Posts made by jojo9

since my start with SU6, i used thoroughly the: mirror on red/green/blue axis feature in the context menu.
Sometimes i tried plugins in the hope to get that basic feature in a toolbar plugin version, but in vane. I saw several interesting align tools, usable, but not necessarily one-click commands.

Isn't there a mirror ruby maybe with toolbar, offering the same basic mirror-functions as i search?
If there isnt, im able to cobble together a toolbar myself, but id need the commands doing the mirroring. Thanks for any help!

i really like to slice up my models, unfortunately the default Sketchup method shows solids how they are: hollow inside. Which isn't really helpful, in reality things are different.

So my question here is, if somebody knows a plugin able to fill in with faces those edges cut by the slice plane of Su. Usually i did it manually, but I'm a bit tired to do it. I checked already several plugs, so the reason of my post.

TIG, thanks for helping! i got it running, with another loader script, as you said.
Furthermore, i corrected the call commands.

Great plugin! its possible to add some toolbar buttons? i tried but had no luck.

#--------- menu -----------------------------
unless file_loaded?(File.basename(__FILE__))
   txt0="C of G..."
   txt1="Find C of G"
   txt2="Composite C of G"
   dir=File.dirname(__FILE__)+"/TIGtools"
   toolname="CofGravity"
   locale=Sketchup.get_locale.upcase
   path=dir+"/"+toolname+locale+".lingvo"
   if File.exist?(path)
     txt0=deBabelizer(txt0,path)
     txt1=deBabelizer(txt1,path)
     txt2=deBabelizer(txt2,path)
   end#if
   submenu=UI.menu("Plugins").add_submenu(txt0)
   submenu.add_item(txt1){CofGravity.new(1)}
   submenu.add_item(txt2){CofGravity.new(2)}
   
=begin   
  #plus
 	tb= UI.toolbar "Konstruktion"
 	
	cmd = UI;;Command.new(txt1) {CofGravity.calculate}
	cmd.small_icon = "../Images/Center_component_lg.png"
	cmd.tooltip = "Teilmassen Zentrum"
	tb.add_item(cmd)
	
	cmd1 = UI;;Command.new(txt2) {CofGravity.composite}
	cmd1.small_icon = "../Images/Center_component_lg_sum.png"
	cmd1.tooltip = "Hauptmassen Zentrum"
	tb.add_item(cmd1)   
=end  
end#if
file_loaded(File.basename(__FILE__))
#---------------------------------

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Hi,

i get following errors with the last version 3.2 (Dec, Mac)

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Thanks for the clear answer, Chris.
Sorry, but you meant from a technical or legal point of view ?

Hi,
i made some minor adjustments.
1# ability to create simple bump maps
2# a new workflow between Sketchup-Kerkythea

Workflow steps

a) drag one of your Sketchup files (*skp) onto Kerkythea starter: this creates a Symbolic link and a Render folder for you, everything organized in 'Desktop/Render Projects/'. Plus, it opens your skp-file in Sub) now, in Su, apply materials and Lights using the bucket fill tool and the Kerkythea plugin`s lights
c) export your materials/lights using the Kerkythea plugin and save its file with suffix '*xml' in
'Desktop/Render Projects/Symbolic Link of your Project/@ Render/'
to have everything organized
d) create bump maps with Kerkythea starter

Hope my approach is easy to follow as i feel it it does. I use to save most of my files all near the desktop folder, because its fast, especially in combination with symbolic links. Feedbacks are welcome.

Hi,
i did it. I present you: the Kerkythea launcher. Nothing of special, but i hope its useful for someone.

The application creates a script to open Kerky files and it makes some folders and symbolic links only. In any case, i don't take any responsibility for data loss or damage for proper/improper use of this software. This launcher comes without warranty!
A help file is attached, bug reports are welcome !

two things aren't working yet: startup in an expanded window and to show everything in solid view mode. I'm investigating on it. But i can't guarantee nothing.

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Kerkythea starter.zip

quite useful. Thanks!

Thank you Majid!

Hi,

as i wrote in my first post

@unknownuser said:

If no, would be an amazing thing to have something similar as SU plugin (referred to Autodesk Forceeffect)

i coded and code most of my needs in Applescript, so my second thought is always -code it, if nobody wrote it-
but in Ruby i'm (almost) helpless. Would be hard to code such a plugin ?

nobody

Now i see users attachments again. Thanks for helping out.

Hi,
i got the plugin. I tried to:

#1) rename tab 1 to tab 3 using the !-prefix, as the script explains.
However, the scheme continues to extend the name convention of the first tab to all scenes, and ignores the ! in tag 4, were i wanted to start with another (the given) name scheme.

#2) exclude tabs 4 through 10 == ex-and included scenes are renamed without distinction.

