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      Tim Danaher
      last edited by

      Is FMAK supposed to smooth the result automatically?

      I can't get this one to smooth -- the resulting sweep is nice, though...


      FMAK_Profile.skp

      Cheers,

      Tim

      http://vizarch.blogspot.com

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      • jeff hammondJ Offline
        jeff hammond
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        @rainfrog said:

        Basically, I want a profile to follow a path much like in the FollowMe and keep plugin, but in a way that preserves the proportions of the profile perpendicular to the path, whether that path is level or on a slope.

        hey rainfrog,

        that's possible using the extrude along path tool in the 1001bit suite
        http://www.1001bit.com/

        followmeproblem_fixed.skp

        1001bitversion.jpg

        dotdotdot

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          xrok1
          last edited by

          @unknownuser said:

          @rainfrog said:

          Basically, I want a profile to follow a path much like in the FollowMe and keep plugin, but in a way that preserves the proportions of the profile perpendicular to the path, whether that path is level or on a slope.

          the native follow me tool works this way???? did you try it?

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

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

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            pilou
            last edited by

            You can use also the TIG Extrude Edges by Rails by Face ๐Ÿ˜‰
            and maybe 2 faces + Path by Kirill2008

            Frenchy Pilou
            Is beautiful that please without concept!
            My Little site :)

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              jeff hammond
              last edited by

              @unknownuser said:

              You can use also the TIG Extrude Edges by Rails by Face ๐Ÿ˜‰
              and maybe 2 faces + Path by Kirill2008

              they won't keep the bottom flat though.. i'm pretty sure 1001bit is the only ruby solution for this particular scenario.

              dotdotdot

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                xrok1
                last edited by

                i downloaded his file and to me 1001bit and native follow me are identical, except 1001 triangulates. ๐Ÿ˜•

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

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

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                  thomthom
                  last edited by

                  @unknownuser said:

                  @unknownuser said:

                  You can use also the TIG Extrude Edges by Rails by Face ๐Ÿ˜‰
                  and maybe 2 faces + Path by Kirill2008

                  they won't keep the bottom flat though.. i'm pretty sure 1001bit is the only ruby solution for this particular scenario.

                  FollowMeAndKeep?

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

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                    xrok1
                    last edited by

                    @thomthom said:

                    @unknownuser said:

                    @unknownuser said:

                    You can use also the TIG Extrude Edges by Rails by Face ๐Ÿ˜‰
                    and maybe 2 faces + Path by Kirill2008

                    they won't keep the bottom flat though.. i'm pretty sure 1001bit is the only ruby solution for this particular scenario.

                    FollowMeAndKeep?

                    FAK "squashes" the profile going up hill because it doesn't rotate.

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

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

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                      Tim Danaher
                      last edited by

                      I'm not having much luck with this at all...

                      Trying to sweep a spiral stair rail. I've got the path running smack through the midpoint of the balusters, and the profile lined up as centrally as possible, but the resulting handrail is never on the path.

                      The original path & Profile are in one group in the attached .skp, the resulting sweep in another...

                      Anyone point me to where I'm going wrong?

                      Ta,


                      Spiral Stairs_Baluster.skp

                      Cheers,

                      Tim

                      http://vizarch.blogspot.com

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                      • jeff hammondJ Offline
                        jeff hammond
                        last edited by

                        @xrok1 said:

                        i downloaded his file and to me 1001bit and native follow me are identical, except 1001 triangulates. ๐Ÿ˜•

                        check this comparison..
                        fm_vs_1001.skp

                        [edit] oh, regarding the 1001bit triangulation.. i run the deletecoplanaredges ruby on it afterwards.. found here..
                        http://www.cad-addict.com/2009/07/sketchup-plugins-delete-coplanar-edges.html

                        dotdotdot

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                          jeff hammond
                          last edited by

                          @tim danaher said:

                          I'm not having much luck with this at all...

                          Trying to sweep a spiral stair rail. I've got the path running smack through the midpoint of the balusters, and the profile lined up as centrally as possible, but the resulting handrail is never on the path.

                          The original path & Profile are in one group in the attached .skp, the resulting sweep in another...

                          Anyone point me to where I'm going wrong?

                          Ta,

                          i really don't know what's going on there Tim and i don't have FAK.rb installed anymore but i tried it with the 1001bit extrude and it worked out..
                          that said, we're talking a $30 tool set vs. a free plugin so...

