LiveParametric for Google Sketchup
Introduction
LiveParametric is a more interactive version of the Parametric class supplied in Sketchup's Ruby examples. It lets you control a plugin in real-time using sliders, dropdown menus, and other UI elements, with a minimum of extra code required.
Example
Google's Ruby examples include a parametric model called OnionDome. By supplying different values in the input box, you can change the appearance of the dome significantly.
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But, every time you want to change the dome, you have to right-click on the object, select "Edit Onion Dome", and then type new values. It's difficult to explore very much with a system like that.
LiveParametric makes it much easier to try out different appearances of a structure, by letting you change dimensions in realtime with sliders, checkboxes, or other UI elements. And it required almost no code to convert the original Parametric OnionDome to a LiveParametric one.
Installation
(parametric.rb, and others, are available here).