Thank you for the suggestions. I downloaded the plug-in from TIG and got it to work rather well with some sample OBJ files. I'm going to study his code to see if I can tweak some things for my own OBJ import needs. I also appreciate the reference to meshlab. I'll download and install that so I have another program in which I can test the OBJ files I am creating. The Sunburned Surveyor

@thomthom said: @xrok1 said: i wish i had this for all windows not just the calc. nice for watching video... ? The tool Jim linked does add Top Most functionality to any window. i realise that i was just reiterating that it should be standard windows functionality. i used to use fileBOX extender [image: image009.png] added faveorites and recents too, but its no longer supported. BTW isn't there at least a switch that could be added to the program shortcut to tell it to stay on top?

Components onto face? by Chris Fullmer Components Spray tool by Didier Bur

See this thread for links http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=220368#p220368 Note the minor 'fix'... Survey Tool works fine taking survey data in the form of points, bearings etc... Not sure exactly what it is you need... What are 'r', 'phi' and 'z' ? How are they 'available' to a script ? [e.g. s a csv/txt file] Do you have a reasonably sized example of it ? What do you want to end up with ? If you have the appropriate data I'm sure it can be imported somehow and made into geometry...

Hmmmm.... I don't know. Maybe. I had it installed before today but only noticed the behavior start today. I didn't install anything today before running SketchUp.

@tig said: The uniquefied cut component is renamed say #2 while others were #1 before ? The cuts are made inside the component or group - it is not split in two it simply adds a dividing line and you erase the bits you don't want... so 2 separate groups aren't formed??

Dear TIG, I wish a strength health for your family. Thank you for attention and to your explanation guides. -> Quotes and rectifications added in consequence here and there. @unknownuser said: Also the built-in FollowMe that's used can 'twist' the profile, so you need to factor that in... [image: TIGeebfbr_026_th.jpg] Two observations: [image: TIGeebfbr_027_th.jpg] [Plugin] Extrude Edges by Faces [image: TIGeebfbr_023_th.jpg] Re:for me, icons number 2 and 3 are affected to the same "extrude edges by face" @unknownuser said: use EEbyFace... A good idea. This shows me I was wrong to think until now that profiles and rails was treated differently [image: TIGeebfbr_024_th.jpg] Playtime: Cubic chocolate cage [image: TIGeebfbr_025_th.jpg] *s

You could try to save the couch out to a separate file and upload just that here. Then we can play with just the problem part. Chris

yes, it works! I made my windows in the SU components folder in the upright position, should have done it in the horizontal plane... thanks a lot tig!!!

You only need to create one component definition. You can apply different materials to each component instance. When you apply materials to component instances and groups the faces inside with default material will inherit the group/instance's material. That's what makes components so great. You can model a car - do all the detailing, add material to the wheels windows etc, but leave the body with default material. So you can then place lots of instance with different materials. something like: ` model.start_operation('Voxel Thingymajiggy', true) # wrap everything in one operation and disable the UI voxel_def = model.definitions.add("Voxel") # create new definition voxel_def.entities.add_face(...) # build the voxel here <loop> read file calculate a transformation to place the instance voxel = model.entities.add_instance(voxel_def, transformation) voxel.material = myPrettyMaterial </loop> model.commit_operation` Very quick and dirty pseudo-code...

View your skp with hidden geometry 'on' and in mono-chrome mode in a style where back faces have a distinct color compared to the front. Then you can see if there are any reversed faces - reverse them to match the rest [I recommend that you make a shortcut key to 'reverse faces' for speed]. Now view it in texture-mode, you might find some faces aren't colored - fix those... You might also have some unneeded hidden.smoothed edges - erase those if the faces stay OK... Only now export etc...

It scales 'up' only [there's also a scaledown2face too]... It's a simple script - but to scale to any face and adjust all vertices etc, like 'trim wall to roof' tools in some packages is v_e_r_y complex...

Here's another update v1.2 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=238662#p238662 It now lets you pass a Point3d OR a Vertex3d as an argument as well as in raw x,y,z values or an array [x,y,z]. Now has one step undo for plain cpoint texting... You can call it from other scripts so for example you could read a number of points an array of them, or say vertices from faces...

that was it , thank you , would be nice if there was a way to just keep point a and b the same and on the same plane and just keep entering my c measurements , but now I'm just being lazy. Thanks again

One man's flow is another man's dribble...

@j_forrester said: Great Plugin btw, Just wondered if there are any developments of a version that takes into account a sloped surface instead of a flat plane? Many thanks it would be awsome if the scaled face matched the shape/angle of the scaled to face. any plans? [image: think.gif] [image: wsAI_Capture1.JPG]

Hello everyone and thank you for your attention! I am using Render Thea and to use displacement maps is necessary to subdivide the plans to work correctly, my initial idea was something like the following image. Using the geometry of the image applied to subdivide the face would be quite interesting and wondered if it would be possible to use clipping maps, to cut the face geometry as well ... [image: rNcy_subBYTEx.jpg]

Couldn't thank you enough, TIG.

@unknownuser said: Nice one by Pavel Boytchev Very, Very, nice give me goose bumps just watching

@unknownuser said: This exist for more 2 years You sure know how to hurt a guy!