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    [Plugin] 1001bit Tools - Architectural tools for SketchUp

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    • thomthomT Offline
      thomthom
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      @unknownuser said:

      1. Option 1 - setting out of entities equally divided in middle or with entities placed at both ends;
        this is fundamental approach in setting out for architectural works, like balusters, columns etc.
      2. Option 2 - fixed distance setting out from middle, start point... etc, again is aimed specifically for architectural setting out of balusters, rowed seating, floor joists... and floor tiles setting out in interior works (although i doubt anyone would actually create a 3d tile and array it)

      Still sounds to me that is is the same as what you can do in SketchUp by doing a MoveCopy and then enter *5 or /5 in the VCB. Or is there some extra settings/configurations? If so they'd benefit from a better description.

      @unknownuser said:

      1. Option 3 - even distribution with max distance - this is specifically meant for balusters, where in some countries, there is a maximum gap control between balusters for safety reasons.

      This one seems to have an edge over the SU's default MoveCopy.

      Nice collection of tools though. Signed up for the betas. πŸ˜„

      Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
      List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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        notareal
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        Interesting tool set. Planning to create a toolbar for it?

        Welcome to try [Thea Render](http://www.thearender.com/), Thea support | [kerkythea.net](http://www.kerkythea.net/) -team member

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          gohch
          last edited by

          @thomthom said:

          @unknownuser said:

          1. Option 1 - setting out of entities equally divided in middle or with entities placed at both ends;
            this is fundamental approach in setting out for architectural works, like balusters, columns etc.
          2. Option 2 - fixed distance setting out from middle, start point... etc, again is aimed specifically for architectural setting out of balusters, rowed seating, floor joists... and floor tiles setting out in interior works (although i doubt anyone would actually create a 3d tile and array it)

          Still sounds to me that is is the same as what you can do in SketchUp by doing a MoveCopy and then enter *5 or /5 in the VCB. Or is there some extra settings/configurations? If so they'd benefit from a better description.

          @unknownuser said:

          1. Option 3 - even distribution with max distance - this is specifically meant for balusters, where in some countries, there is a maximum gap control between balusters for safety reasons.

          This one seems to have an edge over the SU's default MoveCopy.

          Nice collection of tools though. Signed up for the betas. πŸ˜„

          Thanks Thomas,
          Sketchup by itself is already very powerful for most purposes. For some tools, like the edit vertex (which could also be done with SU's Move function) i'm just making it easier and some (like the array tools) are made to facilitate work flow that is closer to an architect's work flow; and those staircase tools are filling in missing gaps.

          Cheers

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            gohch
            last edited by

            @notareal said:

            Interesting tool set. Planning to create a toolbar for it?

            hi notareal,
            Haven't really thought about toolbar, probably due to my habbit of closing all toolbars to maximize drawing space when i work....
            i'm planning to put in some additional tools soon. After that i'll look into it.
            Thanks & regards

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              notareal
              last edited by

              It's just a work flow issue. Personally I do like as clean UI as possible, but if some tools are used frequently I prefer to have them available instantly tough a toolbar.

              Welcome to try [Thea Render](http://www.thearender.com/), Thea support | [kerkythea.net](http://www.kerkythea.net/) -team member

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              • thomthomT Offline
                thomthom
                last edited by

                @notareal said:

                It's just a work flow issue. Personally I do like as clean UI as possible, but if some tools are used frequently I prefer to have them available instantly tough a toolbar.

                Heh, that's opposite of me. I hide all frequent toolbar and only leave the ones I use less. πŸ˜‰

                Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                • pilouP Offline
                  pilou
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                  @unknownuser said:

                  Rest assured, i wrote all the scripts from scratch; and they are original.

                  Ok that is clear now! β˜€

                  Frenchy Pilou
                  Is beautiful that please without concept!
                  My Little site :)

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                  • thomthomT Offline
                    thomthom
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                    @takesh h said:

                    1. isn't it easier if we can just put "1001bit_tools.rbs" and "1001bit" folder in "Plugin" folder as we do with every other ruby scripts?

                    I also was puzzled by this unusual install process. I don't really like making new folders in the C root.

                    Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                    List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                      gohch
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                      @haynesc said:

                      hi there i have downloaded the trial can you show me where all the files need to be located ...

                      as i have the 1001bit tools menu in plugins folder but none of the functions do anything

                      hi haynesc,
                      The default location for the files is in c:\1001bit
                      Then copy the file '1001bit_tools.rbs' from c:\1001bit folder into Sketchup's plugins folder.
                      Start Sketchup.
                      Cheers

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                      • takesh hT Offline
                        takesh h
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                        Hi Goh, first of all congratulations on this clever toolset and thanks for your hard work.

                        Few questions and suggestions from me.

