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    [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09

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    • S Offline
      sepo
      last edited by

      This is console . I start loft and have this

      --> New Definition Added:
      --> 0
      --> nil

      I select arcs,press ok in GUI have this for 1 second

      --> New Definition Added:
      --> 0
      --> nil

      and than bugsplat....now this happens in SU7 even with simple curves.

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        watkins
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        Dear Chris,

        I do apolgise. I had a senior moment, or to be more precise, I failed to read your instructions to the end. Hit ENTER was the missing step. Seems to work just fine now.

        Kind regards,
        Bob

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          Click Draw
          last edited by

          Hey Chris,

          Been playin' a bit...so far no probs. I'm on SU7 Pro, Vista if that helps.

          Jeff

          Have I mentioned how much of a laugh I get out of some of the Signatures on here!

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            dtrarch
            last edited by

            Chris

            I checked V6 with only loft installed.
            It is bumping into another script or ?
            The same script set is on V7 and loft is OK there.??
            BTW the number of arcs 2-whatever still bombed.

            Dave

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              watkins
              last edited by

              Made using simple_loft


              Made using simple_loft.jpg

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              • K Offline
                kwistenbiebel
                last edited by

                Hi Chris,
                You and Fredo can have the Nobel Prize, whatever the category.

                Marvelous in all ways !!! 👍

                Google, eat your heart out (again)!

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                  sepo
                  last edited by

                  Quite bizzare. On Vista comp SU7 works fine but not on XP SU7, However on same XP SU6 it works. I will now try on my XP laptop.

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                  • Chris FullmerC Offline
                    Chris Fullmer
                    last edited by

                    Sepo, your issue to me looks very much like an observers problem - specifically a collision with another script that is watching the selection set being added to. I'm sorry for the hassle, but you might need to remove plugins a few at a time until you find the culprit.

                    @Bob, glad you found the problem. That was going to be my suggesion, but I'm glad you got it working! The bowl looks great. I'm guessing you made it using half circles and then combined them together? Very nice!

                    @Dave, weird that it is splatting on version 6. You tried it with nothing else installed? Are you on Vista? Is there a chance you have any hidden plugins in the compatibility folders? That has ruined my scripts for more than one person already....grrr. Could you open the Ruby console (Window>Ruby Console) and see if you are getting any notices in there when running the script?

                    @Jeff, thanks! Glad to hear its working good for someone.

                    I really don't know whats causing some of these splats. We'll keep trying to troubleshoot it.

                    Thanks for the feedback,

                    Chris

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

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                      Chris Fullmer
                      last edited by

                      Heehe, Thom is really digging deep into observers in that script. I'll PM him and let him know that he's got a leak. Thanks for taking the time to find it Sepo!

                      Chris

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

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                        sepo
                        last edited by

                        OK good news is it works on my laptop on both SU7 and SU6.
                        On my other XP I found culprit. It is tt_double_cut.rb.... As soon as I removed it(as this was only one which was not on all comps) loft started to work.
                        I know Tom's script is only alpha but it seems to clash with yours.

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                          sepo
                          last edited by

                          Is it possible to make circles or elipses to be lofted?

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                          • Chris FullmerC Offline
                            Chris Fullmer
                            last edited by

                            Not yet. I started with open splines only. I have to rethink some pieces of the script to get closed splines to work.

                            Chris

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

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                              sepo
                              last edited by

                              Sounds promissing....Thanks for the script...It looks like there is a less and less reason to leave SU...

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                                AcesHigh
                                last edited by

                                @sepo said:

                                Is it possible to make circles or elipses to be lofted?

                                so far, it seems the best option is to create two halfs of the closed loop you want (be it a circle, elipse or anything else). Than you loft and join them.

                                If you want to loft a circle to a line, MAYBE its possible to cut the circle in two. Then you loft half the circle to the line, and then you loft the other half of the circle to the same line. Then you join the two sides.

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                                  jmmad
                                  last edited by

                                  Well i was thinking about leaving SU and one of those reasons where no loft support.
                                  Until now.
                                  You are really making Great Plugins you are very generous an talented man.
                                  Thxs a lot Chris.

                                  Get Upa !

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                                    ely862me
                                    last edited by

                                    This is something that can improve my workflow ..Thanks a lot,for a well done job,Chris.. 👍

                                    Elisei

                                    Elisei (sketchupper)


                                    Before no life was done on Earth it was THE LIFE ITSELF...GOD
                                    Come and See EliseiDesign

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                                      thomthom
                                      last edited by

                                      @sepo said:

                                      OK good news is it works on my laptop on both SU7 and SU6.
                                      On my other XP I found culprit. It is tt_double_cut.rb.... As soon as I removed it(as this was only one which was not on all comps) loft started to work.
                                      I know Tom's script is only alpha but it seems to clash with yours.

                                      Double-cut should not be used in a production environment. It makes SU unstable, liable to bug-splats and interferes with the observer events. It will need major rebuilding to make it work, so I won't be looking to track down bugs in in the alpha. It is in it's current state FUBAR. I need to get my thinking-cap on first before I start on re-writing it. (I also need a minor break from it as well as my frustration level increases just by looking at it as it is now 😞 )
                                      Sorry for the inconvenience.

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

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                                      • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                        Chris Fullmer
                                        last edited by

                                        Sorry to hear it Thom, its a plugin with a lot of potential. Hopefully the observers situation will get worked out and stabilized in future releases.

                                        Good luck with it when you feel like getting back to it!

                                        Chris

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

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                                          moujiik
                                          last edited by

                                          Hi Chris, and all the others (my first post)
                                          I find the first version of your script (0.1a) is realy a good start. The loft tool in moi 3d have the same result with two curves. The bezier connection seems only necessary with tree or more curves. It makes a smooth connection between curves. Anyway. This is the tool missing in sketchup. How brave you are! Thank you for your script, and all of you who keep sketchup fascinating.
                                          Moujiik.


                                          Loft moi 3d_2 curves.jpg


                                          Loft moi 3d three curves.jpg

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                                          • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                            Chris Fullmer
                                            last edited by

                                            Hey moujiik, that is a great image that clearly shows what I was asking about. Indeed it just makes straight connections from point to point with only 2 splines. Its not until you add a 3rd spline that it starts to use a bezier connection.

                                            In the current version, I faked in a bezier curve even on 2 curves, and I think I'll leave it in place. Partially because I've also now added the ability to control the amount of curve. So if a user selects just 2 splines and wabts the straight straight connections, with multiple segments, it will be possible in the next version I release.

                                            Thanks for the image and the kind words!

                                            Chris

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

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