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    • S Offline
      sepo
      last edited by

      Chris

      It seems make faces makes error but makes faces nevertheless. Here is an extract from the console.

      Error: #<ArgumentError: comparison of Float with nil failed>
      (eval):44:in >' (eval):44:in update'
      C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/makefaces.rb:146:in makeFaces14' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/makefaces.rb:140:in each'
      C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/makefaces.rb:140:in makeFaces14' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/makefaces.rb:163 C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/makefaces.rb:163:in call'

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        dtrarch
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        Chris

        I'm not sure if this is the core issue, but rotating the arc to mid segment works for this simple try.

        dtrRotated_Arc-Bend.pngRotated_Arc-Bend.png


        Rotated_Arc-Bend.skp

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        • jeff hammondJ Offline
          jeff hammond
          last edited by

          dtr...
          the problem with doing that is it throws off all the measurements.. the SU arc is only correct at the vertices -- not the midpoints of the segments.

          http://homepage.mac.com/jeffhammond/.Public/scf/nogo.jpg

          dotdotdot

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            ideas_arte
            last edited by

            http://i89.servimg.com/u/f89/13/29/04/03/muchas10.jpg

            Thank you very much..!


            muchas gracias..!
thank you very much..!

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            • D Offline
              dtrarch
              last edited by

              Jeff

              Got it and thanks.

              dtr

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              • W Offline
                waltw
                last edited by

                Draw line on red axis, build and group a cube, draw an arc all on the same plane. Select tool.

                Can't seem to get by 'please select a single line on red axis' I don't know much about ruby but thought that the following info might be pertinent??Ruby console output.jpg

                Line 165 refers to code snippet: @line_pointer = UI.create_cursor(line_cursor_path, 15, 2)

                My cursor does not change in anyway. Supposed to??

                I thought there might be a conflict with other scripts so I removed them all (other than progress bar) to test - no avail.

                Using XP SP3, SU7

                OpenGL problem? Any suggestions as to what to tweak?

                Thanks, Walt

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                • Chris FullmerC Offline
                  Chris Fullmer
                  last edited by

                  That sounds like it did not get installed quite right. There should a file called clf_shape_bender.loader.rb in the main plugins folder. Then there should be a folder caled "clf_shape_bender" and inside that folder should exist the files:

                  clf_shape_bender.png
                  clf_shape_bender.rb
                  clf_shape_bender_small.png
                  curve_pointer.png
                  default_pointer.png
                  line_pointer.png

                  I'm guessing you might have ended up with everything in the main plugins folder. So manually create the clf_shape_bender folder and move all those files above into it, leaving only clf_shape_bender_loader.rb in the main plugins folders.

                  See if that is by chance the problem and let me know, thanks!

                  Chris

                  Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
                  All my Plugins I've written

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                  • Chris FullmerC Offline
                    Chris Fullmer
                    last edited by

                    I gotta admit, neither of those uses crossed my mind! They look great. I'm going to a cad manager meeting and I'm doing a presentation on Dynamic Components and Ruby. I'll be sure to include that example in my presentation!

                    Chris

                    Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
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                      sepo
                      last edited by

                      Chris is there any solution to my problem yet?

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                      • GaieusG Offline
                        Gaieus
                        last edited by

                        What I'd absolutely love (and don't get me wrong, Chris, this is a brilliant ruby in its kind anyway) is if the UV maps (say positioned texture and such) would keep their maps relative to the modified (bent) mesh. I.e. if the texture bent along with the mesh itself.

                        Example: just imagine building perfectly textured arches in seconds.

                        Gai...

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                        • massimoM Offline
                          massimo Moderator
                          last edited by

                          Many thanks for the plugin, Chris.
                          It can make this...
                          bend tool.jpg
                          or this!!
                          bend tool 1.jpg

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                          • Chris FullmerC Offline
                            Chris Fullmer
                            last edited by

                            Hi Sepo, thanks for reminding me. At this point, no, I've got nothing for that. It is odd that its the same error that most people get when they have a conflicting script. But you said you unloaded all other scripts and the problem persisted, right?

                            Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
                            All my Plugins I've written

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                              sepo
                              last edited by

                              Yes that is correct. I have installed it my quad desktop with vista and it is really fine. I have also loaded it up on my laptop xp and it fine. It is only on this xp desktop which is making error. I can't work out why. I will go again through the plugins, but these are the same ones which I have on the laptop. I must point out the first version worked fine on the xp desktop . It is the last version I have problem with. It seems it has something to do with progress.rb but I do not know where to look. BTW plugin is awesome and I see much more use for it than simple bending. Using form to do transformations seems to give a lot of possibilities.

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                              • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                Chris Fullmer
                                last edited by

                                ok, I have to ask again just to be sure - as this has bitten many many people in the passed - but did you look in "compatibility files" folder? This is a special new fun feature of Vista where it hides files to keep you safe. Navigate to the plugins folder and look for a button called compatibility files as shown in the picture I found on the internet:

                                DH5.jpg

                                Ignore the path and the "games" that is circled, just notice the compatibility files button that is circled. If you have that button showing, then you have hidden plugins installed. You need to click on that button to go to your Plugins "Compatibility Files" folder. Once in it, you'll find a bunch of plugin files. You can just move them all into your plugins folder. They still work just fine when in the compatibility folder, they just make troubleshooting challenging 😄 Now is there any chance that you have a copy of component spray in that folder? Move it over to the plugins folder and then make sure you have the updated version I linked to earlier. Or for testing purposes, you could even remove all the plugins from compatibility files location and the regular plugins location temporarily. Then put back clf_shape_bende_loader, the clf_shape_bender folder, and progressbar.rb.

                                If you are not having the compatibility files problem, then I'm really running low on ideas. There is no reason that just my script and progressbar.rb alone should not work. Unless you also have another location that is loading ruby scripts somehow....?

                                Chris

                                Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
                                All my Plugins I've written

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                                  sepo
                                  last edited by

                                  As I said I loaded it on Vista qaud desktop. It works no problem there.
                                  It has problem on my other desktop which runs on XP.

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                                  • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                    Chris Fullmer
                                    last edited by

                                    😳 mis-read that bit. sorry about that. Could you send me a model that it is not working on? (which should be easy if it is every model). If I can't find anything, I'll just release a simulatenous version that does not call progressbar.

                                    Chris

                                    Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
                                    All my Plugins I've written

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                                      sepo
                                      last edited by

                                      It seems it was component spray. When I removed plugins one by one I just upgraded to new compospray thinking that will do the job. I made a point to update it as you asked before but it seems it still clashes with other plugins. I removed it now completely and it works like charm. Also made my protrude work again. I am really sorry to have bothered you.


                                      bend.jpg

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                                      • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                        Chris Fullmer
                                        last edited by

                                        Hey, thats great!

                                        And not a bother at all. But the new version of component spray really should be compatible now.

                                        Mind trying to upgrade it one more time? Here is the link to the newest compatible version:

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                                        Chris

                                        Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
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                                          sepo
                                          last edited by

                                          😳 I do not know what happened when I upgraded. It works now. Thanks very much for your patience. BTW some of the forms which would have taken long time to model or were almost impossible now can be done in no time. I suggest you change the name from bend to morph because that is exactly the thing this plugin is capable of. BTW I showed the plugin to my students today. There was just one big woooow.
                                          Thanks once again for your patience.

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                                          • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                            Chris Fullmer
                                            last edited by

                                            WooHoo! Glad its all working now.

                                            Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
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