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I probably should have stated that a bit better. I would like to export shadow lines as vector data in order to create diagrams in illustrator. I could have sworn I had one that would do that, but I think I was thinking of the shade_analysis_tool.rb. I may be able to use that along with livetrace to do what I need. Thanks though.

How about Chris Fullmers Component onto Face plugin? It does not exactly "drop" a component, but it places a copy of a component on the center of each selected face. ... edit: on hidden faces it works as well!

Thanks, Chris. Like I said, everything seems to be working since reinstalling 8. I didn't get any errors when I copied my plugins back into the new install. I'll reply back to this topic if I have any more similar troubles. I received a PM from someone who explained that the errors I was getting can occur when SU is closed unexpectedly while Saving Toolbar Locations is in process, or when a bunch of plugins with toolbars are closed all at once - I guess by unloading them out of the directory(?). It's possible that the first is what happened to me today. 8 does seem picky and even a little sluggish on start-up and shut-down so maybe it was cranking away on something and I got impatient. Wouldn't be the first time.

Thank you, Wyatt. Drop works fairly well (smart drop does not) but does not come up in the context menu if some inappropriate entities are selected, and I'm not sure exactly what those are. Unfortunately, it is text shy, and that is one of my prime targets. I think in conjunction with tt's selection toys I may be able to be more effective. (And also if I would boot from the same drive which I have not been doing owing to unrelated hair-pullers!!)

yes the new installer fixed my issue... no errors on 7 or 8

oh yeah baby!!! I can't wait for this one!

There was a splat and on reload, sel_mem was there, so all is well in that little regard.

thanks TIG! I thought it was easier ... I thought you only need to enter a lines of code for modify... i am only a webmaster

@heven7_floor said: @unclex said: I'm Chinese shame that rubbish BBS sound be true , I am try to read through its link, many people can't do anything with this script, as previously with my reckless post , after I unzip that file in SU6 , and try as they claim again, it work !! I apologize and regret for my reckless at previously posted so I just use my dict. and read all words in chinese, so it can translate that right status text is "请选泽一条边线 或者 拖选两条边线后输入尺寸" mean "Please select one edge side line or drag select to both line to input dimension back" and left status text for input first method select is "长度“ mean "Length" and left status text for second method is "距离" mean "Distant for apart to be" sorry for my bad

Coen You are a little quick to comment. The link goes to Jim's website and the list of his scripts which include a link to selector. dtr

Yes, Thom's Selection Toys should be on a mandatory pro user list of plugins. I couldn't image going back to modeling without it.

Hmm...it worked fine for me with SU 7.1. Are you on a Mac?

http://rhin.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/plugin_details.php?id=412 has an example for making CHS and RHS sections where it draws the two loops and erases the inner one If you are sure that you will only have 2 faces to check - e.g. a grouped set of geometry that is perhaps two concentric circles with faces; and you want to erase the inner 'disc' to leave a 'ring' then use something like this after you have added the edges/faces group.entities.each{|e| e.erase! if e.class==Sketchup;;Face and e.loops[1] } ### i.e. the ring has two loops but the inner circle only has one... There are several ways to add faces to entities sets and also to check which is the inner face etc if an edge has two faces...

@dragoonprogramming said: thanks guys! chris's plug-in is perfect! sorry tig but your plug-in keeps crashing and I dont want the line to be components thanks guys! SUp can crash if the Outliner is open and you run a tool - that's a known SUp shortcoming awaiting a fix... The two tools are not rivals but achieve similar looking results by different means

There was an thread like this not too long ago. The topic crops up from time to time.

@tig said: Would you pre-draw the lengths of edges to convert [as a curve?] You'd then select them and cloud/scallop them... I was thinking drawing with the arc, circle or bezier tools where you could set the segments. (perhaps explode the curve first) Then selecting the edges and running the plugin. The plugin could perhaps also give a prompt to define a bulge ratio of the newly created arcs and define if it is concave or convex (inside or outside) of the segments and set the number of segments in the newly created curves, then process a curve based on the parameters between each end point in the pre-drawn line work. Not trying to make it too complicated though, so whatever makes the most sense from a coding standpoint. The plugin I posted has the user draw out the cloud lines with a polyline type tool and it processes an algorithm to break the segments up into random lengths and then applies the cloud style to each segment so that it has a more authentic, hand drawn randomness. This would be best for me, but I'm thinking of how it can benefit others for different types of precision modeling. (as Jeff has shown) I want it define groupings of plants and to make plant symbols. A simple "arc per segment" automation would suffice.

Thanks Kwok. It's exactly what I wanted.

Thanks!!! Jim!!!

It is...Thanks. Guess it always worth a second look after I make something work the first time. I'll bet my code could shed 25% of its weight if I knew what I was doing