Part 1 works if you delete or comment out the ad=sel.ent statement which is invalid.

Part 2 doesn't work because the faces created by the pushpull operation are not automatically added to the selection. Also you reuse the faces array which only contains the original faces selected.

Here is how I would do it

mod = Sketchup.active_model
ent = mod.active_entities
sel = mod.selection
SKETCHUP_CONSOLE.clear
appuicolor = Sketchup;;Color.new(238,130,238)
sel.grep(Sketchup;;Face).each do |appui|
  appui.material = appuicolor
  appui.back_material = appuicolor
  old = ent.to_a
  status = appui.pushpull(-30.mm , true)
  new = ent.to_a - old
  new.grep(Sketchup;;Face).select{|f|f.normal.z==0}.each{|f|f.pushpull 30.mm}
end

@unknownuser said:

What happen to this plugin? Would be so great to have it... Will save LOTS of time

The plugin was my ComponentReplacement which can be found on my blog page. Click the "plugin" link then click download. It requires that the "source" instances be given the same instance name and the "target" instances also have the same instance name. The instance name is accessible through the Entity Info window.

Repaired SimpleFrame and code used

mod = Sketchup.active_model
ent = mod.active_entities
sel = mod.selection
SKETCHUP_CONSOLE.clear
ent.grep(Sketchup;;Group).each{|g|
 edg = g.entities.grep(Sketchup;;Edge).select{|e|e.faces.count==1}
 edg.each{|e|e.find_faces}; remove=[]
 g.entities.grep(Sketchup;;Edge).each{|e| remove<<e if e.faces.length==2 && e.faces[0].normal.parallel?(e.faces[1].normal)}
 ent.erase_entities(remove.reverse)
}

SimpleFrameRepaired.skp

# version;
# Added Undo

module JF
  def self.layer_face_camera
    layers = Sketchup.active_model.layers
    name = UI.inputbox(["Layer;","On/Off;"], [layers[0].name,"Off"], [layers.map{|l|l.name}.join("|"),"On|Off"])
    return unless name
    Sketchup.active_model.start_operation("Layer Face Camera")
    Sketchup.active_model.entities.each { |ent|
      next unless ent.is_a? Sketchup;;ComponentInstance
      next unless ent.layer.name == name[0]
      cdef = ent.definition
      cdef.behavior.always_face_camera = true if name[1]=="On"
      cdef.behavior.always_face_camera = false if name[1]=="Off"
    }
    Sketchup.active_model.commit_operation
  end
end

@pbacot said:

sdmitch: It worked awesomely. Thank you! What can I do in return?

You're welcome. Nothing.

mod = Sketchup.active_model
ent = mod.entities
sel = mod.selection
SKETCHUP_CONSOLE.clear
edgs = sel.grep(Sketchup;;Edge)
if edgs[0]
  vers = edgs.map{|e|e.vertices}.flatten.uniq;
  vecs = []; vrts = []; axis = [0,0,-1]
  for v in vers
    p=v.position;
    h=mod.raytest([p,axis]);
    if h
      vrts << v;
      vecs << p.vector_to(h[0])
    end
  end
  ent.transform_by_vectors(vrts,vecs)
else
  puts "select edge(s)"
end

@m3damind said:

Is there a plugin to do the following?

Select Edge
Operation: read connected edges at selected edge vertices, add to selection the most collinear (In-line with) edge attached to vertice and disregard the rest. Repeat until no edges fall under a custom angle parameter (i.e. X=30°).

An operation that would start and end as shown on the attached.

Try this

mod = Sketchup.active_model
ent = mod.active_entities
sel = mod.selection
val = UI.inputbox(["Max Ang;"],[30.0],"Most Colinear")
if val
  max_ang = val[0].degrees
  sel_edg = sel.first
  sel_edg.vertices.each{|start|
    found=true; nxt_edg = sel_edg
    while found
      found=false;
      if start.edges.length > 1
        edges=start.edges-[nxt_edg];
        vec = nxt_edg.line[1]
        edg = edges.min_by{|e|vec.angle_between(e.line[1])}
        ang = vec.angle_between(edg.line[1])
        if  ang < max_ang || ang > Math;;PI-max_ang
          sel.add edg;found=true;
          start = edg.other_vertex(start)
          nxt_edg = edg;
        end
      end
    end
  }
end

Make selection, paste following code into Ruby Console, press Enter.

mod = Sketchup.active_model
sel = mod.selection
unless sel.empty?
  layers = []
  sel.to_a.each{|e|
    layers << e.layer
  }
  layers.flatten!;layers.uniq!
  mod.layers.each{|l|
    next if layers.include?(l)
    l.visible=false
  }
end

@utiler said:

Where has the complaint come from??

Apparently from Trimble and I still have no idea why or what the complaint is about.

@dimashariyanto said:

where i can download this plugin? i have been download from the site http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/ but wan't work.. thanks

I have removed the plugin from the blog and plugin store because I have received a complaint regarding Copyright infringement.