[Plugin] extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb

BorgMan

@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

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

@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

Many thanks...first post btw.;.

Nick1

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

@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

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

@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

@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

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

TIG

Extrude Edges by Rails is now out and can probably do this more efficiently ?

kwistenbiebel

Hi TIG, I am new to this thread...somehow totally missed it.
This plugin looks awesome so I tried it.
However when activating it, it remains unresponsive.
I drew two Bezier curves, exploded each,made them into 2 groups and then used the plugin...
At the bottom of the SU screen it says "multiplying edges" but nothing happens. As soon as I start moving my mouse the text disappears but nothing was created.

Am I doing something wrong?

TIG

If there are a lot of edges it might take a while to process the mesh. You only need to group the two sets of edges/curves - usually no need to explode them...
Retry with a modest number of edges in the two sets and see what happens: also please keep the Ruby Console open and see if there are any error messages...

MarkEMark

I don't know if this is the right plugin for what I am trying to d, but it looks like what I need. However, I am having trouble making it work. I am trying to help a local wood worker that has a CNC router. They need to create a drawer top that have concave pockets on 3 sections of the face. I am trying to model this in SU and am looking for a plugin that will allow this. Seeing the attached file will make clear what I am trying to describe.

I can't seem to get this plugin to work on this model, but I have gotten it to work on random lines I draw in space to test it. Not sure what I am doing wrong.

The pockets I wish to make on the drawer face are simple curves on the x and y sides. Any help would be appreciated, including suggestions for other plugins that would work for this type of operation.

Thanks!!

drawer top.skp

TIG

You need to use ExtrudeEdgesByRails - look on this forum for it http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=201286#p201286 - an updated version will be out shortly but it should still do what you want...
Make the three 'scallops' and then join it all back together, smoothed etc. The make a straight line into a curve divide it in half, weld as curve - erase coplanar edges will remove the division later...drawer top[EEbyR].skp

MarkEMark

AH! I found the 'rails' version just after posting, and did the same thing! It worked well.

Thank you so much for your reply, and your PLUGINS!! Many thanks. I eagerly await the update of rails!

Mark

hadytan

Hello...
I just want to ask my problem using your extrudeEdgeByEdge.rb every time i start my sketchup.
thanks..
Hady

Error Loading File extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb:1: syntax error
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
^
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb:2: syntax error
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="ltr" lang="en-gb" xml:lang="en-gb">
^
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb:2: syntax error
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="ltr" lang="en-gb" xml:lang="en-gb">

hadytan

@tig said:

EDIT: Versions...
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.
1.5 20090708
Zooms to show new group.
1.6 20090708
Zoom to new group fixed for large models.
1.7 20090709 Rare coplanar edge erasure errors trapped:
0.999999 made 0.99999999 !!!
1.8 20090808 Orienting and Triangulation speeds improved.
This is extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb - it does what its name implies...

[attachment=2:kmnbiq7p]ExtrudeEdgesByEdgesExample.png[/attachment:kmnbiq7p][attachment=1:kmnbiq7p]ExtrudeEdgesByEdgesExamples.skp[/attachment:kmnbiq7p][attachment=2:kmnbiq7p]ExtrudeEdgesByEdgesExample.png[/attachment:kmnbiq7p]

Hello...
I just want to ask my problem using your extrudeEdgeByEdge.rb every time i start my sketchup.
thanks..
Hady

Error Loading File extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb:1: syntax error
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
^
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb:2: syntax error
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="ltr" lang="en-gb" xml:lang="en-gb">
^
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb:2: syntax error
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="ltr" lang="en-gb" xml:lang="en-gb">

^

TIG

The messages are something of a mystery. It looks like the file isn't in plain text. Have you edited it or downloaded it is a strange way ? Download it again, directly - without any editing and try again.
Incidentally, I recommend you try ExtrudeEdgesByRails.rb instead - this is more powerful in may ways and allows a profile and one OR two 'rails' - for one pick a rail curve twice...

MarkEMark

Hey all:

I posted my first attempt at this a couple of days ago, but in modeling the drawer more accurately I have found a problem that I might not be able to work around.

I have tried all I know to do and am stumped. I am modeling a drawer for a friend of mine. We plan to export this as an STL file and use it to make a copy or two of the drawer front to replace ones that were damaged.

I am attaching the most current model I have been working on. To recap the project, the drawer front is contoured on the side and the x and the y axis, and is cupped into the face about .30 inches to create a pocket. The edges of the face is routed in a bit to create a raised face .15 inches high (you can see this on the model on the short sides of the drawer). This lipped edge runs the parameter of the drawer face .375 on the sides, and .25 on the top edge and .5 on the bottom edge.

This lip creates a raised face on the drawer face that is .15 inches high.

Now, on the real drawer, all of this raised portion is cupped in .30 inches all the way across the drawer face. Actually, the raised portion is created AFTER all the cupping is made on the drawer, and THEN the routed edges are made, but I am not sure how to do a pushed face into an already cupped drawer face after applying the Extrude by Rails plug in.

My dilemma: If I add the raised portion of the drawer first (as attached), I can't extrude the sides properly. If I ignore these routed edges, how do I add them after I do the extrude? The face push tool doesn't work on a rounded surface.

The attached drawing might make the above more clear.

I think I am limited by the program, or the lack of another plug in to do this.

I just need someone with all of your experience to tell me to give up so I can know I have stumped the program!

Drawer Top New.skp