@tig said:

Gai's link is to fix components.
The default axes [aka origin or insertion-point] of a group [or component] always go at its geometry's bounds.min corner [bottom-left-front].
If you want them to be at the model's ORIGIN for a group you must include something at the origin as you can't change a group's axes through the context-menu [unlike with a component].
It is possible to code something to reset groups' axes to the model's ORIGIN...

<span class="syntaxdefault">module TIG<br />  def TIG</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">originateselectedgroups</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">()<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Sketchup</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">active_model<br />    ss</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">selection<br />    return nil unless ss</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">start_operation</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"TIG.originateselectedgroups"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    ss</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">each</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">{|</span><span class="syntaxdefault">gp</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">|<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      next unless gp</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.class==</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Sketchup</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Group<br />      gp</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">make_unique </span><span class="syntaxcomment">### forced - deprecated messages are API error!<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      gents</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">gp</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">entities<br />      tr</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Geom</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Transformation</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">translation</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">gp</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">transformation</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">origin</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">vector_to</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ORIGIN</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">))<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      gp</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">transform</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">!(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">tr</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">      gents</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">transform_entities</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">tr</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">inverse</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> gents</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_a</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">}<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">commit_operation<br />  end<br />end</span>

Put all of this into a plain text file file in the Plugins folder named say ' TIG-originateselectedgroups.rb'. Restart Sketchup so it auto-loads.

Select some stuff including some groups and type in the Ruby Console:
TIG.originateselectedgroups
All groups will have their axes relocated at the ORIGIN.
Nested groups locate at the container's origin - which will be the ORIGIN, IF the container was processed earlier...
Ignore the make_unique error messages, you can't have duplicate groups and hope for them to both be right [Bugsplat!], so it forces all groups to become 'unique'.

TIG! Thank you so much for this.

Would it be possible to have the same function done for both components and groups?
I tried mixing the code, but my thin knowledge in programming doesn't cut it!
Also, would it be possible to target all nested components and groups?

Had done clean uninstall as well as admin install. Uninstall all plugins. However, the settings still did not stick. If I just keep changing the settings, it seemed that it will eventually stick, but it was at least 1 or 2 tries before it did.

One thing I have noticed is that "SketchUp Application" can run even after closing SketchUp. You can confirm that behavior in the "task manager".

I do not know what is causing the application to hang even after closing, but I suppose user preferences are being saved at that point, and if you open another instance of SketchUp, you just won't see the settings saved.

For the times I have seen it hang and run on task manager, I have waited for it to close, then opened SketchUp, settings were stuck.

Hope this is at the least useful for some other users.

Will do, and see if it makes any difference.

I too have this issue which is new in 2017 version.

I suspect it has to do with lines and faces having their own identification, but not sure as my knowledge is limited. Any way I can bypass or force the process to be quicker?

It doesn't seem like this is in works with 2017 version.

Any plans for being updated?

It does not have a toolbar icon, if that is what you mean.
It will show up in the menu however.

Look under:
Extensions > Material Tools.

In addition to making this work on groups as well as the components, It should have option to work on all nested groups and components?

Also, perhaps way to choose which axis to change to. Not limited to the world only, but perhaps to the axis of the currently active component or group?

I hope this makes sense.

@pilou said:

Seems bugged!
Or works only for curves ?
Seems working only from polys of 5 segments!

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Indeed it behaves funny when it is run on rectangles.

But it seems fine for some others.

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@pilou said:

Does it possible to modify the plugin
for have a rotation input?

Now we have this!
As you remark there is an Up Orientation!
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Wanted!

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Sdmitch has his own plugin that does what you are describing.

http://sdmitch.blogspot.co.uk/

find "Edge To Tube"

@tig said:

There is actually a separate thread discussing this too...

Ah, sorry. I wasn't aware that there is another thread.

Thanks for all the work TIG!

Just to note,

This extension no longer generates face in 2017 version.

I suppose it is just not being updated.

Version still showing as 3.0.2 on store, but 3.0.3 on manager.

@tig said:

So you are saying that giving an explicit min & max height resolves the issue - it is now vertically resize-able between those limits... and its last used height is remembered on a restart... ??

Can someone else confirm this works for them too, so I can make an update...

TIG,

Thanks for the RBS files it works flawlessly with the machines that had store not appearing.

I have test those behaviors and reporting to you:

The window is resize-able with some minimum restrictions
The last used height is remembered on restart as well as the width.

I think it is good to be updated as 3.0.3 version.

Thank you Fredo,

This is actually helpful for high-resolution windows machines as well.
Although some control over the scale value other than 2 would be great as well.

Anyways, much better than no scale as all the texts and toolbar are scrambled without.

