Solved!!
CadFather (http://sketchucation.com/forums/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=378) has provided a solution that works well for anyone using MS Windows. A program called winsize2: http://sourceforge.net/projects/winsize2/

This program works on any window not just the options window. It's great for people with laptops and second screens because it can save different configs for different resolutions.

http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=50229&p=452870#p452870

I don't see why it would be a problem if you have a printer to handle it. Create a scene showing the section of whatever you need for your story pole. Send the SU file to LayOut, set the paper to the needed dimensions, set the viewport to 1:1, make a PDF and send it to the printer. Easy enough. I regularly make 1:1 patterns for cabinets and other projects as part of plan documents. They are printed on paper that is 36" by 48".

A selection-observer to see if it contains DC instance[s] ?
A tools-observer to see if Scale in active && @check1 gives you @check2 ??
Now an entities-observer if @check2 looking at the DC[s] looks for any changes, gives check3 ???
If @check3 then call something like:

<span class="syntaxdefault">def dc_redraw</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ent</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> pbar_visible</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">true</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> undo</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">false</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    ldc</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">$dc_observers</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">get_latest_class</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">()<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    if undo<br />        ldc</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">method</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">redraw_with_undo</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">).</span><span class="syntaxdefault">call</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ent</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> pbar_visible</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    else<br />        ldc</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">determine_movetool_behaviors</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ent</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        DCProgressBar</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">clear</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">()<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        ldc</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">method</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">redraw</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">).</span><span class="syntaxdefault">call</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ent</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault"> pbar_visible</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        DCProgressBar</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">clear</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">()<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">        ldc</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">refresh_dialogs</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">()<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    end<br />    </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">@</span><span class="syntaxdefault">view</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">refresh<br />    rescue TypeError </span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=></span><span class="syntaxdefault"> e<br />    </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># suppress nil to float conversion error that happens<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">    </span><span class="syntaxcomment"># when redraw is called directly with true 2nd arg ?<br /></span><span class="syntaxdefault">end</span><span class="syntaxcomment">#def<br />### so it&nbsp;is&nbsp;NOT; $dc_observers.get_latest_class.redraw_with_undo(dc)<br />### it's; self.dc_redraw(dc, true, false)&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault"></span>

Looks to be a bug in their OpenGL drawing where the correct colour isn't set.

You can't access most of the Dimension's properties in Ruby API code. Its 'text' is one of those that's inaccessible - so it's not achievable 'in code' either 😞
You could write yourself a new 'PeteDimension' object in code which would do this...
BUT it'd be so convoluted that it'd not be cost/time effective...
Manual edit keeping the true dim with '<>' plus your new text is the only sensible way, I'm afraid...

Hi Pete,

There isn't a DC function that I know of to test if an attribute exists.

Maybe you could eliminate the IsCorner attribute, and use an "odd" value in CornerLength to indicate it is not a corner?

@dave r said:

Pete, how are you generating your cut list? Are you doing that with CutList 4.1.1? If so, you probably do not want the dimensions or labels inserted inside the components. The plugin reports the dimensions of the bounding boxes of the bottom level components. If those components have things like labels or dimensions included, the bounding boxes will be larger than the actual piece of wood you need to make and thus your cut list will be inaccurate.

Dave I use the generate report function of SU Pro and use and excel macro to format the cutlist information the way it works best for our shop. I would be happy to share the macro if anyone is interested.

@mac1 said:

@thomthom said:

I'd do what remus suggest. I often set up "working scenes" in my models. Scenes that only changes axis location, or layer visibility etc.

Not as elegant as the scene approach but, maybe a working solution for you. The section plane can be moved and rotated and, you can align view to that plane.

Sorry tomthom pick the wrong box this should have been for pete 😐