I added two new videos.
In the last video, I produced a plan with [highlight=#ffff00:3n6bzrcv]SKETCHUP + RichSection + LAYOUT[/highlight:3n6bzrcv]:

See video and attached PDF file (RichSection-demo-04.PDF) in the first post.

@mbching said:

BAD NEWS: they are not selling it at all.

GOOD NEWS: they are backing up ur plugin in China's cloud storage.

PROOF: i can read Chinese.

What a pity.

I tought China just wanted to reduce the surplus of the trade balance with Europe.
The trade surplus (difference between export and import) was about 141 billion Euros in 2012.
I would appreciate it if the chinese people could reduce 0,00001% of the excedent by spending some .... ... No, I was just joking

I will correct my message: They USE our plugins in China !

@ladcwei said:

....http://www.sublog.net/?s=realsection
it could assign diffferent materials to different grounps,maybe it could give some useful ideas...

Hallo ladcwei

You can also assign different materials in the RichSection plugin: by layer, by nature (color) or a combination.
It's much faster than assigning materials to individual elements, but you will have to organize your model and use different layers to assign different section-materials.

I know realSection (GWD), there is also SectionCutface (TIG), and other good plugins.
Each plugin is different. I wanted to offer projection.
[highlight=#ffff40:y89ppu1f]So what were you waiting for during 5 years ? [/highlight:y89ppu1f]

Thanks for the interest.

Interesting, Who can vote? Anyone, members? [highlight=#008000:1ro8djab] [/highlight:1ro8djab]

Just one week after I published my RichSection plugin on Sketchucation....

[highlight=#ffff00:qco5ubil]they sell USE it already in China:[/highlight:qco5ubil]

Thanks mbching for the correction.

http://www.sublog.net/archives/47883

(use google traduction, select download ....)

I can't explain much in chinese, so i added an other video ....

(www.sketchucation.com)

Hi TIG, micione and others...

As I said before (see 'TO BE CONTINUED'), I loaded the free version (Windowizer3, W3) and did some testing.
As the Bugsplat takes place after a commit_operation in the RichSection plugin (without 'other' errors), I tried to find the conflict in the W3 code.
I didn't find anything directly in common with the RichSection plugin, but I found these anomalies:

• def getMaterials is a root method declared twice : once in windowizer,rb, once in getMaterials.rb; Even if the 'require getMaterials,rb' is comment out; the file is automatically loaded because it is directly in the Sketchup/plugins
• The following classes are extended : Array, Sketchup::Face, Sketchup::Entity; Sketchup::ArcCurve; Sketchup::Curve
• many Global variables
• the global variable $wName is once a string [=Wdw.new.to_s.slice(6..14)] and later an empty class object [=Wdw.new]…..
  I tried to clean up the code for testing, but I can't see the end of it.

As there is nothing specificly in common with RS (I mean : in common with RS but not with other plugins), I cleaned up the plugin directory and installed only Windowizer3 + Fredo's RoundCorner

It works fine for a (very) small model.
But for more a more complex models (50 identical component-instances: in total (nested) about 9500 edges, 3300 faces), I had directly a Bug-splat when creating round corners around one face within the component.
I uninstalled Windowizer3 (the files) and did the same manipulation : Eventing worked fine.
I think that the plugins of Fredo are a reference for the Sketchup community.

CONCLUSION : Windowizer 3 is not a stable plugin. I didn't spent my money to test the payed version ….

Windowizer is not distributed on Sketchucation, but maybee it is important to tell people that it causes Bugsplats in other plugins.

@arcad-uk said:

Last night my first section entry [XL01] was replaced with [XL0001] today everything seems ok I may have used "undo" and messed things up.

There is a lot going on when creating an RS, can I do a complete undo with 1 click?

I was thinking in LO I might want to explode the scene and apply a different line style but I now see that RichSections don't display in vector mode. (

Undo : I can't undo scenes and styles loaded (from file). The SU API for Ruby has no functions to create them from scratch. I have to load them from a file. No way, at my knowledge, to include this in the undo DB (within start and commit_operation).

Controle vector output (with color and line style) to Layout : I can only dream of it.

@arcad-uk said:

Impressed so far

Feedback:.....

Why create two scenes? The first scene is for editing: The camera is not saved, the sectionplan is visible. The second scene (name+p : for parallel view) is for those who really use it (directly) in layout: camera saved, sectionplan not visible. But i can put some swiches in the RichSection settings.

RICHSECTION NAME is strange ...... Dont understand. Is it the 'p' at the end?

It might be useful to have a simple continuous line.... : In what case? Exemple?

