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    • brookefoxB Offline
      brookefox
      last edited by

      I think that would be terrific as me thinks it would improve the utility greatly.

      On another front, if the text window would accept a paste larger than one line that also would be terrific.

      For reasons unknown to me, I experienced a lot of bug splats yesterday (display driver faults and recovers, but not SU) while occasionally using the line tool (EDIT: Thinking back, I think it more likely was the hatching tool). I know such info is of no or limited use but I mention it in case it might be more than that.

      Thank you.

      ~ Brooke

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      • brookefoxB Offline
        brookefox
        last edited by

        Finally getting to know SU's native text tools, 3D included, and have a confirmed sense of appreciation for the functionality your tool set provides.

        (As far as your contemplated line style enhancements, I say progress shouldn't wait on sleeping dogs.., er.., or.. snoozin' sailors or whomever.)

        ~ Brooke

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        • TIGT Offline
          TIG Moderator
          last edited by

          The text dialog etc would need to become a web-dialog... as at the moment we are limited to the UI.inputbox type which is one line hence the \n work round. It's on a list... 😞

          TIG

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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            At last, here's my updated v4.0...
            http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=185760#p185760
            Main changes are:
            v4.0 20091122 'Debabelizer' added to all tools to ease locale language translation of text/dialogs/prompts/menus etc.
            ES and FR versions of lingvo [translation] files supplied in zip.
            ES version of 2D Tools-Help htm etc supplied in zip.
            2D Tools-Help expanded to cover recent changes and also to explain how to customize Help-htm and lingvo files to your locale; 2D Tools-Help now opens a locale suffixed version if it exists.
            2D Line-Style now offers user defined 'Custom Styles' by defining dots+spaces patterns; glitches whilst working inside groups fixed.
            2D Text miscellaneous glitches fixed.
            2D Face-Maker and 2D Hatching glitches whilst working inside groups fixed.

            The new deBabelizer.rb script must be put into the Plugins folder with the other files/folders, as directed in the instructions. If you use any half-decent zip program to extract all of the files/folders into the Plugins folder then it should put everything in the right place for you...

            Look out for additional [or updated] locale-lingvo files and help-htm files from third-parties: these will go into the ../Plugins/2Dtools/ folder...

            Feedback please...

            TIG

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            • D Offline
              dedmin
              last edited by

              There is no deBabelizer.rb inside the archive.

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              • TIGT Offline
                TIG Moderator
                last edited by

                Damn! There is now...***
                Here's a copy of it too deBabelizer.rb
                ***The 8 of you who got the zip which was missing deBabelizer.rb please re-download from the main link or simply add this rb file to the Plugins folder - sorry for the problem - I'm tired... 😕

                TIG

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                • D Offline
                  dedmin
                  last edited by

                  Get some sleep - we need You!! ☀ ☀

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                  • juan974J Offline
                    juan974
                    last edited by

                    hello,
                    in help : 2DtoolsHelp.htm, the freehand icon is not the good one
                    i ll try this plugin at work

                    Juan974 (reunion island)

                    juan974 (Réunion island)
                    website : http://sketchucation.com/click.php?url=http://www.tarn.us

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                    • TIGT Offline
                      TIG Moderator
                      last edited by

                      Here's v4.1 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=185760#p185760
                      There are minor corrections to the Help htm images etc...

                      TIG

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                      • TIGT Offline
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        Here's v4.2 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=185760#p185760
                        No changes to the main 'workings'... Just some minor changes to a few strings in Adjust/LineStyle/Tidyup and their lingvo files that weren't translating properly.

                        TIG

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                        • D Offline
                          dedmin
                          last edited by

                          Thanks, TIG! Seems You slept well ☀ ☀

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                          • juan974J Offline
                            juan974
                            last edited by

                            hello tig,
                            great plugin,

                            • but line weight are locked in inch and i m drawing in millimeter, it s possible to have for example a 0.1 weight of the unit you use?
                            • pattern works fine
                            • drawing on selected plane could be fine too, on rotated plane, or select the plane with 3 points

                            i m thinking to not renew my autocad lt licence.

