sketchUcation

This tool uses OpenAI's GPT-based AI (artificial intelligence) to generate SketchUp Ruby code that - when executed - can draw geometry (e.g. with the prompt "Draw a box") or manipulate drawn objects (e.g. with "Color the objects in the selection randomly using five blue tones"). You can also use it to interact with OpenAI's services using chat-like, text-only prompts like "Tell me a joke".

**PLEASE NOTE: This is an experimental extension, which is able to fully automate SketchUp using its Ruby scripting engine (if code execution is enabled). This can even affect your entire file system because SketchUp has unrestricted, user level access to that. Use with caution and at your own risk! When in doubt, do not enable code execution in the extension's settings (it is disabled by default).

ALSO NOTE: Any Ruby code that OpenAI's service generates may contain errors (or not be executable code at all). Therefore, use this tool with caution and experiment with prompts if you run into errors. Sometimes it helps to simply re-word the prompt.**

This works better with simple and specific commands than with complex concepts (that would include multiple modeling steps).

In order for this to work, you will need to sign up with OpenAI and get your own API key (here: https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys). You may also want to set a keyboard shortcut for the OpenAI Explorer menu item so that you can quickly enter a new prompt.

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(c) Alexander Schreyer, alexschreyer.net

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