@unknownuser said:

The WM_PAINT message is generated by the system and should not be sent by an application. (source

@unknownuser said:

Most drawing carried out during processing of the WM_PAINT message is asynchronous; that is, there is a delay between the time a portion of the window is invalidated and the time WM_PAINT is sent. During the delay, the application typically retrieves messages from the queue and carries out other tasks. The reason for the delay is that the system generally treats drawing in a window as a low-priority operation and works as though user-input messages and messages that may affect the position or size of a window will be processed before WM_PAINT . (source

so .invalidate pushes WM_PAINT in message queue which will call the draw method from WindowProc sometime later and .refresh will immediately call the draw method.

too many .refresh will result in a slower workflow due unnecessary redraws instead of mixing all (system + code) in one draw.

of course this forum

we can use the issues api to make a list and integrate it on the forum as well

we can use github issues - we can create a Sketchup Ruby project and put the problems in the issues, tutorials in the wiki and code in repository

you can see from this point of view that the front wheels are busted - nice Achilles heel

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@unknownuser said:

(1)Put your code in normal RDE console
(2)Execute SUB script via Toolbar->Macro->SUB

yup, that is the workflow to use SketchUp Bridge. there is no need to install separately Ruby 1.8.6, but it helps in developing (checking source, running quick tests outside Sketchup in an automated way, ...)

http://synth.bitsnbites.eu/

"This small JavaScript program will generate and play a two minutes long piece of music.

Small? Yes, it's just 3822 bytes, which is actually less than the size of the HTML document that you're currently reading!

The sound is generated with CD quality (44.1KHz, 16 bits stereo), and the size of the generated tune is 21 megabytes (all done client side, in your browser!). As a little bonus, the demo also has some animated graphics (courtesy of HTML 5 canvas)."

I managed to extract the audio and made a MP3 for those that have slow browsers.

RabidCicada how do you run the code in RDE ? from that error it looks that you dont use sub.exe to send the code from RDE to SketchUp via SketchUp Bridge

pros for C/C++ ruby extension
• you can download directly to memory without the need to save to disk first
• no need to spawn to command line - faster
• provide a progress bar / cancel without the need to poll curl output
• smaller package size

cons
• must code it

@unknownuser said:

It would be nice if Mac users could force Sketchup to load a newer ruby version

I "upgraded" my Sketchup Ruby to 1.8.7 using this trick

I think it is more easy to create an extensions (PC/Mac) which downloads the file from a given URL (with redirect and authentification) than packaging curl

as I dont have 64bit Windows to test it up, take in account this as well - "The %ProgramFiles% itself depends on whether the process requesting the environment variable is itself 32-bit or 64-bit"

why do you need that in the first place ?

for me (OSX), the ruby command 1.size is

• 4 -> 32 bit SU Ruby
• 8 -> 64 bit command line Ruby

on Windows you can check for GetSystemWow64Directory as it is not present on 32bit version

http://madebyevan.com/webgl-path-tracing/

Realtime Path Tracing using webGL in your browser (tested in Chrome). You can move the objects and the light inside the scene, change the material (diffuse, mirror, glossy) and load some test scenes.

it can slow down your computer to a crawl, so make sure you save your work first

the client bridge, the one that runs inside Sketchup in ruby code must return quickly otherwise Sketchup UI will freeze in "white death" as it is mono thread

http://www.sketchchair.cc/

SketchChair will be a free, open-source software tool that allows anyone to easily design and build their own digitally fabricated furniture.

It is a kickstarter funded project and need $4000 more till May 12. Love the idea of creating miniature chairs.

Mega Meshes - Modelling, rendering and lighting a world made of 100 billion polygons ... and it's running on a stock xbox360 at 30fps

Tech behind it PDF

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@tig said:

If that loads after Artisan then it has no menu BUT works from the Ruby Console [files load in alphanumeric order].
If you renamed it so it loaded before Artisan then it was fine... BUT then Artisan didn't load at all

after some debugging at 2am I found the problem - scrambled scripts and pack eval encrypted scripts both return (eval) for FILE , so when tested with file_loaded? the one that gets loaded second it will not execute the block after (usually menu creation code)

workaround: use file_loaded("your_filename") or file_loaded("reverse URI")
eg file_loaded("roof.rb") or file_loaded("ro.plugins.drop")

for writing server code I usually do it on heroku as I can use Ruby, but on akshell everything is in the browser, with no install needed.