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It returns the Model object that contains all the information in the current SketchUp design .

它返回Model对象，其中包含当前SketchUp设计中的所有信息。

SketchUp provides a number of existing materials .

SketchUp提供了很多现成的材质。

Google didn 't create SketchUp ; it obtained the application when it acquired @ Last Software .

SketchUp并不是Google创建的；Google是在收购@LastSoftware时获得这个应用程序的。

It would be even better if SketchUp 's capabilities were implemented inside an Eclipse plug-in .

倘若SketchUp的功能能在Eclipse插件内实现，那就更棒了。

The goal of this article is to answer this question by discussing the SketchUp API .

本文的目的是通过讨论SketchUpAPI来回答这个问题。

Instead , during the extrusion process , SketchUp creates the Edge and Face objects that form the figure .

在挤压过程中，SketchUp创建形成图形的Edge和Face对象。

The script 's commands are part of the SketchUp API & the subject of this section .

该脚本的命令是SketchUpAPI的一部分&这正是本节的主题。

Generally speaking , the goal of a SketchUp script is to modify the data in these container objects .

一般而言，SketchUp脚本的目的是修改这些容器对象中的数据。

When the second command executes , SketchUp automatically draws the line corresponding to the Edge object in its design window .

当第二条命令执行时，SketchUp自动在设计窗口中画出与Edge对象对应的直线。

Of all the methods in the SketchUp module , active_model is the most important .

在SketchUp模块中的所有方法当中，activemodel是最重要的。

But when it comes to the SketchUp API , you can go very far with just a basic understanding of the language .

但是说到SketchUpAPI，只需对该语言有基本的理解，就可以做很多事情。

This article can 't cover the entire API , so I focus on the basic classes needed to construct SketchUp shapes .

本文无法涵盖整个API，所以我重点关注构造SketchUp形状所需的基本的类。

Put simply , an Entity object represents any shape that can be seen , moved , or modified within the SketchUp design window .

简言之，一个Entity对象表示SketchUp设计窗口中任何可以看见、移动或修改的形状。

By creating and executing SketchUp scripts , you can automate the design process and potentially save yourself a great deal of time .

通过创建和执行SketchUp脚本，可以自动化设计过程，节省大量的时间。

The SketchUp API is based on Ruby , a relatively new programming language primarily used for enterprise computing ( Ruby on Rails ) .

SketchUpAPI基于的是Ruby，这是一种相对较新的编程语言，主要用于企业计算（RubyonRails）。

The most important Entity objects are the Edge and Face objects , which serve as the building blocks of every shape in a SketchUp design .

最重要的Entity对象是Edge和Face对象，这两个对象可作为SketchUp设计中的任何形状的构建块。

In just a small amount of time , you can master the basic classes ( Edge , Face ) that combine to form SketchUp figures .

只需很少的时间，就可以掌握一些基本的类（Edge、Face），通过组合这些类就可以形成SketchUp图形。

The second extrusion method is followme , which serves the same purpose as SketchUp 's followme tool .

第二个挤压方法是followme，该方法与SketchUp的followme工具的作用是一样的。

And of course , one of SketchUp 's strengths is the ability to interact with Google Earth and create geography-specific structures .

当然，SketchUp的一个优点是可以与GoogleEarth交互，并创建特定于地形的结构。

The SketchUp API contains classes whose methods draw and modify aspects of a SketchUp design , including lines , surfaces , colors , and images .

SketchUpAPI包含一些类，这些类的方法可以绘制和修改SketchUp设计的一些方面，包括直线、面、颜色和图像。

But make no mistake : It would have been easier for me if the creators of SketchUp had based their API on a more popular language .

但请不要误解，假如SketchUp的创作者将API基于另外一种更为流行的编程语言，对我而言会更为容易一些。

The pushpull method is the easier of the two methods to use , and it performs the same operation as SketchUp 's pushpull tool .

pushpull方法是两个方法中较容易使用的一个，它执行与SketchUp的pushpull工具相同的操作。

Finally , I will use " SketchUp " to design the vision of the future digital substation , which makes an exploration and research for the future development of digital substation .

最后运用SketchUp软件设计了对未来数字化变电站的设想图，为数字化变电站的未来发展做出了先行性的探索和研究。

For example , to find the version of the SketchUp application , you could enter the following command in the Ruby Console : Sketchup.version_number .

例如，为了发现SketchUp应用程序的版本，可以在RubyConsole中输入以下命令：Sketchup.versionnumber。

After that , I explain the two extrusion methods pushpull and followme and conclude with a description of how SketchUp materials are applied to objects .

然后，我解释两个挤压（extrusion）方法pushpull和followme最后描述如何将SketchUp材质（material）内容应用到对象。