@rickw said: We've been discussing it, but I can't replicate the problem either. replicate?? i didn't get it mr. rick

Hi guys, Thanks for all the tips. Very useful. But I still cannot manage to get the correct result. Shape bender does work only for flat/2 dimensional curve. What I have is a complex 3 dimensional curve. TIG's method or the similar method that I used in my first images using Component Stringer works well only is the segments of the curve are equal. In that case I can probably join the helixs end-to-end, explode and weld them as TIG described. However, most of the curve that I use will mostly be composed of irregular segments. Therefore, all the methods that have been give won't work. Indeed, I just did another test with a curve with different sizes for the segment using Component Stringer. As you can see, it is not possible to join them end-to-end as the size of each helix is different from one another due to the different sizes of the segments. [image: http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/misc%20images/helix_following_curve_04.jpg] What I hope is to have a plugin that will make the helix follow the complex 3 dimensional by connecting end-to-end and keeping it size consistent/uniform not matter the sizes of each of the segments that make the curve. I think it will be a great challenge to come up with that plugin, but if anyone has time and would like to think about it, I'll be much appreciated. Thank you, _KN p.s. I may even give a monetary donation as a token of my appreciation.

Works great, thanks so much! I guarantee I would not have gotten that on my own. (PS I went with option 2 because the user can still move them on their own.) Thanks a lot, Dan

For instance: iterating through a collection of entities and deleting some: Example - deleting faces. This is slow entities.each { |e| e.erase! if e.is_a?(Sketchup::Face) } This is faster: faces = [] entities.each { |e| faces << e if e.is_a?(Sketchup::Face) } entities.erase_entities(faces) Same goes for selection/deselecting. Anything where SU offers to do either per item or as an array of items - try to pass array of items.

See this Sketchupdatepost for instructions.

If it would not take much coding/time could we try a protype (would want the edges to remain the "default" color)? I've got Rick Wilson's script to remove all colors from a selection so it would easy to reverse the process. John

No, its not impossible for sure. I think that scene tabs have worked sufficiently well for most people who need to have different axis locations set, so no one has bothered with writing a separate plugin for it.

A curved UV mapper?!!! As someone who builds and textures curved walls everyday, as well curving brick borders and such, that sounds as if it would make life soooo much easier. I'm looking forward to you tackling the remaining 5%. Let me know if you need help testing it out. Regarding the Component Tiler, perhaps Chris Fuller will catch wind and maybe think of expanding the concept into his component stringer?

Your file path misses the bit that says whether or not this is the User's or Root's path to the Plugins folder. On a Mac, it is important to install all plugins in the Root plugins folder and to make sure the User plugins folder is at least empty and preferably deleted. On my machine, the path to the KT plun is Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 7/SketchUp/Plugins/su2kt.rb there is also a su2kt folder in the same plugins folder. If you can't see a toolbar, make sure it is enabled through the View> Tool Palettes menu item.

cheers mate! now i know why i couldent find a solution for it google.

@yukonhoo said: wow, yes, exactly like that. Thanks!! Is there a mesh-making plugin as well, or can you do that in normal Sketchup? could you be more specific?

Thanks again John. It seems I should have used the original plugin post, so I will do that now, as the topic has come to the top.

Whenever you experience such problems, always be suspicious of this non-planar thing. With raw (non grouped) geometry, you can always check the co-ordinates for each endpoint with the Text label tool - by default it gives these co-ordinates I also used in my example.

Oh! I just discovered that the polyline segmentor will divide a line without breaking it apart. That helps!

TIG, thank you for responding. Ben

Another tip... It's a good idea to have Reverse Faces and Orient Faces assigned to shortcut keys [you must have a face selected before opening Preferences > Shortcut filer 'reverse' or 'orient' for the command to become shortcut-able]. Perhaps Reverse=shift+Q and Orient=alt+Q then they are near each other and easy to use in sequence... These shortcuts will work in other tools too - like PushPull - say you PushPull a face and the result has reversed faces, just ctrl+Z to undo and with the tool still in PushPull over the face so it is 'highlighting' hit shift+Q and the face reverses - now PushPull it and all is well...

already requested here

A simple section slice would be fine, you don't need any detail just simple 2D outlines. One might be able to activate a plan view that sits in a corner or it could be in a separate window. Or make where and how the map shows up user selectable. The data is already there in the drawing, but how to tap it?

DWG rulez

@hsjzyangbin said: it can't work in my sketch pro 7.0 Why not ?