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    • TIGT Offline
      TIG Moderator
      last edited by

      Here's RoofHelp.doc (zipped) covering v3.0 - Unzip it and put it in the Plugins folder...

      The .mht and .pdf formats will have to wait until the new year - the laptop I'm having to use over the holidays can't access the big-upload server...


      RoofHelp.zip

      TIG

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      • thomthomT Offline
        thomthom
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        How does your plugin work? In general concept? Intersecting planes?

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

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        • TIGT Offline
          TIG Moderator
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          The hipped roof one works by doing a followme around the face loop on a large roof-pitch triangle and intersecting everything with itself, then it erases any geometry that's not needed [the tricky bit], orients faces, applies materials etc. It will fail if the shape can't have a single pitch roof over it... possible with cranked star shapes or re-entrant curved sections where the valleys would diverge up the roof. My recent tutorial shows how to replicate it manually and heal the problem areas manually by redrawing the bits that need another pitch...

          TIG

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            Ravage
            last edited by

            Thanks, TIG for this very useful script
            Marry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

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              DJMX1
              last edited by

              Superb plugin. However, why not create toolbar and how can I do to translate it into French?
              I can create the icons if you want πŸŽ‰

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              • TIGT Offline
                TIG Moderator
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                @djmx1 said:

                Superb plugin. However, why not create toolbar and how can I do to translate it into French?
                I can create the icons if you want πŸŽ‰

                This is one of my rare encrypted plugins so translation is not easy/possible - I recently had a PM about an ES version...
                A toolbar would be good - easy to do [after decryption] - as would better web-dialog interface...

                Unfortunately 'Roof' is quite near the bottom of the list... 😞

                But... good things come to those who wait β˜€

                TIG

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                  sketchdown
                  last edited by

                  @tig said:

                  This is v3.0 of my 'Roof' script.

                  It now incorporates options for sloping fascias and soffits.
                  The help stuff has also been redone.
                  This Roof.rb file replaces the older one in the Plugins folder.
                  The RoofHelp.doc (zipped) file and some alternative larger 'help' file formats (mht and pdf) in separate threads - they are too big for one go...

                  Feedback please...

                  Merry Christams to one and all...

                  how can I dwnload the plugin?

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                  • thomthomT Offline
                    thomthom
                    last edited by

                    @sketchdown said:

                    how can I dwnload the plugin?

                    From the link in the box saying "Attachments" right under the text you quoted.

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

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                    • utilerU Offline
                      utiler
                      last edited by

                      Hi TIG and others,
                      Just a few observations and possibly a feature to add.

                      1. The eaves fascia size offer users to set thickness of the roof however the result is a thickness measured vertically. [see attached]. Considering roof systems consist of known thickness, would it be possible to change [or add a feature] to offer the input of actual roof thickness?

                      2. Also, as with the gable roof function, is it possible to add a skillion [single pitch] roof option?
                        I would expect it to operate similar the the gable function; pick gable side first the single pitch side and execute.....


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                      Roof_Plugin-image.png

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                        ar_max
                        last edited by

                        thank you πŸ˜„

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                        • TIGT Offline
                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by

                          @utiler said:

                          Hi TIG and others,
                          Just a few observations and possibly a feature to add.

                          1. The eaves fascia size offer users to set thickness of the roof however the result is a thickness measured vertically. [see attached]. Considering roof systems consist of known thickness, would it be possible to change [or add a feature] to offer the input of actual roof thickness?
                          2. Also, as with the gable roof function, is it possible to add a skillion [single pitch] roof option?
                            I would expect it to operate similar the the gable function; pick gable side first the single pitch side and execute.....

