Thank you! I tried it out and it performs the same function, but not exactly as efficient as I was hoping for. I guess I'm thinking of something you can just right click inside a line command and have an option that says "from point." Then enter a distance from there.

However, I'm wondering in what ways would TIG's tool be used where it is a better option than using the tape measure tool to create a guide? Seems like it's faster to create a guide and you're able to do it in less clicks. Unless of course there's some applications for it I'm not thinking of. I'm not super experienced yet though Any idea on what its purpose is?

I'm wondering if there is a plugin that allows you to begin a line from a point that is offset "x" distance from where you click. I'm thinking of an autocad command that allows you to do this but can't remember what it is called. Essentially you click the command, pick a point, enter a distance, and your line starts at that distance away from that point. It would be handy to have all that in one command and a few clicks instead of having to use the tape measure or create an unnecessary line every time you want to snap to a specific dimension to begin a line. Which is something I find myself doing pretty often.

That's a pretty great solution by Gully. Just create a kind of tesselated texture and apply it to the wall. Probably comes out looking better than a wall full of individual bricks right? The dynamic component you made is great though and exactly what I was thinking! Only ideal it would scale in the y direction as well which it doesn't seem to do. I'm wondering is there a directory or repository located somewhere that has all the commands available in creating dynamic components? Is this something that more depends on an individuals knowledge of scripting?
Thanks again!

Yes after some consideration I think a wall and texture will likely suffice. Thanks for the tips. I realize that what I was initially after was a pretty involved component for someone new to this like me to pursue. I am still curious however about scaling with nested components. Say I have a wall such as this that I would like to use for estimating purposes. If I wanted to scale it dynamically to a certain length is there a way to give it the property of scaling to a fraction of the parent part, keeping the scale of the individual bricks intact?

brick_wall.skp

ah that makes more sense. thank you!

I am having the same issue with the Lines2Tubes extension. http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=lines2tubes

Yes I think that is what I meant. I think the issue I'm having is that I'm not seeing the icons but the extension is in fact installed. You're the perfect person to ask since the plugin in question is your Descaler http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=TIG_Descaler

I installed the rbz file but still don't see anything. Can you explain a little more about how it works? Is there an icon at all or is this something that runs in the background? Thank you!

Newbie here trying to install RS file extensions! I'm running SU Pro '15 on a PC and have dropped the RS files into the plugin folder in AppData/Roaming/Sketchup/Sketchup2015/Sketchup/Plugins so it should be installed after restarting Sketchup. However after restarting Sketchup the plugins do not appear. I am new to this and feel like I'm somehow doing it wrong, but not sure what it is. Also when I go to Window/Preferences/Install Extension... the only file type available to search for is rbz... why is that? Any help is much appreciated!

unfinished DC wainscottingI'm a newb (first post!) and I need help creating what I feel like is a pretty advanced dynamic component. It is a brick cmu wall, DL'd from 3D warehouse, that I am trying to make into a scalable wainscotting. I attached the model but what I need help with is making the walls scalable to ANY length, and not just the length of the entire unit, which I figured out but isn't what I need. The problem for me is the wall is made of brick components and i don't know what to input for LenX and LenY so it will be scalable and truly dynamic. Help please!