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    • S Offline
      seasdes
      last edited by

      Thank you TIG for another useful script

      Walter

      Using Sketchup Pro 2019

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        Thanks so much for the new version - works great! I'm using it similarly to the original purpose TIG mentioned, as a cheap 3D printer. Now to create a (cheap) automated way to cut them out!

        best,

        Matt

        [mattratto]

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          mariocha
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          Very impressive !
          And so usefull .
          Thanks a million !

          The final touch, for the cutting machine (cnc), would be numbers as lines so it can engrave them on the piece.
          Oh and also the possibility to add a letter before the number, like A1, A2, .. B1, B2 ...

          Great plugin. !

          %(#008000)[Mario C.
          Every rule has exceptions, but some.]

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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            @mariocha said:

            Very impressive !
            And so usefull .
            Thanks a million !

            The final touch, for the cutting machine (cnc), would be numbers as lines so it can engrave them on the piece.
            Oh and also the possibility to add a letter before the number, like A1, A2, .. B1, B2 ...

            Great plugin. !

            I have a [privately written and hopefully paid for] 'Slicer v4' that has such lines added etc for CNC work - watch this space.

            Here is a script that will add a prefix for you...
            Put into Plugins folder...
            Adds a Prefix to selected text or text inside selected group/instance-definitions
            To use - select the objects needing prefixes [text OR groups containing text etc]
            then in the Ruby Console type prefixtext + <enter>.
            A dialog asks for the Prefix Text - enter it and OK - e.g. A.
            All text in the selection is prefixed with the desired prefix e.g. 9 becomes A9 etc...
            It is for use after running tools like Slicer

            • where sub-sets of slices might be more useful if they are differently coded.
              Errors will stop you if there is no selection or you enter a blank 'prefix'.
              It is one step un-doable.
              πŸ€“

            TIG

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            • mariochaM Offline
              mariocha
              last edited by

              Thanks for the prefix.rb
              Thought I find it difficult to integrate to the process since each text is a group, in a group.
              For now, I use component numbers made of lines.

              Hum... that v4, is it close to release ?
              Need some testing ?

              I do think it is worth some money.

              %(#008000)[Mario C.
              Every rule has exceptions, but some.]

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              • TIGT Offline
                TIG Moderator
                last edited by

                The prefixtext ruby should 'mine down' into any groups selected and add to all text. It undoes in one step anyway... πŸ˜•

                TIG

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                  kwalkerman
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                  Hi,

                  I'm interested in using the slicer plugin. I'm using the trial version of Sketchup Pro 7.1, and have downloaded Slicer31.rb. Whenever I try to use the plugin, Sketchup crashes. Any help is appreciated.

                  Thanks!

                  Karen

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                    xrok1
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                    @unknownuser said:

                    I have a [privately written and hopefully paid for] 'Slicer v4' that has such lines added etc for CNC work - watch this space.

                    hey, are you finally going to make your own and bust that slicemodeler @&&hole

                    β€œThere are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

                    http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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                    • TIGT Offline
                      TIG Moderator
                      last edited by

                      @kwalkerman said:

                      Hi,
                      I'm interested in using the slicer plugin. I'm using the trial version of Sketchup Pro 7.1, and have downloaded Slicer31.rb. Whenever I try to use the plugin, Sketchup crashes. Any help is appreciated.
                      Thanks!
                      Karen

                      First try testing it on a simple group and make a modest number of slices - say 10...
                      When you get the hang of what it does you can then up the 'fineness' of the slicing... BUT be patient...
                      If you try to make hundreds of slices it will take a while and it sometimes 'whites-out' and appears to stall... BUT it will usually complete if you leave it for a while...

                      πŸ€“

                      TIG

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                      • TIGT Offline
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        @xrok1 said:

                        @unknownuser said:

                        I have a [privately written and hopefully paid for] 'Slicer v4' that has such lines added etc for CNC work - watch this space.

