[Code Snippets]

[Jim]

This is a list of SketchUp plugins code which have been posted on the SketchUcation Developers Forum.

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Contents

• Most Recently Posted Code
• Code Snippets by Author
• Code Snippets by Subject
• Platform Issues / Differences / Specifics
• C/C++ Ruby extensions & SketchUp plugins

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Updated: 2012-07-22 10:42:54 UTC.

  
Most Recently Posted Code

• WebDialog communication (Aerilius)
• Print the transformation matrix (dacastror)
• custom file_loaded() and file_loaded?() v2.0.0 (Dan Rathbun)
• YARC – yet another ruby console (Aerilius)
• Detect Window's VirtualStore (thomthom)
• Cleanup After execute_script (Jim)
• realign UVs, or: convert projective to affine (Aerilius)
• Set class fix (beta) v0.3.1 (Dan Rathbun)
• intersect_with?() Group test method (Dan Rathbun)
• GE "GeoLocation" AttributeDictionary v1.1.0 (Dan Rathbun)
• Tracking Models during a Ruby session (thomthom)
• Scraping API Docs (Jim)
• Scarpino's SphereUtil Sample ver 1.1.0 (Dan Rathbun)
• Scarpino's SphereTool Sample ver 2.1.0 (Dan Rathbun)
• PCFileTools (TIG)
• Selection dependant menu item macros (Dan Rathbun)
• Folder Browser (Jim)
• Ruby snippets (thomthom)
• position of texture pins (Aerilius)
• wrapping operations (Dan Rathbun)
• Creating attr like methods (thomthom)
• How do you compute weighted vertex normals? (thomthom)
• Change Axes of a Group (kwalkerman)
• !autoload.rb loads "!_autoload" folders - v2.0.0 (Dan Rathbun)
• SketchupExtension and rbs rubies (Dan Rathbun)
• Chrome Extension: Syntax Highlight SCF tags (Jim)
• ruby-dxf-reader (Jim)
• Executing a cmd without the black screen (Windows) (Fredo6)
• Parsing arithmetic formulas (Fredo6)
• Load Instructor v1.0.1 (bentleykfrog)
• Split a long pathstring ~in half at the nearest '/' (Dan Rathbun)
• Rantexpos (g.moggel)
• Error raising scriptlets for testing (Dan Rathbun)
• Sketchup.send_action() : Arguments to (Dan Rathbun)
• FAQ: Detect if plugin is running on the Mac vs PC ? (Dan Rathbun)
• Menu Validation (MF_DISABLED bugged on PC?) (Dan Rathbun)
• Win32 - Get SketchUp Window Handle (WIP) (thomthom)
• New Image methods (TIG)
• New Material methods (TIG)
• New SKM class and methods (TIG)
• Win32 Moving/Showing/Hiding Toolbars and Dialogs (Jim)
• ruby_const_update.rb : ver 1.0.0 (Dan Rathbun)
• reading a CSV file (Dan Rathbun)
• loading from the Standard Ruby Libs (Dan Rathbun)
• Ruby LOAD PATHs script (Win32) : ver 3.0.1 (Dan Rathbun)
• Sketchup Safe Shutdown method (Dan Rathbun)
• [Code Snippets] (Jim)
• Rotate Camera around Target (Jim)
• 3ds2obj.rb (Jim)
• Camera settings (chrisglasier)
• Timer class (MartinRinehart)
• Animation controller (Jim)
• extract png thumbnail image from .skp file (Jim)
• Ruby Extension for Sketchup color integers (Dan Rathbun)
• reset webdialog and toolbars .bat file (Jim)
• Real UV from UVHelper data (thomthom)
• Transformation_Extensions 20110209 (TIG)
• Image: definition, transformation, transformation= (AlexMozg)
• MetaObserver (Jim)
• entities.add_linear_dimension (TIG)
• layer-color= v1.2 (TIG)
• layers.purge_unused (chrisglasier)
• UnicodeEx - (0.2.0a) Sketchup + Character Encoding (thomthom)
• file_found?(path) and to_ascii+to_unicode.rb (TIG)
• material.name= v1.2 (TIG)
• layer.delete() (TIG)
• material.delete (TIG)
• Group.real_parent (thomthom)
• Method Model.start_operation for SketchUp 5-6 (AlexMozg)
• entity.real_typename (Matt666)
• Tool ID Constants - Rev. 2 (thomthom)
• ComponentDefinition-delete (another version!) (AlexMozg)
• ComponentInstance-add_entities v1.9 (TIG)
• ComponentDefinition-delete (TIG)
• intersect_with example (shirazbj)
• Is this possible? batch export (robmoors)
• orient_faces.rb v1.2 (TIG)

