@jim said:

Hi Martin,

You don't need to re-install - I'm sure this is just a configuration issue.

First, IRB and sketchup.rb do not mix.

Stupid me! That was the whole problem.

Thanks!

Some time back I asked what the order of the dimensions was in the VCB when you dragged out a rectangle. To keep the question answerable, I limited it to the 3 orthogonal planes. Was told that the order was r,g in the rg plane, which I didn't believe, and the others went unanswered. The following may be the answer, but I'd feel a whole lot better if a genuine, Googly-authoritative source would confirm or correct it.

The longest dimension is first. My test:

Rectangle, then Pushpull a box, roughly cubish. Turn it so that a corner is facing you and you can Rectangle in the rg, gb and rb planes. Rectangle in each plane a long, narrow rectangle. Watch the VCB. Rectangle another in each plane, but reverse the long/narrow size. Again, watch the VCB

Finally, drag out a long/narrow Rectangle in each plane, but then adjust your drawing so long becomes short and narrow becomes long. The dimension order reverses when you pass through square. At least it does for me.

If you're not Googly-authoritative, but can simply confirm or deny this result, please add your .02. Thanx.

Thanks, ThomThom.

Is it the case that no one knows? Is there a record for consecutive unanswered questions? I'm up to 5.

I'm going to reinstall and then see if I can trace it down. More FILE and $:. Why, oh why, didn't @Last choose Python?

@gaieus said:

Hi Martin and welcome (you were "almost" our # 20,000 member - now you are # 20,001 )

First member in the third 10,000! I'll take that!

Market, or lack of market, is at least partly a function of the quality, no? I'm not the one to judge.

Off topic: My wife's best friend came from Pecs. Expert tapestry restorer.

My 'require "sketchup"'s all failed today. (They were working yesterday.) I found "sketchup.rb" and added its path to "$:" which found it again, but that pushed the failure to "langhandler" so wasn't really a solution and, of course, wouldn't last from one IRB session to another.

How was this supposed to be set up? (And please save me from "$:" as a variable name! Ruby is supposed to be one better than that language.)

I'm working on a book-length tutorial, Edges to Rubies, the one I wanted when I migrated to SketchUp. The first half (modeling w/o Ruby programming) is ready, save for real-world testing.

My long-term intent is commercial (treeware?). For now, you "pay" for the tutorial by providing feedback. What's clear? What isn't? Typos? Brain cramps?

Visit http://www.MartinRinehart.com to view or DL the first 10 chapters. If you right-click "Open in new tab" your screen won't be cluttered with my mugshot.

I would also love feedback from an expert or two.

Thanks!

Martin