Architectural_Design_with_SketchUp

Chapter 6 Creating Geometry Using Ruby Scripting
Paste the following code into the Ruby Code Editor in SketchUp and click on Run Code:
# Creates a square panel with a sinusoidal hole pattern
ent = Sketchup.active_model.entities
width = 36
n = 10
s = width/(n+1).to_f
# add the square
ent.add_face [0,0,0],[width,0,0],[width,width,0],[0,width,0]
(0..n-1).each { |i|
(0..n-1).each { |j|
# add the circles
ent.add_circle [s+i*s,s+j*s,0], [0,0,1],
sin(i/(n-1).to_f*PI)*s/5.0+sin(j/(n-1).to_f*PI)*s/5.0
}
}
After running the script, what you see on the x-y plane should look like Figure 6.13.
Figure 6.13: Panel layout with sinusoidal pattern
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