yeah, I just checked some videos and I'll do it from scratch.

and this forum is great in case I need some help.

thanks for your support guys appreciated

I used those plugins available there

Plugins Sketchup | Bois+ Le Bouvet

Bibliothèque de plugins et de composants pour faciliter l'utilisation de SketchUp pour le travail du bois !

(www.blb-bois.com)

sorry it's in french .. nice looking result but I have to conclude that the mortice-tenon plugin is buggy.

I want to test the trim using the pro 30 days version but it says that my component is not a solid. Why ?? Attached my sketchup project...

test meuble.skp

oh ok got it, I thought there was some tricks to easily do it along a path such a router on a piece of wood. but its true, it's very easy by editing each components too

thanks !

hi guys, what's the easiest way to make a groove (orange line) in these inner faces of each components shown in this picture ?

here's the code to build a door with its frame around, sorry its in french .. as you can see, there's a base.pushpull(-hauteur+"1/32".to_l) .. the 1/32 is to avoid the crash ...

require 'sketchup.rb'

module PorteBuilder

class Porte
    attr_accessor ;espaceBas, ;espaceHaut, ;espaceCote, ;charniereEspaceBas, ;charniereEspaceHaut, ;poigneeEspaceBas, ;hauteur, ;largeur, ;epaisseur, ;frontFace

    def initialize(espaceBas, espaceHaut, espaceCote, charniereEspaceHaut, charniereEspaceBas, poigneeEspaceBas, 
	               hauteur, largeur, epaisseur)
      @espaceBas = espaceBas
	  @espaceHaut = espaceHaut
	  @espaceCote = espaceCote
	  @charniereEspaceHaut = charniereEspaceHaut
	  @charniereEspaceBas = charniereEspaceBas
	  @poigneeEspaceBas = poigneeEspaceBas
	  @hauteur = hauteur
	  @largeur = largeur
	  @epaisseur  = epaisseur
    end # initialize

    def draw()
     	model = Sketchup.active_model
        entities = model.entities

        group = entities.add_group
        entities = group.entities

		# dessiner la base de la porte
		basePts = []
		basePts[0] = [0, 0, @espaceBas]
		basePts[1] = [@largeur, 0, @espaceBas]
		basePts[2] = [@largeur, @epaisseur, @espaceBas]
		basePts[3] = [0, @epaisseur, @espaceBas]
		base = entities.add_face basePts

		@hauteur = -@hauteur if( base.normal.dot(Z_AXIS) < 0 )

		# faire une porte avec la base
		array_before = entities.to_a
		base.pushpull(@hauteur)
		array_after = entities.to_a

		new_entities = array_after - array_before

		# aller chercher la face qui aura la poignée
		faces=[]
		new_entities.each{|e|faces<<e if e.class==Sketchup;;Face}

		normalizeVector = (Geom;;Vector3d.new 0,1,0).normalize!

		faces.each{|face|
		  resultClassify = face.classify_point(basePts[0])
		  if (face.normal.parallel? normalizeVector and resultClassify == Sketchup;;Face;;PointOnVertex)
			@frontFace = face
			break
		  end
		}

		# bâtir le trou de la poignee
		rayonPoignee = '1 1/4"'.to_l
		posXPoignee = @largeur - '2 3/8"'.to_l - rayonPoignee
		posYPoignee = 0
		posZPoignee = @poigneeEspaceBas + @espaceBas
		centrePoignee = Geom;;Point3d.new posXPoignee, posYPoignee, posZPoignee

		# décider de la normal de la poignee
		normalPoignee = (Geom;;Vector3d.new 0,1,0).normalize!

		edgesPoignee = entities.add_circle centrePoignee, normalPoignee, rayonPoignee

		facePognee = ( edgesPoignee.first.faces.to_a - [@frontFace] ).first

		facePognee.pushpull -@epaisseur	
	end # draw
	
end # class Porte

class Moulure
	largeur='3 1/2"'.to_l
	epaisseur='3/4"'.to_l
end # class Moulure

class Montant
    attr_accessor ;largeur, ;epaisseur

    def initialize(largeur, epaisseur)
	   @largeur = largeur
	   @epaisseur = epaisseur
	end # initialize
	
    def draw(porte)	  
	   normalFrontFace = porte.frontFace.normal
	   
	   nearestPoint=nil
	   porte.frontFace.edges.each{|edgeFrontFace|
          linesPoint3d=[]
		  edgeFrontFace.line.each{|e|linesPoint3d<<e if e.class==Geom;;Point3d}		     		  
		  
		  linesPoint3d.each{|linePoint3d|
		     point = [0,0,0]
		     if (nearestPoint == nil or ((linePoint3d.distance point) < (nearestPoint.distance point)))
			    nearestPoint = linePoint3d
			 end
		  }
		  		  