                          TD_baluster.skp

                          dotdotdot

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                            Tim Danaher
                            last edited by

                            @unknownuser said:

                            @tim danaher said:

                            I'm not having much luck with this at all...

                            Trying to sweep a spiral stair rail. I've got the path running smack through the midpoint of the balusters, and the profile lined up as centrally as possible, but the resulting handrail is never on the path.

                            The original path & Profile are in one group in the attached .skp, the resulting sweep in another...

                            Anyone point me to where I'm going wrong?

                            Ta,

                            i really don't know what's going on there Tim and i don't have FAK.rb installed anymore but i tried it with the 1001bit extrude and it worked out..
                            that said, we're talking a $30 tool set vs. a free plugin so...

                            [attachment=0:afd99swm]<!-- ia0 -->TD_baluster.skp<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:afd99swm]

                            Thanks, Jeff -- Nice result... will have to pony up the dosh, then... ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

                            Cheers,

                            Tim

                            http://vizarch.blogspot.com

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                              xrok1
                              last edited by

                              @unknownuser said:

                              @tim danaher said:

                              I'm not having much luck with this at all...

                              Trying to sweep a spiral stair rail. I've got the path running smack through the midpoint of the balusters, and the profile lined up as centrally as possible, but the resulting handrail is never on the path.

                              The original path & Profile are in one group in the attached .skp, the resulting sweep in another...

                              Anyone point me to where I'm going wrong?

                              Ta,

                              i really don't know what's going on there Tim and i don't have FAK.rb installed anymore but i tried it with the 1001bit extrude and it worked out..
                              that said, we're talking a $30 tool set vs. a free plugin so...

                              [attachment=0:1ls3nueo]<!-- ia0 -->TD_baluster.skp<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:1ls3nueo]

                              thanks for clearing that up Jeff. i hadn't noticed that detail. i thought he was refering to the height difference on the slopes. ๐Ÿ˜ณ

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

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

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                                Tim Danaher
                                last edited by

                                @tim danaher said:

                                @unknownuser said:

                                i really don't know what's going on there Tim and i don't have FAK.rb installed anymore but i tried it with the 1001bit extrude and it worked out..
                                that said, we're talking a $30 tool set vs. a free plugin so...

                                [attachment=0:3ewotani]<!-- ia0 -->TD_baluster.skp<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:3ewotani]

                                Thanks, Jeff -- Nice result... will have to pony up the dosh, then... ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

                                Hah! No I won't... the developers have made it free for academic use, and since I teach SU at a design school...

                                Cheers,

                                Tim

                                http://vizarch.blogspot.com

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                                  pilou
                                  last edited by

                                  @unknownuser said:

                                  a $30 tool

                                  It's free if you use it for personnal use ๐Ÿ˜Ž
                                  You will have just a starting message ๐Ÿ˜‰

                                  Frenchy Pilou
                                  Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                  My Little site :)

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                                    xrok1
                                    last edited by

                                    ??
                                    it says 30 day trial period on mine?


                                    Capture1.JPG

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

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

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                                      rainfrog
                                      last edited by

                                      Jeff, thanks for alerting me to the continued discussion here, regarding the problem I had a few months back! And also for demonstrating the different results between the original follow me and the 1001bit tool. It is nice to see that there is indeed a plugin out there that performs the exact function I was looking for. Very helpful! ๐Ÿ‘

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                                        BERNS
                                        last edited by

                                        THIS IS AN EXCELENT PLUGIN FOR TOPOGRAPHY AND MANY OTHER THEMES! I SAVED UP ALMOST 95% OF TIME AND WORK.

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                                          lightburn
                                          last edited by

                                          thanks for this wonderful plugin. this just saved me a hell lot of headaches.

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                                            Blomman
                                            last edited by

                                            A really useful plugin. It helped me with creating a highway interchange.

                                            But what if I want to paint the created shape in more than just one color? Since I'm using this plugin to create a road ramp I really want to be able to paint the sides in different colors and textures. As it is now I can't since all the sides of the thing are treated as one. If I click on the left side for example, the right, top and bottom also gets highlighted. Is there anyway to solve this?

                                            By the way, I'm using this plugin together with the bezier curves plugin by Fredo 6 if that matters.

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