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    • pilouP Offline
      pilou
      last edited by

      Request
      "A zoom extents" before the first dialog box for have all the object on the screen for an more easy answer πŸ˜„
      (or a zoom wkindow of the generated object)
      Maybe the same for the other EEb...

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

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      • ArcA Offline
        Arc
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        @tig said:

        Arc

        Thank you.

        I shall include it in the next update - meanwhile any Chinese users can download it now and unzip it into their ../Plugins/TIGtools/ folder.

        I note you have called it 'extrudeEdgesByLatheCN.lingvo' BUT I think it should be 'extrudeEdgesByLatheZH-CN.lingvo' ?
        I think locale for a Chinese PC is ZH-CN ?
        If it is then the file needs renaming to suit that: otherwise the locale test won't find it and the text will default to English[US]...
        To check this please type [or copy/paste] in the Ruby Console Sketchup.get_locale.upcase, for you it should return ZH-CN ? For me it'd be EN-US. Whatever it returns is what the 'suffix' on the file name should be...

        Thanks for the help πŸ€“

        It's not auto use extrudeEdgesByLatheZH-CN.lingvo file. I usually change the filename and overwhite extrudeEdgesByRailsEN-US.lingvo file.

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        • TIGT Offline
          TIG Moderator
          last edited by

          @arc said:

          It's not auto use extrudeEdgesByLatheZH-CN.lingvo file. I usually change the filename and overwhite extrudeEdgesByRailsEN-US.lingvo file.

          Aha ! πŸ’­
          That way you can even have a EN-US locale but with Chinese text...
          I know Pilou does that with the FR version...

          However if you have your locale set to something other than EN-US then any lingvo file in your desired language needs to be named ScriptNameLOCALE.lingvo where LOCALE= your-locale code obtained from using Sketchup.get_locale.upcase in the Ruby Console.
          This way you can have an EN-US locale but map your desired language lingvo files using that suffix... then you can use SUp even in Esperanto [EO] if you have a translation !
          πŸ€“

          TIG

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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            @unknownuser said:

            Request
            "A zoom extents" before the first dialog box for have all the object on the screen for an more easy answer πŸ˜„
            (or a zoom wkindow of the generated object)
            Maybe the same for the other EEb...

            I thought of that but as you can orbit whilst picking the curves you CAN ensure you can see everything before committing to it...
            One of my longer term plans is/was to add a combined web-dialog to the end so you could still orbit/pan/zoom to view the mesh and change the settings and when satisfied press OK... πŸ€“

            TIG

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            • TIGT Offline
              TIG Moderator
              last edited by

              Here's v2.4 - FR lingvo file update by Pilou.
              http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=184477#p184477

              TIG

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              • U Offline
                unclex
                last edited by

                wonderful

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                • jeff hammondJ Offline
                  jeff hammond
                  last edited by

                  hey Tig,

                  here's a request for the lathe tool to tuck away for those rainy days πŸ˜„

                  your extrusion suite has radically changed the way i model in SU as i very rarely use the followme tool anymore.. lathe pretty much fixes the multiple problems i encounter with

                  anyway, the only problem i have with lathe.rb is when i'm trying to rotate to an approximate degree (ie - **~**74Β° etc.).. would it be possible to incorporate a protractor of sorts that can measure the actual angle instead of typing it in?
                  (see attached skp for example situation)

                  thanks!


                  latheQ.skp

                  dotdotdot

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                  • TIGT Offline
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    As you know [sssh πŸ˜‰ ] I'm looking at some other related extrusion tools and these will involve a protractor to rotate stuff with before making the shapes - so when that's working perhaps I can bolt it on to EEbyLathe πŸ˜„

                    TIG

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                    • jeff hammondJ Offline
                      jeff hammond
                      last edited by

                      @tig said:

                      As you know [sssh πŸ˜‰ ] I'm looking at some other related extrusion tools and these will involve a protractor to rotate stuff with before making the shapes - so when that's working perhaps I can bolt it on to EEbyLathe πŸ˜„

                      sweet!
                      i do have a decent workaround for now that still gives me the accuracy i'm after so i'll just wait patiently (with fingers crossed πŸ˜„ )

                      dotdotdot

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                      • B Offline
                        balloon
                        last edited by

                        Thank you Tig! Much appreciated!!!

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                        • TIGT Offline
                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by

                          New version added http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=184477#p184477

                          TIG

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                          • D Offline
                            DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ
                            last edited by

                            Hi Tig. excellent update.

                            I attach the file to Spanish translation.
                            add the missing lines.

                            Two suggestions:

                            • Please delete the sound it makes when we choose the tool. is very annoying.
                            • The command Ctrl + z does not work properly.
                            • Would be more practical angle by reference to generate 0 to 360. instead of 0 to 180 and 180 to 360

                            extrudeEdgesByLatheES.rar

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                            • TIGT Offline
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=184477#p184477 is the latest version with new lingvos.

