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    [Plugin][$] Curviloft 2.0a - 31 Mar 24 (Loft & Skinning)

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    • D Offline
      DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ
      last edited by

      fredo, great plugins. thank you very much for their continued contributions to the user of sketchup

      two questions.

      floating panel interface, which uses programming language?
      you can use images *. png or other format for icons?

      when can download the first version of the plugins?

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      • fredo6F Offline
        fredo6
        last edited by

        @diego-rodriguez said:

        floating panel interface, which uses programming language?
        you can use images *. png or other format for icons?

        It is written in pure Ruby and SU API (which makes it portable PC and Mac).
        Unfortunately, png cannot be used (the SU API is missing this functionality, but it would be a good idea to add it)

        @diego-rodriguez said:

        when can download the first version of the plugins?

        Probably not before a month, except if I released only a subset.
        This is also why I need to have some sample geometry, beyond what I am doing test with, because I prefer to adapt the algorithm before the script is released)

        Fredo

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        • fredo6F Offline
          fredo6
          last edited by

          @earthmover said:

          Holy crap!!! Is that speed realtime? Looks amazing! Do the number of segments in the rails matter? Could this possibly be used to replace the standard from contours in the sandbox tools to create graded terrains?

          Videos are real time. As usal the performance is driven by the number of facets created, with the exponential slow-down noticed in all scripts.
          The number of segments does matter because Curviloft always respects the vertices of the contours and rails. This is why meshes created can be unbalanced or very crowded. In principle, it would be good that users do a rebalancing before applying Curviloft.

          For terrain shaping, I would appreciate if you had an example, so that I can answer more accurately.

          Fredo

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          • soloS Offline
            solo
            last edited by

            Fredo, what kind of example would work for you?

            contour maps, completed terrains, an image, point cloud?

            http://www.solos-art.com

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

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            • bagateloB Offline
              bagatelo
              last edited by

              Yes, Only Fredo6... OMG
              I can't wait to try this one.

              While the cat's away, the mice will play

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              • F Offline
                Fletch
                last edited by

                Fredo, this is simply astounding work, you are absolutely incredible! ☀

                Fletch
                Twilight Render Cross-platform Plugin for SketchUp on PC or Mac

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                • fredo6F Offline
                  fredo6
                  last edited by

                  @solo said:

                  Fredo, what kind of example would work for you?

                  contour maps, completed terrains, an image, point cloud?

                  Actually, a SKP model with contours where you want to generate the surface. Curviloft does not work on point clouds.

                  Fredo

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                  • thomthomT Offline
                    thomthom
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                    @unknownuser said:

                    It is written in pure Ruby and SU API (which makes it portable PC and Mac).
                    Unfortunately, png cannot be used (the SU API is missing this functionality, but it would be a good idea to add it)

                    I've also requested that SU supports this.
                    Meanwhile, I've made a framework to read BMP images and render them to screen. Though you can't have too many as it'll slow down. But it works fine for creating toolbars.

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

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                    • fredo6F Offline
                      fredo6
                      last edited by

                      @thomthom said:

                      @unknownuser said:

                      It is written in pure Ruby and SU API (which makes it portable PC and Mac).
                      Unfortunately, png cannot be used (the SU API is missing this functionality, but it would be a good idea to add it)

                      I've also requested that SU supports this.
                      Meanwhile, I've made a framework to read BMP images and render them to screen. Though you can't have too many as it'll slow down. But it works fine for creating toolbars.

                      Tom,

                      This was also my first approach (with view.draw GL_POINTS) but it was definitely too slow. I think that if this is added in native code, it can be ultra fast, even fatser than drawing lines and polygons by view.draw.

                      Fredo

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                      • thomthomT Offline
                        thomthom
                        last edited by

                        What speeds up thing greatly is if when you load the bitmaps you sort the pixels by colour, and then draw each colour in bulk.
                        I load each bitmap for each toolbar button into a hash with the colour as key and the value as an array of point3d objects. Note that I merge all buttons into one hash.

                        This means that if you are careful about your icon creation and use a palette of fewer colours you increase performance. A little bit pre-processing required, but the bulk drawing makes up for it many times over.

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

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                        • fredo6F Offline
                          fredo6
                          last edited by

                          One more video, on the possibility to borrow contours from within components....
                          Contour components.gif

                          Fredo

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                          • thomthomT Offline
                            thomthom
                            last edited by

                            @unknownuser said:

                            One more video, on the possibility to borrow contours from within components....

                            👍 👍 😄

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

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                            • EscapeArtistE Offline
                              EscapeArtist
                              last edited by

                              That last process vid you just posted would be a great time saver all by itself. I'm trying to think of something creative to offer as a sample, but you've covered pretty much what I'd use already.

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                              • EarthMoverE Offline
                                EarthMover
                                last edited by

                                Bloody genius! I'd swear I was looking a video from Rhino or Bonzai!!! 👍 👍

                                3D Artist at Clearstory 3D Imaging
                                Guide Tool at Winning With Sketchup
                                Content Creator at Skapeup

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                                • pilouP Offline
                                  pilou
                                  last edited by

                                  On the last example, the curve can make a loop on the same plan?
                                  If yes,there is an automatic clean of the complex auto-intersect skin resulting?

                                  Frenchy Pilou
                                  Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                  My Little site :)

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                                  • soloS Offline
                                    solo
                                    last edited by

                                    oooh, good thinking.

                                    Would it make a torus shape?


                                    try this.png


                                    try this.skp

                                    http://www.solos-art.com

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

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                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      A Torus is easily made using the built-in FollowMe tool or even my EEbyLathe - BUT Fredo's new tool seems far more powerful, and so it should be able to do much greater things 🎉
                                      We await in anticipation...

                                      TIG

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                                      • soloS Offline
                                        solo
                                        last edited by

                                        Okay, let's up the ante.


                                        how about this then.png


                                        and this.skp

                                        http://www.solos-art.com

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

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                                        • D Offline
                                          Daniel S
                                          last edited by

                                          Fredo

                                          For loft along path you always show two faces or surface and a path...
                                          It will be possible to select more faces?
                                          Something like this image that I found:

                                          https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-149439-7018/450-194/3-25-2010+9-53-54+AM.png

                                          And I attach some models to see if they work with loft along path.

                                          Daniel S


                                          loft along path tests.skp

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                                          • bagateloB Offline
                                            bagatelo
                                            last edited by

                                            @unknownuser said:

                                            One more video, on the possibility to borrow contours from within components....
                                            [attachment=0:23rqfyk7]<!-- ia0 -->Contour components.gif<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:23rqfyk7]

                                            Fredo

                                            This remember solidworks. Non destructive work can be very interesting. And if can be possible to make smooth junctions.
                                            Fredo, never doubt: WE LOVE YOU!!!

                                            While the cat's away, the mice will play

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