                        1. where should the folder "1001bit" be placed in case of Macintosh? There is no πŸ˜„ on Macs.
                        2. isn't it easier if we can just put "1001bit_tools.rbs" and "1001bit" folder in "Plugin" folder as we do with every other ruby scripts?
                        3. 1001bit has very comprehensive UI, yet it's unbelievable that the toolset doesn't have toolbars. It takes too much time to get to "create door" command following the tree structure. SU's personal shortcut is not very capable either.
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                          gohch
                          last edited by

                          My apologies for the messy and probably not very clever setup and folder locations.
                          Guess i was lazy and thought that by fixing the folder on "c:\1001bit" folder, it would be simpler to manage.
                          Thanks for all the feedbacks. I agree, the idea of creating folders in c:\ is really quite "stone age" 😳
                          and "Thousands apologies (anyone old enough to remember where this phrase comes from? πŸ˜„ )" for the Mac users, i really haven't tested this on Mac before.
                          Appreciate if anyone could offer some help on this.
                          Note: creating a text file 1001bit_path.rb with the following text
                          $GH1001bit_path="C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/1001bit"
                          and place it in Sketchup's plugins folder should reassign the path of the scripts to whatever location.

                          Again, my apologies, didn't really expect this to catch much attention this fast; I was taking my sweet time in my slow and easy phase testing and debugging and i believe there's much room to improve still. Really appreciate all the feedbacks and assistance.
                          Thanks

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                            gohch
                            last edited by

                            hi Mac users,
                            Tried out the following setup with Takesh and seems to be working for his Mac now, although seems to have problem with the staircase scripts. I'll continue to hunt the bug; meanwhile, setting up for Mac OSX please follow the steps below:

                            Step 1
                            Place the folder in the following location:
                            /Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Google Sketchup 7/Sketchup/plugins/1001bit

                            Step 2
                            Move the file 1001bit_tools.rbs from the 1001bit folder to the plugins folder
                            /Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Google Sketchup 7/SketchUp/plugins/1001bit_tools.rbs

                            Step 3
                            Create a simple text file 1001bit_path.rb in the plugins folder
                            /Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Google Sketchup 7/SketchUp/plugins/1001bit_path.rb

                            Step 4
                            paste the following text into the 1001bit_path.rb file
                            $GH1001bit_path="/Library/Application Support/Google Sketchup 6/SketchUp/plugins/1001bit"
                            or
                            $GH1001bit_path="/Library/Application Support/Google Sketchup 7/SketchUp/plugins/1001bit"

                            Thanks Takesh-san

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                            • M Offline
                              markitekt
                              last edited by

                              Goh Chun Hee,
                              I get the following error when opening SketchUp 7.0.

                              Error Loading File 1001bit_loader.rb
                              undefined method `+' for nil:NilClass

                              I also was not able to activate the license.
                              I copied and pasted the information, then clicked activate but nothing happened.
                              The program looks very cool though!
                              I'm looking forward to trying it out.
                              Thanks,
                              Mark

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                              • Didier BurD Offline
                                Didier Bur
                                last edited by

                                More or less, almost every tool in this pack can be found for free.
                                Is it me or we don't know the price of the licence ?
                                Good point: "Free license for Students and academic institutions".

                                DB

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                                  Bep
                                  last edited by

                                  @markitekt said:

                                  Goh Chun Hee,
                                  I get the following error when opening SketchUp 7.0.

                                  Error Loading File 1001bit_loader.rb
                                  undefined method `+' for nil:NilClass

                                  I also was not able to activate the license.
                                  I copied and pasted the information, then clicked activate but nothing happened.
                                  The program looks very cool though!
                                  I'm looking forward to trying it out.
                                  Thanks,
                                  Mark

                                  Hi markitekt,

                                  Maybe you made the same mistake i did ,by copying not the 1001bit_tools.rbs file but the 1001bit_loader.rb
                                  into the plugins folder ,this mistake resulted in the same error message.

                                  Greetings,

                                  Bep van Malde

                                  "History is written by the winners"

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                                  • pilouP Offline
                                    pilou
                                    last edited by

                                    πŸ˜‰


                                    rbs.jpg

                                    Frenchy Pilou
                                    Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                    My Little site :)

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                                      markitekt
                                      last edited by

                                      Thanks Bep van Malde!
                                      That got it working properly, however I still am unable to activate the license.
                                      It may be a Vista 64 user account issue or something.
                                      I'm going to try to activate logged in as administrator.
                                      Mark

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                                        morri
                                        last edited by

                                        Many thanks to Goh for this. Parametrable stairs and escalators

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                                        • G Offline
                                          gohch
                                          last edited by

                                          @markitekt said:

                                          Thanks Bep van Malde!
                                          That got it working properly, however I still am unable to activate the license.
                                          It may be a Vista 64 user account issue or something.
                                          I'm going to try to activate logged in as administrator.
                                          Mark

                                          hi Mark,
                                          If you're still having problem with activation, feel free to drop me a mail,
                                          i'll send the activation key to you directly.
                                          Cheers

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                                            gohch
                                            last edited by

                                            hi everyone,
                                            I've updated the FAQs on setting up and also updated the 1001bit.zip files to version 1.1.1
                                            The updates are really minor;

                                            1. there was a bug in the activation -- fixed.
                                            2. added a few files -- 1001bit_path_win_su7.rb, 1001bit_path_mac_su7.rb
                                              which contains the correct path for the 1001bit folder for Windows an Mac so that users could just copy it to the plugins folder instead of creating it.

                                            yep, following some good advise here, placing the 1001bit folder in SU Plugins folder. πŸ˜„

                                            If you've already placed the folder in c:\1001bit, no need to change anything really it all works fine.

                                            Thanks and regards

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