I was trying to add autotext into LO which has a SKP model, I want the autotext refer to comp’s component instance name, but failed, it always appear to be <ComponentInstance> Code as below: doc = Layout::Document.open("D://test.layout") docmodel=doc.pages.first.entities.detect{|e| e.is_a?Layout::…

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[image] AlexCui: I guess there must be some wrong in connection point, but I can’t figure it out. The people figures component are “face me” components whose bounds changes depending upon the camera position. I would say test using a normal component and use a 3D point that actually is touchi…

Using a box component doesn’t work too. even if 3Dpoint is inside the instance.

Can you attach both the .skp and .layout files to the original post please. And your forum profile is not correct. It says you are using SU2019 but the Free web edition.

testautotext.skp (385.4 KB) test1.layout (509.8 KB) File uploaded, it is in Su 2021

[image] AlexCui: label = Layout::Label.new(text, leader_type, target_point, bounds) Have you tried … label = Layout::Label.new( textf.display_text(doc.pages.first), leader_type, target_point, bounds ) REF: Layout::FormattedText#display_text

Alex I tried it as well, even reordering method calls to no avail. Perhaps "<ComponentInstance>" is not considered autotext ?

[image] AlexCui: docmodel=doc.pages.first.entities.detect{|e| e.is_a?Layout::SketchUpModel} skpmodel=Sketchup.active_model comp=skpmodel.active_entities.detect{|e| e.name=="Sumele"} Is the Sketchup.active_model actually the same model as the one in the LayOut document? It might be that the pe…

[image] adam: Is the Sketchup.active_model actually the same model as the one in the LayOut document? Yes. They are both in the root of my D: drive. This skpmodel object’s file is the only SKP file in the D root directory. The docmodel viewport’s reference is pointing at that same model wit…

Adam I just got a Crash #22320 after trying the code below. I had edited the text in the <> by putting a space between “Component” and “Instance”, nothing happened. I edited it again and deleted the space. I right-click the viewport and chose Render Model and Splat!. ▶ Test code ... (click to expa…

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