Variable Space Between lines

Developers Ruby API
3

That could be described as CSV data (Comma Separated Values,) as yes it is a very old way of separating data.

BUT, it has a drawback, especially in SketchUp inputboxes. Euro users often use the comma as a decimal separator, so for them they’ll use the semi-colon as a value separator.

So, you’ll need to determine what the value (list) separator is, and what the decimal separator is. The API added a submodule for this in SketchUp v2016M1:

if defined?(Sketchup::RegionalSettings)
  LIST_SEPARATOR = Sketchup::RegionalSettings::list_separator
else
  begin
    "3,3mm".to_l
  rescue
    # comma not used for decimal separator:
    LIST_SEPARATOR = ','
  else
    # No error, so comma is used for decimal separator:
    LIST_SEPARATOR = ';'
  end
end

Then, use standard String class methods to split the string and strip the results.

input = "3@3m, 4m, 5m"
# or: input = "3@3m; 4m; 5m"

spacings = []
values = input.split(LIST_SEPARATOR)
values.each {|v|
  if v.include?('@')
    i = v.split('@')
    num = i.first.strip.to_i
    interval = i.last.strip.to_l
    num.times do
      spacings << interval
    end
  else
    spacings << v.strip.to_l
  end
}

Then, with the spacings do a loop creating or copying the geometry:

model.start_operation("Spaced Geometry")
  spacings.each {|interval|
    # Call a method that uses the interval:
    make_geometry(interval)
  }
model.commit_operation

P.S. - I have no idea in which axis the interval will do it’s work (nor what the start point is,) … this is up to you.

2 Likes