                            big thank you

                            Juan974 (reunion island)

                            juan974 (Réunion island)
                            website : http://sketchucation.com/click.php?url=http://www.tarn.us

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                            • TIGT Offline
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              @juan974 said:

                              hello tig,
                              great plugin,

                              • but line weight are locked in inch and i m drawing in millimeter, it s possible to have for example a 0.1 weight of the unit you use?
                              • pattern works fine
                              • drawing on selected plane could be fine too, on rotated plane, or select the plane with 3 points
                                i m thinking to not renew my autocad lt licence.
                                big thank you
                                Juan974 (reunion island)

                              I took the decision to set the line widths in fractions and multiples of an inch because lines only need 'relative' proportional thicknesses...
                              After all 1/4"=~6mm 1/2"=~12mm 1"=~1", 2"=~50mm 4"=~100mm etc
                              I originally had a set in mm to mimic the old 'Rotring' pens mm thickness 0.13,0.18,0.25,0.35,0.50,0.75,1.0,1.5,2.0,3.0,4.0,6.0,8.0 etc with x10 and x100 versions, but I eventually thought not to do it ...
                              IF there is enough pressure to introduce a 'mm' version I can do it [with a bit of tweaking] - it's easy to find the model's units and set to " or mm...
                              [Yo tomé la decisión de fijar el ancho de las líneas en las fracciones y múltiplos de las pulgadas ['inches'], porque sólo las líneas necesidad de espesores proporcional relativa ...
                              Después de todo 1/4"=~6mm 1/2"=~12mm 1"=~1", 2"=~50mm 4"=~100mm, etc
                              Originalmente tenía una serie en mm para imitar las viejas plumas 'Rotring' en 'mm' 0.13,0.18,0.25,0.35,0.50,0.75,1.0,1.5,2.0,3.0,4.0,6.0,8.0 etc con las versiones x10 y x100, pero finalmente he decidido no hacerlo...
                              Si no hay suficiente presión para introducir una versión de 'mm' puedo hacerlo [con un poco de ajustar] - es fácil encontrar unidades del modelo y se puso a las pulgadas o 'mm'...]

                              TIG

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                              • PixeroP Offline
                                Pixero
                                last edited by

                                Millimeters please. I have no idea on how inches and fractions and multiples work. Using that would be purge guess work for me.

                                Heavy pressure here. 💚

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                                • TIGT Offline
                                  TIG Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  Here's v4.3 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=185760#p185760

                                  The 2D Line-Style Dialog now has Inch OR mm Widths displayed, depending on the Model's Units being Imperial or Metric. The Help htm files have also been updated to suit.

                                  TIG

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                                  • BepB Offline
                                    Bep
                                    last edited by

                                    Damm Tig your fast!!!! 👍 👍 👍

                                    Bep

                                    "History is written by the winners"

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                                    • juan974J Offline
                                      juan974
                                      last edited by

                                      i try last version, for line weight i can t go under 1 mm because of the size of the screen, so i try whit the arrow key, same problem, i ll try on office tomorrow ...

                                      juan974 (Réunion island)
                                      website : http://sketchucation.com/click.php?url=http://www.tarn.us

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                                      • juan974J Offline
                                        juan974
                                        last edited by

                                        hello,
                                        i can't go under 1 mm for line weight ...


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                                        juan974 (Réunion island)
                                        website : http://sketchucation.com/click.php?url=http://www.tarn.us

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                                        • TIGT Offline
                                          TIG Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          Juan974

                                          You can't make a line under 1mm wide because that's the minimum size in metric that's set in the script !
                                          For imperial it's 0.05" == 1.27mm = even worse !!!

                                          A line 1mm wide doesn't display very well at most expected 'scalings' of the view anyway - that's why there are no narrower options... why'd want a line that's so thin it's barely visible as it's often < 1 pixel ?

                                          If you want thinner options then open and edit the 2DLineStyle.rb Ruby file in NotePad and find the two places where there a list of possible metric widths and add yours at the start - say 0.5... so
                                          ["1|2|4|5|8|10|20...
                                          becomes
                                          ["0.5|1|2|4|5|8|10|20...
                                          or whatever thinner line settings you want...
                                          From there on in you'll have lines that are so thin you won't be able see them ! ☀

                                          TIG

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                                          • brookefoxB Offline
                                            brookefox
                                            last edited by

                                            Since I haven't found a smarter way, I spent a long while tracing raster contours into a model and found the Z set and line tool to be good friends in that context.

                                            Two items: 1. it would be nice to have a step-back, undo the last segment (only) that could be invoked without exiting the routine, and 2. that curious unwanted mini-segment that keeps inserting itself on occasion while drawing a series of connected 2d lines, perhaps that result of something I'm doing but such is not apparent.

                                            ~ Brooke

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