	   }

 	   startingPoint = nearestPoint.offset [-porte.espaceCote-@epaisseur, 0, +porte.hauteur+porte.espaceHaut]
	   drawPart(startingPoint, @epaisseur*2 + porte.largeur + porte.espaceCote*2, @largeur, @epaisseur)
	   
	   startingPoint = nearestPoint.offset [-porte.espaceCote-@epaisseur, 0, -porte.espaceBas]
	   drawPart(startingPoint, @epaisseur, @largeur, porte.espaceBas + porte.hauteur + porte.espaceHaut)
	   
	   startingPoint = nearestPoint.offset [porte.largeur+porte.espaceCote, 0, -porte.espaceBas]
	   drawPart(startingPoint, @epaisseur, @largeur, porte.espaceBas + porte.hauteur + porte.espaceHaut)


   end # draw
	
   def drawPart(startingPoint, offsetX, offsetY, hauteur)
       begin
		   model = Sketchup.active_model
		   entities = model.entities
		   
		   basePts=[]
		   basePts[0] = startingPoint
		   basePts[1] = basePts[0].offset [+offsetX, 0, 0]
		   basePts[2] = basePts[1].offset [0, offsetY, 0]
		   basePts[3] = basePts[2].offset [-offsetX, 0, 0]
				   
		   base = entities.add_face basePts
						   
		   if( base.normal.dot(Z_AXIS) < 0 )
			  base.pushpull(-hauteur+"1/32".to_l)
		   else
     		   base.pushpull(hauteur)
		   end

       rescue
		   
          puts $!, $@
  
       end	   
   end # drawPart	
end # class Montant

end # module PorteBuilder

prombasePts = ["Hauteur?", "Largeur?", "Profondeur"]
values = ['80"'.to_l, '30"'.to_l, '1 7/8"'.to_l]

results = UI.inputbox prombasePts, values, "Dimension de votre porte ?"
return if not results # This means that the user canceld the operation
height, width, depth = results

#espaceBas, espaceHaut, espaceCote, charniereEspaceHaut, charniereEspaceBas, poigneeEspaceBas, hauteur, largeur, epaisseur)
unePorte = PorteBuilder;;Porte.new('3/4"'.to_l, '1/16"'.to_l, '1/16"'.to_l, '7"'.to_l, '11"'.to_l, '36"'.to_l, '80"'.to_l, '30"'.to_l, '1 7/8"'.to_l)
unePorte.draw()

lesMontant = PorteBuilder;;Montant.new('3 1/2"'.to_l, '3/4"'.to_l)
lesMontant.draw(unePorte)

hi guys, when I do a pushpull in my ruby script that the result ends on another surface, google 8 crashes. I dont't remember with which version I made this script (long time ago) but this was working. If I pushpull with a smaller value to avoid ending to the another surface, it works and then I'm ble to manually pushpull the remaining gap.

what's wrong ? thanks

ahh great it works with a group .. thanks !

well I did a follow me on my door to create the moulding

here's the same door view from the front and behind ..

but if you take a look on the behind view, there's no face between the moulding and the door frame .. because of the followme .. if I do a push/pull, its ok but that's not what I wanna do... I thought it was my ruby script that creates my door my its the same result if I do it manually.

thanks again

see my picture

why it doesn't do the same result as a push/pull ? why I lost a face ? thanks

haha yeah I was looking at the argument !

Arguments:
edge1 An Edge object to follow.

