[Plugin] Flatten and Extrude
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@tig said:
If you have drawn all of these lines in 3D then you could simply use 'make-faces' on them to generate the roof without doing anything else and messing on with layers etc ?
That's the thing - the edges are not clean planar edges that you draw yourself. It's from CAD plans done by mapping companies. The examples I have shown in the screenshot are particular clean and neat geometry, often it's much worse than that. And I often get these plans where there a hundreds or even in the thousands of buildings on the plan. Doing that manually is horrible boring work.
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If they are already a set of co-vertexed 3D edges for each roof then why not use 'make-faces' on them all to make the roof ? They are layered so easy to select... I'm not clear to me why you need extra tools for this.
I can see that a tool to convert a 2D plan to a 3D roof might have uses for unequal roof slopes etc... -
@tig said:
If they are already a set of co-vertexed 3D edges for each roof then why not use 'make-faces' on them all to make the roof ? They are layered so easy to select... I'm not clear to me why you need extra tools for this.
I can see that a tool to convert a 2D plan to a 3D roof might have uses for unequal roof slopes etc...Because often they aren't connected. You just have a non-planar loop making up the building boundary with an edge hovering in free space above it to indicate the roof pitch.
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@unknownuser said:
Cool!
Does your plug can generate roof from surface like this? (1001bits don't
Yes, it does, Pilou....
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@utiler said:
@unknownuser said:
Cool!
Does your plug can generate roof from surface like this? (1001bits don'tYes, it does, Pilou....
My 'Roof Tools' will make a roof from a surface like that... IF it's possible - but it is quite possible to have a plan form that can't take an equally pitched roof - so then it fails - a tool like the one mentioned in this thread could allow you to define the 'plan form' of the roof and make it from that, varying the slopes to suit...
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@unknownuser said:
Yes, it does, Pilou....
I don't believe
Plug can't finish calculation
Result must be something like this
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Pilou
Here's a Tutorial on using my Roof Tool with Odd Shaped Plans that could never have a single pitch hipped roof without some manual intervention !
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=200836#p200836
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Funny it's exactly my model
I will study that with attention
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(Yes, I know. The settings isn't persistent. Will see if I can get around for a quick update for that later. Until then - modify line
120yourself.)
[attachment=2:29zligje]<!-- ia2 -->Flatten-Extrude.png<!-- ia2 -->[/attachment:29zligje]I think I'm missing an important step... neither flatten nor flatten + extrude works for me. I've tried it on a 37 and 97 meg file, follwing your instructions exactly. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to enter into the layer filter though. The layers I need to include are called "S-BLDG and S-TRAILER", they are all by default under Layer0... I tried separating them with the pipe/vertical line and everything with no avail. And where is line 120? Please help... this would save me HOURS!
With that said, I think you are doing a great thing with this tool! I'm an architecture student and this cuts some serious time and I can't wait for your roof app... although I have to say that most topo-scans are much "dirtier" than what you have. Mine don't even have any indication of where gables would/could be...
Props and Thanks!
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@junglejonas said:
(Sketchup 6.0515)
I have no idea if this plugin works on SU that old. You could PM me your file and I could have a look at it though. This plugin is still a Work In Progress.
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We not all have programmer skill, and guys like you does, and help guys like me. It's REALLY appreciated. THANK YOU for that simple, very efficiant plugin.
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