Posts made by kayjay

Thank you!!!!

KJ

Here's the link to the ruby in question:
http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/Ruby/em_geo_page.htm

I have checked the file's text repeatedly as well as all drop-down menus, context menus, and Extension Preference settings and never saw anything I could recognize as instructions. I have the Ruby Console toolbar plugin and have used it to reload the angle between script several times. It tells me it's reloaded but nothing comes up on the colsole when I select the edges that make up the angle I'm trying to measure.

KJ

I'd like to use the "Angle Between" ruby that I've found, but it computes and outputs in the ruby console and I have no idea how to use it. I looked at the file and have absolutely no clue so, once again, I turn to you kind folks....

KJ

Thank you so much!

KJ

Thanks, TIG! Is there any way to set the edge option of "Color By Material" as a default setting?

KJ

I downloaded the cubic colored grid ruby from the Ruby Library Depot. From the description given, the color of each grid section is suppossed to match the axis it is on. Mine are all black. I went into the ruby and found:

 group.material = Sketchup;;Color.new(255, 0, 0) 
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duplicates 2D grid

  model.start_operation "Duplicate 3D grid"
  pis2 = 1.5707963267948965
    transfo = Geom;;Transformation.rotation( [0,0,0], Geom;;Vector3d.new(1, 0, 0), pis2)
    new_group = group.copy
    new_group.material = Sketchup;;Color.new(0, 255, 0) 
    new_group.move!(transfo)
    transfo = Geom;;Transformation.rotation( [0,0,0], Geom;;Vector3d.new(0, -1, 0), pis2)
    new_group = group.copy
    new_group.material = Sketchup;;Color.new(0, 0, 255) 
    new_group.move!(transfo)

I thought I had figured out that this type of line

Sketchup;;Color.new(255, 0, 0)

shows the color used (255) and, because the number moves its location in the sequence, WHERE it is used. When I tried to change 255 to a different color (chosen from the Materials menu) all it did was turn the grid into 2D.

How do I change the colors?

I am having difficulty loading some of my rubies into SUTool 0.08. Most of my rubies loaded just fine but there are a bunch that cause a red box that says "Nothing Found" to pop up. Is there a way to correct this? I have a lot of rubies I'd like to add...

KJ

Can anyone shed some light on where to find the SuTool plugins? I've found lots of posts but no info on where to find the download. There were several posts from others about going to the Chinese site but they couldn't get it, either.

KJ

Can someone tell me where I can find the English version of SUTool? I found the Chinese(???) site, but can't read it. I tried following the posts here, but just ended up going in circles, and didn't find it on the Extension Library.

kj

PS - Can anyone tell me how to get rid of the blinking/flashing cursor that is in the box where I compose my messages here? I'm thinking it used to be solid and sometimes when I have to go back and change something, the blinking cursor acts squirrely.

Thanks!

I just wanted to say how much I appreciate all of the authors of the plugins. All of you have put such a huge amount time and effort into these wonderful tools and then generously share them with anyone that has a use for them. You even take requests! I have downloaded a hefty amount of them and have yet to find one that I don't like.

As a newbie trying to teach myself how to use SketchUp, I think you folks are fantastic and have made the learning process so much easier for me. The only other modeling program I have ever used is Adobe Illustrator 7.0, which I tought myself 2 years ago. Because it's 12 years out of date, I couldn't locate plugins that would work with it. SketchUp 7.0 (free version) was a huge step forward, but your plugins have just "knocked my socks off"
and made the world of SketchUp come alive.

Thank you so much for all you have done and continue to do for the Sketchup community. It has to be a labor of love.

KJ

I just wanted to say how much I appreciate all of the authors of the plugins. All of you have put such a huge amount time and effort into these wonderful tools and then generously share them with anyone that has a use for them. You even take requests! I have downloaded a hefty amount of them and have yet to find one that I don't like.

As a newbie trying to teach myself how to use SketchUp, I think you folks are fantastic and have made the learning process so much easier for me. The only other modeling program I have ever used is Adobe Illustrator 7.0, which I tought myself 2 years ago. Because it's 12 years out of date, I couldn't locate plugins that would work with it. SketchUp 7.0 (free version) was a huge step forward, but your plugins have just "knocked my socks off"
and made the world of SketchUp come alive.

Thank you so much for all you have done and continue to do for the Sketchup community. It has to be a labor of love.

KJ

I may have found part of the problem. I went through each tool and checked out everything in each context menu and it looks like my computer has something backwards or scrambled. This is a long and a bit confusing, but here goes:

When “Group” and “Mark With Construction Points” are being used, it says [GROUP] [CPOINT] by the "Show Instructor" button. When they are not being used, nothing is shown on the bottom.

"Trigonometric sense" will say yes or no. It is the only one that does that shows both on my computer

All others are the opposite and show nothing when they ARE in use, and show [NO…. when NOT in use].

These tools: Rectangle, Polygon, Circle, Ellipse, Parallelograms, 3 Part Circle, and Arc - all have the same discrepancy with their context menus.

With context menu item “Generate Faces”, the context menu shows:
Generate Faces (current=Yes) -->F8
The bottom shows: [GEN. NO FACES] and nofaces are generated.
*******I know that an arc can’t have a face because it isn’t a closed loop, but I thought I’d mention the discrepancy

When the context menu shows:
Generate Faces (current=No) -->F8
There is nothing about faces listed on the bottom and faces are generated.

