Medeek

I guess there really is no way to program Chief like there is with SketchUp. I originally come from the AutoCad world so before I ever ventured into Ruby and SketchUp I was already using AutoLisp to create my own routines for specific tasks and some geometry creation. I am a little surprised that Chief does not open itself up to 3rd party development, I think it would be a huge boon for not only Chief itself but for the entire user base and the Chief ecosystem.

Okay, that answers a lot of questions for me and helps me understand why I was not finding any real documentation on any sort of API within Chief. I'm going to assume that you are also unable to create any standalone objects or entities within Chief using Ruby.

Lately I've been giving some serious thought about porting some of my extensions (Medeek Extensions for SketchUp) to CA. However, I'm not finding a lot of documentation on creating Ruby programs that run inside of CA. I have a number of questions: 1.) Can one create full fledged extensions in CA like one can do within SketchUp? For example I have tools within my SketchUp extensions that can generate various building elements, like columns, trusses, and staircases. 2.) Does CA have full access to the Ruby engine like SU does? 3.) Are there any developers like myself creating extensions within CA?

Amazing roof, amazing trusses. The images up top are the final output from the manufacturer using Mitek software or something equivalent? The polar array of trusses that top the turrets are really something else. I would love to roll this 3D model around in SketchUp for a couple of hours just to study the trusses and how they are designed and come together to form the roof.