Thanks for your interest.

@tig said:

The issue might be that offset.rb [ill advisedly] adds a new method to Array.offset(distance)* this clashes ...

Thanks TIG and micione, for the analysis

Anyway, I don't think Array.offset is the reason for the incompatibility. As I said, no method in my plugin uses offset.

I just installed Windowizer-3 (W3) beside RichSection (RS) in SU8.
In this version of Windowizer there is no def offset(dist) for class Array.
I confirm Bugsplat when combining both plugins. When using RS or W3,
But after uninstalling RS (also the files), I have also have Bugsplats in W3 for complex models (many nested groups).

Bugsplat in RS (combined with W3) takes always place at the end, after a commit operation,

TO BE CONTINUED....

@unknownuser said:

A futur hit for sure!
When you say Demo, will be commercial at the end ?

Maybee commercial... . But I will also keep a FREE version .
Until March 2014, everybody can have the full 'DEMO'(Thanks for the correction Bob James)
As 'RichSections' are standard SU-groups, they only need the plugin for update.

@micione said:

pgarmyn,

"offset.rb" is used by other tools of Rick Wilson (eg "windowizer").....

Thanks
I will test it out. Tomorrow

@tig said:

Because your code is all encrypted we don't know what it does.
If it has any 'offset; methods within it that are not encapsulated in your module/class methods, then your 'offset()' method might well clash with the bald scripted 'offet.rb' by RickW, if users have that loading with other scripts.
Your code must not interfere with base class/module/methods or other's scripts that load as helpers - these are things like offset.rb, progressbar.rb and so on... It's easy enough to recast your own versions within your own modules so there is no overlap with other scripts...

About my code:

• Every method, variable, ... is declared within module PiGa ; module RSection ; end ; end
• No basic classes or modified or extended.
  And this is the case for the loader PiGa_RichSection.rb, and the main ruby RichSection.rbs

That wasn't yet good practice in 2004 (Looking in code of offset.rb)
I scanned my code : there is no method 'offset' or anything else named 'offset'

So, if there is something The problem is not there.
Please, micione tell me....
What's happening ? How do you know there is a conflict ?
What other plugin is using offset.rb ? (Probably anther plugin from Rick Wilson)

@micione said:

Report a conflict with "offset.rb."
attached file.

Offset.rb is not a standalone plugin (Can be called by other plugins). It is from Rick Wilson, created in 2004.
What's happening How do you know there is a conflict
What other plugin is using offset.rb ? (Probably anther plugin from Rick Wilson)

@doush-007 said:

Hello,
i install the plugin but it doesn't appear any where , i searched in toolbar menu , any idea ?
I am using sketchup 2013.

A new plugin must be activated in the menu 'window/preferences',
a panel opens, select 'extensions' and activate 'RichSection'.

@micione said:

Report a conflict with "offset.rb."
attached file.

Ok, thanks. I will try to fix that. It will take some time....

@ivreich said:

Great plugin!

Is it possible for different solids/groups/components to be assigned different hatch properties so that you can show different hatch patterns with the same section cut?? Like Revit's section box?

That would be awesome...

Joel

YES the 2nd video is showing that
Use RichSection materials 'by layer' or 'by nature' or a combination.
Every RichSection can also have different section materials, by using a different 'prefix'

@takesh h said:

pgarmyn,
Tour de force!
Videos look marvelous too... however, is it working properly for everybody else?
So far I'm getting no result from the plugin.....
Any help?

It should work on SU8. (It works for me)
You are the first after 160 downloads. Are there other people having problems?

Do you use components or groups? Are they closed in the sectionplan?
Test it with a Solid without changing any parameter in the dialog box?

Is there any error on the Ruby panel?

@rich o brien said:

Indigo respect Section Cuts

Thanks for the info. That's really a plus for SU-users.

.....Une option Créer une Scène depuis le Menu Contextuel sur un Plan de Section.....

Pas encore intégré dans SU, mais :

http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=55072

@jql said:

Amazing plugin pgarmyn!

I will try it for sure, simply not right now as I'm right in the middle of designing on some of my own SectionCutFaces.

I have a couple of questions......!

JQL

When you delete all guides, you will have to recalculate (update) the RichSection.

....draw on the section... : If you don't draw in the __section-group or __projection-group; You will also have to exclude your section-data by using a scene for 'layers to section/project'.
....refresh only the guides.... : You could make two RichSections (aligned): one with only 'project' swtitched on, the other with only 'section' switched on; You will have to make yourself a scene to combine the layers of the two RichSections

Thank you for your interest João, and good luck