Dynamic component, simple component copy and number in text

SketchUp Dynamic Components
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Dear users of Sketchup,

I have a question regarding the use of Dynamic Components. After having watched multiple videos on this function, I still don’t know how to create this dynamic component.
The thing I want to be able to do is to create multiple copies of a simple rectangle with a certain color, and then along the green or red axis + a text number going up.

To summarize, the user would have the following options:

  • Put in the amount of copies along red or green axis, both directions possible for either axis (but always same distance).
  • Number in text going up for each copy.

At the moment I can’t even get the simple copy of the component working. Can someone please send me in the right direction or maybe provide the entire solution? :slight_smile:

Thanks in advance!

Here is an example of how it looks:

sketchup stringplan foto vraag
sketchup stringplan foto vraag845×495 2.2 KB

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Why don’t you share your DC here so people can see what you’ve got…

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Start with this…
http://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup/making-components-copy

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This adds the pretext as well, but to make it quicker make pretext short and other identification as permanent to model

text and copies.skp (389.2 KB)

the “copy” attribute is a read only assigned to original and its DC copies, normally not shown in original, “0”
so, adding copy +1 to each text attribute, sets the number, then using Minh Tien DC to create the 3D text

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Wow thanks a lot! This is exactly what I needed! :heart:

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Unfortunately I’m not getting the copies with the 3D text. What is Minh Tien DC? Is that an extension? I did a search on it but I can’t find it.

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Please upload the model, to show how to and where to paste and reference

the dynamic component can be found
dynamictext - - 3D Warehouse (sketchup.com)