[Plugin] Remove Inner Faces

[wikii]

@unknownuser said:

Plugin added below under this link.

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Does exist a ruby script for kill the internal surfaces but not the edges of these surfaces (after a Pushpull + Ctrl for example)?

Why? Because when you export a Su file in OBJ to Zbrush for example, these intenal faces were not erased and make some disturb!

Resolved see here Thx Wikii & Matt666

remove_inner_faces.zip

[Gaieus]

It's not very difficult to do it manually either;
http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=905

[pilou]

Yes I have seen this very useful tut, but for complex objects with thousand of internal faces, it's some painful
No possibility to test a surface'state in Ruby + SU?
Select visibles face + Inverse Selection delete ?

[free agent]

the subdive and smooth plugin set has a tool that does what ur asking for however u cant control how much it extrudes (which is a bit silly really) it just extrudes a bit to give you those extra faces then u have to manually drag it to the legth u want

[Pixero]

@unknownuser said:

the subdive and smooth plugin set has a tool that does what ur asking for however u cant control how much it extrudes (which is a bit silly really) it just extrudes a bit to give you those extra faces then u have to manually drag it to the legth u want

Yeah, that tool would be great to have as a standalone script as an alternative to the normal pushpull tool.

[wikii]

module Wikii
def Wikii.remove_inner_faces
  fs=[]
  Sketchup.active_model.selection.each{|x| 
  if x.typename=="Face"
    to_be_delete=true
    x.outer_loop.edges.each{|y|
    if  y.faces.length<=2      
      to_be_delete=nil
      break
      end
    }
    fs << x if to_be_delete
    end
    }
    Sketchup.active_model.start_operation "remove_inner_faces"
    fs.each{|x| x.erase!}
    puts fs.length.to_s+" faces removed !"
    Sketchup.active_model.commit_operation 
  end
  end
  #Wikii.remove_inner_faces

[pilou]

@WiKii
How use that? With the ruby console?
I am not ruby expert

[Matt666]

Hi Pilou !
1- Copy the code in a a new notepad file.
2- Copy this code below, in the file

if not file_loaded?("remove_inner_faces.rb")
	UI.menu("Plugins").add_item("Remove inner faces"){Wikii.remove_inner_faces}
end
file_loaded("remove_inner_faces.rb")

2- Save it as "remove_inner_faces.rb".
3- Move the file in plugins folder.
4- Restart SU.

[Gaieus]

@unknownuser said:

... only forgotten to scroll the first code of Wikii so some lines are missing ...

There is a "Select all" link on the top of the code snipplet - if you use that, you can make sure not to leave anything out in the future (or click in the code field and hit Ctrl+A then Ctrl+C)

[pilou]

Yes for the next time it will be more easy!

[pilou]

Ok I have made the steps above 1 2, 2(?) 3 4
but "syntax error line 16" (last line)

@unknownuser said:

Error Loading File remove_inner_faces.rb
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/remove_inner_faces.rb:16: syntax error

Edit :
I only forgotten to scroll the first code of Wikii so some lines are missing
All works fine!
You are genious!!!

Ruby linked by Wiiki

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remove_inner_faces.zip

[EA-d]

@unknownuser said:

Does exist a ruby script for kill the internal surfaces but not the edges of these surfaces (after a Pushpull + Ctrl for example)?
[/attachment]

How about one for killing external surfaces, after an intersection of multiple groups, when forming internal models only (eg for export for light or acoustic modelling)? I'd like to place a marker (or the camera) inside my room and have a plugin automatically trim and delete any surfaces not reachable from that point. Sort of like doing a blow-mould!

Would be very handy!

[irwanwr]

merci monsieur Pilou
and wikii of course

[Lain Iwakura]

wikii, thank u very much. Great tool for retop.

[pilou]

@unknownuser said:

How about one for killing external surfaces, after an intersection of multiple groups, when forming internal models only (eg for export for light or acoustic modelling)? I'd like to place a marker (or the camera) inside my room and have a plugin automatically trim and delete any surfaces not reachable from that point. Sort of like doing a blow-mould!

Seems you have this result with a blender of normal selections (right to left, left to right), Inverse Selection by Tig, Selection Toys by Thomthom...

[j_forrester]

Hi Guys,

Just a quick one.

Does this still work for Skecthup 2016? I have re-named the zip folder extension to ".rbz" hoping this would install it correctly. I says it did install but i cant seem to see it anywhere in the menus? Any help would be very much appreciated.

[glro]

@j_forrester said:

Hi Guys,

Just a quick one.

Does this still work for Skecthup 2016? I have re-named the zip folder extension to ".rbz" hoping this would install it correctly. I says it did install but i cant seem to see it anywhere in the menus? Any help would be very much appreciated.

just put this file in your plugins folder

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remove inner faces

[j_forrester]

@glro said:

@j_forrester said:

Hi Guys,

Just a quick one.

Does this still work for Skecthup 2016? I have re-named the zip folder extension to ".rbz" hoping this would install it correctly. I says it did install but i cant seem to see it anywhere in the menus? Any help would be very much appreciated.

just put this file in your plugins folder

Thank you very much, worked perfectly!

[Pixero]

Just a side note.

Sdmitch made a script for me that works like ctrl+pushpull without creating inner faces.
It seems he hasn't released it publicly but you could perhaps ask him to release it if interested.

[blusben11]

I get this:

Error Loading File remove_inner_faces.rb
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method file_loaded?' for main:Object> D:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/remove_inner_faces.rb:23:in <top (required)>'

Thanks in advance