As posted, I saw the benefit in using sketchup in using the programming language Ruby, which I know best of all languages.
I understand now that a lot more has to be done in oder to achieve my goals. So maybe some kind of programmable Visio-like stuff would be better.

I think I will give OOO Draw and OOO-Basic a try and see how far I will get with that.

Thanks to all for your support.

Thanks for your support. I have guessed 1 month for it.
I have googled around a bit and have read through some script examples, so I understand a bit more now.
Some questions I have so far for the connection between boxes:

• is there a way to bind a group (line+text) to a box, so when a box is moved, the line is stretched and the text is moved?
• How do I then find the line connection between the boxes? Do I have to investigate on coordinates or is there some kind of relation between box and the line+text group?
• If I have a group of lines (polygon) + text, how do I then get there?

Best regards
Peter

Hello,

I am trying to find a tool for creating state diagrams which shall then be executed externally. And so I would like to know whether my following approach would generally be feasible (I am an experienced Ruby programmer):

• State diagrams consists of boxes and transitions (lines between boxes)
• Boxes and Transtions(lines) should be selectable through the menu for drawing
• Boxes have a fixed size from the beginning (may be changed later)
• Transitions shall be drawn like simple line and shall be connected to 2 boxes
• By right klicking on a box or transition I receive my own attributes form, where I can add some 5 to 10 attributes
• I would like to show 2 attributes of the box and 2 attributes of the transition in the drawing. When moving or changing size, attributes should be moved dynamically
• After saving the drawing, I would like to analize the drawing:
• Get attributes of each box
• Get attributes of each transition
• see which boxes are connected by which transitions

My general question is: Is that generally achievable with the current Sketchup version 8? As already mentionned, I am an experienced Ruby programmer. But I have no experience with the combination of Sketchup and Ruby yet, so I do not know about the limits and pitfalls.

Any Help or suggestion is appreciated.

Best regards
Peter

By the way: Can I disable existing menu items, which I do not need, by Ruby?