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  • W Offline
    wikii
    last edited by 1 Feb 2009, 16:01

    Another script still in development can do followme and keep the profile from rolling.
    Left part of the first image is followme ,right part is follow_me_and_keep .
    In the second image ,the Long Corridor (exclude columns) is built by follow_me_and_keep after one time running.


    1.jpg


    2.jpg

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    • S Offline
      sorgesu
      last edited by 1 Feb 2009, 16:14

      Fantastic! Can't wait.

      Susan Sorger
      Former Seller Hand Rendered Entourage
      Former Canadian Authorized Training Centre, SketchUp

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      • G Offline
        Gaieus
        last edited by 1 Feb 2009, 16:16

        ๐Ÿ‘
        Sounds fantastic! That would be something needed so long!

        Gai...

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        • E Offline
          Ecuadorian
          last edited by 1 Feb 2009, 20:04

          Follow_me_and_keep should be a big hit among fans of the Great Wall, and will certainly help a lot when modeling roads. Keep up the excellent work, wikii!

          Mrs. Susan, for your specific case, the screw1_5.rb script works well, too. Unlike FollowMeRotate, with screw1_5.rb you have to select both the face and its borders, and it only works around the blue axis, so before using it you have to center your stair in the origin. You can find it here:

          http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/Ruby/EM/screw1_5.rb

          The "first end" and "second end" that you are required to enter are just required to determine a differential in height, so, irrespective of where you click, the shape will always be created around the blue axis.

          -Miguel Lescano
          Subscribe to my house plans YouTube channel! (30K+ subs)

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          • N Offline
            notareal
            last edited by 2 Feb 2009, 15:36

            @wikii said:

            Another script still in development can do followme and keep the profile from rolling.
            Left part of the first image is followme ,right part is follow_me_and_keep .
            In the second image ,the Long Corridor (exclude columns) is built by follow_me_and_keep after one time running.

            A must have tool!

            Welcome to try [Thea Render](http://www.thearender.com/), Thea support | [kerkythea.net](http://www.kerkythea.net/) -team member

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            • B Offline
              boofredlay
              last edited by 2 Feb 2009, 21:20

              I am looking forward to it.

              http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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              • E Offline
                Ecuadorian
                last edited by 7 Feb 2009, 05:17

                Until follow_me_and_keep is ready (which will save all these following steps), here's a workaround:

                • Go to Camera > Standard Views > Left

                • Draw your profile within the plane formed by the positive blue and green axis, touching the origin.

                • Erase the face leaving the lines, and make it a component.

                • Select your profile (it must be a curve or a polygon, if it isn't, first join the edges with the join tool by Rick Wilson in the SCF Power Toolbar).

                • Use the "copy along distance" button on the SCF Power Toolbar (also a script by Rick Wilson) and play with the distance until you're satisfied.

                • Select all instances of the component and explode them. You can use Rick Wilson's script "select all instances": http://www.smustard.com/script/Instances

                • Click on the "configuration" button of the "Skin" script by Darrel to "By order". Leave the other options blank.

                • Execute the "skin" command and keep pressing "Enter" like crazy until the full object is done.

                • Add soften/smooth edges to your taste.

                You can download the "skin" script from this post:
                http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=1306&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=skin&start=105#p101209
                And you can browse the rest of that thread for the latest version of skin.rb, too, if you want...

                Yeah, it's a lot of extra work, that's why all await for follow_me_and_keep.

                -Miguel Lescano
                Subscribe to my house plans YouTube channel! (30K+ subs)

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                • D Offline
                  david_h
                  last edited by 17 Mar 2009, 22:17

                  This is pretty fun to play with.


                  20090317161553_34s.jpg

                  If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                  • A Offline
                    ada123
                    last edited by 19 Apr 2009, 18:35

                    it's really nice

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                    • SwissmountainS Offline
                      Swissmountain
                      last edited by 24 Jun 2009, 22:36

                      Thanks for this awesome script! ๐Ÿ‘

                      Cogito ergo dum-di-dum

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                      • T Offline
                        tamfore
                        last edited by 20 Dec 2009, 19:55

                        is there a link for a text file or description and instructions on what this plugin does and how to use it?

