[Plugin] Shape Bender Beta

pilou · 2 May 2010, 09:48

Maybe but I have both and no problem

huckrorick · 2 May 2010, 13:34

Yes, clf_shape_bender.rb is in the clf_shape_bender folder.d

@dave r said:

Well, it isn't a problem with your SKP file. I was able to run the plugin with no problem.

Out of curiosity, is clf_shape_bender.rb is the the clf_shape_bender folder?

huckrorick · 2 May 2010, 13:41

Yes, I have component spray installed. I removed it and shape bender worked fine.

Since I like to use component spray occassionally, is there a solution to using both?

Also, I'm wondering if having lots of plugins installed slows sketchup? (I have quite a few and some I use infrequently).

Huck

@chris fullmer said:

@huckrorick said:

I can't seem to get the ruby to work.

Do you by chance have component spray installed? That plugin seems to be breaking progressbar. If you have it installed, remove it and then restart SU and then try to run shape bender again.

Chris

thomthom · 2 May 2010, 14:00

@huckrorick said:

Since I like to use component spray occassionally, is there a solution to using both?

Download the updated version of Component Spray.

thomthom · 2 May 2010, 14:01

Chris - why not make your script detect the offending version of Component Spray? Get the file size for instance and use that to determine if the installed Component Spray (if any) is the conflicting version and prompt the user to update it.

hchiava2 · 2 May 2010, 15:08

Can't seem to get shape bender to work.
I select group, then Fullmer - tools - sb.
When I try to select the horizontal line - nothing happens.

Chris Fullmer · 2 May 2010, 15:40

I think that the current posted version of component spray might still be bugged. I tested it a month or two ago and the bug had reverted somehow I should test it again.

@Thom - that is a very wise idea. The componnent spray thing is the #1 headahce with this script. Maybe I'll find some time tonight to update it. I might just make iut not use progressbar if the user has any version of component spray installed.

@hchiava2 Perhaps make sure that your world axis has not been changed. Shape bender only recognizes the original model exis. Try right clicking on one of the axis lines and if the option to "reset" is available, then select that and it should reset your axis to the original world axis. Then try lining everything up on the red axis again.

Chris

Gaieus · 2 May 2010, 15:51

@huckrorick said:

...Since I like to use component spray occassionally, is there a solution to using both?...

I simply rename the rb extension to rbb (but anything will do just do not use rbs) and it does not load. When I occasionally need it, rename it again. I do this with all my rarely used plugins even just because they clutter my Plugins menu list.

thomthom · 2 May 2010, 16:04

@chris fullmer said:

@Thom - that is a very wise idea. The componnent spray thing is the #1 headahce with this script. Maybe I'll find some time tonight to update it. I might just make iut not use progressbar if the user has any version of component spray installed.

Yes - you could revert to just simple % in the statusbar.

So - are you saying the latest still has this problem?

thomthom · 2 May 2010, 16:08

Is progressbar bundled with Component Spray?
How is it distributed?

Your plugin use it? But it works unless a faulty version of CompSpray is installed? Installed after your plugin - or does that not matter?

Chris Fullmer · 2 May 2010, 16:42

What happened is that Didier put the progressbar code into his script and added some new functions to it. But he did not protect his new version from overwriting any versions that a user might have installed (not correctly wrapped in its own new class I think). So if you component spray installed, it interferes with progressbar and ANY script that runs progressbar will fail.

August · 3 May 2010, 00:51

@huckrorick said:

... Since I like to use component spray occassionally, is there a solution to using both?

Also, I'm wondering if having lots of plugins installed slows sketchup? (I have quite a few and some I use infrequently). ...

Chris has set up Shape Bender to use the Window > Preferences > Extensions checkbox list. I presume that Component Spray does not.

If you have ever done any programming at all, of any kind, it's not too hard to follow how the Extensions are set up. It's a little obscure because there's an extra layer in all the Google Extensions to set the language file. But you "could" set up Component Spray to have the same kind of checkbox setup. Changing the file name is definitely easier.

FWIW,
August

huckrorick · 3 May 2010, 05:48

Where would I find the updated version?
And, looking at the other posts, is it worth doing now? (I'm happy to give it a try, but couldn't find how to download the latest version).

Huck

@thomthom said:

@huckrorick said:

Since I like to use component spray occassionally, is there a solution to using both?

Download the updated version of Component Spray.

habisys · 3 May 2010, 05:54

Its Really an amazing tool...!!
Can you please let us know the procedure of uploading this in Sketchup..!!Since there is no exe file. We have tried to copy and paste in plugin folder but it says..unable to load.

Please help

Thanks
Ash

pilou · 3 May 2010, 07:43

You must unzipp (uncompress) it before put it in the Plugins folder!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_%28file_format%29

In general Right click on the file / Extract to a name of folder

pilou · 3 May 2010, 07:49

Seems latest version of component Spray is here

keithver · 3 May 2010, 08:09

Hi
Shape bender looks like the answer to a prayer. I've downloaded a "file.php". perhaps I'm being stupid. What do I do now
Keith

pilou · 3 May 2010, 08:38

That is verious because when you unzip the file of the first post "clf_shape_bender_v055.zip" you must obtain one folder and one file rb
Past all in the Plugins folder

PS Don't forgott the progress bar.rb file from Smustard if you have not yet! : direct link

TIG · 3 May 2010, 10:15

@keithver said:

Hi
Shape bender looks like the answer to a prayer. I've downloaded a "file.php". perhaps I'm being stupid. What do I do now
Keith

That's the 'link' file - not the zip file you need!
If you click on the link for the zip file your browser should ask you what you want to do with it - I'd save it to the Desktop.
Then extract the files from the zip [don't drop-drop etc] - then as Pilou says, there should be a '.rb' file and a folder [which contains some other files]... put the .rb file and that folder into your SUp ../Plugins/ folder and restart SUP...

huckrorick · 3 May 2010, 15:43

@unknownuser said:

Seems latest version of component Spray is here

Thanks. Tried it. This version has no conflict with shape bender.

Huck