[Plugin] Recall last tool v1.2

[Edson]

it looks good!

[Matt666]

Ok. But if you have rectangle tool called, when you copy and validate the code, is the selection tool activated?

[Edson]

i drew a rectangle, then pressed the space bar, then used the script from the menu. the result is in the picture.

[Matt666]

Sorry Edson, and all mac users. But I can't do anything with this bug. Function 'send_action' doesn't accept integers (so tool IDs) on Mac.

[pecan]

Result from SU ruby console

(eval)
result = Sketchup.send_action "selectSelectionTool:"
true

I was in error suggesting it was a num.

[pecan]

Using the tool name should work:

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def onActiveToolChanged (tools_object, toolname, toolid)
        print tools_object, toolname, toolid
      @@Matt_Model_Toolid = @@Matt_Model_Toolid2 if @@Matt_Model_Toolid2
      #@@Matt_Model_Toolid2 = toolid if not([21022,10508].index toolid)
      @@Matt_Model_Toolid2 = "select#{toolname}:";
      puts "1: #{@@Matt_Model_Toolid} 2: #{@@Matt_Model_Toolid2}"
   end


[pecan]

Using the tool name should work:

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def onActiveToolChanged (tools_object, toolname, toolid)
        print tools_object, toolname, toolid
      @@Matt_Model_Toolid = @@Matt_Model_Toolid2 if @@Matt_Model_Toolid2
      #@@Matt_Model_Toolid2 = toolid if not([21022,10508].index toolid)
      @@Matt_Model_Toolid2 = "select#{toolname}:";
      puts "1: #{@@Matt_Model_Toolid} 2: #{@@Matt_Model_Toolid2}"
   end


Well... almost.

"selectCameraOrbitTool:" doesnt work.
It's action name is simply OrbitTool.
So maybe a hash of returned tool names and the send_action name.

sendActionToolName = {"CameraOrbitTool", "OrbitTool", } etc.
Or maybe a hash of just the exceptions.

Its a shame SU has to be so inconsistent.

[pecan]

Here's a list of the send_actions and the actual tool name returned by the observer.

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howRubyPanel:
viewBack:
viewBottom:
viewFront:
viewIso:
viewLeft:
viewRight:
viewTop:
viewPerspective:
viewShowAxes:
viewShowHidden:
viewZoomExtents:
viewZoomToSelection:
viewUndo:
selectOrbitTool: (CameraOrbitTool)
    ok  selectPositionCameraTool:
selectDollyTool: (CameraDollyTool
selectTurnTool:
selectWalkTool: (CameraWalkTool)
selectZoomTool: (CameraZoomTool)
selectFieldOfViewTool: (CameraFOVTool) <=== inconsistency
selectZoomWindowTool: (CameraZoomWindowTool)
pageAdd:
pageDelete:
pageUpdate:
pageNext:
pagePrevious:
renderWireframe:
renderHiddenLine:
renderMonochrome:
renderShaded:
renderTextures:
    ok  selectArcTool:
selectAxisTool: (SketchCSTool)
    ok  selectCircleTool:
    ok selectEraseTool:
    ok  selectFreehandTool:
selectLineTool: (SketchTool)
    ok  selectMeasureTool:
    ok  selectMoveTool:
    ok  selectOffsetTool:
    ok  selectPaintTool:
selectPolygonTool: (PolyTool)
    ok  selectProtractorTool:
    ok  selectPushPullTool:
    ok  selectRectangleTool:
    ok  selectRotateTool:
    ok  selectScaleTool:
    ok  selectSectionPlaneTool:
    ok  selectTextTool:
    ok  selectDimensionTool:
    ok  selectExtrudeTool:
    ok  selectSelectionTool:
editUndo:
editRedo:
editHide:
editUnhide:
fixNonPlanarFaces:

axes is returning SketchCSTool
3d text is returning 3DTextTool
plugins return RubyTool
orbit return CameraOrbitTool
pan returns CameraDollyTool
zoom returns CameraZoomTool
field of view returns CameraFDVTool
zoom window returns CameraFOVTool
zoom extends return CameraZoomWindowTool
walk return CamerWalkTool
look returns CameraPanTool
line returns selectSketchTool


Except for "selectFieldOfViewTool: (CameraFOVTool)" you can remove "Camera" from the observer reported name and prefix "select".
Special cases are PolyTool, Line tool, and axis tool.