With context menu item “Generate Curves”, the context menu shows:
Generate Curves (current=Yes) -->F8
The bottom shows:[NO CURVES]

When the context menu shows:
Generate Curves (current=No) -->F9
There is nothing about curves listed on the bottom.

I don’t know what “Generate Curves” actually does, so I can't tell if it is working or not, but I'm assuming that when the context menu says "no" it really means yes, as with the other tools.

The protractor only works with the Line and Sector tools
It does, however, show in context menus of all tools, whether they are supposed to have it or not.

There isn't anything about it by the instructor button whether it’s on or off, even with the tools it does work with. Has anyone had any problems like these?

KJ

It works great! Thanks for such a fast fix!!!

KJ

Thanks, Jim!

KJ

I have Jim Foltz's "No Face" plugin installed (I run Windows XP) and after I downloaded the Auto Centerpoint plugin, I got this error message when I started SketchUp:

Error Loading File nofaces.rb
undefined method extend_object' for Singleton'

When I delete the Auto Centerpoint files, the "No Faces" loads and works just fine.

I downloaded both of the plugins from:
http://sketchuptips.blogspot.com/2007/09/plugin-index-page.html

Any ideas as to what's going on?

KJ

I think this particular battle goes to the gremlin!
After I read this,

@unknownuser said:

I would suggest you reinstall. Make sure that after opening the Zip file you do a SELECT ALL, then EXTRACT to the Sketchup Plugins folder, then Answer YES to all prompts for overwriting files.

I followed your directions and reinstalled using the "Classic WinZip" interface instead of the WinZip Wizard that my computer runs. Opened Sketchup and still no protractor where it is supposed to be when it's turned on with the context menu. I completely uninstalled and then reinstalled ToolsOnSurface_v12.zip, making sure to overwrite existing folders, just to see what would happen when I installedled ToolsOnSurface_131.zip,over it. Again, I made sure to overwrite existing folders. When I opened SketchUp this time, I got the message about old files that could be deleted, so I carefully deleted only those listed. And...I still only have the protractor with the Sector tool! %^p

Fredo, you have been wonderful about all of this. I greatly appreciate you working on this as hard as you did. If the mystery ever gets solved on my end, I'll let you know what it was, though I think it will always be one of those great mysteries in life...right up there with "if 2 socks went into the dryer and only 1 came out, then what happened..."

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

KJ

I went through each tool with both the original toolbar and Cad Father's. The differences this time around are that I no longer get the protractor for the parallelograms with either toolbar and that when I was going the tools on both toolbars to check context menus and the F7 key, I noticed this time around that each time I used a tool for the first time, the Protractor wasn't listed - this hasn't happened before, even the very first time I installed the ruby. I hit F7 with each tool as I used it, and then the protractor was in the context menu box. I could turn it on and off from either the context menu box or the F7 key

I do get a protractor with: line,sector

I don't get a protractor for: rectangle, circle, polygon, ellipse, parallelogram(this is new also), arc, 3 part circle, and freehand

I also noticed that the drop down menu for the "Tools" menu had listed TOS as "Surface Operations" for the last day or 2. Don't ask me how this happened, but it magically changed itself back to "Tools On Surface", within the last 10 minutes.

I didn't get any "old files are still present" message with any of the uninstall/reinstall/restart SketchUp cycles over the last week or so. Do you see something I should delete?

I have the original toolbar in use now - should I change it?

I am so sorry to take up your whole day, but I REALLY appreciate your help. I love the program!

KJ

I think the computer gremlin is winning...I removed all files except for the ones you listed (thank you so much for that - I found a couple that I hadn't moved!). Still no protractor with the 3 part circles, but it pops up just fine for the other tools.

In the TOS_Dir_13 folder, I have:
EraserOnSurface (RBFile)
FreehandOnSurface (RBFile)
LibOnSurface (RBFile)
LibTraductor_20 (RBFile)
LineOnSurface (RBFile)
LoaderOnSurface (RBFile)
OffsetOnSurface (RBFile)
PolylineOnSurface (RBFile)
ShapeOnSurface (RBFile)
ToolsOnSurface (Export Definition File, opens with Microsoft Visual Studio)
Quickcard ToolsOnSurface - English - v1.3 - 12 Jul 08 (PDF, Adobe)
Quickcard ToolsOnSurface - French - v1.3 - 12 Jul 08 (PDF, Adobe)

Followed by the icons, which are Microsoft Picture It! documents and open with Picture It! 7.0

Can you think of anything else to try?

KJ

Hi, Fredo
I just tried to activate it while the TOS line tool was active and it works, but still no luck with parallelograms and 3 pt circles.

kj

Through trial and error throughout the day, I've found that even though F7 is set as the shortcut for the protractor, when using TOS, I see it only with the sector tool. When I use the parallelogram or 3 part circle, it doesn't matter if the context menu shows it on or off, it isn't visible. If I press F7, it actually kicks me out of TOS and shows only the protractor with no TOS tools active. When I click on the applicable TOS tool, the protractor goes back into hiding. Has anyone else had this happen?

KJ