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    • C Offline
      cnin
      last edited by

      Hello:
      I am new to sketuchp. i never heard of it before this week. I have used autocad solidworks 3ds before for fun, but never for a real project.

      I am a software engineer by trade and was drawn to the ruby API as an ability to solve my problem.

      I build boats, kayaks, and want to start shaping my own hulls, so i am experimenting with 3d programs and cant find the jargan too get an answer to following question.

      I want to create a slice of a 3d model at regular intervals and export a 2d vector images, to make full size print patterns for the buck of my boat. (similar to this car).

      http://www.ru2inc.com/inprogress1.html

      IN sketchup it apears i can create a model, and add a "SECTION PLANE" and orient the plane view, then export a wireframe of the model. i have only downloaded the free version so i can only export jpgs, but i understand the pro-version has DXF output.

      I want an automatic way to do this procedure. for example: a dialog to enter a "step value" in inches or mm, and execute the procedure on a "selected selection plane object"

      In the demo version of sketchup, I cannot see how to move the section a specific distance.

      and I cannot find a RUBY script that does this procedure already. I would imagine it has been done before, as it is a tedius task that is ordinary for model shaping.

      for example: If i have a model of a boat 12 feet long. i want a section plane DXF image of every 1 foot along the length of the boat.

      any help or pointers would be great.

      thnaks in advance.

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        nemosuke
        last edited by

        Maybe you could use TIG's SectionCutFace ruby?
        Search the forum with the keyword "SectionCutFace" for more details; I believe the latest version is in the first post of this thread: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=1517&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=section

        Hope this helps!

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          Jim
          last edited by

          Hi cnin, welcome to the forums.

          I have not used this one myself, but this slice modeler plugin seems to be what you are looking for.
          http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=15313

          And another here:
          http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=3357

          Hi

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          • GaieusG Offline
            Gaieus
            last edited by

            Hi Chuck (and welcome).

            Apart fromthe plugins mentioned above (I myself only used slicer to experiment with), you can also eport a certain "section cut only" in dxf/dwg format from the Pro version.

            Moving of the section plane works just like moving any other, "real" geometry: select it > Select themove tool > click on it (or, as a matter of fact, click anywhere) > start moving > type 1' (for instamnce) and hit Enter.

            Even better, start moving by toggling Copy/move with the Ctrl key,move one foot then type 12x and hit Enter. This will create an array of the section planes of which only one can be "active" at a time so you can export your series of section cuts easily.

            AND there are so many other ways to automate and speed up your workflow...

            Gai...

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              cnin
              last edited by

              thnaks for the pointers

              ill do the searches myself, but if anybody knows off the top of their head is there a script to export every object seperatly, this is all i need to go ahead and buy the pro-version for my projects.

              thnaks again

              chuck

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