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    Mike Lucey
    last edited by 13 Feb 2009, 18:37

    Thank You Dmitry for a great plugin. I can see lots of ways this can be used to great effect in the Design Process.

    I must compliment you on your excellent response times also. Its great to have this 'friendly' attitude shown here on SketchUcation.

    I'm looking forward to trying out Driving Dimension as soon as time permits, BTW will it work with Mac? If not we Mac users can always switch to Win via Bootcamp.

    Mike

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      ilay7k
      last edited by 15 Feb 2009, 17:38

      Dmitry, thank you for update!

      Also Dmitry or anybody from SU dev.team, can add expression of DD(Driving Dimensions) to library of dynamic-component's expressions/formulas?

      Into Russian:
      Спасибо еще раз! Дмитрий, вы наверно видели уже о вводе формул в параметры динам.компонентов, можно ли туда добавить ваши выражения плуга для управления компонентом?

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        RayOchoa
        last edited by 15 Feb 2009, 18:25

        excuse me but can you use this on more complex things like maybe Automobiles and things like that?

        CaR DeSiGnS bY mE
        http://ray-ochoa.com

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          Dmitry Ushakov
          last edited by 16 Feb 2009, 12:08

          Hello Mike,

          Thank you for the interest to Driving Dimensions!

          We will definitely port our plugin to Mac OS, but first we have to release a Mac version of our geometric solver LGS 3D, which is the base for the plugin. We are already working on that.

          Sincerely yours,
          Dmitry Ushakov
          Director of Product Management
          LEDAS Ltd.

          http://www.DrivingDimensions.com - parametric plugins for SketchUp and Rhino

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            Dmitry Ushakov
            last edited by 16 Feb 2009, 12:17

            Dear ilay7k,

            Thank you for the interesting idea of the integration of Driving Dimensions with Dynamic Components! We have no particular plans for that yet, but in the forthcoming versions of our plugin one will be able to use variables and formalas when specifying values of driving dimensions.

            Sincerely yours,
            Dmitry Ushakov
            Director of Product Management
            LEDAS Ltd.

            http://www.DrivingDimensions.com - parametric plugins for SketchUp and Rhino

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              Dmitry Ushakov
              last edited by 16 Feb 2009, 12:22

              @rayochoa said:

              excuse me but can you use this on more complex things like maybe Automobiles and things like that?

              Why not? The only limitation of our plugin is that it cannot be used to dimension grouped entities (ones placed inside components).

              But if one speaks about automotive design, he/she usually means things like class A surfaces or at least the possibility to specify G0/G1/G2 connections between curves and surfaces. Current version of Driving Dimensions does not support them. In the forthcoming versions we plan to support a tangency constraint with arc curves.

              Sincerely yours,
              Dmitry Ushakov
              Director of Product Management
              LEDAS Ltd.

              http://www.DrivingDimensions.com - parametric plugins for SketchUp and Rhino

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                Edson
                last edited by 18 Feb 2009, 17:52

                as usual, windows only!

                edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
                http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                  xrok1
                  last edited by 18 Feb 2009, 23:12

                  and there's a prime example of why i don't own a MAC.

                  it could be a nuclear powered ,thermo dynamic ,speed of light*2 ,quadruple core ,16 pipeline ,32gig of genetically enhanced organic ram computer ,that can read my thoughts but if you can't get the software?????? 👊

                  “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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                    Mike Lucey
                    last edited by 18 Feb 2009, 23:38

                    For the Intel Macs its just a matter of switching over to SketchUp via Bootcamp .... a bit mesy but no big deal 😉

                    Mike

                    PS: Am I being smug 😄

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                      Edson
                      last edited by 19 Feb 2009, 09:53

                      @mike lucey said:

                      For the Intel Macs its just a matter of switching over to SketchUp via Bootcamp .... a bit mesy but no big deal 😉

                      Mike

                      PS: Am I being smug 😄

                      or via Fusion/Parallels, which is even easier... 😉 😉

                      edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
                      http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                        Gaieus
                        last edited by 19 Feb 2009, 12:25

                        @edson said:

                        as usual, windows only!

                        Don't be impatient, Edson!

                        @dmitry ushakov said:

                        We will definitely port our plugin to Mac OS, but first we have to release a Mac version of our geometric solver LGS 3D, which is the base for the plugin. We are already working on that.

                        😉

                        Gai...

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                          xrok1
                          last edited by 1 Mar 2009, 21:28

                          @dtrarch said:

                          Dmitry

                          2d lines can be used to generate 3d walls and as reference for plan development too.
                          (Also one can convert lines to construction lines and vice-versa with existing scripts for grid and reference use.)

                          Parametric line adjustment when developing design schemes is very useful.

                          A constraint to retain the angle at corners would be helpful in this regard.
                          (a lock corner/angle/geometry function perhaps)

                          dtr

                          could you elaborate on this, i've been looking for a way to do this.

                          “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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                            Pixero
                            last edited by 3 Mar 2009, 13:55

                            Is anyone able to use it on groups/components or inside a group/component?
                            (I almost never have ungrouped parts in my models.)

