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    • plot-parisP Offline
      plot-paris
      last edited by

      the same happens when importing from 3Ds Max. lots and lots of unique components. and unfortunately all with their own origin - so 'replace with component' doesn't work...

      a script that could detect similar groups/components and replace them (even taking rotation and scale into account) would be fantastis. probably as useful to some as this cleanup script here...

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      • Chris FullmerC Offline
        Chris Fullmer
        last edited by

        Its a tough script to write unfortunately.

        I started on it, I don't rememeber if I posted my progress. I got to a point where I could resonably determine similar components - regardless of rotation. And I think I was going to try to add scale next.

        It could be done with some intervention. Perhaps it finds all similar components, then zooms you around to each one and you have to click on the point in each one that should be the axis. hmm, I might even be able to automate that if I thought about it more.

        I agree with would be a great plugin, and i've already got a start on it. Maybe I'll get back to working on it. I already have a couple new ideas just while writing this...

        Chris

        Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
        All my Plugins I've written

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        • plot-parisP Offline
          plot-paris
          last edited by

          coool. sounds promising. let us know, once you've got a beta out that needs testing.
          and don't work too much (you seem active on many fronts at once...)

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          • C Offline
            ckosio
            last edited by

            awesome! this saves me a lot of hours!!!

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            • M Offline
              mgfranz
              last edited by

              Is there a way to view the items that were cleaned? Maybe a text file of what was modified.

              Other than that, very cool utility. 😄

              "If you like what you do, it will never be work..."
              In memory of Sam Maloof, 1916-2009

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              • thomthomT Offline
                thomthom
                last edited by

                @mgfranz said:

                Is there a way to view the items that were cleaned? Maybe a text file of what was modified.

                Other than that, very cool utility. 😄

                You mean number of edges, faces etc?

                Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                • bagateloB Offline
                  bagatelo
                  last edited by

                  Thanks TOMTOM for this plugin. I am in the moment exporting from the 3dsMAX
                  the models that can be free download of the site http://www.bebitalia.it and creating my
                  library of components.
                  Please consider the possibility to include these intens in your plugin:

                  1. Remove all materials of the object, not leaving any material in the scene. I have implication with materials, as you already noticed. I know you already have tool to do this, but is more sexy if we can do that in one time.

                  2. To align the red and green axes in the center of the object, in the lower part of the object.

                  3. To run the tool "LOOSE GEOMETRY TO GROUPS" inside of each object, and later to explode each object, just leaving the groups generated by the tool "LOOSE GEOMETRY TO GROUPS." http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=16154

                  Thanks anyway

                  While the cat's away, the mice will play

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                  • thomthomT Offline
                    thomthom
                    last edited by

                    @bagatelo said:

                    1. Remove all materials of the object, not leaving any material in the scene. I have implication with materials, as you already noticed. I know you already have tool to do this, but is more sexy if we can do that in one time.

                    http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=17587

                    @bagatelo said:

                    1. To align the red and green axes in the center of the object, in the lower part of the object.

                    I suppose that can be done. Option to align the axis to each corner, centre point of the bounding box.

                    @bagatelo said:

                    1. To run the tool "LOOSE GEOMETRY TO GROUPS" inside of each object, and later to explode each object, just leaving the groups generated by the tool "LOOSE GEOMETRY TO GROUPS."

                    So, you'd remove all nesting? And leave only each connected cluster of mesh grouped?

                    Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                    List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                    • bagateloB Offline
                      bagatelo
                      last edited by

                      Please, look inside my models, that I have been imported from 3dsMAX to Sketchup. Please, notice axes location in each model.

                      I think you can incorporate de code from "remove materials" inside the script "Cleanup". You can give option, as you wish.

                      http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=92778b33f7be81f9ec1a552b6784771b
                      http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=a0f08e627f1c429ec1a552b6784771b
                      http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=371dc541346d5103ec1a552b6784771b

                      Please analize the axes in each object in the illustration.
                      I think we have 5 or 6 possibilities axes configuration.


                      LUMINARIA 001.jpg


                      Base of the object, center - Scene 2.jpg

                      While the cat's away, the mice will play

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                      • bagateloB Offline
                        bagatelo
                        last edited by

                        Eureka!!!!!!!!!!
                        I found !!!!!
                        Very useful
                        http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=21635

                        While the cat's away, the mice will play

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                        • free agentF Offline
                          free agent
                          last edited by

                          hey just wanted to say this is a awesome pluggin tried it last night, flippen brillaint how quite it works, and no crashes 😄 thanx alot thom

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                          • thomthomT Offline
                            thomthom
                            last edited by

                            Thanks Sean.
                            So you're still using SU? I thought you'd gone all Max now?

                            Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                            List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                            • free agentF Offline
                              free agent
                              last edited by

                              yup still using SU, some things are still way quicker with a face modeler than a solid modeler, i doubt it will ever be out of my workflow, i wish u were writing max script, there are alot of sketchup like actions i would like to see available in max... but i have to work with what i have i guess 😄 thanx again for this script 👍

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                              • thomthomT Offline
                                thomthom
                                last edited by

                                Well, the office is making more and more Revit models. And importing them into SU is a workflow nightmare. So I'm very tempted to get Max into my office toolkit. ...so who knows... 😉

                                Btw, got any new renders to show off?

                                Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                • free agentF Offline
                                  free agent
                                  last edited by

                                  please contact me when u take the plunge into maxscript, im sure its easier, definitly a bigger user base, do it do it do it!!!

                                  i got a couple, should i email? 😛

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                                  • thomthomT Offline
                                    thomthom
                                    last edited by

                                    email or make a post in the gallery. I'm always curious to see what you produce.

                                    Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                    List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                    • GaieusG Offline
                                      Gaieus
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi Thom,

                                      There is an "unwanted" feature in this plugin (I do not necessarily want to call it a "bug"); it erases coplanar edges also when that edge divides faces where the same material applied but positioned differently. See screenshots attached.

                                      Highlighted dividing, coplanar edge
                                      After running the plugin
                                      Could there be at least a settingthat prevents this? I was making an arched surface for this vault when I first discovered this - it simply erased all the dividing edges and of course screwed up the arch big time.

                                      arch.jpg
                                      Thanks for looking into this issue - this is the best ever cleanup script I have ever encountered. aybe abother wish - could there be a feature/setting to clean up only whatever is in context (like inside a goup) and/or in a certain selection?
                                      Or maybe I missed something?

                                      Gai...

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                                      • thomthomT Offline
                                        thomthom
                                        last edited by

                                        @gaieus said:

                                        There is an "unwanted" feature in this plugin (I do not necessarily want to call it a "bug"); it erases coplanar edges also when that edge divides faces where the same material applied but positioned differently. See screenshots attached.

                                        hmm... Yes - I see how this can be an issue. Will need to ponder on how to avoid this though.

                                        @gaieus said:

                                        Thanks for looking into this issue - this is the best ever cleanup script I have ever encountered. aybe abother wish - could there be a feature/setting to clean up only whatever is in context (like inside a goup) and/or in a certain selection?
                                        Or maybe I missed something?

                                        CleanUp.png
                                        Yea - the UI is horrible.

                                        Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                        • GaieusG Offline
                                          Gaieus
                                          last edited by

                                          Hm. Can I have another (older?) version?

                                          cleanup.png

                                          Gai...

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                                          • thomthomT Offline
                                            thomthom
                                            last edited by

                                            No - I seem to have extra menu items from working on v1.2.0 oopsie

                                            Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                            List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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