Sketchup Select By Area Sizes

[Ozansahin]

I have lots of faces but I want to select for example larger than 10 sqm.
Is there a way to select? like selection filter.

Thank you.

[Sminky]

Hi,
I sometimes need to do the same thing and so I wrote a simple ruby script to do it.
To use it, first select all the faces. Then open ruby console and copy/paste this code:

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model=Sketchup.active_model
entities = Sketchup.active_model.entities
sel=model.selection.grep(Sketchup::Face)
input=UI.inputbox(["Area:"],[100],"Input the lower limit of the area in Sketchup units")
aftersel=[]
sel.each{|x|
   if Sketchup.format_area(x.area).to_f>input[0]
      aftersel<<x
   end   
}
model.selection.clear
model.selection.add(aftersel)

In the input dialog use area measures in the units your sketchup is set to. (My sketchup is set to meters so this will select faces with area of more than 100 square meters).

Best regards

[Ozansahin]

This is amazing. Thank you.

[DavorPPP]

Would it be possible to tweak this script to delete faces smaller than x? Can this work on nested groups and components?