                              TIG

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                              • TIGT Offline
                                TIG Moderator
                                last edited by

                                @diego-rodriguez said:

                                Hi Tig. excellent update.
                                I attach the file to Spanish translation.
                                add the missing lines.
                                Two suggestions:

                                • Please delete the sound it makes when we choose the tool. is very annoying.
                                • The command Ctrl + z does not work properly.
                                • Would be more practical angle by reference to generate 0 to 360. instead of 0 to 180 and 180 to 360

                                I posted the new ES lingvo file before I read this - can you please read it and [re]advise...
                                The 'beep' sound it makes is a UI.beep - edit the file and find that line in the code and add a # at the start of the line to stop it loading.
                                It is not Ctrl+Z for the angle-direction 'toggle' - it's < Ctrl> alone...
                                I know it would be better to have 0 to 360 degrees... BUT its coding has missed me so far - hence the 0-180 & 180-360, with a toggle <Alt>...

                                TIG

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                                • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                  Rich O Brien Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  I didn't read the 6 pages prior so if this is already covered I apologise...

                                  Attached is a .skp that Lathe removes faces from when 'Remove Co-Planar edges is chosen?

                                  No Ruby Console messages


                                  EebyL_Error.skp

                                  Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                                  • TIGT Offline
                                    TIG Moderator
                                    last edited by

                                    @unknownuser said:

                                    I didn't read the 6 pages prior so if this is already covered I apologise...

                                    Attached is a .skp that Lathe removes faces from when 'Remove Co-Planar edges is chosen?

                                    No Ruby Console messages

                                    Interestingly, when I tested it I got 6+ more facets erased!
                                    I know why it's happening...
                                    When you test for coplanar-ness you look at the face normals.
                                    You erase edges that bound a pair of faces with the same normals.
                                    However, it was realized by @last/Google that this doesn't always work...
                                    You can have two faces that will heal into one if there common edge is erased BUT they won't return the same normal ! The tiniest variation in the normal would prevent that...
                                    It's all down to tolerances of how SUp works out face normals etc that are really 'equal'...
                                    In Line#755 it says ... e.faces[0].normal.dot(e.faces[1].normal) > 0.99999999999 - i.e. it's almost one!
                                    If I add/subtract an extra 9 on the end it's even worse??
                                    My own separate 'erase_coplanar_edges' tool uses 0.99999999 and that fails too... but with only two faces lost that time! But if I try to use its 0.9999999 test in EEbyLathe it'll still knack up...
                                    So... it's not an error just one of the limitations of the tolerances that crop up when you have managed just to get some 'not quite' coplanar faces and try to remove some 'not quite' coplanar edges...
                                    If it knacks up then all you can do is to undo it one step back to keep coplanar edges - try other coplanar fixing tools and report back... OR just learn to love them... otherwise try to make forms that don't mess with SUp's head πŸ˜’

                                    TIG

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                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      There is a minor correction to this tool so the 'db' translation for the 'start_operation' is now done correctly - there is also an updated ES lingvo file - thanks to deFisto...
                                      http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=184477#p184477

                                      TIG

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                                      • TIGT Offline
                                        TIG Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        No file attached πŸ˜•
                                        It's relatively simple to select all and smooth/unsmooth.
                                        Use Hidden Geometry ON to see what's happening
                                        It's also relatively simple to do it to a selection.
                                        You can also use a selection of edges and Entity Info to uncheck smooth/soft [and hidden] settings for edges.
                                        The tool produces smoothed-edges if desired.
                                        I'm not sure what you are trying to do that it doesn't do OR what isn't easy to do by hand later ???

                                        TIG

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                                        • pbacotP Offline
                                          pbacot
                                          last edited by

                                          The file is attached. I see it there. I reloaded and perhaps you viewed in the moment that I did that.

                                          The edges I need to smooth are many and selection would need to be almost one by one, to not get the wrong edges. If this is best way, so be it. If I create many versions of this model, I want to be more efficient if I can.

                                          Also I should say, look at both scenes.

                                          Thanks, Peter

                                          MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                                          • pbacotP Offline
                                            pbacot
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi TIG,

                                            This is another great one, including the control it gives on the angle etc. However I have a project in which I want smooth edges for the curved faces but not along the flat faces that result. So I wonder if this is the wrong tool and you have other suggestions. I have attached a file if you are interested.

                                            Given the work to create this otherwise (create full circle and cut with intersections), it may not be too much to smooth all the edges "manually". This is only a prototype for a coming project which will probably be drawn many times in design, so I am seeking the best method. Just seeing if I am using the right tool or using it correctly.

                                            Thank you for the plugin and, of course, anyone can chime in.

                                            Peter


                                            AMPHITHEATER 3.skp

                                            MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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