  
Code by Author

  

• AdamB
  
  • code: linkfile.rb
  • code: proxy.rb - component proxy
  • code: su2sf.rb - Sketchup 2 Sunflow
    
• Aerilius
  
  • position of texture pins
  • realign UVs, or: convert projective to affine
  • WebDialog communication
  • YARC – yet another ruby console
    
• Al Hart
  
  • code: clear_3d_warehouse.rb
  • code: clear_ruby_console.rb
  • code: get_camera_distance.rb
  • code: low_poly.rb
  • code: read_registry.rb
  • code: trace_sample.rb - debug trace method
    
• AlexMozg
  
  • ComponentDefinition-delete (another version!)
  • Image: definition, transformation, transformation=
  • Method Model.start_operation for SketchUp 5-6
    
• bentleykfrog
  
  • Load Instructor v1.0.1
    
• BillW
  
  • ComponentPunch.rb - punhc holes in place of component
    
• chrisglasier
  
  • Camera settings
  • layers.purge_unused
    
• dacastror
  
  • Print the transformation matrix
    
• Dan Rathbun
  
  • !autoload.rb loads "!_autoload" folders - v2.0.0
  • custom file_loaded() and file_loaded?() v2.0.0
  • Error raising scriptlets for testing
  • FAQ: Detect if plugin is running on the Mac vs PC ?
  • GE "GeoLocation" AttributeDictionary v1.1.0
  • intersect_with?() Group test method
  • loading from the Standard Ruby Libs
  • Menu Validation (MF_DISABLED bugged on PC?)
  • reading a CSV file
  • Ruby Extension for Sketchup color integers
  • Ruby LOAD PATHs script (Win32) : ver 3.0.1
  • ruby_const_update.rb : ver 1.0.0
  • Scarpino's SphereTool Sample ver 2.1.0
  • Scarpino's SphereUtil Sample ver 1.1.0
  • Selection dependant menu item macros
  • Set class fix (beta) v0.3.1
  • Sketchup Safe Shutdown method
  • Sketchup.send_action() : Arguments to
  • SketchupExtension and rbs rubies
  • Split a long pathstring ~in half at the nearest '/'
  • wrapping operations
    
• Fredo6
  
  • Executing a cmd without the black screen (Windows)
  • Parsing arithmetic formulas
    
• g.moggel
  
  • Rantexpos
    
• Gruff
  
  • Ruby Script Launcher.zip
  • SU Import DWG or DXF.zip
  • TG Calc.zip A Ruby Calcluator
    
• Jim
  
  • 3ds2obj.rb
  • [Code Snippets]
  • Animation controller
  • Chrome Extension: Syntax Highlight SCF tags
  • Cleanup After execute_script
  • extract png thumbnail image from .skp file
  • Folder Browser
  • LDraw dat_importer.rb (Lego)
  • MetaObserver
  • random_pushpull.rb
  • reset webdialog and toolbars .bat file
  • Rotate Camera around Target
  • ruby-dxf-reader
  • Scraping API Docs
  • sideview.rb - draws contstr. geom from 3 views.
  • Win32 Moving/Showing/Hiding Toolbars and Dialogs
    
• kwalkerman
  
  • Change Axes of a Group
    
• MartinRinehart
  
  • Timer class
    
• Matt666
  
  • entity.real_typename
    
• robmoors
  
  • Is this possible? batch export
    
• shirazbj
  
  • intersect_with example
    
• Simone
  
  • Scenes.rb - trigger DC's between scenes
    
• thomthom
  
  • Creating attr like methods
  • Detect Window's VirtualStore
  • Group.real_parent
  • How do you compute weighted vertex normals?
  • Real UV from UVHelper data
  • Ruby snippets
  • Tool ID Constants - Rev. 2
  • Tracking Models during a Ruby session
  • UnicodeEx - (0.2.0a) Sketchup + Character Encoding
  • Win32 - Get SketchUp Window Handle (WIP)
    
• TIG
  
  • ComponentDefinition-delete
  • ComponentInstance-add_entities v1.9
  • entities.add_linear_dimension
  • file_found?(path) and to_ascii+to_unicode.rb
  • layer-color= v1.2
  • layer.delete()
  • material.delete
  • material.name= v1.2
  • New Image methods
  • New Material methods
  • New SKM class and methods
  • orient_faces.rb v1.2
  • PCFileTools
  • Transformation_Extensions 20110209
    
• wikii
  
  • create360view.rb - creates scenes

[Dan Rathbun]

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BY SUBJECT

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(work in progress)

Animation

• [Code] Animation controller (Jim)

Arcs & Curves

• [Code][Plugin]ArcCurve-set_segments.rb & changearcsegments (TIG)

