make a useful resource.

Heh, it's supposed to be a how-to in reponse to this question.

you can: access the data as it is in the same DOM drag/drop components from it ... possibilities are endless

I typically leave a comment in the script to its version. At Smustard, we have grandiose plans for implementing common structures and runtime reports for information such as this, but have not done so yet. This could be achieved by the script registering it's information at runtime (a "push" method, of sorts, like we all do for $loaded_files) or a script could implement a method where it could be queried for it's information (a "pull" method - with neither "push" nor "pull" suggesting an appropriate name - just used as an illustration). Like Progressbar, if we come up with something at Smustard, it could be used by all. Todd

@jim said: Is it worth working on a PluginMenuManager, similar to ExtensionManager for the Plugin menu? Will the next version of SketchUp have better menu support? We hope so. There were several attempts to organize the Plugins menu - you know the Organizer.rb by - I think it was - RickW? I also tried it (extensionmanager.rb), but we all have the problem, that accessing submenus in a later process isn't possible at the moment. You won't believe, some nights ago a thought about a way to write on own manager for the plugins. But my idea has one disadvantage: You have to modify all plugin scripts (being not extensions) in one line. azuby

Modelhead, Thanks for the positive feedback. It always helps! There are a bunch of issues around selling images of SketchUp models. Some of these are technical, like finding a good way to print models, but most have to do with the nature of art itself and the market for art. At the inexpensive end of this practice of hanging images on walls, there is the poster market. People purchasing posters don't really care that a poster is mass produced. Low price is crucial. At the expensive end of the art market exclusivity is key and price doesn't seem to be much of a factor. In the middle -primarily lithographs and the like- scarcity is artificially created by the artist destroying the plates after a certain quantity of numbered prints are produced. I think something similar will be necessary for SketchUp art (digital art in general) if we want to sell our work outside the poster market. One interesting possibility is to sell a certain number of unique (numbered) views into a model and then destroy the model. The same practice could apply to walkthroughs of models. I'd love to hear what others have to think about this issue. Fred

I'm also sorry to hear that Gaieus. Edson - I think I'm around the same latitude as you (28.5) and we are experiencing a cold winter. The mountains inland from me are getting severe frosts and the snow in places.

Have a look at both Hypercosm and eDrawings, AFAIK they have some functionality that is like (or close to) what you are describing.

Excellent site, Jim...here's another: http://www.antiquehome.org/House-Plans/

Thanks solo. Deep Exploration looks nice. Maybe they'll give me a copy so I can write a review of it.

Thanks Jim.

Already reported here... However, I must say I prefer a quote from the release text so one gets an idea of what it is.

Jim, as Coen informed us somewhere (I forget where I read), the new email server had a spam filter that blocked the notifications. He got this filter disabled now so from now on everything should be OK. Sorry for the inconvenience again.

Todd Burch wrote: Not mine. I know nothing about it. Todd Huh, seems right up your alley. Jim

Ah yes, I could really use one to put my feet onto now in the office...

@unknownuser said: I remember a myth from school that if you were intoxicated while studying, you should be equally intoxicated at the time you take the test in order to achieve your best performance. Is that true? Yes, it's an accepted learning technique - it's called recall by association. You can only recall the fact you are trying to remember if you are in the same state / environment as you were when you learned it. Hence revising to music is bad, because you can only recall the facts by listening to exactly the same playlist in your exam. And if you learn drunk... There's a bunch of tunes I can only play inebriated, because I learnt them at various folk festivals under the influence of lots of nice real ale. AJ

Just testing - if this works here are flash versions of the two re-published in Camtasia. Tutorial 1: Box [flash=640,480:368nm3tv]sas/Tutorials/extensions/jf_unfold_tool_tutorial_1.swf[/flash:368nm3tv] Tutorial 2: Cylinder [flash=640,480:368nm3tv]sas/Tutorials/extensions/jf_unfold_tool_tutorial_2.swf[/flash:368nm3tv] Bob

@unknownuser said: Jack Daniels drinking table. I can relate to that piece of furniture!