On second thought, a hash like {reportedObserverName, sendSelectName} might be the best bet.

[pecan]

The following seems to work, and you can add to the exceptions hash when you find 'em.

Hope this helps some...

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# Supports Organizer.rb
=begin
Copyright 2009, Matt
All Rights Reserved

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

License:   Free

Author:        Matthieu NOBLET
Organization:   Matt
Name:            Recall_lst_tool
Version:         1.0
SU Version:      6 and 7
Date:            17/02/2009
Description:      Recall last tool used
Usage:         If you want to have a shortcut, please try with native Sketchup shortcuts...
History:
   1.000   17/02/2009
         First version

   1.100   17/02/2009
         Global variables replaced by Class variables
=end

require 'sketchup.rb'

class Matt_Observer < Sketchup::ToolsObserver
    def initialize
        @ToolExceptionsHash = {
           # observerName    send_actionName
            "FOVTool",       "FieldOfViewTool",
            "SketchCSTool",  "AxisTool",
            "SketchTool",    "LineTool",
            "PolyTool",      "PolygonTool"
        }
    end
   @@Matt_Model_Toolid = nil
   @@Matt_Model_Toolid2 = nil
   def onActiveToolChanged (tools_object, toolname, toolid)
        print tools_object, " ", toolname, " ", toolid, "\n"
        tname = toolname;
      @@Matt_Model_Toolid = @@Matt_Model_Toolid2 if @@Matt_Model_Toolid2
      # remove "Camera" prefix reported by ToolObserver"
      @@Matt_Model_Toolid2 = (tname[0,6]="" if (tname[0,6] == "Camera"));
      tname = @ToolExceptionsHash.fetch(tname, tname);
      @@Matt_Model_Toolid2 = "select#{tname}:";
      puts "1: #{@@Matt_Model_Toolid} 2: #{@@Matt_Model_Toolid2}"
   end
   def self.recall_last
        puts "sending action #{@@Matt_Model_Toolid}" if @@Matt_Model_Toolid
      return Sketchup.send_action(@@Matt_Model_Toolid) if @@Matt_Model_Toolid
      return Sketchup.send_action("selectSelectionTool:")
   end
end

unless file_loaded?(__FILE__)
   file_loaded(__FILE__)
   Sketchup.active_model.tools.add_observer(Matt_Observer.new)
   $submenu ? (organizer = $submenu) : (organizer = UI.menu("Plugins"))
   organizer.add_item("Recall last tool"){ Matt_Observer.recall_last }
end



[Matt666]

Hi pecan!
Sorry, I didn"t test your plugin, but I think it doesn't work with plugins. So Non native tools...
I will test it! Thank you for that Pecan!

[Matt666]

Hi Pecan! Your method does not work with ruby tools, as expected...
A new version has been posted in the first post. It fixes a bug found by Simon Le Bon. Thank you Simon!

[simon le bon]

Hi Matt,
Hip Hip! I've just installed your plug v 1.2 and it seems working very well (all tools are seemingly supported)! So cool!!
It's too young to see if it remain operative on duration, but i believe this is now fixed.

Many thanks for that tool dear Matt

I take it!

simon.

[Edson]

Sorry Edson, and all mac users. But I can't do anything with this bug. Function 'send_action' doesn't accept integers (so tool IDs) on Mac.

would the last update make it usable in macs?

[Matt666]

I take it!

would the last update make it usable in macs?

... Dear Edson... I'm so sorry! You (and all Mac users!)have some problems with many of my scripts... Included this one...
I can't be usable in mac. Mac has a bug with main function used in this script: Sketchup.send_action(ToolID). And I can't do anything.
Sorry again Edson...

[Edson]

matt,

no problem. several other plugins you created work without problems. let's hope this bug gets solved in the future.