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                              Dmitry Ushakov
                              last edited by 12 Mar 2009, 15:30

                              Dear Driving Dimensions users!

                              Today we launched the version 1.0 of our DD plugin. You can download it at DrivingDimensions.com. Since October 2008, when we released the version 0.1 more than 5000 users from 95 countries (according to Google Analytics) downloaded preliminary versions (from 0.1 to 0.4). We did not expect such a high demand for parametric plugin for SketchUp - it was a pleasant surprise for us. Thank you for that!

                              With release 1.0 we are going to attract the attention of professional SketchUp users. So now we propose two versions of our plugin: free and Pro. The free version is not intended for commercial usage and has one functional limitation: you cannot add more than 25 driving dimensions to one SketchUp model. No other limitations exist. We consider this limitation as insignificant for non-professional users, since 25 dimensions are generally enough to play with DD and to create simple parametric models.

                              Pro versions (for only $45 per single user license) is intended for professional users who create complex designs. For them we also propose a new feature called inreffed dimensions that consists in automatic generation of implied driving dimensions when you draw a rectangle or apply a Push/Pull tool. We have prepared a special tutorial that introduces inferred dimensions feature. This feature can also be switched on in the free version, but be aware that the limit of 25 dimensions is reached very fast with inferred dimensions.

                              Among other improvements of version 1.0 I can mention:

                              • New look and feel (icons, cursors, message boxes, menus, "About" window)
                              • New types of driving dimensions (between an edge and a face, between two faces)
                              • "Update Dimension Values" tool (in addition to "Update geometry")
                              • Options dialog

                              Please read the full press release to learn more about Driving Dimensions 1.0. And don't hesitate to criticize 👊
                              I wish you to enjoy the new parametric possibilities in SketchUp!


                              Parametric Big Ben

                              Sincerely yours,
                              Dmitry Ushakov
                              Director of Product Management
                              LEDAS Ltd.

                              http://www.DrivingDimensions.com - parametric plugins for SketchUp and Rhino

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                                xrok1
                                last edited by 13 Mar 2009, 02:22

                                awsome! simply awsome!

                                “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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                                  Mike Lucey
                                  last edited by 13 Mar 2009, 05:00

                                  Well done Dmitry on a great product also a well thought out business plan that caters for both Pro and Free users 👍

                                  Mike

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                                    Dmitry Ushakov
                                    last edited by 5 Jun 2009, 04:03

                                    I have a news for you guys - we are about to release our Driving Dimensions plugin for Google SketchUp running on Mac OS X.

                                    If you are interested in beta testing this software (before the official release), please let me know.

                                    Sincerely yours,
                                    Dmitry Ushakov
                                    Director of Product Management
                                    LEDAS Ltd.

                                    http://www.DrivingDimensions.com - parametric plugins for SketchUp and Rhino

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                                      Gaieus
                                      last edited by 9 Jun 2009, 18:56

                                      There is a beta out there for Rhino now. I don't use Rhino so have no clue if it's of interest of anyone but well, who knows.

                                      Gai...

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                                        Dmitry Ushakov
                                        last edited by 24 Jun 2009, 04:03

                                        Hello everybody!

                                        Yesterday we released version 1.1 of our Driving Dimensions plugin for SketchUp that runs on both Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Mac OS X (10.4+) platforms.

                                        Small functional enhancements include a new help button on the toolbar and improved behavior when selecting dimension arguments. We have also fixed several bugs - thanks to all beta testers! We are very excited to see 10,000 downloads of our plugin since November 2008, thank you for the interest to it!

                                        You can find the full press release here and download the plugin here.

                                        And here is a simple TV pedestal I designed yesterday on Mac to show you how our DD plugin can be applied to control thinkness of shelves when you change the overall dimensions of the predestal (you can download the corresponding model with driving dimensions at 3D warehouse😞


                                        Parametric TV pedestal

                                        Sincerely yours,
                                        Dmitry Ushakov
                                        Director of Product Management
                                        LEDAS Ltd.

                                        http://www.DrivingDimensions.com - parametric plugins for SketchUp and Rhino

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                                          Mike Lucey
                                          last edited by 26 Jun 2009, 10:53

                                          I have the mac version loaded now and have been playing around with DD. One thing worth noting, in my case anyway, was that after loading it is a good idea to go into the settings and not have the plugin automatically start 'doing its thing' when SketchUp is opened.

                                          After loading DD I had forgotten that it was onboard. When I opened SketchUp the next time I was quick to realise DD was there as it was showing the various 'driving dimensions' as I drew.
                                          However I was not in this particular 'design mode' and didn't want to see this process in action. I was importing and drawing from an Acad file. The problem was solved after I read the instructions and played around with the setting and got DD into hide mode. Okay, I know I should read instructions first 😒

                                          My suggestion is that maybe there should be a more obvious switch to hide / unhide DD.

                                          I would also be interested in hearing about the various types of SketchUp designs that people would find Driving Dimensions useful for. I imagine, in my case, I should be able to use it for making short work of some 3D and 2D details that I often do and maybe help to build up a library. DD would appear to be one of those tools that one has in the toolbox and finds uses for it that, even possibly, the developers had not thought of.

                                          Mike

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