@fletch said:

I believer Matt Frenglish is trying to ask how to get the units of the drawing.
j'espere que ne te casse pas les pieds, Matt666!

Then, try this
def get_current_unit ()
case Sketchup.active_model.options[0][2]
when 0
return "inch"
when 1
return "feet"
when 2
return "mm"
when 3
return "cm"
when 4
return "m"
end
end

Hi Mattt,
I think, I misunderstand what the title already!

"a" is the value of any numeric input.

Oscar

Hi,
Try this one :-

def get_current_unit_(a)
case Sketchup.active_model.options[0][2]
when 0
return a.to_inch
when 1
return a.to_feet
when 2
return a.to_mm
when 3
return a.to_cm
when 4
return a.to_m
end
end

Oscar

Hi Fletch,

As we agree with this :-

@fletch said:

Really awesome, Oscar, yes, let's post this to the whole forum for all to share ideas. I would love a custom answer for the way our firm handles the excel spreadsheet program, but really probably it's best for everyone if it's more universal... as I mentioned.

but the fact you can read a spreadsheet from excel and draw spaces - that's really what I was looking to find out - and you did it!

Now, I have a format of it. Any feedback are welcome! I will do a quick script(spreadsheet to SU) for it.

Regards
Oscar

Universal Format.xls

Hi Fletch,

I have send you a PM to test.
Any feedback are welcome!

Regards
Oscar

@fletch said:

Here's the original thread where this topic was discussed. I realize what I'm referring to in that thread is possibly a bit more involved than what you're trying to do... perhaps not.

May I have a copy of the Building's program spreadsheet excel file, please ? (You can PM to me if you want.)

Thanks
Oscar

@unknownuser said:

You can't resend them, they've already been sent, the recipients have not looked at them yet, that is what it means when PM's remain in the "outbox".

O I see!
Thank you! Juju

Oscar

Hi Bep,

@bep said:

Now my enthousiasme is somehow under control,I can give you some first, hopefully usefull remarks.
-Could you script preferbly use the users own units settings (my settings are Decimal, and cm for example.
-If the first dimension of the sketcht triangle is changed, the hole figure should be scaled without losing the proportions of the initial sketch,like when scaling with the "tape measure"tool.
-The warning if you make size off a side of a triangle to large ,now is "the minimum size=..",
should it not be "max.size="?

*units setting should be no problem.
*proportions of the initial sketch can be figure out.
*"max.size=" will be done.

*Only I do not understand is :-

@bep said:

-Could the defauld box to fill in when you want to adjust a line lenght be the size box.
(The most important for trilateration)

Thanks for your feedback

Oscar
Any feedback is welcome!

@unknownuser said:

Check you "outbox" in the User Control Panel (UCP), if the PM is no longer in your "outbox" the recipient has opened/received it.

Hi Juju
There are 3 PM in the "outbox" . May I know how to resend again, please?

Regards
Oscar

Hi Bep,

May I know that do you receive my PM, please?

Oscar

THANK YOU !!!

Oscar

Hi Bep, a4chitect & Gjenio

There is a new 2D parametric geometry avi which lock the edges in the first POST . It show that how to make the trilateration. We start to do it by select a face, then we can lock the edge we want.
By the way, we can adjust (or lock) which side(or both sides) to be adjusted.

This is just a quick test. Don't know is it the correct way.
If it is the right way, I will develope it further !

Oscar

Thanks ! Bep !

You give me a lot of imformation ! Let me see what I can do.
I have start it.

Oscar
any suggestion are welcome !

Hi Bep,

The MobileCAD is only in German. Do you have any video tutorial regarding its' U.I. and the process of drawing a floor plan, please? (I would like to try to understand it by visually.)

Let me see weather there are orther way to make trilateration possible.
What I understand is to lock two edges' length and adjust the third edge's length. I may be wrong.

Oscar

Here is the rough demo :-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-OYXKwg2WY

In the AVI, I draw trapezoid (The word trapezoid has multiple definitions. Here is to describe a four-sided polygon, with two edges parallel and the other two equal in length.) and then change it into triangle .
In the demo, it show the "Both Side A & B" Adjust, that means no lock to both side (as I describe previus reply). It show the one side locked or the other side adjusted, too. We can choose which side to lock or adjust.

Oscar

After reading the tutorial of sketchflat program, I use my two script ( OSCresizer & OSCangle) to try to do the similar drawing to the tutorial.

I found that it is very interesting to write a parametric geomatry script. I may try to start from 2D, then 3D.

Oscar

Hi Gjenio & Bep

Wow! The sketchflat program is great. It is a two-dimensional technical drawing program. Lots of information !

3D Autonomic Dimensioning is great tool.
Hi Rick Haws, I would like to know how this is progressing ?

Thanks
Oscar

Hi Fletch

@fletch said:

that is, if the room were an L you could select faces to 'lock' and the rest would be able to move (assumed that floor and ceiling would automatically be 'locked'.

Actually, I am confusing what I am doing now, is it Resizer or Paramatric?
I maybe wrong, I think that what you descript is more to paramatric geomatry. If I am not wrong, parametric needs formular to make constraints to geometry.( similar to my old script "OSCarcase" )
I will rewrite the OSCarcase to make it easier !

@fletch said:

of course, the next step would be the ability to link this to an excel file and have it build the spaces automatically from that file.

I thought there are some ruby scripts regarding this idea already !
May I know what is the data or format in the excel file,please ?

I need more idea about paramatric geomatry, please!

Thanks
Oscar

@a4chitect said:

I second the wish for
edge position/length locking
face position/area locking
any angle locking

Hi a4chitect & Gjenio

Let me see... I have to think that which way to execute it.
I will show some avi after it has been done.
VERTEX, EDGE, FACE, ANGLE....(one by one) Give some time.
What I have done are:-

1. Select an edge, AUTO indicate the two side as point A & B
2. Enter the NEW length
3. Select which side(ponit A, B or bothsides) of the edge to ADJUST (similar to LOCK 1 FACE)
   What I am doing now is :-
4. Select a face to lock, then repeat the above.
5. But, the script will adjust the edge ONLY in step 3(similar to LOCK 1 Vertex??? or Edge???).

Oscar

Hi MALAISE

It is improving weekly.
Any suggestion are welcome!
Thanks

Regards
Oscar