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[Plugin] Component Spray Tool 1.3.

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  • C Offline
    Chris Fullmer
    last edited by 8 Mar 2010, 04:22

    .rbs is a plugin. It is the extension put on encrypted plugins.

    Didier, we are running into problems where it appears that this script is breaking progressbar again. I know you fixed it up perfectly quite a while ago. did it revert back somehow to a version that no longer works? Or do you think that it should still be working correctly and that perhaps it is something else messing up progressbar? Any thoughts?

    Chris

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      maymay
      last edited by 8 Mar 2010, 21:00

      I get an error when SketchUp starts:

      Error Loading File compo_spray.rb
      C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/compo_spray.rb;1; no .<digit> floating literal anymore; put 0 before dot
      RBS1.0
           ^
      C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/compo_spray.rb;1; syntax error
      RBS1.0
            ^
      C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/compo_spray.rb;1; Invalid char `\030' in expression
      

      Any ideas? I'd really like to try this out.

      Thanks!

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        Didier Bur
        last edited by 9 Mar 2010, 20:40

        Hi,

        Hem, hem, it seems we have some problems with the scrambler now...
        I've uploaded the latest RB version, in which there's NO progressbar class. I suppose there's a conflict with another plugin than this one.
        Sorry for the inconvenience with the RBS.
        Regards,

        DB

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          rangrstudio
          last edited by 7 Apr 2010, 23:10

          Hi I'm trying to install this on Mac with Sketchup 7.
          The compo_spray.rb is in the Plugins folder, but I'm not seeing it in the plugins menu. Have reinstalled SKP 7 from scratch, then unzipped the zip file in the plug-ins folder per instructions but nothing.
          Is it not mac compatible?

          EDIT: I tried it on a windows machine (XP with SKP 7) and I couldn't get it to work there either. The zip contains "compo_spray.rb" and the pdf file. Is there something missing? Thanks for any help.

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            TIG Moderator
            last edited by 8 Apr 2010, 08:14

            If you read the PDF help file you'd see that Component Spray Tool is accessed from a pop-out menu in Draw Menu NOT the Plugins Menu !CStool.png

            TIG

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              rangrstudio
              last edited by 12 Apr 2010, 23:34

              @tig said:

              If you read the PDF help file you'd see that Component Spray Tool is accessed from a pop-out menu in Draw Menu NOT the Plugins Menu ![attachment=0:2qfvuyqu]<!-- ia0 -->CStool.png<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:2qfvuyqu]

              Thank you! I guess I should read the whole manual...

              This is an amazing tool.

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                Frederik
                last edited by 7 May 2010, 17:28

                This is a GREAT tool...
                Would it be possible to make an option, where components sprayed don't intersect with each other...??
                It's possible to prevent stacking, but I miss an option, where components don't intersect also...

                Perhaps even an option, where I can define how close components can be to each other...
                Could have both positive and negative entries...
                Any ideas...??

                Cheers
                Kim Frederik

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                  solo
                  last edited by 7 May 2010, 20:48

                  Yes please, I have the same issue where I need to mass some proxies but the boxes I'm using are all stacked and intersecting, maybe a collision checkbox?

                  http://www.solos-art.com

                  If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                    csolar
                    last edited by 11 May 2010, 16:43

                    I've just installed this (SU 7.1, WinXP), and I have a question about the spray pressure parameter. In the user guide it says that the # of components dropped is calculated as:

                    [area of surface]/[average area of component(s)]*[spray pressure]

                    In my case, the surface is a 10x10 square, and the component is a 1x1 square -- so the surface is 100 times the component area. If I select a spray pressure of 10%, I would expect 10 components to be dropped, but what I get is 100 components. Basically this calculation seems to be off by a factor of 10: if I ask for 100% pressure, then 1000 components get dropped, and so on.

                    Am I missing something? I ask because for my model I really need lower densities; i.e. in line with the calculation described in the guide.

                    Thanks,

                    Chris.

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                      csolar
                      last edited by 11 May 2010, 17:07

                      Another observation:

                      I select "random rotate", but when I look at the results it's clear that only 6 specific rotation angles are being used...actually more like 3 pairs of angles, 120 degrees apart, with the items in each pair being 8 degrees apart. Is this expected?

                      Thanks, Chris.

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                      • D Offline
                        Didier Bur
                        last edited by 12 May 2010, 19:36

                        Hi csolar,
                        Do you have set any angle snapping ?

                        DB

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                          Frederik
                          last edited by 13 May 2010, 09:48

                          Hi Didier,

                          Any chance of adding what Solo and I have requested...??

                          Cheers
                          Kim Frederik

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                            csolar
                            last edited by 13 May 2010, 14:16

                            @didier bur said:

                            Do you have set any angle snapping ?

                            I did, but the results are the same after I turned off angle snapping.

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                              Didier Bur
                              last edited by 13 May 2010, 18:53

                              @unknownuser said:

                              Any chance of adding what Solo and I have requested...?

                              Yes. The only question is: when ? πŸ˜•

                              DB

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                                Frederik
                                last edited by 13 May 2010, 21:35

                                @didier bur said:

                                Yes.

                                @didier bur said:

                                The only question is: when ? πŸ˜•

                                πŸ‘Š
                                Hopefully soon...

                                Cheers
                                Kim Frederik

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                                • thomthomT Offline
                                  thomthom
                                  last edited by 20 May 2010, 13:50

                                  Didier:

                                  If you replace the native model.raytest with this method the rays won't stop on invisible entities:

                                  
                                    # Raytrace method that does not stop on hidden entities.
                                    def self.raytest(ray)
                                      model = Sketchup.active_model
                                      vector = ray[1]
                                      while true
                                        # Shot ray
                                        test = model.raytest(ray)
                                        return nil if test.nil?
                                        # Verify visibility
                                        point, path = test
                                        if path.all? { |e| e.visible? && e.layer.visible? }
                                          return test
                                        else
                                          # raytest stopped on a hidden entity - create a new ray from that point
                                          # and let the loop continue until it hits something visible, or nothing.
                                          ray = [ point, vector ]
                                        end
                                      end # while
                                    end
                                  
                                  

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

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                                    Didier Bur
                                    last edited by 20 May 2010, 18:53

                                    Hi tt,
                                    πŸ’­ πŸ’­ πŸ’­ πŸ’­ πŸ’­ πŸ’­

                                    DB

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                                      inbal
                                      last edited by 21 Jun 2010, 22:52

                                      thank so much πŸ˜„

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                                      • L Offline
                                        lapx
                                        last edited by 19 Jul 2010, 01:19

                                        Problems with component spray tool...Tool will not pick point after clicking.
                                        Is anyone else have problems with the tool? All the parameters appear correct.
                                        I'm placing byce on a simple plane is not working. Openig a new drawing helped but it always goes back to not working at some point.

                                        I'm using in V6.

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                                        • charly2008C Offline
                                          charly2008
                                          last edited by 28 Jul 2010, 15:01

                                          Hi,

                                          I wanted to try compo spray but I get a huge number of components at a small circle. What am I doing wrong?

                                          Charly


                                          compo1.JPG


                                          compo2.JPG

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