Oct
08
This is something I've not been good at myself in adhering to - and that is ensuring that when I write plugins they do not modify locked groups or components. Because the surprising reality is that the #locked? property of the Group and ComponentInstance class is nothing more than a...
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Sep
09
A common pitfall I see SketchUp plugin developers fall into is finding the correct path to where their plugin is installed. It is important to realise that a plugin might not be installed in SketchUp's Plugins. The reasons are many, but a very common one, that's becoming more popular these...
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Aug
28
Release Notes Version 1.1 Overview http://youtu.be/HQV9ApkWhVI Version 1.1 Gizmo http://youtu.be/-SLRpvY_QJ8 Making an Alien with Vertex Tools (High Speed) Check out the timelapse Rich O'Brien's made when he modelled an alien head with Vertex Tools! http://youtu.be/xfM02PleFMg
Aug
17
There are extensions to the base classes in SketchUp's Ruby API which often new SketchUp plugin developers overlook. If you aren't aware of them you might find yourself reinventing many features of the SketchUp API which already exists. There is very little you need to do to deal with units,...
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Jun
26
V-Ray's Dirt map enables you to quickly add detail and depth without generating large bitmap textures. Have a look at the documentation for examples of what each property does. For this tutorials I'll be using a simple road section as example model to demonstrate how to set up and control the Dirt...
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Jun
12
I notice there is some confusion from time to time between the Soft, Smooth and Hidden property of edges in SketchUp. Soft and Smooth is often mixed up and less people know the difference between these properties than soft/smooth vs...
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May
16
What many people might not consider is that a SketchUp Ruby plugin could be malicious. The plugins has full access to the file system and with the Win32 API it can access the registry. When installing SketchUp plugins one should be just as...
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Apr
23
A desktop gadget for Windows Vista and Windows 7 displaying live travel news for the London Underground based on data from Transport For London. Gadgets Repository I have just realized that Microsoft's gadget repository at gallery.live.com has been taken down. From now on the gadget, along with its source code,...
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Apr
05
When the SketchUp Ruby API introduces new features or changes a common pattern to ensure backward compatibility is: if Sketchup.version.split('.')[0].to_i < 7 model.start_operation('FooBar') else model.start_operation('FooBar', true) end One might even need to check the minor and revision number in some cases. But doing so require you to split and parse...
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