[Plugin] TrueTangents v3.0
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commontangents - are you selecting two arcs / circles that are as the image ?
The images were made from SUp 7 using the tools... Arcs/circle must be coplanar - what's the Ruby Console error message ? -
TIG, thanks - both methods worked fine for me.
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It now worked after closing and re-opening SU.
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Is there any way to get the outside tangents, as in your overlapping example, without overlapping circles?
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I've added the 2 'external' common-tangents to the non-overlapping version... Thanks for the feedback.
Find v1.1 here: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?p=160780#p160780
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I've just found an error in certain combinations of arc radius and rotation in 3D. Sometimes the common-tangents weren't drawn right... Found a fix... here's update v1.2
http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?p=160780#p160780 -
Thank you, Tig!
I was waiting for longtime for tools like this one, helping the 2d drafting directly in SU.
I also claimed for years for better native SU 2d drafting tools, but it seems that AutoCAD still has some magic attraction, although buying it only to use its 2d capabilities seems to me a waste of money
The bad news, though, is that TrueTangents makes my SU 7 to end with bugsplat on initializing
It surely is a ruby conflict, because deleting it solves the issue - actually I have no more than 10 or 12 ruby installed).
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Thank you very much for this TIG. This will come in very handy.
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Thanks a bunch TIG, now a simple thing is truely simple.
I confirmed it works on Macs.
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Thank you, TIG!
I missed this tool a lot of times in the past.
And a special thank you for making it work in SU5 and on the mac!
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Nice one TIG, thanks a lot!
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GREAT PLUGUN!, thanks a lot!
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very usefull !!
Thanks TIG
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Here's v1.3... http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=160780#p160780
I've added some more cpoints - at the intersections of the circumference(s) and the line from cpoint-to-centre or centre-to-centre - these can be useful if you want to redraw an arc through three points from tp to tp quickly with the same radius... -
Here's v1.4 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=160780#p160780
It's updated to have extra cpoints/clines on the opposite sides of the arcs' circumferences - now to aid in possible redraw in both directions of arc's curve... -
TIG,I wanted a celebration, this plug-in.
The traditional skills are essential to kikujutu Japan. -
Hello Tig,
Would it be possible to add "true intersections points" to the plugin.
These would indicate where cirkels and arcs mathematicly intersect.
as in the second pictureAs I understand true cirkels in Sketchup are impractical because the would couse a to many faces in a model,
a true "construction cirkel" as in the first picture,(that would not be able to create a face to be push-pull't) as a build in tool or plugin however would be the best solution IMHO to overcome a lot of strugling of the ruby programmers to repair this shortcomming of Sketchup.Thanks for all your great plugins.
Bep van Malde
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v1.5 is now available with a new tool 'trueintersections' - which adds cpoints at true intersection points for either 2nr selected intersecting arcs/circles OR a selected arc/circle and intersecting cline...
Get it here: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=160780#p160780
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Thank you, TIG. Really useful.
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@tig said:
v1.5 is now available with a new tool 'trueintersections' - which adds cpoints at true intersection points for either 2nr selected intersecting arcs/circles OR a selected arc/circle and intersecting cline...
Get it here: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=160780#p160780
Many Thanks Tig!
Greetings ,
Bep van Malde
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