I like java for having api doc clearer Ill read the description too in the future.

thanks !

hi guys, here's the followme example

point1 = Geom;;Point3d.new (0,0,0) 
 point2 = Geom;;Point3d.new (0,0,100) 
 depth = 100 
 width = 100 
 model = Sketchup.active_model 
 entities = model.active_entities 
 pts = [] 
 pts[0] = [0, 0, 0] 
 pts[1] = [width, 0, 0] 
 pts[2] = [width, depth, 0] 
 pts[3] = [0, depth, 0] 
 
 # Add the face to the entities in the model 
 face = entities.add_face pts 
 line = entities.add_line point1, point2 
 begin 
   status = face.followme line 
 rescue 
   UI.messagebox $!.message 
 end

but I wanna continu the followme with another line connected to the first .. how do I follow on the lines (for example, one going up and then another one going right ?

something like the attached picture

I did something like this but sketchup told me that the face was deleted .. normal

	   endPoint = startingPoint.offset [0, 0, porte.espaceBas + porte.hauteur + porte.espaceHaut+'1/4'.to_l]
	   lineToFollow = entities.add_line startingPoint, endPoint	   
           base.followme lineToFollow
	   endPoint2 = endPoint.offset ["1/2".to_l + porte.espaceCote*2 + porte.largeur, 0, 0]
	   lineToFollow = entities.add_line endPoint, endPoint2
           base.followme lineToFollow            

thanks !

ok it works, my zoom was really high and my instance was out of my screen. Now I see the rotated ComponentInstance and the ComponentDefinition. I tried the remove the definition by doing defn.remove! but I have this exception : (eval):22:in `erase!': Cannot determine parent of entity

getting better .. ill try to figure out how to delete thanks for all appreciated

I want to rotate on the Component Instance since I want to retate the whole thing ... rotate entities would be if I want to rotate only part of the instance no ?

the rotate doesn't not work .. do I need to commit something ?

here's my code again thanks

require 'sketchup.rb'

model = Sketchup.active_model

Sketchup.active_model.import("G;/download/installation temporaire/SU-Ruby/pineprof/Wm41.DXF", false)

name="Wm41.DXF"
defn=nil
model.definitions.each{|d|(defn=d;break)if d.name==name}

tr=Geom;;Transformation.new(Geom;;Point3d.new(6,6,6))
inst=model.active_entities.add_instance(defn, tr)


rv = Geom;;Vector3d.new(0,0,1)
tr1=(Geom;;Transformation.rotation(Geom;;Point3d.new(inst.bounds.center), rv, 45.degrees))
inst.transform! (tr1)

Thanks for all .. it works fine but my transformation doesn't seem to work .. what I did wrong ? thanks

require 'sketchup.rb'

model = Sketchup.active_model

Sketchup.active_model.import("G;/download/installation temporaire/SU-Ruby/pineprof/Wm41.DXF", false)

name="Wm41.DXF"
defn=nil
model.definitions.each{|d|(defn=d;break)if d.name==name}

tr=Geom;;Transformation.new(Geom;;Point3d.new(6,6,6))
inst=model.active_entities.add_instance(defn, tr)

#defn.entities.to_a.each{|e|e.find_faces if e.class==Sketchup;;Edge}

#defn.entities.to_a.each{|e|e.reverse! if e.class==Sketchup;;Face}

#new_transformation = Geom;;Transformation.new([20,20,20]) 
#inst.transform(new_transformation)

rv = Geom;;Vector3d.new(0,0,1)
inst.entities.transform!(Geom;;Transformation.rotation(Geom;;Point3d.new(inst.entities.bounds.center), rv, 45.degrees))

no don't worry, I was just wondering if there was other way of doing it ...

its gonna be in my scrip ... what I wanna do is to load the dxf file on the fly, place the profile inside just beside a door that I created on the fly and then do a followme around it.

is there any way to turn it into a surface without redrawing one of its edges ? thanks

ok thanks but I wasn't able to do that earlier. Now it's ok .. don't know what I did wrong. Anyway

is there any example somewhere that load a dxf file and take the component inside in ruby script ? I wanna be able to do this in my script.

thanks again !

ok so here the zip taken from this site: http://www.woodworkersworkshop.com/cadfiles/cadsyms.htm

pineprof.zip

maybe, here's one ... hmm which file extension is allowed here ? I can't upload DXF file.