                        hey, are you finally going to make your own and bust that slicemodeler @&&hole

                        I have written a paid commercial version [private] - Slicer_v4 - for someone for CNC use etc... it [or some of its ideas] might leak out to you too... πŸ˜‰

                        TIG

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                          xrok1
                          last edited by

                          awsome! β˜€

                          β€œThere are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

                          http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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                            kwalkerman
                            last edited by

                            Thanks for the response. I have tried the slicer on a simple block, and only requested a few slices, but sketckup crashes completely and closes after it asks whether to add numbers to the slices. Anyone else have this issue?

                            Thanks.

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                            • TIGT Offline
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              A mystery...
                              Your details please:
                              Platform & OS
                              SUp version
                              Version of Slicer [open file with Notepad and read first section...]
                              Other plugins loaded [only anything unusual?]
                              Can you upload a simple skp that you have the problem with and a description of what failed - e.g. Z axis, 12" c/c etc...

                              It usually works painlessly for most users... πŸ˜•

                              TIG

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                                mariocha
                                last edited by

                                @tig said:

                                @xrok1 said:

                                @unknownuser said:

                                Slicer_v4 - ... it [or some of its ideas] might leak out to you too... πŸ˜‰

                                So as to plan my work, is there a time estimate ?

                                %(#008000)[Mario C.
                                Every rule has exceptions, but some.]

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                                  eco_artbarn
                                  last edited by

                                  hey I have been looking for this for ages to help my pupils with our laser cutter but i have been trying to down load slicer 3.1rb but i cant work out where to put the text version.
                                  is there a slicer 3.1.rb file that i can just save and load into plugins folder?

                                  cheers

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                                  • TIGT Offline
                                    TIG Moderator
                                    last edited by

                                    http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=16697#p16697
                                    Save the linked file as Slicer31.rb into the Plugins folder - done...
                                    If your browser insists on making it another file type you can always use Select All on the page and paste it into a new empty plain text file and rename it with a .rb suffix NOT .txt ...

                                    TIG

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                                    • mariochaM Offline
                                      mariocha
                                      last edited by

                                      In our work, we often deal with terrains modeled as surfaces, not volumes, often very irregular. Making a volume out of them is sometimes quite hard, even with Joint Push-Pull.
                                      Is there a "slicer" that can make slices from a surface ? Slices would then be only segments. πŸ˜„

                                      %(#008000)[Mario C.
                                      Every rule has exceptions, but some.]

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                                      • TIGT Offline
                                        TIG Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        To give a meshed surface a volume requires a bit of planning...
                                        You select all of the perimeter edges.
                                        Then use my tool ExtrudeEdgesByVector to extrude all of these edges vertically downwards (-ve Z / blue) far neyond the lowest one.
                                        Check that the faces are 'outwards'.
                                        Leave the extrusion in its group for now.
                                        Edit the group and draw a large flat rectangular plane facing down [reverse if necessay] located below the geometry, but so that it intersects with ALL of these new vertical faces.
                                        Select All inside the group and 'Intersect with Selected'.
                                        Erase the unwanted bits of the rectangle and change your view so you can easily 'select by fence' the bits of the vertical faces below it - delete them.
                                        Close the group-edit and select all of the mesh and Edit-Copy.
                                        Edit the group again and Edit>PasteInPlace
                                        Now you have a 3D volume with the top as a mesh...
                                        Move it to one side or copy the group and paste it into an empty model - and you can Volume or Slice, or whatever you need to do...

                                        If you have two meshes - e.g. existing and proposed land surfaces - you can do a 'cut and fill' volume etc by intersecting them together and making a groups of what's left - there's a tutorial on that somewhere...

                                        β˜€

                                        TIG

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                                          eco_artbarn
                                          last edited by

                                          Thanks TIG that works a treat.
                                          i am sure i have seen a slicer tutorial before where it adds the slots half way up and half way down, is there a way of doing that with 3.1?

                                          i slice in the x and then sllice in the y and lay the sections out flat, but if there was a way of adding the midway slots that would be a huge advantage

                                          let me know cheers ash

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                                            eco_artbarn
                                            last edited by

                                            cool, when's it gonna be ready to unleash on us?

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