Accessing Native Toolbars
I’ve just started dabbling within the UI section of the Ruby API recently, mostly out of curiosity but also because I was fully unaware of a number of powerful methods one has access to. When I run...
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Help using HtmlDialog
Hi Community, I’m facing an issue with UI::HtmlDialog in SketchUp 2023. It seems that some of my extension files are not reachable by the extension. In this image, you can see that there’re some...
View ArticleSketchup::require 'openssl'
Hi, On all my extension, I use openssl. One of my customer I have this error: SketchUp : 24.0.553 OS : Windows 11 Ruby : 3.2.2 Extension : [unknown] Erreur : LoadError () <internal:C:/Program...
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Modus Bootstrap issues HTML dialog
A im working on this extension: mw_material_skimmer.rbz (12,9 MB) There are 4 tab panes and a column with navigation ‘nav-pills’ on the left. The Welcome tab and material tab works fine, but the...
View ArticleSecurity advice for a new developer
Hi Everyone. Long time SU user here but first time extension developer. I’m wondering if there is any advice more experienced developers can give me on securing my extension before I launch it to the...
View ArticleClipping problema with preview wall plugin
I was starting to make a wall plugin, but I’m having a lot of trouble figuring out how to create a preview of the drawing. Why is the preview disappearing depending on the zoom? Is there a better way...
View ArticleHow to identify / change between radius and diameter type dimension?
I’m working on an extension that manipulates dimensions. One thing I would like to do is to be able to identify whether a DimensionRadial is a diameter or radius type, and to change it back and forth....
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Materials name problem in Sketchup 2025
Hi, When I try to save a material name for example it save “Plaster_03_1K1” but in the materials name list we can only find Plaster_03_1K. It happen for some materials. Do you know why it happen? 1...
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[code] Accessing and Loading SketchUp Shipped Materials
Accessing and Loading SketchUp Shipped Materials Prompted by many requests over the years and recent changes to the Materials collection that is shipped with SketchUp. Major changes regarding the...
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DPIPerMonitor and Text-Size scaling
On Windows, if the user has set Scaling for a display (DPIPerMonitor), the html rendering AND the window size are scaled up. However, if the user has set Text-Size scaling (in Accessibility) it...
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Ruby script for Texture positioning
Hey everyone, I’m trying to write a simple Ruby script that does the following: Takes a material named "TestTexture" from the model Applies it to a face I select Aligns and stretches the texture so it...
View Article[Example] An extension registrar file that checks for and loads Dynamic...
[Example] An extension registrar file that checks for and loads Dynamic Components. This is a dummy example extension (has no functions) other than to check for and attempt to load the Dynamic...
View ArticleHow can get UV when material on group?
How can get UV when material on group?. 2 posts - 2 participants Read full topic
View ArticleModel.tags = "string"
I am getting Sketchup.active_model.tags.class => String I have deleted all plugins and it is still a string. I am not sure how to solve this. Any suggestions? 3 posts - 3 participants Read full topic
View ArticleCube root of sum
-5.class => Integer -5**(1.0/3) => -1.7099759466766968 (-6+1).class => Integer (-6 + 1)**(1.0/3) => (0.8549879733383486+1.480882609682364i) x = (-6 + 1) x.class => Integer x**(1.0/3)...
View ArticleExport textures of PBR Materials
Hello, I know we can use TextureWriter to export the textures into files, but how can we export the PBR textures (for Example the Metallic/Roughness textures )? Thanks, Márton 3 posts - 2 participants...
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Ruby method to add "by" and "description" in the component list
I am writing a Ruby extension that creates components; mostly working but when I see my components in the SU list, I see “by” as "Unknown and “no description”. Can I set these from Ruby? Thanks… 3...
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Adjust definition scale
Hello, I’m looking for a script, I need to adjust the definition scale of the subcomponents of my box, I want something automatic, without having to enter the component and adjust the scale one by...
View ArticleExport performance issue with parameter: selectionset_only
Sketchup version: Sketchup Pro 2024 (24.0.594 and 24.0.484) If parameter: selectionset_only is true, the time cost of exporting STL is very slow. Is it a performance issue or bug? Please refer to the...
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Safe to use + and - keys in an extension tool?
How risky is it to use the + or - keys to provide additional controls for a custom tool? I am aware of this thread but it doesn’t discuss these particular keys: Safe Hot Keys Ruby API Does anyone have...
View ArticleAdding license to the extension
I am looking for a solution to add license to my extension. The extension is for the in-house use in the company, and won’t be sold outside. The aim is to protect IP of the company from leaking out....
View ArticleSketchup Crashing with unstability generated
Hi there, I’m lookingsome explanation to a strange thing… The code I’m writing does things whithout problems and I’m reaching a new method that practice boolean operations on elements that I need to...
View ArticleMoving a section plane using ruby
is it possible? copilot says yes: "# Sélectionner le plan de section model = Sketchup.active_model entities = model.active_entities section_planes = entities.grep(Sketchup::SectionPlane) if...
View ArticleWhat is a best practice for HtmlDialog error handling
Looking at the Ruby HtmlDialog class, I am having trouble understanding how I would perform client side error handling when there’s an error in my ruby code. For instance, I am using...
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Update Dynamic Components Instance values using Ruby API
Hi all, I’m facing dynamic component instance values update problems using Ruby API. That ok if I want to update dynamic component definition, for example like this below : def cuDraw(argView) #Ensure...
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