[Plugin] extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb

Koosie van Tutte · 26 Jun 2009, 21:45

thanks a lot!

AcesHigh · 27 Jun 2009, 15:25

TIG, very nice plugin... can you improve it to add the option for another rail "edge", thus effectively transforming it into a SWEEP 2 RAILS plugin??

TIG · 27 Jun 2009, 15:31

@aceshigh said:

TIG, very nice plugin... can you improve it to add the option for another rail "edge", thus effectively transforming it into a SWEEP 2 RAILS plugin??
It's on the list...

pilou · 27 Jun 2009, 15:35

seems one of the Moi's example above is 3 rails

MALAISE · 28 Jun 2009, 17:54

Hi TIG

May you'll better understand as me that message. I loaded the V1.3, but no results
I reload the file.rb but get the same result.

Do you have the V1.2 somewhere ? ( It worked )

MALAISE

TIG · 28 Jun 2009, 19:07

Malaise I've PM'd you about getting the skp sent so I can test it...

Are the selected just two groups of edges ?

JClements · 28 Jun 2009, 20:22

Well TIG, this is a nice script and I hope sweep-two-rails can be done (keeping my fingers crossed ). It could be a big time saver for doing landscape/topographical, asymetrical surfaces.

orei · 29 Jun 2009, 08:08

i hope sooo!!! wonderful script!!!

MALAISE · 29 Jun 2009, 17:21

Hi All

I have encountered some strange behaviour of TIG' last Plugin. Have you notice that Experimental SketchyPhysic 3X may block ExtrudeEdges ?

Using SketchyPhysic 2 , no problem at all .... please let's share your comments

MALAISE

TIG · 29 Jun 2009, 18:41

Don't see where the clash could be [yet] ?

chango70 · 5 Jul 2009, 00:52

@tig said:

@aceshigh said:

TIG, very nice plugin... can you improve it to add the option for another rail "edge", thus effectively transforming it into a SWEEP 2 RAILS plugin??
It's on the list...

Drool...

kerabe · 5 Jul 2009, 22:34

Wow, what a great plugin! Just downloaded it and have been playing around with it and I have had no real problems at all. Had to do some minor clean-up work but nothing unusual. Love it.

TIG · 7 Jul 2009, 22:00

Version 1.4 is now out... http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=166780#p166780
1.4 20090707 Triangulation improved [as my recent triangulate.rb]. Rare intersect glitch fixed.

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pilou · 8 Jul 2009, 00:15

Trivial problem
if the groups are on the full screen result is out of the screen an no possibity to see it before to reply all the box dialog!
So will be cool that an automatic resize exist before process
Sure I can zoom out but...

mpowell1234567890 · 8 Jul 2009, 06:07

Help, I cannot get it to work..

Is there a way to fix it?

@tig said:

EDIT:
1.1 20090625
Speed improvements - face making time ~halved,
typename >> kind_of?, triangulation glitch trapped
and orientation improved.
1.2 20090625
Orientation speed optimised.
Glitch on groups erase fixed.
1.3 20090626
Edges not facing in convoluted shapes trapped.
1.4 20090707
Triangulation improved. Rare intersect glitch fixed.
This is extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb - it does what its name implies...
[attachment=2:t7jruxbl]ExtrudeEdgesByEdgesExample.png[/attachment:t7jruxbl]
[attachment=3:t7jruxbl]ExtrudeEdgesByEdgesEsamples.skp[/attachment:t7jruxbl]
[attachment=1:t7jruxbl]extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb[/attachment:t7jruxbl]

TIG · 8 Jul 2009, 08:06

@mpowell1234567890 said:

Help, I cannot get it to work..
[attachment=0:1yi83ajh]Plugin error.JPG[/attachment:1yi83ajh]
Is there a way to fix it?

On the face of it, it looks like you aren't making a set of edges and grouping them as the 'profile', and also a set of edges and grouping them as the 'path'... Do this, then select the two groups and run the tool... The error message is telling you you haven't selected two groups...

If you have other problems then please expand in your explanation...

TIG · 8 Jul 2009, 08:23

Here's v1.5 - It now Zooms to show the new group [at Pilou's request]
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=166780#p166780
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baz · 8 Jul 2009, 08:57

This is an astounding plugin, I've already found myself using it on lots of 'ordinary' tasks where usually I would have had to stuff around for ages with followme, copypaste, etc.
Thank you very much Tig.
Baz

pilou · 8 Jul 2009, 09:27

THX! Very reactive!

Edit
Seems there is something wrong in the "Zoom"

That don't work
zoom out must be made before the first dialog box "Orient faces"
Without that zoom don't work even at the end
(I have of course the 1.5)

zoom.skp

TIG · 8 Jul 2009, 10:42

Here's v1.6 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=166780#p166780
It fixes a glitch with large mesh group results not zooming properly so that you can see them all...
The way it works is that it selects the group, 'zooms selected' and then removes group from selection - fine for modest sized meshes BUT if the group is too large SUp hasn't found the selection to 'zoom to' before the selection is cleared... so I've put the 'remove from selection' part after the first dialog so it has time !