[plot-paris]

great plugin, Matthieu.

just a thought: does it make sense to have a similar tool go through several previously used tools when pressing the shortcut key repeatedly?

[Matt666]

Hi plot_paris!

That's a good idea... I will give a try! I think we may go through 10 previously used tools, and may undo history (retrun to the last tool used) by activating selection tool.

[Chris Fullmer]

Hey, I was just thinking about a plugin that would cycle through tools on repeated pressing of a button.

So assign it to the spacebar. Hit the spacebar once and its select. Twice it move, 3 is rotate. But I quickly decided against the silly plugin when I started thinking about having to hit the spacebar 26 times to get to "place camera" or something

But in this context, I think it is quite a good idea,

Chris

[plot-paris]

another idea, although probably not managable with ruby, is a much more graphical approach:

when you hold down the space bar, a ring with tool buttons appears around your cursor in a circular fashion. you can now left click any button to get the tool. or you can simply turn the scroll wheel to file through them, either clockwise or counterclockwise. by default the selection tool is highlighted - so if you just press the space bar once, you get the select tool.

you can easily customise this tool-circle by holding down the space bar and then dragging unwanted tools out of the circle and vice versa.

well, maybe Google comes up with soemthing similar in the next release

[juan974]

Merci MATT ...

[bitsnbites]

Thank you very much, Matt666.
That´s the Plugin i was lookin for.

thx a lot

[jim4366]

I'm glad to see this. Thanks.
I was wondering if it's possible to map this tool to the mouse right click button. But only in the case that nothing is selected. If something is selected then the context menu opens as normal.

Years ago, autocad used to be set up like this. Once you're used to it, you don't need to take your eyes off of what you were working on to pick up a tool icon or a keyboard shortcut. The tool is always at your fingertips, instantly there. Reduces eye fatigue at the end of the day. And reduces mouse "mileage" so to say.

possible maybe ?

[Matt666]

I will try to find a solution.

[Matt666]

Sorry, I don't know how to create a personal observer for controlling mouse events...

[Pherim]

Neat, I didn't know this yet. Great timesaver when switching to select tool to return to the previously used tool.

[jim4366]

Sorry, I don't know how to create a personal observer for controlling mouse events...

Okay. Thanks for checking.

[mirale999]

Merci Matt! Great plugin~
By the way, I come up with an idea, I think maybe it's useful!

I use the shortcut“shift+Y” to recall the last tool. When I use this plugin, a situation like this will happen:
first I use the "Edge follow me" tool to build a face,
then I move it to another place, and use move and scale to modify the curves,
then I want to do "Edge follow me" again

so the idea comes:------this tool have a function: ignore the move, scale, rotate, line, arc, rectangle, circle...(because they are so useful and they have shortcuts), but recall edge follow me, blend, extrapolate colors...(you must find it in a submenu).
On my bad English... hope you get my meaning...

[Matt666]

Hi mirale999!
So you want RLT ignores some native tools you would be able to choose? Do you agree with this "way of explanation" (I dont know how to tell it in english )?
I don't know if it's possible... But I can try.

[jdtsmith]

Just an FYI for any Mac users. Pecan's version above with the "exceptions" list works fine for me in SU 8.0. I use it with BetterTouchTool and a Magic Trackpad:

• Three Finger TipTap Left: Orbit (O)
• 3 Finger Tip Tap Right: Recall Last Tool (which I have as F2)
• Pinch Out: Zoom Extents (I have as Shift-Z)

This plugin, with Lion's native three finger dragging make using SU with the trackpad much more enjoyable. Here's how I use it:

• Two finger "scroll": zooms in and out
• 3 Finger move: same as click and drag for selection
• Tip Tap Left (drop two fingers and tap another to the left): switch to orbit tool
• Tip Tap Right: switch back to whichever tool I'm in the middle of using
• Get Lost? Pinch to Zoom Out

Thanks to the plugin's authors!

[alex_picas]

Hi Matt. Recall command of autocad is good too. Can you do other 'last tool recall' version like autocad with using only a space bar? Thanks Matt.