[Plugin] ExtrudeTools - Full Set

TIG · 21 Jan 2010, 16:35

By popular request here are all of the Extrude Tools [current versions at the file's date-code] all collected into one RBZ archive.
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The links to the tools' threads, containing explanations and notes etc are:

ExtrudeEdgesByEdges http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=166780#p166780
ExtrudeEdgesByLathe http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=184477#p184477
ExtrudeEdgesByRails http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=201286#p201286
ExtrudeEdgesByVector http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=216977#p216977

Note: from 20100212 the EEby... these scripts can only be downloaded from this thread in the archive set found below...

Two new tools added 20100212...
ExtrudeEdgesByFace http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=224218#p224218
ExtrudeEdgesByRailsByFace http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=224219#p224219

New tool added 20100219...
ExtrudeEdgesByFaces http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=226249#p226249

New tool added 20100309...
ExtrudeEdgesByLoft http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=231016#p231016

New tool added 20100428
ExtrudeEdgesByRailsToLattice http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=242239#p242239

New tool added 20110524 and 20110525
ExtrudeEdgesByVectorToObject http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=331059#p331059
ExtrudeEdgesByOffset http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=331303#p331303

Two tools now have 'Quad Faces' options to complement Thomthom's Quad-Tool
ExtrudeEdgesByRails http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=201286#p201286
ExtrudeEdgesByLoft http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=231016#p231016
20111003/04

20111020 update includes new ES lingvo files and a minor db correction to EEbyLathe
20111023 update now only smooths mesh edges with more than one face in EEbyLathe/..Faces/..Loft and ..Rail
20111102 update EEbyLathe - Fixed Picked-Angle's messy undo. Smoothed-edges now stop @90º.
20111113 There are two tools updated so that the 'Quad Faces' options to meet Thomthom's revised spec for Quad-Tool's 'quad-faces'...
ExtrudeEdgesByRails http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=201286#p201286
ExtrudeEdgesByLoft http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=231016#p231016
Built-in method 'group.copy' method replaced to avoid clashes with some rogue scripts that mess with built-in methods, in six of the scripts

The Tools should now appear in the 'Plugins' Menu 'Extrude Tools' submenu and also on an 'Extrude Tools' toolbar, which you might need to activate from the View > Toolbars menu item...

If you have an earlier installation of the tools, which had some other .rb files within the Plugins folder and some support files inside the 'TIGtools' folder then these are automatically removed as the new toolset is installed, and equivalent files are added into the new locations...

None of the various tools' basic processes have changed in this upgrade.
It has been done to rationalize the location of files, make the code more robust and it also anticipates possible future changes to the way plugins might work to avoid issues in the coming months... Because it deletes some old files from earlier versions you might get error messages, and it's now an Extension you'll need to restart SketchUp to register it and activate it... Restarting SketchUp should resolve these issues [you will need FULL security permissions to your Plugins folder to add the file and make the possible deletions]
Latest update resolves some issues with 'TIGtools' folder tidy up, and require 'extensions.rb'...
Enjoy
To download the toolset's latest RBZ archive find its listing/download-link at the 'SCF PluginStore' page:
http://sketchucation.com/resources/pluginstore?pln=ExtrudeTools
then for >=v8 use the Preferences > Extensions > Install... button...
OR you can AutoInstall it using the 'SketchUcation Plugin Store' dialog within SketchUp itself...
http://sketchucation.com/resources/plugin-store-download.. .
For earlier SketchUp versions <v8M2 add .ZIP on the end of the RBZ file's name and extract its contents into the Plugins folder manually. The top-level .rb file should go directly into the Plugins folder: the other files [rb, lingvo, png etc] must stay in the 'ExtrudeTools' subfolder, inside Plugins.
Individual tools with the subfolder can also be disabled as desired, by adding a ! to the end of their .rb suffix... Then those won't load or make a menu/toolbar command.

erikB · 21 Jan 2010, 17:02

Tig,
I already installed them from the separate threads, and they work like a charm (including the toolbar.
Thanks very much for these exellent tools.
erikB

mitcorb · 21 Jan 2010, 17:26

TIG
I agree with Jim, and thank you for providing this as a set. Of course, I did not see this thread until after I batch unzipped the separate ones and looked at New Posts.

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ · 21 Jan 2010, 17:37

very good contribution tig. as ever.
greetings and thank you very much

thomthom · 21 Jan 2010, 17:44

I agree with Jim - offering these tools as a single package only seem easier for everyone. Very nice tool set.

haynesc · 21 Jan 2010, 19:59

could some video tutorials ala chris fullmer ... explaining when its best to use which tool over the other one for us mere mortals and explain how exactly they work ... that'll be great

TIG · 21 Jan 2010, 21:07

@haynesc said:

could some video tutorials ala chris fullmer ... explaining when its best to use which tool over the other one for us mere mortals and explain how exactly they work ... that'll be great

So much to do... so little time...

Any volunteers ?

thomthom · 21 Jan 2010, 21:22

We should hire Chris to do a weekly video of a Featured Plugin.
"Featured" being picked by bribery of course.

Chris Fullmer · 21 Jan 2010, 21:33

Thats odd, I was just off playnig with another of TIG's plugins thinking about how it could use a good tutorial made for it. Perhaps it is time to dig in and start doing more script videos. They do get a lot of hits on Youtube. And I get hate mail from people saying I don't speak clearly enough. But the crickets, kids and dishes being washed in the background are big hits!

Chris

TIG · 21 Jan 2010, 21:36

Perhaps we need to start a Plugin Video Tutorial thread ?
We could determine which ones would be suitable for them and swap tips on how best to do it ?

thomthom · 21 Jan 2010, 21:37

@chris fullmer said:

And I get hate mail from people saying I don't speak clearly enough.

Really? I've always thought you spoke very clearly in your videos. (They should hear me talking - then they'd shut up!) I have several times considered to offer to hire you to do some videos.

pilou · 21 Jan 2010, 22:12

That is the cherry on the cake!

boofredlay · 21 Jan 2010, 22:13

Chris, you need your own band playing while you do your tuts

TIG · 22 Jan 2010, 08:04

@arc said:

Here is video I created tut use EEBR.

Arc - it's reporting as 'blocked in your region' - at least in the UK...

sunchart · 22 Jan 2010, 09:00

Thank u very much.

thomthom · 22 Jan 2010, 09:02

@tig said:

@arc said:

Here is video I created tut use EEBR.

Arc - it's reporting as 'blocked in your region' - at least in the UK...

And I get just a white square. (Norway)

TIG · 22 Jan 2010, 10:50

Pilou has updated all 4 of the FR lingvo files - they'll be included in future updates but if you want to install them straightaway then download this zip file and extract the 4 files into ../Plugins/TIGtools/ and overwrite any earlier copies...

Tip: If you want the FR language for the tools' dialogs and prompts etc BUT have your locale set to another id - e.g. EN-US - then simply rename the file with that suffix and it'll be used... e.g. XxxxFR.lingvo becomes XxxxEN-US.lingvo

Extrusion Tools FRlingvos.zip

Arc · 22 Jan 2010, 16:18

Here is video I created tut use EEBR.

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Arc · 22 Jan 2010, 16:25

@thomthom said:

@tig said:

@arc said:

Here is video I created tut use EEBR.

Arc - it's reporting as 'blocked in your region' - at least in the UK...

And I get just a white square. (Norway)

Now I upload video on youtube.

TIG · 22 Jan 2010, 16:30

@arc said:

Now I upload video on youtube.

Thanks, it works fine now - a quick and useful insight into just one way of using EEbyRails...