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    • TIGT Offline
      TIG Moderator
      last edited by

      @unknownuser said:

      Seems that works like a charm ๐Ÿ˜„
      ...
      Crashed if Rail1 is clicked first ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

      I think that's because the profile (now rail1) would need to be infinitely small where the two rails (profile+rail2) meet... I think it's trying to make tiny faces in the 'corner'... I know of this glitch and I am looking at ways of trapping it - it's not 'foolproof' yet ! ๐Ÿ˜‰

      Meanwhile use logically... ๐Ÿ˜

      TIG

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      • pilouP Offline
        pilou
        last edited by

        Seems that works like a charm ๐Ÿ˜„
        edges2rails.jpg

        Crashed if Rail1 is clicked first ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

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

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        • P Offline
          pav_3j
          last edited by

          really beautiful, thank you so much.

          i used it with the BZ toolbar, and you can set the segment amout for the line at the start which is a real time saver!

          Untitled3.jpg

          thank you again

          pav

          Just won the 'Who is Least Competitive Championships' where trying to win will make you lose. Trying to lose makes you win which makes you lose. Not trying at all makes you lose which makes you win which makes you lose.

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          • pilouP Offline
            pilou
            last edited by

            Next will be Coon'Surface? โ˜€
            (just add the oposite profile as Rail 3 ๐Ÿ˜„

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

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            • TIGT Offline
              TIG Moderator
              last edited by

              @unknownuser said:

              Next will be Coon'Surface? โ˜€
              (just add the oposite profile as Rail 3 ๐Ÿ˜„

              Pilou ! ๐Ÿ˜ 
              One step at a ๐Ÿ˜‰ time...

              TIG

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              • E Offline
                Ecuadorian
                last edited by

                Pilou, you want SketchUp to become MoI. Each one has its own. ๐Ÿ˜„

                -Miguel Lescano
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                • pilouP Offline
                  pilou
                  last edited by

                  Now there are distant cousins ๐Ÿ˜„

                  If you take the previus 3 curves without connection between them you will obtain these flying fishes ๐Ÿ˜„
                  (click image if scrollbar)

                  exo.png

                  Frenchy Pilou
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                  • T Offline
                    tomot
                    last edited by

                    Looks like it has a lot of potential, ๐ŸŽ‰ I have not had time to try it yet.
                    I was wondering if you had included, "Triangulate" or "Quad" face options?

                    cheers!

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                    tomot

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                      notareal
                      last edited by

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                      • K Offline
                        kostas_designer
                        last edited by

                        A force of SU nature!!
                        Really cool!
                        Great job, Tig! ๐Ÿ‘

                        Here is some first trying:


                        Acquisizione a schermo intero 17112009 8.37.59.jpg


                        Acquisizione a schermo intero 17112009 8.38.50.jpg


                        Acquisizione a schermo intero 17112009 8.39.25.jpg


                        Acquisizione a schermo intero 17112009 8.40.03.jpg

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                        • TIGT Offline
                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by

                          @unknownuser said:

                          Humhum ๐Ÿ˜‰
                          Seems we must have possibility to reverse rails before apply the plug! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
                          [attachment=0:1pr20x36]<!-- ia0 -->falsebug.png<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:1pr20x36]

                          I am looking how to fix this within the script - to fix it manually for now use scale -1 on the profile about the profile's centre...

                          TIG

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                          • pilouP Offline
                            pilou
                            last edited by

                            Humhum ๐Ÿ˜‰
                            Seems we must have possibility to reverse rails before apply the plug! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
                            falsebug.png


                            false_bug.skp

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

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                            • pilouP Offline
                              pilou
                              last edited by

                              The curious thing is that the Rail2 is a "straight line"
                              So must be divided , then welded
                              But result seems no reproductible and gives some nusty result ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
                              bug.png

                              PS A multi-profils along Rail1 rail2 will be sweet too โ˜€

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

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                              • mitcorbM Offline
                                mitcorb
                                last edited by

                                Pilou:
                                I had similar results with the construction points on several attempts. Once, with rails made by Freehand tool and once with profile and rails made by Welded segments for profile and rails and once by smoothing out the profile with added arcs and Welding.
                                Since TIG said the script was mostly stable, I figured that there would be some of this to happen.

                                I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                                • TIGT Offline
                                  TIG Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  @mitcorb said:

                                  Pilou:
                                  I had similar results with the construction points on several attempts. Once, with rails made by Freehand tool and once with profile and rails made by Welded segments for profile and rails and once by smoothing out the profile with added arcs and Welding.
                                  Since TIG said the script was mostly stable, I figured that there would be some of this to happen.

                                  Can you all give as much info about the failures as possible [PM me small skps if appropriate] Ruby Console messages etc - I want to debug this glitch ๐Ÿ˜’

                                  TIG

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                                  • mitcorbM Offline
                                    mitcorb
                                    last edited by

                                    TIG:
                                    Thanks for the Example skp.
                                    I will try to provide you with examples as time permits. And I have been observing the Ruby console.
                                    My last experiment was with Polyline Divider as the profile and rails from Fredo's Bezier collection. I got the mesh ok, but of course, the math complexity reversed and crisscrossed the beginning and ending copies of the profile causing an oblate spheroid bulge(same shape as an American football) and wings like Pilou's harlequin flying fish. However, there was no comment in the console.
                                    Unfortunately the file is saved on my home machine. I will have to send it later.

                                    I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                                    • jeff hammondJ Offline
                                      jeff hammond
                                      last edited by

                                      hey TIG
                                      here's a problem i've run into sometimes in an instance where it seems it should work. i'm only getting partial results in this case.
                                      any ideas?


                                      railQ.skp

                                      dotdotdot

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                                      • pilouP Offline
                                        pilou
                                        last edited by

                                        With the Jeff curve
                                        I have black crosses in the v7 ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
                                        and a false surface in the V6 ๐Ÿ˜‰

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

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                                        • jeff hammondJ Offline
                                          jeff hammond
                                          last edited by

                                          using that same file, here's another weird thing i can't figure out. (a video's probably easiest for me because i don't have to type as much ๐Ÿ˜„)

                                          (at first, it shows the problem i was previously talking about)
                                          after that, i copy/move the profile and each rail the same amount along the red axis.. then end up with entirely different results.
                                          ?

                                          [flash=640,385:lwa8fguo]http://www.youtube.com/v/LN5Q9KjU9m0&hl=en_US&fs=1&[/flash:lwa8fguo]

                                          dotdotdot

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                                          • jeff hammondJ Offline
                                            jeff hammond
                                            last edited by

                                            here's another question/problem i'm seeing..

                                            it seems like the grid should line up according to the corresponding segments of the two rails (the 2rails being at the top&bottom of this picture)
                                            .
                                            click pic for larger

                                            like this, there's a kink being created in the surface along the left edge (which is somewhat visible in the inset picture..the surface drops down prior to rising because it appears the grid line is in the wrong place).. i guess i could make the surface bigger than needed and trim away some of the outer edges but that's not really optimal.. if it's fixable, i think it's worth fixing.

                                            thanks a ton for figuring all this stuff out โ— ๐Ÿ˜„

                                            dotdotdot

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