Arrays

• (Element References) [Info] This tripped me up (again) today
• Core Methods of Array class (offsite)
• Methods Mixed in from module Enumerable (offsite)
• Methods Added by the SketchUp API (offsite)

Attributes & Dictionaries

• [Info] Allowable Classes for "set_attribute" (Karen Walkerman)

C/C++ Ruby extensions & SketchUp plugins

• see: subpost (below)

Camera

• [Code] Camera settings (chrisglasier)
• [Code] Rotate Camera around Target (Jim)

Classes

• Checking for a group?
• Misc:
  • "Why use a module instead of a class ?" (Dan Rathbun)

Communications

• Serial / USB
  • Read Serial port or USB interface
• Socket
  • Interest in a Networking Sockets Workaround
  • Clients <--> Server Communication (Sockets?)
  • Requiring Socket on Mac crashes SU

Colors

• [Code] Ruby Extension for Sketchup color integers

Component(s)

• [Code] ComponentInstance-add_entities v1.9 (TIG)
• [Code] ComponentDefinition-delete (TIG)
• [Code] ComponentDefinition-delete (another version!) (AlexMozg)
• parent instance of a component
• Collecting definitions that ARE parents of component instances (TIG)
• [Code] intersect_with?() test method (Dan Rathbun)

Construction Lines & Points

Debugging

• [Info] How to debug?

Dimension(s)

• [Code] entities.add_linear_dimension (TIG)

Edge(s)

• Ruby How to Select All Connected

Entity(ies)

• Checking for a group?
• [Code] entity.real_typename (Matt666)

Execution & Error Trapping

• Help with using begin, rescue, end
• [Code] Error raising scriptlets for testing (Dan Rathbun)
• [Code] Method Model.start_operation for SketchUp 5-6 (AlexMozg)
• Optimization Tips

Face(s)

• [Code] orient_faces.rb (TIG)

File(s)

• getting info from a text file
• [Code] 3ds2obj.rb (Jim)
• [Code] reading a CSV file (Dan Rathbun)
• [Code] PCFileTools - Support UTF8 (TIG)

Group(s)

• [Code] Group.real_parent (thomthom)
• Checking for a group?
• Copy selection to new group?
• [Code] intersect_with?() test method (Dan Rathbun)
• [Info] Modifying geometry in freshly copied Groups (not unique) (Fredo6)

Image(s)

• [Code] Image: definition, transformation, transformation= (AlexMozg)
• [Code] extract png thumbnail image from .skp file (Jim)

Layer(s)

• [Info] Layer0 questions & answers (Al Hart/TIG)
• [Code] layer.delete() (TIG)
• [Code] layer-color= v1.2 (TIG)
• [Code] layers.purge_unused (chrisglasier)

Material(s)

• [Code] material.delete (TIG)
• [Code] material.name= v1.2 (TIG)

Math

• [Code] Parsing arithmetic formulas (Fredo6)

Modules

• "Why use a module instead of a class ?" (Dan Rathbun)
• [Code] Private Mixin Module (Dan Rathbun)

Observer(s)

• [Info] State of Observers (ThomThom)
• State of Observers Redux — 12 September 2010 (ThomThom)
  • [link] State of Google SketchUp's Observers
• [Code] MetaObserver (Jim)

Pages & Scenes

Platform (Mac/OSX vs PC/Windows)

• Issues / Differences / Specifics (goto next post)
• [Code] FAQ: Detect if plugin is running on the Mac vs PC ?

Ruby

• $LOAD_PATH
  • [Code] Ruby LOAD PATHs script (Win32) (Dan Rathbun / Jim Foltz)
• Object References
  • Array : [Info] This tripped me up (again) today
• Optimization Tips

Selection

• Copy selection to new group?

SketchupExtension

• [Code] SketchupExtension and rbs rubies

Strings

• [Code] Parsing arithmetic formulas (Fredo6)
• JSON in Ruby
• [Code] UnicodeEx - (0.2.0a) Sketchup + Character Encoding (thomthom)
• [Code] file_found?(path) and to_ascii+to_unicode.rb (TIG)
• [Code] Split a long pathstring ~in half at the nearest '/' (various)

Styles

Text & 3DText

Texture(s)

• [Code] texture_by_component.rb (honoluludesktop)
• [Code] Real UV from UVHelper data (thomthom)

Timer(s)

• [Code] Timer class (MartinRinehart)

Tool(s)

• [Code] Tool ID Constants - Rev. 2 (thomthom)

Transform(s)

• [Code] Transformation_Extensions (TIG)

User Interface

• Command(s)
• Instructor Helpfiles
  • [Code] Load Instructor v1.0.1 (Niall Campbell)
• Menu(s)
  • One Submenu for many plugins (Dan Rathbun)
• Mouse
  • Mouse Capture (Win32 API)
• Toolbar(s)
• WebDialog
  • [code] reset webdialog and toolbars .bat file (Jim)
  • [info] Web Dialog not firing a JavaScript function...

