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    • TIGT Offline
      TIG Moderator
      last edited by

      Follow thisCapture.PNG

      TIG

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        rtgoogler
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        Thanks Pilou and TIG. TIG...followed your instructions step by step. Still doesn't work for me. I am unable to select the line or the path. This tool would be perfect for a design idea I am working on, but I can't get it to work. In Library/Application Support/Google Sketchup 7/Sketchup/Plugins I placed these:

        progressbar.rb
        clf_shape_bender_loader.rb
        clf_shape_bender.rb

        Am I missing something? Anything I need to do in Sketchup to activate these scripts?
        Thanks in advance.

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        • Chris FullmerC Offline
          Chris Fullmer
          last edited by

          Try opening the Ruby Console and then running the script. Lets see if it is giving any errors. On the PC, it is found in the Window menu. I do not know where it is on the Mac. But look through your menus and look for an option called "Ruby Console" or something approximately similar. Open that window, then select your component, then run th script. And try to select the line. It should either work or it should write some errors to the ruby console. If it gives errors, please copy and paste them all here into this thread. I'll take a look and see if there is something suspicious going on.

          Thanks!

          Chris

          Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
          All my Plugins I've written

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            keithver
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            keithver wrote:
            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

            Hi Guys
            No matter which link on Chris's initial post I use, I get a file named 'file.php' in my download folder. I can't find a .zip file anywhere to download. Please! I'm desperate to try Shape Bender

            Thanks

            Keith

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            • GaieusG Offline
              Gaieus
              last edited by

              Hi Keith,

              This happens sometimes with some browsers/browser settings (although I have most frequently seen it on the Mac).

              Anyway, try to rename the php extension to zip and open the archive that way. Let us know if it still doesn't work (or if it does, too).

              Gai...

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              • K Offline
                keithver
                last edited by

                thanks Gaieus
                No luck. I re-named but winzip doesn't recognize the file format. The .php file is only 6KB big?
                keith

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                • TIGT Offline
                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by

                  @rtgoogler said:

                  Thanks Pilou and TIG. TIG...followed your instructions step by step. Still doesn't work for me. I am unable to select the line or the path. This tool would be perfect for a design idea I am working on, but I can't get it to work. In Library/Application Support/Google Sketchup 7/Sketchup/Plugins I placed these:

                  progressbar.rb
                  clf_shape_bender_loader.rb
                  clf_shape_bender.rb

                  Am I missing something? Anything I need to do in Sketchup to activate these scripts?
                  Thanks in advance.

                  The files progressbar.rb and clf.shape_bender_loader.rb go directly into the Plugins folder, but the other file(s) must be in a sub-folder called 'clf_shape_bender' that's in 'Plugins' as shown belowCapture.PNG
                  Remove any 'rogue' .rb files you have in the wrong location...

                  TIG

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                    xrok1
                    last edited by

                    @keithver said:

                    thanks Gaieus
                    No luck. I re-named but winzip doesn't recognize the file format. The .php file is only 6KB big?
                    keith

                    can you right click the download link and try open with ie, or open in a new window ?

                    “There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

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

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                    • K Offline
                      keithver
                      last edited by

                      Hi Tig

                      I can't even get the ZIP file, let alone un-zip it
                      Keith

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                      • Chris FullmerC Offline
                        Chris Fullmer
                        last edited by

                        Thanks Jeff! And Keith, I think TIG was replying to someone else who is having difficulties with where they put their files.

                        Good luck to everyone, and a big thanks to everyone who keeps chiming in to help!

                        Chris

                        Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
                        All my Plugins I've written

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                          keithver
                          last edited by

                          Thanks everyone, especially Jeff for that link. I'M NOW A SHAPE BENDER!

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                          • jeff hammondJ Offline
                            jeff hammond
                            last edited by

                            keith.

                            download here:
                            [link removed]

                            reply here when you get it so i can remove it from my iDisk.

                            dotdotdot

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                              bouzzer
                              last edited by

                              Hi how do I instal the plug in?

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                                bouzzer
                                last edited by

                                Hi for some reason I cant select the line of the Red axis, can someone help me please?

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                                • TIGT Offline
                                  TIG Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  @bouzzer said:

                                  Hi how do I instal the plug in?

                                  As with almost all plugins...
                                  Unzip the folder extracting everything as it is in the zip.
                                  There should be a single .rb file and a folder with some other files inside it.
                                  Move the single .rb and the foldert into your SUp..Plugins folder and restart SUp.
                                  Activate the toolbar from Views or access it from the Plugins Menu [CLF sub-menu]...

                                  TIG

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                                  • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                    Chris Fullmer
                                    last edited by

                                    If you feel the plugin is installed correctly, and still can not select the red line, you might need to reset the model axis. The script only recognizes the original red axis. So try activating the select tool, then right click on the red axis and choose "Reset Axis". Then realign your items to be bent to that axis. If the option to reset axis is greyed out, then that means the axis already is correct, and the problem is something else. Good luck,

                                    Chris

                                    Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
                                    All my Plugins I've written

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                                      tom1169
                                      last edited by

                                      Chris,

                                      I just downloaded "Component stringer" to my 7.1 Free Version and I put it in my plugins folder..
                                      Inside sketchup it shows under "Plugins" menu but when I highlight the component..it doesnt do anything...?
                                      Please help, does that only work on PRO...? Thank You ..
                                      stringer.png

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                                      • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                        Chris Fullmer
                                        last edited by

                                        --COMPONENT STRINGER ANSWER--

                                        Hi, make sure to select the component(s) AND the lines they will be strung onto. Then run the plugin. Please see the video in the component stringer thread. I'll try to move these two posts over to the component stringer thread later too so they do not interfere with the shape bender thread.

                                        http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=23616

                                        Thanks,

                                        Chris

                                        Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
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                                          valence87
                                          last edited by

                                          Chris, any chance of a version that lets you bend around closed loops? That would make a great plugin even better 😄

                                          Cheers,
                                          Valence

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                                          • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                            Chris Fullmer
                                            last edited by

                                            I agree it would definitely make it even better. Unfortunately I just did not have the skillz to make it do that when I wrote it. When I do re-write it, that will be one of the main things to fix for sure. That and about a dozen other things. I am currently working slowly on about 5 scripts. If I could just knock them out of the way, I might finally be able to undertake re-writing this beast.

                                            Chris

                                            Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
                                            All my Plugins I've written

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