Sum.
Renaming with a custom name should be easy. And not via wildcards, special characters of any sort. Implicit, Intuitive methods are easy to forget and not valid for everybody.
I'm not a 'friend' of message boxes, because they block the workflow, but sometimes they are fine. They are simple to invoke; plus renaming should help to organize and therefore limited to active scenes in my opinion.

Hi,
yes, it is a way. However, scenes situations change and the need to rename them differently too. So, i wanted a dynamic way to assign names, using a dialog box.
Nice would be too, to have the option to rename only a part of scenes, like to rename scene 1 through 4 (of 10) with a given name, followed by a numeric value in one shot.

Hi,
i have a plugin (downloaded from ruby depot i believe) who states to rename scenes. Scenes are renamed always with prefix "scene" but thats not what i wanted.
the script seems to use dialog boxes too, but i never got the choice to enter another scene name. Whats wrong?

Here, the code:

# mirale999 first release, with Thomthom's help.
# Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for 
# any purpose and without fee is hereby granted
# Freely use
# Name               ;          Named_Scene.rb
# Date               ;          v1.0 11/12/6
# Description        ;          To Let you rename it upon adding a new scene
# Menu Item          ;          View -> Add Named Scene

# It works like this ;
# Hit the hotkey or click the menu item, give you an inputbox, you can
# choose to give the new a unique name, Or leave it to its default and
# create like normal; Scene 1- Scene 2- Scene 3-...
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------

require 'sketchup.rb'

module Named_Scene
  
  # Add menu items.
  unless file_loaded? File;;basename(__FILE__)
    add_separator_to_menu("View")
    UI.menu("View").add_item("Add Named Scene") { self.add_namedScene }
  end

  @@scene_i = 1

  def self.add_namedScene
    model = Sketchup.active_model
    pages = model.pages    

    # Ask user for page name.
    list = []
    prompts = ["Scene Name;"]
    defaults = ["Scene"+" "+"#{@@scene_i}" ]
    input = UI.inputbox( prompts, defaults, list, "Add Named Scene" )

    # Check if the user cancelled.
    return if input==false

    # Get data from result array
    scene_name = input
    @@scene_i = @@scene_i + 1

    status = pages.add( scene_name.to_s )
  end
  
end

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    file_loaded File;;basename(__FILE__)
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

i got a nice answer from the people of Enmesh. I cite:

@unknownuser said:

"Unfortunately, the plugin used in the video you saw on YouTube was made as a demo only and has not been developed further or released. The only plugins available are for SpaceClaim and IronCAD."

we could collect signatures if there is a real need and interest in such a product. However, bear in mind that such a plugin would work only in conjunction with another, bigger software, who does all the calculations.

@mike lucey said:

Thanks TIG for spending so much time trying to sort out this problem for jojo9. At least having it documented may save time for others in the same predicament.

i can't agree more as what Mike already said. I'm not the person who demands that somebody is jumping in for my requests right in the next moment, but ya.

I organized my web browsing settings long time ago, to live a half-way relative secure browsing experience. Nobody likes the man in glass, now lesser than yet before. (…)
I forgot what i set up so carefully, but i modified several things, who aren't "standard" preventive methods, to block spam from the outside world.
Time to go back and study what i modified.

Hi,
i'm '5 fore 12' to release a nice Kerkythea launcher.
I had to do several researches to accomplish my task and the workaround i did created a bit more code at first, but offering in return some comfort. I had luck to succeed, because Kerkythea offers absolutely no command line options and X11 isn't really scriptable-a mess in other words.
Anyway, thanks at those who suggested me with nice ideas !

features

1. now you can open xml/kzx files via drag/drop and choose dialog
2. now you're able to organize quickly your render project files side by side your 3d work files

if you want other features, drop me a pm. Donations are welcome!

rules
-files and file paths with non-latin characters like umlauts will be ignored (Adjust e.g. ä to ae, first)
-the same applies for quotes: remove quotes/apostrophes from file names, else the file will be ignored
-drag and drop only ONE file per time
-select valid files, if you want to get results

let me do some finishing touches and remove a bug, which bothers a bit.
Stay hungry.

Hi,
furthermore, i found this link: (or search on Youtube with this tags: Sketchup fem)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCVoa1u-9BM
i say only: cool.

i contacted them on Enmesh, because i found no resources on their page: (Sketchup/Fem plugin/Mac osx/Win/Linux)
…but i got no answer til now.

Here their website:
-or search on Google with this tags: enmesh gosimulate
http://www.enmesh.com/downloads/GoSimulate

Hi,

not even Chrome changes displays me SCF attachments. So, it isn't the Browser to be the problem.
i added sketchucation.com and buysellads.com to my firewall whitelist, then i cleaned the Cache. Unfortunately, nothing changed.