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    [Plugin] SliceModeler v1.3 released!

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      asteronimo
      last edited by

      Can you send me the drawing you are using?
      And are you sure you are using the right version?
      Because there should be default values and the flattened slices should spread out nicely.
      See the picture on the url in the first post of this thread.

      What SU version do you use, and wat is your OS?
      I tested in SU 6 Pro on Mac OSX.

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        Dave R
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        I can see a possible woodworker's application for this. It could be useful for creating templates for molds for laminating veneers to make complex shapes. Especially if they are compound curves. The illustration isn't a compund curve of course but gives the idea.
        drawer.jpg

        It would be nice if the plugin would give a thickness to the slices so that both sides of each part of the mold would be recognizable but that's alright.

        Etaoin Shrdlu

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          jumpjack
          last edited by

          Sorry, my fault: after first slicing, when I saw the new dialog I thought it was the same of the first one shown again, so I canceled it.....
          I didn't understand it was a multiple-stages input!
          Maybe all inputs should be inserted by user into a single dialog at the beginning? (but this would require checkboxes into dialog, and I don't know if they are supported).

          Thanks.

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            Dave R
            last edited by

            Yes, I have the latest version but I can't seem to figure out how to generate just the mold shapes as I show in the image above. Perhaps you could demonstrate?

            mold.skp

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              jumpjack
              last edited by

              Ok, now it's working for me.
              But I can't figure out how to get slices as thick as their distance: using same number as input does not work, I always can see some empty space between slices.

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                TIG Moderator
                last edited by

                @dave r said:

                Yes, I have the latest version but I can't seem to figure out how to generate just the mold shapes as I show in the image above. Perhaps you could demonstrate?

                [attachment=0:1fadgjsa]<!-- ia0 -->mold.skp<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:1fadgjsa]

                SlicModeler makes slices on two chosen axes and puts slots into them so when you make the physical pieces they'll slot together into a 3D shape...
                I think that my original "Slicer" does more what you want... select the item and run Slicer - set the spacing at 1" and slice at 3/4" (1/4" gap), for your example you'd use Y axis. Don't adjust the spacing and finally say that you want flattened slices... You should then get what you want...

                .

                TIG

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                  Dave R
                  last edited by

                  Thanks TIG.

                  You are indeed correct as you always are. Very good.

                  Dave

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                    cpeep
                    last edited by

                    Thanks for posting on my blog about this. I had toyed with the idea of using Sketchup for sliceforms, but didn't realize you could write a plugin to slice up ANY shape. Fabulous!! I'm going to play around with it a bit. Stay tuned.

                    Carol
                    Extreme Cards and Papercrafting
                    http://extremecards.blogspot.com

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                      asteronimo
                      last edited by

                      Dave R,

                      Go back to my first post in this thread and get the script there.
                      The latest version gives thickness to the slices.

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                        cpeep
                        last edited by

                        I've had the opportunity to play around with this plugin a little. It works quite well, but I found that very often I want my center slice to cut through the center point of the model, thus creating two slices that intersect along the center line of each other. (The plugin creates four intersecting slices at the center of the model, equidistant from the center).

                        Maybe I missed a way to shift the slices along the model?

                        Carol
                        Extreme Cards and Papercrafting

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                          paolo99
                          last edited by

                          asteronimo - Is there any support for the new version. I've got a bit of a problem...

                          Just in case anyone can help -

                          I'm trying to slice an object made up of two different pieces - they are grouped so they do look like one. The object is a available to form the the Sketchup 3d Warehouse. It's a mushroom - "Mushroom Pilz' by moom.

                          The problem is that the slicer always seems to see the model as two separate entities - which, technically speaking it is. Is there a way to join faces in Sketchup?

                          If someone with more of an understanding of what's going on can get this to work properly, can you let me know.

                          Cheers

                          Paolo

                          p.s. It doesn't always ask if I want to output the flat images. This plugin clearly needs work if it's not a freebie!! WASTE OF TIME ❗

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                            xrok1
                            last edited by

                            very nice. i've had this for a while but never tried it out till now. its very cool.

                            i do however have a file that it won't complete on, instead of discribing the problem i'll just post the file. could you please take a look at it to verify?


                            horse.skp

                            “There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

                            http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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                              Ecuadorian
                              last edited by

                              Before using the slicemodeler, try getting rid of the internal faces. Make the whole model a single solid.

                              -Miguel Lescano
                              Subscribe to my house plans YouTube channel! (30K+ subs)

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                                xrok1
                                last edited by

                                thanks for the script. 😄

                                and thanks for the tip. 😉

                                “There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

                                http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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                                  dcoop58
                                  last edited by

                                  Anybody using SliceModeler v1.4?

                                  It's Technical...............

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                                    xrok1
                                    last edited by

                                    @dcoop58 said:

                                    Anybody using SliceModeler v1.4?

                                    ????????????????????????

                                    “There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

                                    http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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                                      xrok1
                                      last edited by

                                      oh i see. from the web site. no not i.

                                      i wonder if TIG is getting a cut of the sales since its based on his script. TIG how bout it?

                                      “There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

                                      http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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                                        TIG Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        I am strictly 'non-profit-making'... Though if you want to send me a sack full of cash please PM me for the address... 😄

                                        TIG

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                                          xrok1
                                          last edited by

                                          well i would send it to you like i did with Fredo6, but i certainly won't sent to the guy that ripped it off without sharing!

                                          “There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

                                          http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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                                            dcoop58
                                            last edited by

                                            @xrok1 said:

                                            @dcoop58 said:

                                            Anybody using SliceModeler v1.4?

                                            ????????????????????????

                                            Check out:

                                            Attention Required! | Cloudflare

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                                            (www.public-art-international.com)

                                            SliceModeler 1.4 with downloads and tutorial......

                                            It's Technical...............

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