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[Plugin] Component Spray Tool 1.3.

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  • T Offline
    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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    • R Offline
      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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      • F Offline
        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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        • S Offline
          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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          • C Offline
            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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            • C Offline
              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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                • F Offline
                  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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                  • C Offline
                    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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                    • D Offline
                      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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                      • F Offline
                        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
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                          • D Offline
                            Didier Bur
                            last edited by 20 May 2010, 18:53

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

                            DB

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                            • I Offline
                              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

                                  He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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                                  • D Offline
                                    Didier Bur
                                    last edited by 28 Jul 2010, 21:42

                                    Hi,
                                    Did you draw a great circle (20m or so) or a small one (2m or so) ?
                                    But don't worry, since FaceMe components don't really have a bounding box, the number of components to be created is wrong, if I remember well...
                                    Regards,

                                    DB

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                                    • charly2008C Offline
                                      charly2008
                                      last edited by 28 Jul 2010, 22:01

                                      Hi Didier,

                                      The circle was about three meters. I tried the whole day. If i use it at a single line or a point then i get very small copies.

                                      Charly


                                      compo.JPG


                                      Untitled.skp

                                      He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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                                      • charly2008C Offline
                                        charly2008
                                        last edited by 29 Jul 2010, 13:33

                                        For the above mentioned problem i found the solution. The values for Low and high scale where to less.

                                        But now although Keep vertical is selected, the tree is horizontal. For this I could not find the reason.

                                        Charly


                                        Unbenannt.JPG

                                        He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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                                        • charly2008C Offline
                                          charly2008
                                          last edited by 30 Jul 2010, 10:43

                                          Hi,

                                          I found the error. This component was the reason. After I exploded the component and made it a new component, the error was gone.

                                          Charly

                                          He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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