[Plugin] Zorro2 (beta)

KU ARCH STUDENT · 7 Nov 2009, 06:55

This as got to be one of the best plugs I've come across. Awesome job with this one....

yoshiko sasabe · 12 Nov 2009, 06:12

I guess I created a small bug just before I released the plugin that I did not release was there. i will post a fixed version later today. Sorry! I will also try to create a tutorial later today if I have time. For those of you who do not want to wait, just change line 266 to read:

Sketchup.active_model.start_operation("Zorro")

I belive this will fix the problem but I don't have time to fully test right now.

Jim57 · 1 Dec 2009, 19:53

Chimbalo—

I had the same experience as you. SU crashed when I tried to place the section plane inside the component and slice. I had to place the section plane from OUTSIDE the component and then it works like a charm.

Thanks for figuring that one out, and thanks for the Ruby!!

Best,

Jim

chango70 · 2 Dec 2009, 22:21

Whaat will there be more development on this plugin?

Whaat · 4 Dec 2009, 19:07

@chango70 said:

Whaat will there be more development on this plugin?

Probably not, at least not for a very long time.

okramme · 13 Dec 2009, 18:42

Best plugin for sketchup that I have seen!! Thanks

Whaat · 14 Dec 2009, 22:02

@okramme said:

Best plugin for sketchup that I have seen!! Thanks

Wow...thanks! You need to spend some more time around here to see what else is available. You might be shocked!

mling87 · 18 Dec 2009, 18:47

Thank you SO much for this plugin! Being able to quickly create and render section perspectives is an architecture student's dream!

JPMays · 14 Jan 2010, 22:20

Just discovered this plugin through the Maxwell Render forum, but have been having similar issues as others: bug splats every time, even after exploding and removing a lot of the geometry. Anybody found a work-around for this? My model was rather complex, groups inside of components inside of components inside of components, but I've reduced significantly. Even copying geometry and pasting into new file does nothing.

Whaat · 15 Jan 2010, 14:04

@jpmays said:

Just discovered this plugin through the Maxwell Render forum, but have been having similar issues as others: bug splats every time, even after exploding and removing a lot of the geometry. Anybody found a work-around for this? My model was rather complex, groups inside of components inside of components inside of components, but I've reduced significantly. Even copying geometry and pasting into new file does nothing.

I think one suggestion was to make sure your section cut is not inside a group or component.

JPMays · 15 Jan 2010, 14:21

I've exploded the entire model (a copy of the original). There are now no groups or components. Same result.

EDIT: The weird thing is that when I tell it to slice using the section, at the bottom it says "Cutting Group #2...", but there are no groups listed if I go into my Model Options. It gets stuck there and then crashes.

tmok · 6 Feb 2010, 07:25

i wanna try some
thanks

taydiggs · 10 Mar 2010, 14:06

you will all love me for this one.

In order to CUT a section within a model, YOU DO NOT need to section plane and explode and delete etc!

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO is put it in PARALLEL projection and set the camera where you need the section to be.

Voila, section (obviously doesnt work for perspectives, but for elevations of architectural drawings this is an amazingly fast and easy fix.

harshal kshatriya · 10 Mar 2010, 18:04

Man ijust love it

Ben Ritter · 10 Mar 2010, 18:29

I don't understand the steps, because once activating zorro, it asks for a line to be drawn?

Whaat · 11 Mar 2010, 04:28

@ben ritter said:

I don't understand the steps, because once activating zorro, it asks for a line to be drawn?

Please read the PDF tutorial found on the first page.

dadwill · 12 Mar 2010, 00:44

I would like to download zorro 2 but my computer doesn't read the .rb extension. Do you have some instructions on how to install it.

massimo · 12 Mar 2010, 07:53

No need to read anything. Simply download the .rb file at the bottom of the first post and put it in your Sketchup's plugin folder (C-->programs-->google etc.). You will find Zorro under Tools menu.
However if you want to read a .rb file use, for example, NotePad.

maritozo · 15 Mar 2010, 12:17

I'm doing it just as the tutorial says
first "add section cut face"
and the "slice model at section"
but even though my model doesn't have any groups, when it is cutting "group #n (29 or 31 most of the times)" the sketch up crashes
i've got a deadline in college, really need this to work out!
anyone can help?
thanks!

majid · 2 May 2010, 19:19

is there any way (tips/tricks or other cut tool) that only cuts the front faces, and not back (and not visiable) faces? I strongly need that plz