The 'Sketchup.active_model.path' unable to get the correct results, and the 'trim' is time consuming

[dezmo]

I moved your topic to more relevant category of the forum…

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1-2. Beside that the observes are a little beyond of my current knowledge… can you please elaborate some more information with examples what you want to achieve?

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@javalitterboy

3.When I call ‘Sketchup.active_model.import(xx,xx)’,I wish developer could control whether to activate the selection tool. I wish developer could set placement position.

DefinitionList#import for importing a 3d model file as a component definition, without activating the UI for placing an instance

You may need to look for:

The add_instance method adds a component instance to the collection of entities.
The place_component method places a new component in the Model using the component placement tool…

To activate the selection tool you can refer to:

Is there a way to select the SU selection tool?

Sketchup::Model#select_tool() says: The select tool is activated if you pass nil to the select_tool method. Ex: Sketchup.active_model.select_tool(nil) There is also the non-preferred #send_action: Sketchup.send_action("selectSelectionTool:") These “actions” are really meant for toolbar buttons or menu item commands, and act asynchronously just as if the user had clicked a button or fired a keyboard shortcut. So prefer other API methods (when possible) especially if you need a return st…

But again, it is not entirely clear what you wan to achieve, can you please elaborate some more information with examples…!

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@javalitterboy

4.The more models there(Sketchup.active_model.entities) are, the more time it takes to interleave the two models(g1.trim(g2)).

This is an expected behaviour… But again, it is not entirely clear what you wan to achieve, can you please elaborate some more information with examples…