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    This document discusses advanced techniques for using Ruby scripts to control and extend the functionality of SketchUp, a 3D modeling software. It covers topics like using web dialogs to pull external data into SketchUp, hiding web dialogs, controlling the camera with scripts, creating animations with timeouts and key capture, and combining these techniques to build games and simulations within SketchUp. Code examples and demonstrations of plugins are provided.

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    Advanced Ruby Scripting

    for SketchUp
    Scott Lininger
    May 29, 2008

    Whats SketchUp?
    Googles 3D drawing tool
    Used and loved by design professionals and hobbyists
    Easy to learn yet powerful
    Free and Pro versions are available

    On the Nerdy Side


    Client application for PC & Mac
    Written in C++ and Objective C
    OpenGL for display layer
    Has a Ruby programming API

    How Do I Get to the API?


    If you have SU, you have the API
    You write a Ruby Script
    Put your script into /SketchUp 6/Plugins folder and restart
    SU
    Control SketchUp via a powerful, consistent Object model
    Sketchup.active_model.camera.eye.x

    entities[0].transform! by_some_amount

    edge.faces[0].material = some_color

    WebDialogs
    WebDialogs provide an embedded browser inside
    SketchUp
    Internet Explorer on PC
    Webkit/Safari on Mac

    Ruby Extension Modules


    Extend Ruby with native code binary (aka extension
    module)
    Better performance
    Better IP protection of your code

    Advanced Technique 1:
    Grab and Render Web Data
    Ruby Opens a Webdialog to some webpage
    The page uses AJAX or other techniques to pull data
    TIP: If your webpage is local, you can get data across
    domains

    JS calls a ruby method and sends down that data to


    SketchUp as a string

    Demo

    Stock Grabber
    + Footprinter

    Advanced Technique 2:
    Hide the Web Dialog
    Provides a permanent Javascript environment
    Javascript can take control at any time
    How to do it on the PC?
    my_dialog.show()
    my_dialog.set_position(9999,9999)

    On the Mac?
    Just dont call .show() method

    Demo

    Secret
    Stock Grabber

    Advanced Technique 3:
    Use WebDialogs + Ruby to Control the Camera
    Move the camera to control user experience
    Export 2D screenshots to get web-friendly output from SU

    Demo

    3D Exporter

    http://sketchup.google.com/download/plugins.html
    3D Exporter is an open source project! Please contribute.

    Advanced Technique 4:
    Animate using Javascripts setTimeout
    Create a timer in Javascript
    timerID = setTimeout("nextFrame()", 500)

    It runs in the browsers thread (not SketchUps)


    Quietly sends commands to Ruby to create animation.

    Demo

    Spin My Yoda

    Advanced Technique 5:
    Capture Key Strokes with Javascript
    document.onClick can capture keystrokes
    dialog.show_modal() can force focus to your dialog
    Interesting way of adding keyboard support to SketchUp

    Demo

    Nudge My Yoda

    Advanced Technique 6:
    Bring em all together
    JS + Ruby Games in SketchUp

    Dem
    o

    Prince IO
    The SketchUp Knight

    Advanced Technique 7:
    Ruby Extension Modules
    Take these animation and processing techniques to
    the next level
    SketchyPhysics is a great example numerous demos on
    YouTube

    Learn More

    Get SketchUp
    http://sketchup.google.com
    API Documentation
    http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/
    Join the SketchUp API Blog
    http://sketchupapi.blogspot.com/
    Join the Ruby User Group
    http://groups.google.com/group/Ruby-API

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