Free download dan applemans win32 api puzzle book and tutorial for visual basic programmers free download db2 for the cobol programmer, part 1, 2nd ed. To open the layout preferences dialog box, select edit preferences microsoft windows or layout preferences mac os x. One way to make it easier to reload the whole extension is adding a small utility method that you can call from the ruby console. Use ruby, and youll write better code, be more productive, and enjoy programming more. Automatic sketchup matthew scarpino a book on the sketchup ruby interface. Ruby programming 28 ruby for sketchup jake day williams. The worlds most popular 3d modeling and design application just got a remodel. Chapter 7 creating geometry using ruby scripting sketchup. Viewing the sketchup quick reference card the quick reference card is an easytoprint guide to all the sketchup tools and their modifier keys.
It is available from within sketchup, it cannot be used by itself. Use them with the ruby code editor just paste the code and hit run or make them more permanent as a menu item see appendix d in my book. Did you know in addition to our amazing 3d modeling content, we have extensions to customize your sketchup experience. Although the online api reference is very extensive and has great examples and the.
Read a chapter, then go back, using sketchup, and work through the chapter. Mar 19, 2012 go to to learn how to create unique 3d models using trimble sketchup. May 04, 20 most of us use the scale tool on groups and components, but you can also scale anything in sketchup, including any number of entities in a selection. This book will appeal to architects, interior designers, and engineers but, also to youngsters who have a. Check out my book, architectural design with sketchup. Although the online api reference is very extensive and has great examples and the downloadable version is a good solution when youre offline, this one may be useful as a reference once you mastered the basic concepts. In this video i use ruby coding in sketchup to have some fun. This video is a sample instructional video from the book. Ruby sketchup, get a value from an open excel workbook. On startup, sketchup runs every ruby program in the plugins directory.
I created a tool class, and when i pick the first vertex of one, move it to another position, and the appropriate polygon is created, replace the old polygon in array. I would even recommend matts book and sketchup ruby for initial programming instruction the instant gratification of creating su objects is hard to beat. Five free ebooks to learn to program in ruby language. The essential guide to creating construction documents with sketchup pro.
Dec 06, 2017 reloading extension without restarting sketchup. May 31, 2008 even further in that direction, matthew scarpinos book, automatic sketchup, gives you ways to get that fundamental practice by working in sketchup. This collection of small script snippets presents handy little routines that are usually too small to put into a proper extension. When you begin using sketchup, the getting started toolbar is the one you see by default. Create 3d geometry, draw with code, bend the software to my will. The model is the 3d drawing that the user is working with, and it serves as the entry point for most ruby api interactions. Incorporate sketchup into every phase of your design if you want to go beyond the basics and start using sketchup 3d modeling software in all phases of your design, the sketchup workflow for architecture is the perfect place to start. If you have an idea of a plugin that could be useful but you dont know ow to program in ruby this post might be for you. Describes the process of giving your ide insight to the sketchup ruby api by feeding it method stubs. That way sketchup avoids feature bloat in terms of what is e. The missing manual offers a handson tour of the program, with crystalclear instructions for using every feature and lots of realworld examples to help you pick up the practical skills you need.
Free download ebook pdf, sketchup books, sketchup books pdf. Its also a great way to get in touch with alex, who is one of the more responsive, friendly, and helpful folks youll find in the sketchup community. Manamana some of us architects actually want to use it software that takes too long to use is pointless for the design process which ultimately skup is for. He birthed this blog, taught countless sketchup classes, authored the sketchup for dummies book, and is a jolly fellow indeed. Today there are thousands of ruby script plugins available on the internet.
Appendix b ruby class and method reference the following is a selection of the most commonly used ruby classes and methods as included with the current version of sketchup version selection from architectural design with sketchup. The order of these posts is mainly dependent on how i am using the software at the moment. The onestop web site for reference documentation about ruby gems and githubhosted ruby projects. To work on an element, i use the following for the definition. Scripting in sketchup also allows you to automatize repetitive tasks or facilitate data. If you want to learn sketchup this is the ideal book. Ruby learning resources wikilists ruby api sketchup. So to get back to the point, the require command tells ruby to go load a different file before proceeding with the one at hand. But when i pick one vertex second time, ruby console display an error.