                          Sorry to be so tardy in my reply πŸ˜’
                          Most users will have a fascia height [vertical] in mind - although the roof structure [timbers] are a given thickness [though this will vary if it's been 'regularized' too], the fascia has to 'mask' the soffit material and also take into account the tiling laths and so on to kick up the bottom tile correctly. Also you might use differing depth timbers in differing areas BUT want a constant fascia to be seen.
                          If is not that difficult to sit down before jumping in and work out the likely fascia height from a guess of the roof's build up. You are usually using SUp to make a sketch model - if you were making it physically from card or drawing it with a pencil you'd think to yourself 'I want a 200mm deep fascia' and make/draw it at about that - an initial design should be about proportion and scale not real life wood sizes... If later on the detailed design comes up with 175mm timbers and a 65mm roof build up and a 15mm soffit it's not miles off and can be adjusted to suit ???
                          If you know the final build-ups then doing a quick bit of trig just the once will give the fascia's vertical height -
                          FasciaHeight = TotalRoofThickness **/** cos(RoofAngleInDegrees)
                          If you work in A:B pitch format then it's -
                          FasciaHeight = TotalRoofThickness ***** (SquareRoot**(**(A*A)+(B*B)**)**) **/** B
                          πŸ€“
                          A 'mono-pitched' roof is so easy to make in SUp that I didn't add it... use the protractor tool to set pitch, guide-lines to offset, draw the profile and make the form including the top/bottom overhangs, and with pushpull as needed, including any verge overhangs - color to suit ?
                          πŸ€“

                          I've no plans to do any work on **Roof** for a while as there are many things in front of it in the queue 😒

                          TIG

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                          • utilerU Offline
                            utiler
                            last edited by

                            Thanks TIG, can see you have been busy..... πŸ‘

                            Trig' is what I currently apply to work-out the roof profile vertically; or just set a fascia depth that is close. I just thought if it was a simple addition [obviously I don't speak the language] it would be a great alternative.....
                            No problem, I can live with it. Keep up your great work!

                            purpose/expression/purpose/....

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                            • TIGT Offline
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              @utiler said:

                              Thanks TIG, can see you have been busy..... πŸ‘
                              Trig' is what I currently apply to work-out the roof profile vertically; or just set a fascia depth that is close. I just thought if it was a simple addition [obviously I don't speak the language] it would be a great alternative.....
                              No problem, I can live with it. Keep up your great work!

                              It might be easy enough to implement once I applied my self to it but it is one of my few encrypted tools too !
                              It might happen... but not one day soon...

                              TIG

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                              • utilerU Offline
                                utiler
                                last edited by

                                @tig said:

                                @utiler said:

                                Thanks TIG, can see you have been busy..... πŸ‘
                                Trig' is what I currently apply to work-out the roof profile vertically; or just set a fascia depth that is close. I just thought if it was a simple addition [obviously I don't speak the language] it would be a great alternative.....
                                No problem, I can live with it. Keep up your great work!

                                It might be easy enough to implement once I applied my self to it but it is one of my few encrypted tools too !
                                It might happen... but not one day soon...

                                You're a generous man, TIG.

                                One day I hope to be able to buy all you ruby writers a beer!!!! πŸŽ‰ πŸŽ‰

                                purpose/expression/purpose/....

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                                  Logik
                                  last edited by

                                  Thanks for this update mate.
                                  Has made life a lot easier!!

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                                    guzaotfi
                                    last edited by

                                    Hi man, i am brazilian, i need to link for download > roof plugin for sketchup plis! Tks!

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                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      Look for Roof on the Depot site at crai...
                                      Tut and link here... http://vimeo.com/2254304

                                      TIG

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                                        SelvinStar
                                        last edited by

                                        Great work man, I am only a beginner and you have made my life a whole lot easier. Keep up the good work. Thanks Selvin

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                                          SketchUpNoobie
                                          last edited by

                                          I dropped this in my plugin folder but its not showing up under "Plugins". Am I doing something wrong TIG?

                                          --

                                          SketchUpNoobie: the complete noob in all things SketchUp.

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                                          • Gus RG Offline
                                            Gus R
                                            last edited by

                                            TIG,

                                            Great plugin which I put through much use.

                                            Recently however I went to use the roof plugin and noticed that it was missing from the plugins menu. Checked my plugin directory and it was in the correct location. Downloaded it again, just in case, and again placed it in the plugins directory but it still didn't show up in the plugins menu.

                                            It finally showed up after I moved roof.rb into the tools menu which is something I've done in the past.

                                            Only thing I've installed since I last used roof.rb has been "SDS2 Artisan". Probably conflict? Otherwise it works in the tools directory.

                                            Thanks.

                                            ➑ Update

                                            I renamed artisan_loader.rb to artisan_loader.rbx and put roof.rb back in the plugins directory and it once again shows up.

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