[Plugin] Extrude Edges by Loft

solo

looks awesome!!!

I loaded the whole bundle but got this error on start:

No such file to load -- deBabelizer.rbError Loading File

Where would I find this monster?

pilou

Another great variation!

Didier Bur

One more gem !

@TIG: Here's the french lingvo file

For TIG only

Didier Bur

Hi Solo,
the debabelizer is in the Zip.
Just in case, here it is (put it in Plugins folder)

goes to Plugins folder

Rich O Brien

Tremendous scripting and very welcome addition to 'must have' toolset

solo

Thanks TIG that solved that, now playtime!!

pilou

You make a plug by a day!
That is a good average

PS An automatic order Selection curves will be fine for exemple in case of use plug like Grow by TIG?

TIG

Pilou you are cruel

There's the 3rd update of the day here http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=231137#p231137 - new FR lingvo by Didier...

jason_maranto

Thank-you so much TIG for the cool new tool and the pictures to go along with it.

Best,
Jason.

teuf

Wow !!
Really a good plug. Relevant to do 3D.

Thanx thanx thanx

rv1974

Super! Thank you TIG so much!
Though it skips segments in the very first try.

TIG

@rv1974 said:

Super! Thank you TIG so much!
Though it skips segments in the very first try.

Without the skp to try I'm unsure what's up...
Are the curves continuous - it would help it they had the same number of segments [although that IS meant to be coped with].
Can you post [or PM me] a skp displaying this glitch ?

notareal

Nice work. Thanks!

erikB

Yet another, but very helpfull, extension of the (extrude) set.
Thanks very much TIG
erikB

rv1974

@tig said:

@rv1974 said:

Super! Thank you TIG so much!
Though it skips segments in the very first try.

Without the skp to try I'm unsure what's up...
Are the curves continuous - it would help it they had the same number of segments [although that IS meant to be coped with].
Can you post [or PM me] a skp displaying this glitch ?

loft.skp

TIG

I've tested your skp and I agree that the tool has a glitch - for some reason it's missing out a part of the mesh in the latter/earlier stages - the two versions I first illustrate below are by picking the curves in their reverse order - different bits get missed out...
The original has curves with varying edge counts...
In the 'copy' I edited the curves so each has 12 edges [or 24 for the S one] - to make them readily sub-dividable - now it works fine - so it must be a bug in the re-division of the edges to try and get them to match each other - also used in EEbyRails incidentally
I'll debug and get back to you...
In the meanwhile please use curves with more closely related edge counts - they will work... any number SHOULD work...
loftRAB-NETTO - Copy.png

TIG

I see that the problem is that the 6-segment zigzag is being divided into pieces of four to match the 24-segment S-curve BUT at one point it's becoming 1 piece short [3] and at another one too many [5] so that the 'apportionment' of the edges goes wrong and it fails - so at least I have the effect... but now to find the cause

mitcorb

And what logically follows in the ExtrudeTools collection?
It was inevitable. Thank you, TIG

mitcorb

TIG:
What would it take to make the resultant mesh into a Bezier mesh? Or am I talking about another tool?
In other words after generating the mesh, you could modify it by Bezier control points that would allow you to pull and stretch the mesh like a rubber sheet, and even unfold some unwanted contortions.