                        thanks
                        Tamfore

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                        • thomthomT Offline
                          thomthom
                          last edited by 20 Dec 2009, 20:07

                          @tamfore said:

                          is there a link for a text file or description and instructions on what this plugin does and how to use it?

                          thanks
                          Tamfore

                          @unknownuser said:

                          Select welded edges as path and a face before using this script.

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

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                          • K Offline
                            kostas_designer
                            last edited by 16 Feb 2010, 14:26

                            Cool!...

                            Jeff: i think you are talking about the SCF POWERBAR:
                            http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=14770&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=powertoolbar#p112024


                            follow and rotate.jpg

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                            • A Offline
                              ayieartwork
                              last edited by 17 Feb 2010, 04:29

                              guys.how to rotate the shape from bigger to smaller?

                              Intel Core i7-3930k with 16gb G.Skill Ripjaws

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                              • brookefoxB Offline
                                brookefox
                                last edited by 3 May 2010, 00:15

                                I unzip to plugins; get FollowAndRotate_cn.rbs, FollowAndRotate_en.rbs and inputbox.rb, which I must rename as I have a larger file of that name already (I put far.skp elsewhere). No plugins result in my pull down. I rename them *.rb and still nothing. Any tips?

                                ~ Brooke

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                                • pilouP Offline
                                  pilou
                                  last edited by 3 May 2010, 07:53

                                  you must keep names *.rbs!

                                  Frenchy Pilou
                                  Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                  My Little site :)

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                                  • brookefoxB Offline
                                    brookefox
                                    last edited by 3 May 2010, 16:12

                                    OK, thanks, though they did not work that way ---> It dawned on me belatedly that I needed to provide for the re-naming or not of inbox.rb: if I rename it then I guess I need to go through the code and replace the old name with the new name wherever it occurs.

                                    ~ Brooke

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                                    • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                      Chris Fullmer
                                      last edited by 3 May 2010, 16:30

                                      What? You already have a inputbox.rb? This plugin appears to have a file called that, as well as another plugin then? Do you know what other plugin supplied the other inputbox.rb? If you PM them both to me, I'll look at them and see if I can help un-entangle this issue. It will probably take more than just changing file names inside the script.

                                      Chris

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

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                                      • brookefoxB Offline
                                        brookefox
                                        last edited by 3 May 2010, 17:15

                                        Thanks, Chris.

                                        @unknownuser said:

                                        You already have a inputbox.rb? This plugin appears to have a file called that, as well as another plugin then?

                                        Yes; yes. The three being: FollowAndRotate_cn.rbs, FollowAndRotate_en.rbs and inputbox.rb.

                                        @unknownuser said:

                                        Do you know what other plugin supplied the other inputbox.rb?

                                        Both inputbox.rb open as below, but are different implementations:

                                        @unknownuser said:

                                        Inputbox.rb Copyright 2008 jim.foltz@gmail.com

                                        The Inputbox class makes it easy to create user input
                                        dialogs by providing a consistent interface to UI.inputbox for
                                        text fields and drop-down selection fields.

                                        Checking the date stamps and my downloads leads to 2 DLs on 4.4.: inputbox and model_location.rb, which may or may not require input box (it has been snipped from some search result locations).

                                        Certainly I can try renaming the existing to something else in order to see if that will enable FAR.

                                        ~ Brooke

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                                        • brookefoxB Offline
                                          brookefox
                                          last edited by 4 May 2010, 16:55

                                          The renaming (and re-starting SU, as opposed to just re-loading the scripts) worked, but behavior is erratic. (I didn't want to trouble you further, Chris, if I could make the re-naming work.)

                                          First 4 images show a failure with a welded straight path (called a curve by SU) and a rectangular face.

                                          Second 4 show success with a truly (apparently) curved path and a round face.

                                          The final image shows the SU upload dialog which leads one to believe you can upload more than one attachment at a time but which then ignores the request.


                                          FAR-1.JPG


                                          FAR-2.JPG


                                          FAR-3.JPG


                                          FAR-4.JPG


                                          FAR-1c.JPG


                                          FAR-2c.JPG


                                          FAR-3c.JPG


                                          FAR-4c.JPG


                                          upload multi.JPG

                                          ~ Brooke

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