@jkoll66 said:

the ability to expose variables to a user.

Have you tried the "Get Points" node in the nodes editor, or perhaps use the right click context menu in the SketchUp window in conjunction with a construction point?
If variables were to make it possible to iterate through a loop - as in do ... until - that would open up some possibilities that I would have liked to try out.
My model is too big - moving around in the nodes editor is really slow and redrawing the groups is ridiculous now. Iteration might help a bit, but a better solution would be if Intersect/Unite/Subtract worked with all the groups resulting from a Concatenate or Make Group node.

That would be ideal. Multi-colour of course.

I can only speak for myself, but I imagine such notes in a network of nodes would be the logical equivalent of comments in code. Neat, nice and handy, just as you describe.

Excellent. I look forward to seeing how I can make use of these new features in my universal thread modeller, which I can't quite get to do what I want yet. So much to do, so little time.

Is there any support for a Sticky Note type Node, I wonder? I think I would find it handy to be able to add comments in the Nodes Editor - yeah, the older I get, the more stuff I forget.

Thanks, Samuel.

V0.0.4 is a great advance.

Looks like I'm going to have to go back to the drawing board with my universal parametric thread modeller. The Extract Shape and Concatenate features are major enhancements, and just what I needed.

Brilliant. Thanks!

Hi Samuel:

I'm pressing on with my universal metric thread modeller.

Should I report issues using Github Issues?
Or would you prefer us to use this forum?

Thanks,
Robin.

Many thanks for the quick response.

I am trying to create a universal nut and bolt modeller using the amazing Parametric Modeling.

I've been trying to "Subtract" threads from a cylinder.

If I route the group "Move" -> "Subtract solids", as screenshot, then the first prism is subtracted.
If I route the group "Move" -> "Make group" -> "Subtract solids", the "XYZ" group is ungrouped.
If I route the group "Move" -> "Select" -> "Subtract solids", then various interesting things happen.

I really haven't got the foggiest idea how to use "Select".
Is there somewhere I can get a bit of background on how to use it?

Parametric Model F.skp

Samuel:

I don't understand this plugin, but I've just downloaded it and donated £5 because it looks like an amazing development. I saw your thread on the SketchUp Community Forum - and I spotted the word Eneroth in the description. It has all the hallmarks of Trimble royalty.

A couple of suggestions, if I may. 1) Place plenty of strategic links to the relevant Sketchucation Forum for those of us who struggle with this site's navigation. 2) Provide users with more options to contribute. I find SubscribeStar user friendly and non-intrusive, for example. Getting £5 out of me is like getting blood out of a stone, but it is something I quite like to do, and appreciate it when people overcome their natural shyness of pointing out that free stuff isn't entirely free and give me options.

I'm just some old bloke who talks too much. Apologies for that.

Congratulations and best wishes for the success of your gamechanging plugin.

Robin.

Hi:
I'm running Make 2017 on Windows10.
I've installed the same update as you.
While SketchUp is loading, I get a Warning. (Screenshot attached.) It was the same with the previous version, and it happens every time SketchUp loads.
I always click "Yes".
Everything works fine.