[Plugin] Exploded Arc Centerpoint Finder UPDATE May 23, 2013
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Great, thanks Christophe! I've updated the first post to also include a link to the French version.
Chris
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@chris fullmer said:
Name: Arc Centerpoint Finder
Version: v1.0wow! nice one.
perfect little timesaver.
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There's a wee bug. It adds the CPoint in model.entities instead of model.active_entities - so if you use this inside a group/component it's not added to the correct context.
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Chris, you're a mind reader...I was looking for this function for a long time. Thanks for your help in our sketchup's lives !!
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@thomthom said:
There's a wee bug. It adds the CPoint in model.entities instead of model.active_entities - so if you use this inside a group/component it's not added to the correct context.
Oh darn, there was a little while there where I think I forgot about .active_entities and just added everything to the .entities collection. I'll fix it and get it uploaded later today,
Chris
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ok, now updated so that when it is used in group/component edit mode, it will add the construction point inside the group that is being edited. Thanks for pointing that out Thom.
So re-download it from the first post in the thread.
Chris
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Thanks Chris,
I found this to be a very readable script for learning a little more Ruby. It's pretty clear from context what it's doing as far as finding a perpendicular direction, creating a temporary "z" from the original two edges, etc. I assume the ".cross" function is the Cross-product from vector algebra, which I vaguely remember, but I'll have to look up what that actually is and why it's called "cross".
Thanks again,
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i know it may seem stupid, but why can't i see the context "point at center" menu when i right-click on an arc?
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You have to first enable the sketchup ruby script examples from Window > Preferences > Extensions > Ruyb Script Examples (or might be the one called Utilities tools). Enable them both, then you should get the point at center option.
Chris
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@chris fullmer said:
You have to first enable the sketchup ruby script examples from Window > Preferences > Extensions > Ruyb Script Examples (or might be the one called Utilities tools). Enable them both, then you should get the point at center option.
Chris
ha!
i never knew this function came with SU.. i've been using jim f's arc_centerpoint.rb for a couple of years now.
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Hehe, and I wrote that before I realized Point at Center came with SketchUp!
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@unknownuser said:
@chris fullmer said:
You have to first enable the sketchup ruby script examples from Window > Preferences > Extensions > Ruyb Script Examples (or might be the one called Utilities tools). Enable them both, then you should get the point at center option.
Chris
ha!
i never knew this function came with SU.. i've been using jim f's arc_centerpoint.rb for a couple of years now.
Me too, seems that the ways of SU are infinite!
Thanks for the tip, Chris.
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I just wanted to thank you again for this Chris. It is a very useful tool.
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Oh good, glad its helpful!
Chris
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Great tool, thanks Chris.
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Dear Chris,
I made a request a little time ago for an icon to go with this script. I use your centrepoint finder so often that an icon would be very useful (and yes, TIG, I know I could assign a shortcut...)
Many thanks,
Bob
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hello Chris thank for this Plugin but after I updated my SU8 to SU8m2 it was not work when I run in form plugin menu show to me this window I don't know what is meaning ?
note I removed it and instal it again but same problem
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Hi, jamalito:
It appears you have preselected a non exploded arc. Chris's plugin is for calculating a centerpoint of 2 or more unconnected or nonwelded segments. Use Sketchup's native Point at Center or Jim's Autocenterpoint. -
Had this very handy plugin installed previouslyu but I had to reintall Sketchup today.
I tried installing via the Sketchucation plugin store but it didn't work so I manually placed it in the plugin folder and but doesn't appear in the plugins menu.Am I doing something wrong?
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