[Plugin] follow me rotate

boofredlay

I am looking forward to it.

Ecuadorian

Until follow_me_and_keep is ready (which will save all these following steps), here's a workaround:

Go to Camera > Standard Views > Left
Draw your profile within the plane formed by the positive blue and green axis, touching the origin.
Erase the face leaving the lines, and make it a component.
Select your profile (it must be a curve or a polygon, if it isn't, first join the edges with the join tool by Rick Wilson in the SCF Power Toolbar).
Use the "copy along distance" button on the SCF Power Toolbar (also a script by Rick Wilson) and play with the distance until you're satisfied.
Select all instances of the component and explode them. You can use Rick Wilson's script "select all instances": http://www.smustard.com/script/Instances
Click on the "configuration" button of the "Skin" script by Darrel to "By order". Leave the other options blank.
Execute the "skin" command and keep pressing "Enter" like crazy until the full object is done.
Add soften/smooth edges to your taste.

You can download the "skin" script from this post:
http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=1306&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=skin&start=105#p101209
And you can browse the rest of that thread for the latest version of skin.rb, too, if you want...

Yeah, it's a lot of extra work, that's why all await for follow_me_and_keep.

david_h

This is pretty fun to play with.

ada123

it's really nice

Swissmountain

Thanks for this awesome script!

tamfore

is there a link for a text file or description and instructions on what this plugin does and how to use it?

thanks
Tamfore

thomthom

@tamfore said:

is there a link for a text file or description and instructions on what this plugin does and how to use it?

thanks
Tamfore

@unknownuser said:

Select welded edges as path and a face before using this script.

kostas_designer

Cool!...

Jeff: i think you are talking about the SCF POWERBAR:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=14770&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=powertoolbar#p112024

follow and rotate.jpg

ayieartwork

guys.how to rotate the shape from bigger to smaller?

brookefox

I unzip to plugins; get FollowAndRotate_cn.rbs, FollowAndRotate_en.rbs and inputbox.rb, which I must rename as I have a larger file of that name already (I put far.skp elsewhere). No plugins result in my pull down. I rename them *.rb and still nothing. Any tips?

pilou

you must keep names *.rbs!

brookefox

OK, thanks, though they did not work that way ---> It dawned on me belatedly that I needed to provide for the re-naming or not of inbox.rb: if I rename it then I guess I need to go through the code and replace the old name with the new name wherever it occurs.

Chris Fullmer

What? You already have a inputbox.rb? This plugin appears to have a file called that, as well as another plugin then? Do you know what other plugin supplied the other inputbox.rb? If you PM them both to me, I'll look at them and see if I can help un-entangle this issue. It will probably take more than just changing file names inside the script.

Chris

brookefox

Thanks, Chris.

@unknownuser said:

You already have a inputbox.rb? This plugin appears to have a file called that, as well as another plugin then?

Yes; yes. The three being: FollowAndRotate_cn.rbs, FollowAndRotate_en.rbs and inputbox.rb.

@unknownuser said:

Do you know what other plugin supplied the other inputbox.rb?

Both inputbox.rb open as below, but are different implementations:

@unknownuser said:

Inputbox.rb Copyright 2008 jim.foltz@gmail.com

The Inputbox class makes it easy to create user input
dialogs by providing a consistent interface to UI.inputbox for
text fields and drop-down selection fields.

Checking the date stamps and my downloads leads to 2 DLs on 4.4.: inputbox and model_location.rb, which may or may not require input box (it has been snipped from some search result locations).

Certainly I can try renaming the existing to something else in order to see if that will enable FAR.

brookefox

The renaming (and re-starting SU, as opposed to just re-loading the scripts) worked, but behavior is erratic. (I didn't want to trouble you further, Chris, if I could make the re-naming work.)

First 4 images show a failure with a welded straight path (called a curve by SU) and a rectangular face.

Second 4 show success with a truly (apparently) curved path and a round face.

The final image shows the SU upload dialog which leads one to believe you can upload more than one attachment at a time but which then ignores the request.

upload multi.JPG

SUFractal

This FAR script does not work for me at all ... HELP!

pilou

Please post some files or image or message error ...

charly2008

Hi,

I had forgotten this plugin because it almost never worked properly. This time it has worked once, but only after I had divided the line and rewelded it.

Then came back the error message shown in Ruby box .

So for me it only works if the line has been previously divided and re-welded.

Charly

charly2008

So again, the correct workflow.

Draw a line and divide the line (If it is a curve than explode and weld)
Weld the line
Select Face and Line
Start FAR

This should work for all.

Charly

SUFractal

Charly:

I've had trouble with this plugin along a straight line as many have posted here (on a Mac w/ 10.6). Tried your suggestions of dividing line and welding but no luck. In fact the line doesn't even "weld". Curved lines seem fine and while "fun", a straight line is also needed more often than not for many hoping to use this tool.

Thoughts/further suggestions?