[Plugin] Skin.rb

plot-paris · 8 Feb 2010, 10:31

oh yes, that looks really promising! looking forward to the first script!

TIG · 8 Feb 2010, 12:17

Fredo strikes again
Looks set to knock my EEbyRails into a [proverbial] cocked hat
Please get this up and running as soon as possible...

utiler · 8 Feb 2010, 12:20

Fredo, isn't this similar to what Kirill2008 has developed?

see here - http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=21658&hilit=plugin

plot-paris · 8 Feb 2010, 12:36

@tig said:

Looks set to knock my EEbyRails into a [proverbial] cocked hat

your tool has already saved countless lives, TIG! helped me out of some tight corners already...

fredo6 · 8 Feb 2010, 18:28

@tig said:

Fredo strikes again
Looks set to knock my EEbyRails into a [proverbial] cocked hat
Please get this up and running as soon as possible...

TIG,

Your scripts are great and paved the way (as well as Kirill's and Chris' ones) to give SU more affinity with surface generation, without making the jump to NURBS.

My new script is primarily targeted at Skinning, but it also does Loft with spline and Loft along path on 2 and more profiles. I hope also to include a Taper along path and a few other add ons. So there will be redundancies.

My greatest problem is however the 'as soon as possible'.

By the way, anyone who have some Skin or loft case could post or send me the skp model, so that I can get a wider sampling on the infinite number of cases that can be covered with this type of functions.

Fredo

mitcorb · 8 Feb 2010, 20:46

@TIG:
I don't think anyone should worry about obsolescence for the EExTIG tools. I see how effective they are for certain circumstances, and I am not finished applying them in all of the conditions I have been dreaming of. So many ideas--so little time. I have 3 sketchbooks full of them.
@Fredo6: I am having difficulty remaining patient after seeing the Curviloft teaser file you put forth. It will be another excellent complement to all of the tools made available by some very dedicated and brilliant minds.
I salute you all.

Daniel S · 9 Feb 2010, 13:08

Awesome Fredo!!

@unknownuser said:

By the way, anyone who have some Skin or loft case could post or send me the skp model, so that I can get a wider sampling on the infinite number of cases that can be covered with this type of functions.

A long time ago I make this with Chris Fullmer´s Simple Loft:

Here I attach the .skp:
profiles for loft test.skp

Do you think that your plugin will work for cases like this?:

I take the images from this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01vhJED2u2g

Also for future versions of the plugin will be great a blend tool:
http://moi3d.com/1.0/docs/moi_command_reference7.htm#blend

Daniel S

architectboy · 30 Mar 2010, 01:48

Hey guys, it's been a long time since I last visited here. I'm now at college with a 3.94 GPA and many involvements. This quarter though I will have an open hour each morning during which I will, among other things, toy around in Sketchup some. It appears that my plug in has been successfully replaced by Fredo, but mitcorb mentioned that it would be nice to have a simpler lofting tool as well. I'd like to know whether it world be worth the effort to fix up skin.rb. And if it is, I'd appreciate some details on what problems people are having with it, along with some sample cases.

mitcorb · 30 Mar 2010, 02:16

Hi, Darrel:
What a surprise! Welcome back!
Take some time and read what's been happening since you went "AWOL".
I realize you probably had some other priorities with school, etc.

Darrel, apparently there was some glitch between the versions that were made available, where either the icons or the menu commands did not get set in the SU interface or whatever. This, I believe is just the vagaries of Ruby. You can probably read about it in this thread, or just search keyword "skin".

Still, an amazing concept.

Hope you hear from others here.
Best wishes, mitcorb

Sir · 22 Apr 2010, 09:28

it would be great if this script could join a line to a point, as well as a line to a line.

or is there something that already does that?

TIG · 22 Apr 2010, 16:14

@sir said:

it would be great if this script could join a line to a point, as well as a line to a line.

or is there something that already does that?

To do that use EEbyRails - use the profile curve as the 'line' and the 2 'rails' can be any shape curves - the 2 meeting at the point - even straight lines - reuse the profile as the final 'melding-profile'. Then the profile extrudes along the rails to the point...

Sir · 23 Apr 2010, 10:08

great thanks

bob twinkles · 28 May 2010, 00:50

uuuuuuhhhhhhhhh how do you install it

mitcorb · 28 May 2010, 12:04

How do you install what? Skin? EEbyRails?
Look at the first post under the subject heading. Find a link to an .rb file or .zip file.
Right click on the link. Select "Save link as". A "Save As" interface window will open. Make sure the name and type of file in the interface window boxes at the bottom are consistent with the file type( rb, rbs, zip, or even rar). If you see a php extension, you have not captured the selected file correctly. Close and try again, you may have temporarily lost the connection to the target.(by my experience) Maybe even navigate away from the thread and return later and see if the appropriate file extension appears as stated above.

If you are successful, then on Windows, save it to the Sketchup Plugins folder. If it is a zip file or rar file, unzip it in the folder. Right click on the file, select Winzip or your favorite rar expander, select "unzip to here". This will deploy the contents to the plugin folder. Sketchup will not automatically update. You must close Sketchup and reopen it after expanding the zipped file. Same with rb files, except they are not zipped, they are ready when placed in the folder, but you still need to restart Sketchup.
Sorry for the lengthy explanation.

chris4956 · 9 Sept 2010, 21:58

@unknownuser said:

Yea, that worked for me to, just unsubscribe, resubscribe, tell them I'm leaving, And Unsubscribe! . And as for the script, here's version 1.8 with connecting faces mostly working now. And tell me if the upload didn't go well.

When i download it all it does is goes to the notepad. I cant save it or open it or anything

Gaieus · 10 Sept 2010, 04:39

If you open it with Notepad, you can still "save as..." with the correct name and rb extension to the proper folder.

Even better; just right click on the link and do not open but "save as..."

setesur1 · 16 Sept 2010, 21:15

Hello, ArchitectBoy, and to all this family in Sketchucation.

First, hitting them thank you for the wonderful work that you accomplish.

I like Sketchup.

I have read all of the messages in this after, and at the end I almost get lost .

Where this ArchitectBoy?

At last I see somebody appearing, thanks.

I would like to do one of his plugins's translations to Spanish, and to be able to present her to in his name Sketchando..! ( unofficial Sketchup's forum of the Hispanic talks )

I expect his answer, and having nothing else to say, a cordial greeting.

P.D. pardon for my bad English.

setesur1 · 29 Sept 2010, 21:53

It seems to me that an error in the line has 256

I change skinm.add_item("Skin") {Skin} for skinm.add_item("Skin") {prep}

It was out of service Tools\Skin\Skin

Possible modified error

@unknownuser said:

Re: [Plugin] Skin.rb
by aea on Thu Jan 14, 2010 12:41 pm

my non works .
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Nentautako · 11 Apr 2012, 04:17

i've been searching the appropriate skin.rb's [skin, skin22, skin26, ] for this last 3 days and just found out that the curviloft by Mr Freedo is emphasize all these thing. am i right?

is that ok that i just remove the skin*.rb in my plugins folder for letting the curvi tools runs well?

sorry this a newby non-speaking english talking...

Gaieus · 11 Apr 2012, 04:49

Yes, you can safely remove skin.rb. It was a nice plugin at its time but now Curviloft (and also other plugins) can do more and nicer.