I've only come across this thread very recently after going to the 3D Basecamp 2016. The one talking to Thomthom with his hat would be myself

Thanks for the great work TIG!

Thank Dan,

I prefer English in most cases, but honored to be on the halls of fame!

@@plugin.description = %q{VisTools:(VisTools) 스케치업에 레이어와 객체 제어를 돕는 숨기기, 표시, 동결 및 해동 등의 기능을 추가.}

@@menutext = Hash[
:plugin_name, "Vistools",
#
:hide_layers, "레이어 숨김",
:isolate_layers, "레이어 분리",
:hide_entities, "객체 숨김",
:isolate_entities, "객체 분리",
:freeze_entities, "객체 동결",
:unfreeze_all, "모든 레이어 및 객체 해동",
:show_all, "모든 레이어 및 객체 표시",
#
:debug_mode, "디버그 모드"
]

  @@tooltips = Hash[
    :hide_layers,      "선택 된 레이어 숨기기",
    :isolate_layers,   "선택 된 레이어 분리",
    :hide_entities,    "선택 된 객체 숨김",
    :isolate_entities, "선택 된 객체 분리",
    :freeze_entities,  "선택 된 객체 동결",
    :unfreeze_all,     "모두 레이어 및 객체 해동",
    :show_all,         "모든 레이어 및 객체 표시"
  ]
#
#}#

Above is the parts of the code that you have included perhaps better explains your plugin.
I have short experience in translating programs/documents. I think this would do.

The description of Vistools didn't really mean anything as the sentences were in shuffled order. I've kept the name in English as I am not sure direct translation really gives you any benefit.

Just so you know, you didn't really offend anyone

@dan rathbun said:

The Vistools loader ruby in the "Plugins" folder has the descriptions in it, and the korean setting is this:
@@plugin.description = %q{VisTools:(비전 도구) 몇 가지 유용한 엔터티를 추가 하 고 표시 도구에 Sketchup 에서 레이어: 숨기기, 표시, 동결 및 해 동}

In the plugins' folder is a " VisTools_ko.rb" file with the other UI strings which looks like:

# encoding; UTF-8
> #
> #  THIS FILE MUST BE SAVED IN ENCODING;  "UTF-8 WITHOUT BOM"
> #
> module IntrepidBear  # <--<< Dana Woodman's proprietary toplevel namespace
> 
>   module VisTools    # <--<< THIS plugin's nested namespace
> 
>     #{# MODULE VARIABLE LANGUAGE HASHES
>     #
>       # --====  KOREAN  ====-- #
> 
>       @@menutext = Hash[
>         ;plugin_name,      "비전 도구",
>         #
>         ;hide_layers,      "레이어 숨기기",
>         ;isolate_layers,   "분리 레이어",
>         ;hide_entities,    "엔티티 숨기기",
>         ;isolate_entities, "엔터티를 분리",
>         ;freeze_entities,  "고정 그룹 및 구성 요소",
>         ;unfreeze_all,     "고정 취소 모두",
>         ;show_all,         "모두 표시",
>         #
>         ;debug_mode,       "디버그 모드"
>       ]
> 
>       @@tooltips = Hash[
>         ;hide_layers,      "선택한 레이어 숨기기",
>         ;isolate_layers,   "선택 된 도면층 분리",
>         ;hide_entities,    "선택한 엔티티 숨기기",
>         ;isolate_entities, "선택 된 엔터티가 분리",
>         ;freeze_entities,  "그룹 및 구성 요소 동결",
>         ;unfreeze_all,     "모두 고정 취소",
>         ;show_all,         "모든 레이어 및 엔터티 보기"
>       ]
>     #
>     #}#
> 
>   end # module VisTools
> 
> end # module IntrepidBear

@dan rathbun said:

UPDATE v1.3.3

Added Asian language support:

• Chinese Simplified (zh-CN) language support by Xiao Long (guanjin)

• Other Asian language support files (preliminary):

• Chinese Traditional (zh-TW)

• Japanese (ja)

• Korean (ko)

THANK YOU to :

• Xiao Long (guanjin)

Chinese Simplified (zh-CN) language file.

Pushed update into a forked GitHub online repository at:
https://github.com/DanRathbun/sketchup-vistools

Feedback via: https://github.com/DanRathbun/sketchup-vistools/issues

what, I didn't know you speak korean Dan.
I don't mind helping out the language review, but I want to avoid installing another version of SketchUp in Korean

It seems that 'LIBFREDO06_DATA_Dir' and 'SCF' folder always shows up under my instead of my users folder. is this expected behavior?

kinda annoying as I would expect drive to not fill up like that.