The sketchup ruby api allows you to interact with sketchup models and the. Put them in a folder on your desktop or wherever you can find them easily. Guides, tutorials, and reference material to help you learn more about ruby. Just move your mouse, and you see a parallel, dashed line.
He has been teaching people about computers and design software since discovering sketchup. Shortcut keys and ruby script plugins popular woodworking. Ruby, rails and rspec documentation with users notes. Export image from sketchup with ruby snippet sketchup for.
You can create three kinds of guides, and you use the tape measure tool to make them all. Reference browser opens rces reference browser window, which can be used to look up items in the sketchup api or in other general ruby sources. While it contains some more involved topics such as photorealistic rendering, dynamic components, and ruby scripting, it provides a clear learning path that takes you through easyto. Clicking anywhere except the endpoints or midpoint along an edge with the tape measure tool tells sketchup that you want to create a guide parallel to that edge. Apr 23, 20 hence they included the ruby api applications programming interface into the architecture and with this api users could write their own programs called scripts to extend sketchups functionality in the ruby language. The following is a handy little ruby tool if you frequently need to export the current view as an image in sketchup.
Often called computational geometry, this is an exciting current topic that allows. Sketchup a design guide for woodworkers a sketchup guide created specifically for woodworkers sketchup is a fantastic design tool for woodworkers. What i am doing is inputing data into excel, then i have a ruby code in sketchup that get the data and draws from it. If youre brand new to sketchup, or have tried it before and are thinking about giving it a. My chrome browser has, from left to right, a tab for the api, another for ruby, then javascript, my javascript console application, an html reference and last, css. That is the time to add your ruby plugin to the plugins menu, along with code to run the plugin when the menu item is clicked. Aidan was a beloved member of the sketchup team for 10 years. When youre done selecting preferences options, click the close button. Sketchup is a 3d modeling computer program for a wide range of drawing applications such as architectural, interior design, landscape architecture, civil and mechanical engineering, film and video game design. If you dont make changes to menus, toolbar or class inheritance you can in most cases reload extensions without having to restart sketchup between every change. Sketchup mac only, file, edit, view, camera, draw, tools, window, and help. The sketchup ruby api allows you to interact with sketchup models and the sketchup application. Keep it handy as you start using sketchup and youll learn to model quickly and efficiently.
Ruby pocket reference, 2nd edition is ideal for experienced programmers who are new to ruby. Scripting in sketchup also allows you to automatize repetitive tasks or facilitate data exchange with. When youre drawing a model in sketchup, moving your model or parts of it takes on a third dimension. If youd like to learn a little more about aidan and his new endeavor, check out bitsbox. Most ruby calls start from the currently active model, and this is accessed via the sketchup. In sketchup, use the navigation tools to frame the view you want. The majority of sketchup tools, commands, and settings are available within the menus on the menu bar. This book attempts to help the basic to intermediate user make the leap from simply creating something in sketchup to using it as a powerful design tool. Sketchup pro 2016 has native integration with trimble connect, treat 3d warehouse models as references, a rebuilt generate report and now layout offers webfriendly reference objects as well as a new layout api. Visit our sketchup developer center for more information and resources on sketchup s apis. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read sketchup to layout. August 30, 2012 6 best books for learning or advancing your ruby knowledge. Sketchup pro licensing is crossplatform and works on both windows and mac machines.
Whether youve come to ruby because of rails, or you want to take advantage of this clean, powerful, and expressive language for other applications, this reference. The final chapter in this book chapter 6 introduces you to the exciting field of computational geometry in sketchup. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. This book is well organized and you can download the code examples in the book so you can tinker with them while youre working through a particular section. And for navigating the sketchup api, there is of course my sketchup ruby cheatsheet. Componentbased modeling, plugins, rendering, and scripting book. A design guide for woodworkers support page if you have not purchased my book and wish to do so simply click on the cover image in the right column. This book is a tutorial and reference for the ruby programming language. It is truly a guide, not a reference book although the information as a reference book. This article is your guide to moving things around in your 3d model, from a simple clickandmove operation to moving precisely with 3d coordinates.
