I am trying to figure out how to place a component with a button press

[DanRathbun]

By the way, I had written a couple of examples here previously:

How to import SKP to a 3dpoint? Why is it stuck on my mouse?

We already have a preferred way to do this: skp = UI.openpanel("Import Model","","SketchUp Model (SKP)|*.skp||")) return if skp.nil? # user cancelled mod = Sketchup::active_model cdef = mod.definitions.load(skp) return unless cdef # good practice # could be "next unless cdef" inside a loop point = Geom::Point3d::new( 10, 10, 0 ) # loaded from external file cinst = mod.active_entities.add_instance( cdef, Geom::Transformation::new( point ) ) If no errors occur, the instance can be exploded…

[Example] Import a 3DS using a specific transform (Cross-Platform)

Continuing the discussion from Ruby API model.importToPoint: Here is my example. It should now be cross-platform. I found a reference to a cancel action string at the Apple Developer website. Here is v 2.0.0: import_3ds_to_point_cross_platfrom.rb (2.5 KB) NOTE: The imported definition will have triangulated faces.(You’ll need to deal with that issue separately.) # encoding: UTF-8 # # Example of importing a 3ds file to a specific transformation. # # by Dan Rathbun, v 2.0.0, made cross-platf…