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    • L Offline
      layyhkl
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      thank

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      • J Offline
        Jim
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        Hi TIG, FYI.

        extrudeEdgesByRails.rb;161; warning; parenthesize argument(s) for future version
        extrudeEdgesByRails.rb;164; warning; parenthesize argument(s) for future version
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        extrudeEdgesByRails.rb;736; warning; parenthesize argument(s) for future version
        

        Hi

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        • TIGT Offline
          TIG Moderator
          last edited by

          @jim said:

          Hi TIG, FYI.

          extrudeEdgesByRails.rb;161; warning; parenthesize argument(s) for future version
          > etc
          

          Thanks
          It's already fixed in new versions... out soon
          x=db"text"
          becomes
          x=(db("text"))
          etc...

          TIG

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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            Here's v2.2 with various minor glitch fixes and a new combined Toolbar with other Extrusion Tools...
            http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=201286#p201286

            TIG

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            • D Offline
              driven
              last edited by

              hi TIG,

              thanks again,

              EEbyR and EEbyV don't work out of the plugins menu, but do from toolbar buttons

              EEbyR's toobar image is blank once EEbyV is loaded, but both work

              EEbyV looks really useful, but what is 'extrude by sweep' mentioned in the ruby text?

              john
              EDIT just combined the the 3 Tig folder's and I have all three working icon/buttons, but still no functionality from plugin folder, so can I just comment them out of there.

              learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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              • pilouP Offline
                pilou
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                Same for me πŸ˜„
                All works but only with icone πŸ˜‰
                When existing image πŸ˜‰

                EEV here is blank πŸ˜„
                eev.png

                Frenchy Pilou
                Is beautiful that please without concept!
                My Little site :)

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                • TIGT Offline
                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by

                  If you extract [NOT drag/drop] the contents of this zip you should get three .rb files, which are the script itself, the deBabelizer script and the toolbar maker script. Also there should be a folder [TIGtools] containing the lingvo files and pngs for the buttons and an htm donation link, with a folder of its images too.

                  The three rb files go into Plugins folder and the TIGtools folder goes into Plugins folder too. The script looks for the pngs to form the toolbar icons in there - so apparently you have messed up the folders as it's not finding them...

                  If you extract a zip file any decent zip-application will keep the file/folder structure - you can either extract the contents directly into the Plugins folder where everything will be in the right place OR into a tempoarry folder on your desktop - and then move its contents to the Plugins folder later...

                  Since some of the TIGtools folder's contents and also the other add-on .rb files might already exist answer Yes to overwrite them with these new versions...

                  NOTE: Depending on your 'administrator' rights with Vista etc you might be getting incremented copied of files/folders - please look in Plugins and check - you should have one .rb for each of the EEby... scripts you've insatlled, one #extrusionToolbar.rb script to make the toolbar, one deBabelizer.rb to translate languages and one TIGtools folder which itself will contain several .lingvo [translation] files and .png images for the toolbar buttons, and also the htm donation link file and a folder of that file's images...
                  If you have any duplicate folders combine their contents all into the original one and then erase the empty ones, and also any '..Copy..' .rb files you might find too.
                  If this IS happening then it's probably best to extract zips to a temporary folder on your desktop and then move everything [keeping the same folder structure] into Plugins, overwriting any existing stuff...

                  Hope this helps...

                  TIG

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                  • TIGT Offline
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    @driven said:

                    hi TIG,
                    what is 'extrude by sweep' mentioned in the ruby text?
                    john

                    'ExtrudeEdgesBySweep' was a proto-tool that's now abandoned [I had hoped for results different from EEbyR but the new algorithms produced inconsistent results that were almost identical anyway, so I gave up on it] - all references to it should have been removed - they is now, and will be omitted in any updates... Sorry for the confusion...

                    TIG

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                      driven
                      last edited by

                      @tig said:

                      Sorry for the confusion...

                      no apology needed, most people don't read the rubies, and I just thought it was maybe yet another super-duper 'secret' tool that I'd missed and that it was maybe why I get a blank tool button.like this
                      However, now knowing that it's not and still not having the ability to use any of the EE tools from the plugin menu, I've been trying a few things to get that functionality back and I can't.

                      Basically
                      1: I have a 'spare' Button that does nothing if there is any single EE tool installed (so, I'll get 2,3 or 4 buttons, never one)
                      2: Plugin Menu function does not work with one or all EE tools installed (they are there) with or without #extrusionToolbar.rb.

                      I don't think it's a 'Mac' thing, your scripts never give me those sort of issues, and it's not an install issue either, although Mac's do Copy/Paste + Drag/Drop differently to PC's, I know that and have a fairly bullet proof procedure I use all the time.

                      learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                      • TIGT Offline
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        @driven said:

                        @tig said:

                        Sorry for the confusion...

                        no apology needed, most people don't read the rubies, and I just thought it was maybe yet another super-duper 'secret' tool that I'd missed and that it was maybe why I get a blank tool button.[attachment=0:3504o1ud]<!-- ia0 -->BlankButton.jpg<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:3504o1ud]
                        However, now knowing that it's not and still not having the ability to use any of the EE tools from the plugin menu, I've been trying a few things to get that functionality back and I can't.

                        Basically
                        1: I have a 'spare' Button that does nothing if there is any single EE tool installed (so, I'll get 2,3 or 4 buttons, never one)
                        2: Plugin Menu function does not work with one or all EE tools installed (they are there) with or without #extrusionToolbar.rb.

