Hi again!
another silly question: is there any way a plugin could select all the dynamic components which share the exact same attribute selections as the selected one?
Could be very useful.
A searched a lot but could not find any in the internet..
Thanks in advance!
Hi DaveR! Thanks for your support!
I updated everything and tried a clean install of the plugin but I get the error message i attach... What could it be?
Hi! I have to report a strange behaviour: fredoghost plugin doesn't work properly, but this seem to be a random behaviour (sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't) and it doesn't seem to be related to "run as administrator's" permissions.
At launch, in the consolle I get the following error:
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method advanced_features?' for nil:NilClass> c:/users/filippo scarso/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_fredoghost/fredoghosttool.rbe:2622:in top_process'
c:/users/filippo scarso/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_fredoghost/fredoghosttool.rbe:264:in startup' c:/users/filippo scarso/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_fredoghost/fredoghosttool.rbe:115:in launch_after'
c:/users/filippo scarso/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_fredoghost/fredoghosttool.rbe:96:in block in launch' c:/users/filippo scarso/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/lib6plugin.rbe:1807:in block in tem_context'
c:/users/filippo scarso/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/lib6plugin.rbe:1891:in tem_context' c:/users/filippo scarso/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_fredoghost/fredoghosttool.rbe:96:in launch'
c:/users/filippo scarso/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_fredoghost/fredoghosttool.rbe:84:in action__mapping' C:/Users/Filippo Scarso/AppData/Local/Temp/Fredo6_LibFredo6_TemporaryFiles/data6.rb:65:in call'
C:/Users/Filippo Scarso/AppData/Local/Temp/Fredo6_LibFredo6_TemporaryFiles/data6.rb:65:in launch_action' c:/users/filippo scarso/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/lib6plugin.rbe:240:in launch_action'
c:/users/filippo scarso/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_fredoghost/bootstrap_fredoghost.rbe:97:in launch_action' c:/users/filippo scarso/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_fredoghost/bootstrap_fredoghost.rbe:233:in block in declare_command'
c:/users/filippo scarso/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/lib6plugin.rbe:1464:in command_invoke' c:/users/filippo scarso/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/lib6plugin.rbe:1444:in block (2 levels) in build_config_commands'
c:/users/filippo scarso/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/lib6traductor.rbe:1385:in `block in add_command'
I'm running the trial version (installed yesterday) on SU2022. Thanks in advance!
Hi Simon! I recently discovered you plugin and it's brilliant!!! Thanks a lot!
Although I'd like to suggest you a couple upgrades, to improve usability even more.
First thing, the possibility to save a set of favourite attributes to be used in other skp models. This is very convenient when you have a set of fixed attributes you always want to load for any of your components. Could be useful to name the set so the plugin can load the relative attributes
Second thing: the possibility to add to the selection a set of attributes (the thing we saved at step 1) so that the plugin can import a number of attributes without having to manually select them one by one.
Tell me what you think! Thanks again a lot!
That's fantastic!!!!! THANKS A LOT!
Hi Ludo!
I tried the plugin you so kindly shared. Turns out that in many cases I don't want the new components to be automatically aligned to the original components' axes: all equal orientations could be enough!
I tried opening your rb and fiddling around with the code lines not to bother you again...but really.....I'm no programmer and I can't figure out what to do.. Could you be so kind to tell me what I can remove from the main.rb file to achieve no transformation on the copied components?
Also, is there a way to insert a specific folder to start searching from? or to remember the last path searched?
Thank you a lot again!
THANKS A LOT!!!!! THIS IS WONDERFUL!
I forgot to mention that my company is obviously willing to pay for such a plugin, if a development is needed!
Hi to the forum! I have one question.
I know a great native skp feature which allows to replace the selected in model components with one of the component window of the tray.
Is the a way, a one liner I could use to get the same result but without deleting the original selected in model components? I would like just to add copies of the component in the component window in the exact same position of the ones selected in model.
Another thing I'd need would be the possibility to do the same thing even if the selected in model components are nested into other components: the copy in this case would have to be placed in the same position but always outside the selected components.
Is this feaseable or does exist already? Thanks in advance!
Oh d'oh...
Thanks Dave, I wasn't saving my file so layout could not write the path. Thanks a lot!
Hi Dave!
I know that one, but I want to display the FILE PATH (including the file name) not only the file name. 
Hi all!
Is there a way to expose an autotext tag reporting the entire filepath?
could be very useful to relocate the original file from the printed paper!
Thanks in advance!
Hi Thom! Is there a way you can update this thingy to work on SU2022?
Seems it currently doesn't.... MANY THANKS IN ADVANCE!
Hi again! Is there a way, even a small oneliner ruby code, to get a dimension in SKP (Not layout) with NO leaders at all? No lines, only the number.
Thanks in advance!
Hi again! Happy new year!
I have the need to bulk export the thumbnails of the selected components, I fiddled around in the forums and I discovered this small but effective Ruby code:
mod = Sketchup.active_model # Open model
sel = mod.selection # Current selection
path = mod.path #current path
mypath= File.join(File.dirname(path),'/') #not the model name
sel.each do |sel| # you would have to select all components in the model
compname = sel.name # each component's definition name
thumbnailname = File.join(mypath, compname + '.jpg') # as jpg
sel.definition.save_thumbnail thumbnailname
end
The only issue is that this plugin doesn't work if i have the character "|" in the component instance name. Is there a way to allow the character in the "allowed" characters? Thanks in advance!
Hi Orbital! Yes, still experiencing,
here are the files! Will you have a look at them?
Thanks in advance!
Wonderful!!! THANKS Phil!
Hi again! This is slightly OffTopic but it seems I can't find out a plugin I once saw.
Say we have a DC ("wall") in a model, then we copy it 2 more times and make 3 variations in total, which will be called "wall", "wall#1" and "wall#2". Say we later delete the wall#1 instance, so we have "wall" and "wall#2".
This plugin checks the numbered instances of "wall", and renames the "wall#2" instance to "wall#1" (since "wall#1" is available again after the deletion).
Con any of you guys recall what was the name of this plugin?
Thanks in advance!
Hi Tig! I thought about that.. But sadly the latter releases have some conflicts with a plugin the firm developed so for now we are forced to stick to the release which allows it to work properly.
