[Plugin] extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb

JClements · 8 Jul 2009, 23:02

TIG:

Is the result you wanted when erasing coplanar edges?

John

P.S.
JSClements is a temp login until I can get JClements restored.

Is this the result you wanted when deleting coplanar edges.skp

cyan.archnet · 9 Jul 2009, 02:32

really SUPERB plugin, THANKS A LOT!

pilou · 9 Jul 2009, 06:40

Perfect zoom this time

TIG · 9 Jul 2009, 08:25

Here's v1.7 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=166780#p166780
Some rare coplanar edge erasure errors have now been trapped...

TIG · 9 Jul 2009, 09:01

@unknownuser said:

TIG:
Is the result you wanted when erasing coplanar edges?
John
P.S.
JSClements is a temp login until I can get JClements restored.

Obviously not !
I will check on why this might be happening... I thought such things had all got trapped... watch out for an update !!!

pilou · 9 Jul 2009, 09:53

Seems you will be quiet only when your true sweep 2 rails will be born
Because the "stay parallel orientation" of curves is sometimes annoying for real forms

TIG · 9 Jul 2009, 10:56

Pilou, patience !

pilou · 9 Jul 2009, 11:21

It's soon holiday so September will be Christmas surprise

Fletch · 10 Jul 2009, 13:18

First, TIG, thank you so much for this awesome plugin! I've been begging Didier for years to write a Follow Me tool for Edges for a long time.

The only issue is that the edge remains in its original orientation as it follows the path, it does not re-orient to be perpendicualar to the edge line, or at least keep the original angle between them.

Please see attached to see what I mean, I am looking for a tool to create something like shown on the right of this image example.

if this tool is not intended to do what I'm looking for here, please ignore this post. thx.

pilou · 10 Jul 2009, 13:23

I have ask also Didier with his new Extrude along a vector for have the same fonction but...

TIG · 10 Jul 2009, 16:04

@fletch said:

First, TIG, thank you so much for this awesome plugin! ...
The only issue is that the edge remains in its original orientation as it follows the path, it does not re-orient to be perpendicualar to the edge line, or at least keep the original angle between them.
Please see attached to see what I mean, I am looking for a tool to create something like shown on the right of this image example... if this tool is not intended to do what I'm looking for here, please ignore this post. thx.

You are correct it is 'extrude edges *by*edges' and does NOT extrude alongedges as in the followme mode... It's not exactly what you want.
However, I am looking at another tool 'extrude edge by rails' - you'll select a profile and two 'rail' edge-sets [or just one 'rail' and the other will be inferred as being like the first but at the other end of the profile] and then it extrudes the profile along the edges in a followme manner; these rails can be different shapes and orientations and a complex surface mesh is made from the three in combination... It's WIP at the moment... watch for first beta release...

japanNuke · 11 Jul 2009, 15:54

my jaw just hit the ground
thank you tiger-sama

tigerobj · 12 Jul 2009, 02:00

cool hihi

Fletch · 15 Jul 2009, 09:46

@tig said:

...
You are correct it is 'extrude edges *by*edges' and does NOT extrude alongedges as in the followme mode... It's not exactly what you want.
However, I am looking at another tool ... watch for first beta release...

will be looking, thanks, TIG!

JClements · 15 Jul 2009, 16:21

Version 7.

Seems to do the trick.

Thank you, SIR.

jwlyon1 · 4 Aug 2009, 05:06

So great! So many uses! This is one of my new favorite plugins!

TIG · 8 Aug 2009, 09:54

Here's v1.8
Significant speed improvements in Orienting and Triangulation...
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=166780#p166780

BorgMan · 16 Aug 2009, 12:45

@tig said:

[...]However, I am looking at another tool 'extrude edge by rails' - you'll select a profile and two 'rail' edge-sets [or just one 'rail' and the other will be inferred as being like the first but at the other end of the profile] and then it extrudes the profile along the edges in a followme manner; these rails can be different shapes and orientations and a complex surface mesh is made from the three in combination... It's WIP at the moment... watch for first beta release...

Great bird of the galaxy, you're actually taking a go at that? I really don't know where I would be if it weren't for you guys with a SketchUppers best friend in the form of ruby's ^_^

TIG · 16 Aug 2009, 20:08

If fact. ExtrudeEdgesByRails.rb is now progressing well... Expect a release within the month !

It already 'works'. BUT I am trying to make it 'foolproof' - as it's possible [easy] to select a profile and 2 rails that cause all sorts of generation complications - I am trying to trap this out...

plot-paris · 17 Aug 2009, 05:59

@tig said:

If fact. ExtrudeEdgesByRails.rb is now progressing well... Expect a release within the month !

that is fantastic news, TIG. can't wait to try it out!