                        I don't think it's a 'Mac' thing, your scripts never give me those sort of issues, and it's not an install issue either, although Mac's do Copy/Paste + Drag/Drop differently to PC's, I know that and have a fairly bullet proof procedure I use all the time.

                        When you hover over the blank button what tooltip or VCB message do you get ?
                        In the Plugins Menu do you have duplicate EEby.. entries ?
                        I suspect you have two copies of something around somewhere... Are all your plugins in the a same folder ??

                        TIG

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                        • pilouP Offline
                          pilou
                          last edited by

                          How many tools must have now the Extrude Bar tools?

                          Frenchy Pilou
                          Is beautiful that please without concept!
                          My Little site :)

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                          • Bob JamesB Offline
                            Bob James
                            last edited by

                            I get the two icons on the right (EEbR and EEbV), but what are the next two?

                            i7-4930K 3.4Ghz, 2x GTX780 6GB, 32GB DDR3-1600 ECC, OCZ Vertex 4 500GB, WD Black 3TB, 32TB NAS, 4x 27" Monitors, SpaceMouse Pro, X-keys XK-60

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                            • TIGT Offline
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              @unknownuser said:

                              How many tools must have now the Extrude Bar tools?

                              You can have 1, 2, 3 or 4 buttons, depending on which Plugins you have downloaded - which can be any of these - EEbyEdges, EEbyLathe, EEbyRails and EEbyVector... [EE=ExtrudeEdges - saves typing... damn I did it anyway πŸ˜’ ]
                              You also need #extrusionToolbar.rb which makes the toolbar when it loads [if any one of these other rb files is in the Plugins folder] - the other rubies then load and make a Plugins>Menu item and a 'Extrusion Tools' Toolbar button for themselves [if it finds the toolbar has been made beforehand] - if a button .png is missing [e.g. perhaps you have put it in the wrong place] you get a blank button but the tooltip and VCB texts should still work etc...

                              TIG

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                                driven
                                last edited by

                                @tig said:

                                When you hover over the blank button what tooltip or VCB message do you get ?
                                In the Plugins Menu do you have duplicate EEby.. entries ?
                                I suspect you have two copies of something around somewhere... Are all your plugins in the a same folder ??

                                No tooltip message, but it does toggle grey [on/off], effects nothing

                                No duplicates, even took out lath.rb, just in case

                                All my plugins are in same folder


                                #extrusionToolbar.rb is at top of list

                                learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                                • TIGT Offline
                                  TIG Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  I know Fredo has had problems with files being copied into duplicate Plugins folders in different places ? Any cahce of this ?
                                  Any other Mac users getting similar problems with these tools ?
                                  Any Mac users getting NO problems with these tools ?
                                  Help appreciated... πŸ˜•

                                  TIG

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                                  • D Offline
                                    driven
                                    last edited by

                                    and this one

                                    TIGtools combined

                                    learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      @driven said:

                                      and this one

                                      That's right...
                                      But what is the exact full path to your Mac's Plugins folder ? As I said some users seem to end up with 2...

                                      TIG

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                                      • Bob JamesB Offline
                                        Bob James
                                        last edited by

                                        Is there a new version of #extrusionToolbar.rb that shows the fourth icon?
                                        Mine is dated 1/19/2010.

                                        I have:
                                        extrudeEdgesByVector.rb
                                        extrudeEdgesByRails.rb
                                        extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb
                                        extrudeEdgesByLathe.rb

                                        i7-4930K 3.4Ghz, 2x GTX780 6GB, 32GB DDR3-1600 ECC, OCZ Vertex 4 500GB, WD Black 3TB, 32TB NAS, 4x 27" Monitors, SpaceMouse Pro, X-keys XK-60

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                                        • TIGT Offline
                                          TIG Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          @bob james said:

                                          Is there a new version of #extrusionToolbar.rb that shows the fourth icon?
                                          Mine is dated 1/19/2010.
                                          I have:
                                          extrudeEdgesByVector.rb
                                          extrudeEdgesByRails.rb
                                          extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb
                                          extrudeEdgesByLathe.rb

                                          #extrusionToolbar.rb was last modified on that date and is still at v1.0 - it's a very simple file that checks for any of these four main rubies and if any are found it makes the toolbar.
                                          The main rubies then load in alphanumric order and make their menu item and check for the toolbar, and if that's found they add their button to it.
                                          If they can't find the png images you'll get the blank button...

                                          Either the Mac has a different way of making 'empty' toolbars and adds a blank button from #extrusionToolbar.rb even before the others get made - which explains why it's first in the list, or something else is adrift...

                                          Other users' feedback is needed... There are hundreds of you β˜€

                                          TIG

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                                          • D Offline
                                            driven
                                            last edited by

                                            I have a shortcut folder shown in the earlier image, but it is an alias for this path

                                            looking at script changes , I wondered if this may be a problem for mac's it's not how you use to do it?

                                            cmd=UI::Command.new(textstring){extrudeEdgesByRails()}
                                            UI.menu("Plugins").add_item(textstring){cmd}
                                            cmd.status_bar_text=textstring+instructions
                                            if $extrusionToolbar
                                              cmd.tooltip=textstring
                                              cmd.small_icon="TIGtools/extrudeEdgesByRails16x16.png"
                                              cmd.large_icon="TIGtools/extrudeEdgesByRails24x24.png"
                                              $extrusionToolbar.add_item(cmd)
                                            end#if
                                            

                                            learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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