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    • simon le bonS Offline
      simon le bon
      last edited by

      Hi Jeff (big work had taken me out of reply)

      Thank you for trying. It is interesting because it shows me what I have to explain further (but it's a "WorkInProgress" also to me! 😆 ).

      The very basic theory to understand is that our components are not aligned to segments of the curve but are drop on faces (perpendicularly ).


      http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/CopyArray021th.jpg

      You have focused an important point: the first and last faces are perpendicular to first and last segment of the curve. So they represent a particular case. If we want a very precise result, we have to realign them with the same angle of the others 😉

      http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/CopyArray022th.jpg

      Second thing important to understand in doing this way: The process remain aproximativ . Not depending of the variations of the curve, the welding is "à peu près"!!

      http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/CopyArray023th.jpg


      http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/CopyArray024th.jpg

      Your component was empty from axes and significant Construction Points. I have added them.

      http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/CopyArray025th.jpg

      Your are right. The position of component's axes is absolutely fundamental. the good origin is pointed to be positioned on the apex of the triangles(?english~~)

      http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/CopyArray026th.jpg


      http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/CopyArray027th-1.jpg

      Your curve, your component, your chain!

      http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/CopyArray028th.jpg

      😉 simon.

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        Ecuadorian
        last edited by

        Thank you, Chris! 👍

        -Miguel Lescano
        Subscribe to my house plans YouTube channel! (30K+ subs)

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        • simon le bonS Offline
          simon le bon
          last edited by

          Hi Chris,

          It's a great pleasure to discover that you were looking apart silently and suddenly come to drop a top cool tool! Component Stringer

          You have decided to make the components follows the lines rather than faces.

          @chris fullmer said:

          Was TIG working on something that would replace a single line with a component and use the line scale and orientation to determine the scale and orientation of the component? Something about that sounds familiar...

          Chris


          http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/clfCompntStringer001th.jpg


          http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/clfCompntStringer002th.jpg

          The result is that this tool is wonderful for necklaces

          http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/clfCompntStringer008th.jpg

          And we have not to use it for imbricated components

          http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/clfCompntStringer006th.jpg

          One more time, many thanks to you dear Chris,

          *simon

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          • E Offline
            Ecuadorian
            last edited by

            So, Jeff, how is that SketchUp model of Doc Ock coming along? 😄

            -Miguel Lescano
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            • C Offline
              Click Draw
              last edited by

              Hey Miguel,

              I might be able to do the arms now but I'll still suck at modeling Doc Oc. I need to put way more hours in to organic shape modeling!!! 😞

              Hope everyones weekend is going well....

              Cheers,

              Jeff

              Have I mentioned how much of a laugh I get out of some of the Signatures on here!

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                Ecuadorian
                last edited by

                Have you tried importing a Make Human model into Wings 3D or Silo and tweaking there? Then you can import the Wings 3D model to SU and add the robotic arms.

                -Miguel Lescano
                Subscribe to my house plans YouTube channel! (30K+ subs)

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                • C Offline
                  Click Draw
                  last edited by

                  I'll for sure check those out, thank you. I would still like to get decent at organic in Sketchup though. Here is a quick try at Chris's new ruby. I love it! Nice to be able to edit the component and see it update instantly. Thanks again Chris!

                  Jeff


                  follow_path.jpg

                  Have I mentioned how much of a laugh I get out of some of the Signatures on here!

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                  • simon le bonS Offline
                    simon le bon
                    last edited by

                    I pursue the study of my proceeding despite Chris's "Component Stringer" because for the moment(But Chris is working to the speed of the iron horse!!), I think I can master better -the welding of components imbricated, -the mix of various components along the path, _the mix of components following the path with components invariant in orientation.

                    @bob james said:

                    However, you and I have a different definition of "fast and easy". 😆

                    Here is a realtime video (no editing) to show how fast is the process.
                    We start with a curve and a component.

                    http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/videos/copyarrayalongpath04.gif

                    *simon

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                    • simon le bonS Offline
                      simon le bon
                      last edited by

                      Some help to produce the component to copy along a path.

                      I)Put the good axes:

                      If it is for you like for me 😳 , positionning axes of the component I want to copy along a path is not so evident.
                      So, make a cube, make it as a component, and......
                      [flash=500,405:284ps2pd]http://www.youtube.com/v/z81CNzCE4V0[/flash:284ps2pd]

                      II)How to conceive a chain link:
                      Using one or other method to produce a chain, necklace and many others fences and so on, you will need to think about the shape of the links.
                      Here is my tip. Just think to draw a portion of curve with the smallest radius you think you are going to use for your path...
                      [flash=500,405:284ps2pd]http://www.youtube.com/v/PG8aK7fC2LA[/flash:284ps2pd]

                       :wink: simon
                      
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                        yiannosh
                        last edited by

                        Hi,

                        Can anyone help me how to download the ruby. It's my first visit to the forum ...

                        Thanks,

                        YiannosH

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                        • simon le bonS Offline
                          simon le bon
                          last edited by

                          Hi YiannosH

                          A Fresh Welcome to you in our SketchUp Community.

                          Chris Fullmer's "Component Stringer"

                          And here all Chris's Plugins:

                          ++simon

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                          • simon le bonS Offline
                            simon le bon
                            last edited by

                            The "How To" of my suspension bridge.

                            http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/th_CopyArray019.jpg

                            Three Components and One curve.

                            http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/CopyArray031th.jpg


                            http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/CopyArray032th.jpg


                            http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/CopyArray033th.jpg


                            http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/CopyArray034th.jpg


                            http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/CopyArray035th.jpg


                            http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/CopyArray036th.jpg


                            http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/CopyArray037th.jpg

                            Et Voila! 😆


                            http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/CopyArray038th.jpg

                            😎

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                            • N Offline
                              notareal
                              last edited by

                              Great tutorial. Worth to copy for safe keeping!

                              Welcome to try [Thea Render](http://www.thearender.com/), Thea support | [kerkythea.net](http://www.kerkythea.net/) -team member

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                              • simon le bonS Offline
                                simon le bon
                                last edited by

                                Hi NotaReal!

                                You are greatly helping me for my first feet steps with Kerkythea.

                                Here are some renders dedicated to you 😉 😉


                                http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/KerkyThea/clay_tstD003_th.jpg


                                http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/KerkyThea/clay_tstD004_th.jpg


                                http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/KerkyThea/clay_tstD005_th.jpg


                                http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/KerkyThea/clay_tstD006_th.jpg


                                http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/KerkyThea/clay_tstD007_th.jpg


                                http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/KerkyThea/SuspBridge003_th.jpg

                                ++simon

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