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Platform Issues / Differences / Specifics

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Platform Differences

• Bugs / Issues
  • When do Tools.active_tool_id return 0 ?
• GUI
  • UI.show_model_info() w/ no args
  • X-Mouse Window Focus for Mac OSX ??
• Misc.
  • Help with Mac compatibility?
• Ruby
  • [FAQ] Detect if plugin is running on the Mac vs PC ?
  • Ruby (versions)
  • Sketchup.send_action arguments: Mac vs PC
• WebDialog
  • WebDialog - hide scrollbars
  • WebDialog (resizing windows)
  • WebDialogs - The Lost Manual — R1 2009NOV09
  • WebDialog set_file
  • WebDialog.set_html() Gotchas
  • Webdialogs and Javascript void
  • [FIXED!!!] Anyone seen this web dialog bug?
• System / OS
  • [Code] Sketchup Safe Shutdown method
  • onKeyDown repeat parameter problem
  
  

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Mac / OSX Specific

• Bugs / Issues
  • SU 8 Mac & strange content (memory leak?)
• GUI
  • Mac Toolbars Editable?
  • My Apple Keyboard VK_KEYS
• Misc.
• Ruby
  • Ruby Version for Sketchup 8.0 M1 on Mac ??
• WebDialog
  • JS loading problem under Mac OS X SU
  • PC v MAC webdialog populate
  • Sketchup use of WebKit
  • Webdialog position not preserved across session on MAC
  • WebDialogs are caching and not refreshing images
  • WebDialog.set_html fails under Safari 5.0.6
• System / OS
  • Auto-running a Mac '.command' File from Sketchup?
  • "Mac32API.so" ?
  
  

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PC / Win Specific

• Bugs / Issues
• Files
  • [Code] PCFileTools - Support UTF8 (TIG)
• GUI
  • Windows: Moving Floating Toolbars
• Misc.
• Ruby
  • Win32API vs DL lib
• WebDialog
  • Web dialog browser version
• System / OS
  • Determine OS bit version with ruby
  • Sketchup registry key ?
    

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C/C++ Ruby extensions & SketchUp plugins

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C++ SDK Developers GoogleGroup:

http://groups.google.com/group/su-sdk-fileshare/topics

Ruby Source files:

• MAC Sketchup thru 8.0M1
  Ruby source (v1.8.5 initial) tarball
  
  
• WIN Sketchup < 8
  Ruby source (v1.8.0 initial) tarball
  
  
• WIN Sketchup 8+
  Ruby source (v1.8.6-p287) zip

Ruby Binary Installer(s):

• Ruby (v1.8.6-p287) Windows One-Click Installer

SCF topic threads:

• Getting Started with C++ and Sketchup
  
  
• Plugin DLL
  
  
• DLL callback to Ruby
  
  
• Ruby extension module using C/C++
  (mostly about using SWIG)
  
  
• Example of Compiled Extension with SWIG and CMake
  
  
• Ruby C++ extension crashes SketchUp
  
  
• Re: Optimization Tips (discussing Ruby vs C speed)
  
  
• Programming in C, C++ for Mac and Windows?
  
  
• Are Swig generated Ruby bindings compatible with Sketchup?

Other Forum topic threads (offsite):

• Common Traps for C extensions

Examples:

• Al Hoang : Harvard University
  Getting a ruby C extension to compile on Windows
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  
  
• Adam Nelson : apocryph.org
  • The Totally Bullshit Ruby Extension Experience on Windows
  • More Ruby Extension Building Nonsense - It doesn't end
• There are several examples distro'd with the C++ SDK.
  Look in the documention subdirs for html files that contain the word "example" as part of the filename.
  
  
• Google SimpleExtension Example
  (courtesy of Al Hart, Render Plus Systems)
  • in the package, file stdafx.h, line 54:
    #include "C:/ruby/source/ruby-1.8.2/ruby.h"
    needs to be changed to the correct Ruby version source dir
  • This example is quite old, and was written for MSVC 6. If you will be including ruby.h, to compile with MSVC 2005 or higher, you need to comment out the (usually first 3) lines in your Ruby install's config.h file:
    #if _MSC_VER != 1200
    #error MSC version unmatch
    #endif
    The config.h file is located usually in directory:
    C:/Ruby186/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-mswin32
  
  
• TBD's SUExt extension example
  
  
• ThomThom's C Extension How-to

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