This page is an online resource page for owners of my book sketchup. Hence they included the ruby api applications programming interface into the architecture and with this api users could write their own programs called scripts to extend sketchup s functionality in the ruby language. Searching for the right programming book can be a challenge. Sketchup notes ruby api i wish for sketchup to be developed further as a platform.
We also have a guide on setting up rubymine as an example of how you can set. The sketchup ruby api provides an extensive set of functions to. Michael brightmans the sketchup workflow for architecture and paul lees construction documents using sketchup pro and layout are both aimed at professionals who want to produce complete construction documents without using other cad software. To make this easy, ive created this cookbook approach. From the book in this chapter, you will create scripted geometry in sketchup. Often called computational geometry, this is an exciting current topic that allows you to produce 3d shapes and arrangements that are impossible or at least hard to create by hand. Aidan chopra is the author of the sketchupdate, an irreverent but informative monthly enewsletter that reaches hundreds of thousands of sketchup users around the world. A platform which remains minimalistic out of the box but with a powerful api which allows third party developers to custom fit it to any given scenario. This chapter presents ruby script examples that create undulating brick walls, solarresponsive facades, attractorbased colorful building designs, and other fun ways to create geometry in sketchup without excessive use of the mouse see figure 14. Sketchup ruby api reference to deleted face stack overflow. Sep 28, 2009 sketchup ruby api and plugins cheatsheet. Google has published the sketchup ruby api documentation, which is good for reference, but i like a bit of structure when im learning a language. Make sure the model viewport is selected, then open the sketchup model dialog box window sketchup model. There are updated hardcopy books available for sale for the 1.
You can see that the ruby doc people like frames, too. You can think of the sketchup module as the root of the application tree. Sketchup 20 for interior designers ebook written by daniel john stine. To make this easier, i added a bunch of reference webpages to a browser window. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read sketchup 20 for interior designers. When you export a sketchup model as a 3d cad file, you can select what entities are exported. Easily find and browse ruby classes, modules and methods. It can save you time, materials and money by letting you test your designs before you even make your first cut. The onestop guide to sketchup for architects, designers, and builders sketchup is the tool of choice for architects, interior designers, and construction professionals. Export image from sketchup with ruby snippet sketchup. Ruby resources 1 make a checklist of all the tutorials, and go thru them 1 by 1, and check them off the list as you do.
Pulled straight from the source code using rdoc, this reference work documents all of the core classes and modules like string, array, symbol, etc. Sketchup 20 for interior designers by daniel john stine. I am finally in the possession of a salient, perhaps the best manual on sketchup. Many of the classes in the api are implemented beneath this module. Thats why i would like the ruby code to be able to read the data when the sheet is opened.
Practical strategies for staying focused, hitting ship dates, and building solid teams. Navigate to the location where you want to save your exported file. Chapter 7 creating geometry using ruby scripting sketchup for. The sketchup module contains a number of important utility methods for use in your ruby scripts.
Sketchup resources provide all the support you need to get up and running quickly and easily. A wellmannered ruby plugin creates and runs from a subdirectory below the plugins directory. It is truly a guide, not a reference book although the information as a reference book is there. These are bold claims, but we think that after reading this book youll agree with them. There is plenty of ruby programmers out there doing a great job creating sketchup plugins to improve the functionality of sketchup. Nevertheless, i will keep the examples as generic as possible so that you can modify them. Sketchup is a premier 3d design software that truly makes 3d modeling for everyone, with a simple to learn yet robust toolset that empowers you to create whatever you can imagine. Add a new scene to your model view animation add scene. Development setup sketchupsketchuprubyapitutorials wiki. In this chapter, you will create scripted geometry in sketchup. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read architectural design with sketchup. Ruby c api reference the official introduction to ruby s c api. Free book centre another free, technical ebook site. In the layout preferences dialog box, you can set global preferences for companion applications, backups, default folders, and more.
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