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    • R Offline
      rv1974
      last edited by

      Workaround:
      Take the host surface and cut&paste to a new blank file and complete your dirty deeds there.
      There's other problem- the script is highly buggy (of course may be my hands simply are growing from the @ss)
      1/In most cases I can't complete circle\rectangle input.Simply can't.
      2/Even if I have luck it tries to spray 809234803924789789798 components (with lowest pressure and normal radius).
      The only reason I didn't throw it away is the point mode.It's pretty predictable and stable.

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      • Didier BurD Offline
        Didier Bur
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        Hi,

        @unknownuser said:

        I have 30+ components in a model, yet the plugin only recognises 5,

        What's the difference between the 2 kinds ? (imports, DXF/DWG, own library vs SU library, etc ?)

        @unknownuser said:

        I have luck it tries to spray 809234803924789789798 components

        Check out the surface of your components. If it's a grass sprig, you're likely to get millions of them...

        @unknownuser said:

        of course may be my hands simply are growing from the @ss

        Of course.

        DB

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        • jujuJ Offline
          juju
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          @didier bur said:

          Hi,

          @unknownuser said:

          I have 30+ components in a model, yet the plugin only recognises 5,

          What's the difference between the 2 kinds ? (imports, DXF/DWG, own library vs SU library, etc ?)

          Hi Didier, maybe I didn't express myself clearly. It shows only 5 of the 30+ components, did not mean SU version 5 components. In the meantime, I'm using the workaround suggested.

          Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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          • Didier BurD Offline
            Didier Bur
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            Hi Juju,
            yes , I've understand that. Could you send me the file with the components, so I can see which one is shown and which one is'nt, because there MUST be a difference between such compos.
            Regards,

            DB

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            • jujuJ Offline
              juju
              last edited by

              The file seem to be 10MB large already. I could try to shave some stuff off to leave you with the basics... Let me have a look. I'll send you a PM.

              Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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              • R Offline
                rv1974
                last edited by

                @didier bur said:

                Hi,

                @unknownuser said:

                I have 30+ components in a model, yet the plugin only recognises 5,

                What's the difference between the 2 kinds ? (imports, DXF/DWG, own library vs SU library, etc ?)

                @unknownuser said:

                I have luck it tries to spray 809234803924789789798 components

                Check out the surface of your components. If it's a grass sprig, you're likely to get millions of them...

                @unknownuser said:

                of course may be my hands simply are growing from the @ss

                Of course.


                I'd be happy if you Didier could help me straighten my hands a little )
                Here's spray.skp
                http://www.mediafire.com/?ozzdmv9cplx
                I can't spray component#2 at all.
                With component#3 I get notice about zillion iterations.
                What do I wrong?
                P.S. After posting I finally understood πŸ˜› The plug simply doesn't work with 2d stuff (no matter linework or faces)- 3d only. Could it be fixed? 2d dummy components are good for keeping the file size light in modeling stage.

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                • plot-parisP Offline
                  plot-paris
                  last edited by

                  it happened to me several times too, that the script only allowed you to select some of the components in the model.

                  when I made the components unique, these new comps where shown in the component spray window.

                  ps: didier, have you seen this? πŸ˜‰

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                  • Didier BurD Offline
                    Didier Bur
                    last edited by

                    Hi,

                    @unknownuser said:

                    I can't spray component#2 at all.

                    Sure: density is based on bounds calculations, and 2D components have a depth of zero and a height of zero. This give either a floating domain error (when dividing by zero) or zillions of instances to drop.
                    This can be fixed. Next release will accept 2d components.
                    I'm still searching why some components don't appear in the dropdown lists. I cannot reproduce the error for now.
                    And for the "too-big-list-of-50+-components-that-goes beyond-the-screen", there's no slider options for such lists. We need to ask for sliders for version 7 ( πŸ˜• ) of the API, OR use webdialogs.

                    @plot-paris: interesting, this is what Majid asked for.

                    DB

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                    • jujuJ Offline
                      juju
                      last edited by

                      Hear ya' on the sliders request Didier. How abbout if we could be able to type in the name of the component if it doesn't appear on the list. Currently that functionality isn't supported, but could be another workaround... Just trying to think a little laterally.

                      Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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                      • jujuJ Offline
                        juju
                        last edited by

                        Wow Didier, tlk about a quick turnaround time! MANY thanks, I really appreciate the trouble.

                        Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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                        • Didier BurD Offline
                          Didier Bur
                          last edited by

                          Hi Juju,
                          Thancks for the SKP. It DID help me to find why some components didn't appear in the list and why some other did.
                          You know, when you take a look at the "In model" tab of your components browser, you see say, 38 components. But in fact there are much more components loaded in the model definitions list: groups, images, and internal components. In your file there are 184 of them ! Fortunately I discovered a ruby method to distinguish which component is shown or not in the browser. What's shown is what you must have in the list. I replaced my old buggy function with this method and (drumroll) all went well: 38 components in list.
                          So I've some good news for you: version 1.12 has been uploaded at the top of this thread.
                          I've also corrected the "zillions of comps" bug when using flat 2D components. Now the scripts supports wire components either in X,Y,orZ.
                          Webdialogs to come in version 1.13 ... And maybe proxies too.
                          Regards,

                          DB

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                          • plot-parisP Offline
                            plot-paris
                            last edited by

                            Didier, this is great news! thanks a lot for the uptate! πŸ‘

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                            • ToboboT Offline
                              Tobobo
                              last edited by

                              Didier,

                              You are a true legend!

                              Toby

                              Philippians 4:13

                              I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

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                              • GaieusG Offline
                                Gaieus
                                last edited by

                                Just a quick workaround idea for 2D components:

                                Modify the component definition by adding a vertical line to the face on the red%green plane (to give it more than 0 depth) and use the script. Afterwards you can always delete this line (and of course it will be deleted from all instances).

                                Gai...

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                                • R Offline
                                  rv1974
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                                  http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/4219/screenshot055ns0.jpg


                                  http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/4219/screenshot055ns0.8ee385c8ed.jpg

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                                  • Didier BurD Offline
                                    Didier Bur
                                    last edited by

                                    Hi Gaieus,
                                    No need to do that now. Component with a single line in it will work, either a XY line,XZ line or YZ line, or a flat surface, whatever you like.

                                    DB

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                                    • david_hD Offline
                                      david_h
                                      last edited by

                                      I have a 2D flower comp (Always face camera) and I can't seem to get this to do anything. It goes thru the dialogues, etc, but then after I click okay .. .nothing. . . .I even added the little line to make it a 3D comp. Nuthin'!!!

                                      help please. .. .

                                      If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                                      • plot-parisP Offline
                                        plot-paris
                                        last edited by

                                        did you specify a layer? everytime I left this one blank, it did'nt work for me

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                                        • J Offline
                                          j_forrester
                                          last edited by

                                          Anyone seen this warning dialoge before?

                                          Cant seem to get the plugin to work.

                                          Many thanks


                                          Picture 5.png

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                                          • R Offline
                                            rv1974
                                            last edited by

                                            Didier is it complicated to add a new spray shape-
                                            vertexes of selected surface ? There'll be lot of use for this mode.

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