Why don't you just send the data through JSON to a htmlpage and use that combined with existing chart creator?
Like this one: http://www.anychart.com/products/anychart/overview/

Should be pretty simple.

Simple question: Is the dwg/dxf importer accessible?
Thx

hmm tried mencoder a lot of times and it is not that easy to get ruby running the mencoder line in a command window (things with locatiosn of the imgages and the mencoder exe come back to mind)
ffmpeg is easier

ThomThom
no idea, gonna check on that (but that's maybe also the reason the exporter doesn't use it anymore)
Indeed that topic, i was hoping there was more to it, but app. not

Jim,
I'll have a look at that Gtk Server

Reminds me of something simular I seem to have in big models when rightclicking a material.
The rightclick window just doesn't pop-up

Are there alternatives for webdialogs besides these:

• WXSU
• WIN32API.so (not a real alternative, more a different frame in which html is shown)
• with external dll

Thx!

sssshtttt ThomThom,

you're giving me a headache on a friday afternoon

Tig, thx for the piece of code!
ThomThom, in that case it think it will be necessary to keep the model path in a global variable and use that to check.

It's like this:
The webdialog is opened though a button and shows info on the Sketchup model.
Straightforward, no class used.
So i think it's the AppObserver i need.
I have to initiate that at the start of the ruby and just handle the events?

Is there a way to observe if the user opens a new or existing file so the open webdialogs can be closed?

What are possible advantages of using toolwindows instead of webdialogs?
And is the communication between SU and the toolwindow still done in the same way?

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So you mean like this:

When the axis have changed, ignore the default views of Sketchup and create the views based upon the new axis. So that the front is front for the new axis and not teh original SU one?

Hey Gaieus,

I think we will be able to manage that. I'll keep you posted and if i'll get back to you if we have any questions.

Hey Cadfather,

can you explain a bit more? Thx

I must have missed this topic.

Jwallis,
The possibility of putting a 4D model into Google earth and making it possible to navigate in time in Google earth and seeing the model being constructed is something we are looking into.
I'll keep you posted!

I think you could so something like this with Hypercosm.
We are working on letting a Sketchup model (well an export of that model) evolve in time on a webpage

some pics of the alpha stage:

If there are any additional suggestions, please let me know.

Btw Jim, thx for adding me!

Version updated to 1.1

well there goes my idea of letting a section plane move over a period of time for each individual group/instance
back to the drawing board!