I have a piece of code below which plots two points at [2,3,4] and [5,6,7] when the code is run in SketchUp's Ruby console. The end goal is to be able to allow the user to select a line and create points at both ends of the line, but I am taking it step by step at a time.
sel = Sketchup.active_model.selection
fp = [2,3,4]
sp = [5,6,7]
fp = fp.map {|a| 39.3701 *a}
sp = sp.map {|a| 39.3701 *a}
p1 = Geom::Point3d.new(fp)
p2 = Geom::Point3d.new(sp)
addpoint1 = entities.add_cpoint p1
addpoint2 = entities.add_cpoint p2
I am slowly trying to make this code more user friendly. I tried to upgrade it by making it so you need to select a line to create two points at [2,3,4] and [5,6,7].
Also, the number 39.3701 is to convert the units into the units I want (meters), SketchUp has it's own weird units which I've sorta solved with a 'band aid solution'.
([2,3,4] [5,6,7] are hard-coded arrays which I am using just to see if I've scripted things correctly).
Here is my attempt at the next bit of code.
def pointplot
sel = Sketchup.active_model.selection
fp = [2,3,4]
sp = [5,6,7]
fp = fp.map {|a| 39.3701 *a}
sp = sp.map {|a| 39.3701 *a}
p1 = Geom::Point3d.new(fp)
p2 = Geom::Point3d.new(sp)
addpoint1 = entities.add_cpoint p1
addpoint2 = entities.add_cpoint p2
end
def check_line
sel = Sketchup.active_model.selection
ok = sel.find { |e| e.typename == "Edge" }
ok ? MF_ENABLED : MF_GRAYED
end
UI.add_context_menu_handler do |menu|
menu.add_separator
item = menu.add_item("Point Plot") { pointplot }
menu.set_validation_proc(item) {check_line}
end
What this bigger piece of code will do is add an option to the menu when the user right clicks on a line. The additional function is called "Point Plot."
However when you click on the 'Point Plot' function, it does not create the two points at [2,3,4] and [5,6,7].
There seems to be an issue around these lines. If I were to put a UI.messagebox() before those two lines the messagebox will appear. But if I put the UI.messagebox() after those two lines, it will not appear.
addpoint1 = entities.add_cpoint p1
addpoint2 = entities.add_cpoint p1
Could anyone please clarify the problem I am running into?
Thanks!
Here is an example for creating a 'construction point' at each vertex of selected edges...
model = Sketchup.active_model
entities = model.active_entities
selection = model.selection
edges = selection.grep(Sketchup::Edge)
if edges.empty?
msg = 'Select one or more edges before using this tool.'
UI.messagebox(msg)
return
end
vertices = []
edges.each { |edge| vertices << edge.vertices }
vertices.flatten!
vertices.uniq!
vertices.each { |vertex| entities.add_cpoint vertex.position }