[Plugin][$] Tools On Surface - v2.6a - 01 Apr 24

fredo6 · 26 Nov 2009, 20:43

The script is now translated to Chinese, thanks to the effort of the CLT Team at SketchupBar.
see main post at http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=11212&p=76625#p76625

Daniel S · 6 Dec 2009, 20:46

Fredo...

Changing the axes has no effect in your inference system.. it still uses the standard axes.

Look that the standard SU tools are not using the original orientation of the axes.
Is there a way to choose that Tools on Surface can use the user defined axes instead the standard ones?

Daniel S

red_shift · 21 Dec 2009, 23:40

Can someone please assist me with installing this plugin on Mac OS 10.6.2 (SU 7.1) I have unzipped the folder into SU plugin folder and moved Toolsonsurface.plugin to the Sketchup application package. I see no new menus in Sketchup.

majid · 30 Dec 2009, 08:00

I started to draw an arc on a curved face, and here is the result,....what is wrong with it? I was expecting that result , be somthimg like the black line , but finally I had the red line ,as result.

red_shift · 30 Dec 2009, 23:07

I have still not been able to get the plugin to work on my Mac...can someone please give me some help?

fredo6 · 31 Dec 2009, 11:59

@red_shift said:

I have still not been able to get the plugin to work on my Mac...can someone please give me some help?

On Mac, the plugin files should be copied to Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 7/SketchUp/plugins
Please make sure that your unzipping operation leads to the same footprint as indicated in page 2 of the PDF documentation, that is:

The 2 folders, LIBFREDO6_Dir_34 and TOS_Dir_15 must contains several files (.rb, .lang, ...) and a subfolder IMAGES_STANDARD (make sure that you do not have another LIBFREDO6_Dir_34 or TOS_Dir_15 embedded).

If needed, unzip in a separate place, check the files and directories and then copy them in the Sketchup Plugin folder:

Fred

PS: if it still does not work, then I must call the Mac user community to help.

tlerak · 16 Jan 2010, 23:44

where can i find tools on surface 1.5? thanks

thomthom · 17 Jan 2010, 11:20

@tlerak said:

where can i find tools on surface 1.5? thanks

First post on the first page of this thread.

haynesc · 17 Jan 2010, 15:57

how would i draw a diagonal curved line from plain to plain ... ? top right corner to bottom left corner ?

Daniel S · 17 Jan 2010, 17:22

@haynesc said:

how would i draw a diagonal curved line from plain to plain ... ? top right corner to bottom left corner ?

Alternative solution:
I see that you have Whaat´s "subdivide and smooth". Use the knife tool (a.k.a. zorro) in parallel projection. Also you can group the faces you don´t want to divide:

Daniel S

Toucan · 22 Jan 2010, 03:02

Where do I find this script?

Chris Fullmer · 22 Jan 2010, 04:00

Hi Toucan, the script is located in the first post of this thread. Go back to page one and look for a download link there. Have fun!

Chris

thomthom · 27 Jan 2010, 09:57

I occasionally get this happening while using TOS. What's causing it?
I wanted to draw an arc between the two points - going across the two faces.

fredo6 · 27 Jan 2010, 18:24

@thomthom said:

[attachment=0:h62psy7e]TOS_oddness.png[/attachment:h62psy7e]

I occasionally get this happening while using TOS. What's causing it?
I wanted to draw an arc between the two points - going across the two faces.

The algorithm has many flaws, espcially on shape volumes that are closed.
I am thinking of a serious refresh to resolve these problems (and some others).

Fredo

whippie · 31 Jan 2010, 09:51

What a brilliant tool thanks thanks thanks

balloon · 31 Jan 2010, 10:23

Thanks Fredo6

Khai · 31 Jan 2010, 20:40

may I request an additional feature?

adding rounded corners to a shape?

thomthom · 31 Jan 2010, 21:21

@unknownuser said:

espcially on shape volumes that are closed.

So it some times picks the wrong distance/direction between the two points? A workaround would be to break the volume somehow?

fredo6 · 31 Jan 2010, 21:35

@thomthom said:

@unknownuser said:

espcially on shape volumes that are closed.

So it some times picks the wrong distance/direction between the two points? A workaround would be to break the volume somehow?

Somehow, it works much better when the surface is open.
But I know how to fix the problem. No easy, but I need some time, as I have to revisit the whole algorithm.

Fredo

nilblo · 4 Feb 2010, 11:06

Rightclick menues issue..
After having installed Fredo6 Tools on surface + FredoScale I´m having the darnest stupid problem:
Most contextual menues are greyed out, like Intersect with model, Flip along Groups Red, and so on..
I can create shortcuts to these commands and they work as expected, but I rely heavily on shortcuts in my work and list of shortcuts is getting more and more crowded. Have I done something wrong here and this is normal behavior? I have been searching the forum but so far havent found a description af this "problem".
I have most definetely missed out on something here and the fault is obviously mine (as it usually is) but I really would appreciate an input to help me solve this matter.

Vista 64- Sketchup Pro 7.1.6860
Plugins: Fredo6 ToolsOnSurface v1.5f LIBFREDO6_Dir_34 (109 mS seems OK?
Total time to load plugin = 187 mS) FredoScale v2.0g (Total time to load plugin =124 mS)
SketchyPhysics verson3 Kerkythea SU2KT version 3.0 model exporter