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    • dazzaD Offline
      dazza
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      Fredo, you are a life saver!
      Thanks for making all our lives so much easier! ๐Ÿ˜„

      All people have the right to stupidity but some abuse the privilege.

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      • A Offline
        a4chitect
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        Fredo6 please consider adding a multiline on surface functionality to your already bursting list of todo's. The idea is to draw with 2 parallel lines at once (by clicking on the centre/inside/outside) and auto closing of the start and end gaps. And offset variable by typing in the vcb. Usage: more flexible than rectangle on surface. With JPP: quick massing of roads, fences, walls..

        Thanks to you leaving the code exposed such feature could be added by anyone, or once my schedule clears up a little-will wait 4 me, if you allow.

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        • JClementsJ Offline
          JClements
          last edited by

          Majid:

          Nice work.

          Your example shows what a good, basic approach and the right use of tools can produce.

          Thank you, John

          John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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          • majidM Offline
            majid
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            JClements :
            thanx .. at this :http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=9383
            i also added a toolip that is made same way.. I know that also it was possible before , but not so easy that is now....whitought any confusing intersections ...and so ..on .
            and also my special thanx goes to Fredo! for his good job!

            My inspiring A, B, Sketches book: https://sketchucation.com/shop/books/intermediate/2612-alphabet-inspired-sketches--inspiring-drills-for-architects--3d-artists-and-designers-

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            • plot-parisP Offline
              plot-paris
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              fredo6 - you are a hero to me! ๐Ÿ˜

              another idea:

              all the "on surface" tools are already existing tools of SketchUp applied to a surface, right?
              and when you succeed in creating all the other tools (tape measure, circle, polygon...) our toolbar gets quite large.

              would it therefore be possible to just have one button in the tool bar (plus a shortcut key to toggle it on and off) that switches the use of SketchUp's native tools to your fabulous on surface tools? thus all my shortcuts would apply to your tools too - I only have to press the "fredo6 button"! ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

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              • soloS Offline
                solo
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                Not sure if it's been requested yet but how about circle tool and bezier curve to work on the same surfaces?

                That would be great.

                By the way I use this tool a heck of a lot these days, wondering how I worked without it.

                http://www.solos-art.com

                If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                • I Offline
                  Iglesias
                  last edited by

                  Thanks a lot, this is wonderful

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                  • fredo6F Offline
                    fredo6
                    last edited by

                    Circles and Polygons are coming!
                    Probably in a few days.

                    Actually, I am struggling to make the algorithm a little more robust, as Sketchup is not accurate enough with methods like Interesect_line_plane, which causes some problems in some situation.

                    By the way, I did not get bug reports about these tools, while myself, I can find several problems when playing with different surface topologies. Maybe it's good enough in a day-to-day work?

                    By the way, I am not sure Bezier is useful on surfaces (precisely because Bezier are much better when drawn in a plane), but I am working on Arcs and also on Polylines (useful in order to correct contours).

                    Just a matter to find some time!!

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                    • ely862meE Offline
                      ely862me
                      last edited by

                      i start to use the offset line,it*s great!the offset tool and the offset are just what i needed!good job and thank you a lot!!

                      i don t know if it can be usefull but some time i needed a follow me with a noncoplanar surfaces can this be done?

                      thx

                      elisei


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                      • S Offline
                        STRANGEZOND
                        last edited by

                        Nice tools! Thanks!!!

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                        • RayOchoaR Offline
                          RayOchoa
                          last edited by

                          this is awsome

                          CaR DeSiGnS bY mE
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                          • plot-parisP Offline
                            plot-paris
                            last edited by

                            dear Fredo6,

                            when you succeed in adding inference functions (like infering to cordinate axes (or rather coordinate faces)), is it then possible to create a "move on surface" tool? then you could just copy a shape on a curved surface like you now do it on a planar one...move_on_surface.jpg

                            then the idea of one "on surface" button that changes the use of all the standart tools to your on surface tools would become even more reasonable... ๐Ÿ˜„

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                            • L Offline
                              Loewenkatze
                              last edited by

                              Fredo,

                              thanks sooooo much for this. Everytime you bring a new tool to life, I get the feeling of using a brand new application or at least a new major release of SU. I fear that SU won't have the same progress regarding the core engine...... Anyone here to be in a position to write a multiprocessor-enabled SU-clone with all that plugins being built in...? ๐Ÿ˜’ ๐Ÿ˜‰

                              Cheers,
                              Franziska

                              "I think play is the most important thing in the world." [Jacques-Yves Cousteau]

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                              • D Offline
                                Daniel S
                                last edited by

                                I donยดt know if itยดs possible to make, but the "move on surface" tool is a great idea!!
                                Thank you again for your plugins Fredo!!!

                                Daniel S

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                                • K Offline
                                  kwistenbiebel
                                  last edited by

                                  Cool thinking Plot-Paris, that would be handy.

                                  By the way,
                                  Fredo, I love this plugin. I use it often in combo with JPP/FF and Subsmooth. (damn abbreviations ๐Ÿ˜„ )

                                  I can't wait for circles, rectangles and polygons to be added as it would allow us to make windows in curved surfaces easily.

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                                  • GaieusG Offline
                                    Gaieus
                                    last edited by

                                    Well, then let's extend the wish list with my wishe: Rotate on surface as well ๐Ÿ˜‰

                                    Gai...

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                                    • R Offline
                                      remus
                                      last edited by

                                      This seems to be turning in to a sort of 'could you just upgrade the entire SU toolset?' ๐Ÿ˜› Im not complainging though!

                                      http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                                      • H Offline
                                        human
                                        last edited by

                                        @gaieus said:

                                        Well, then let's extend the wish list with my wishe: Rotate on surface as well ๐Ÿ˜‰
                                        How would THAT work?
                                        I think the idea of an 'ONSURFACE' button is looking better all the time. (I mean, we'd have an on surface toolbar, with the line, offset, circle, polygon, arc, drape, rotate and move!) onsurface button...please...

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                                        • GaieusG Offline
                                          Gaieus
                                          last edited by

                                          @human said:

                                          How would THAT work?

                                          Well, if move on surface could work, this should also work! Bu that HOW, just don't ask me, please. I always wish world peace as well but how that would work, I can't imagine. ๐Ÿ˜’

                                          Gai...

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                                          • plot-parisP Offline
                                            plot-paris
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                                            3D TEXT... ON SURFACE ๐Ÿ˜

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