[Plugin] extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb

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!

iamarchitecture · 17 Aug 2009, 08:14

Many thanks...first post btw.;.

Nick1 · 15 Sept 2009, 18:01

Hi all,
I could be blind but where can I find or download these scripts?
TIA,
Nick
I think I found it. Thanks again.

TIG · 15 Sept 2009, 20:59

@nick1 said:

Hi all,
I could be blind but where can I find or download these scripts?
TIA,
Nick
I think I found it. Thanks again.

It's the first post in the thread...

pr0bka · 30 Oct 2009, 13:32

Tig, is the extrude edges by rails going to be something that has the ability to morph 2 different polylines into each other across another polyline? Much like a cross between Chris Fullmers loft plugin and your extrude edges by edges?

Btw, just curious, how long does it usually take to program something like this? I'm amazed at all your and everyone else's work!!!! Thanks again.

chango70 · 30 Oct 2009, 15:29

@plot-paris said:

@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!

Hows it coming? I have a feeling this is one of those plugin that will really make organic (along with others ofcourse) modelling easy in SU.

jeff hammond · 30 Oct 2009, 15:44

@chango70 said:

Hows it coming? I have a feeling this is one of those plugin that will really make organic (along with others ofcourse) modelling easy in SU.

yes, the others

i'm probably just dreaming that there's an easier way to draw this in SU but it sure would be nice!

CosmicFlow · 17 Nov 2009, 03:52

Thanks for the upload. I don't know what I'm going to do with it yet. Maybe I'll do some blobitecture for my final project in 3 weeks