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

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    • thomthomT Offline
      thomthom
      last edited by

      @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
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        @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
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          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
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            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
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                  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
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                            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
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                              @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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                                driven
                                last edited by

                                hi Fredo,

                                if you need a mac tester...

                                this is a simple version of something I can't get any of the other tools to manage easily, but maybe it's me...
                                low-poly version of with a simplified path and face
                                cantfollow.skp

                                learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                                  Daniel S
                                  last edited by

                                  @driven said:

                                  this is a simple version of something I can't get any of the other tools to manage easily, but maybe it's me...

                                  I don´t know how to explain it in english, but you follow and rotate. So if curviloft works with closed paths and you can select more than 2 faces you will need to make something like the attachment.
                                  Not really sure, but this is how should work this feature Fredo?

                                  Daniel S


                                  cantfollow2.skp

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                                    DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ
                                    last edited by

                                    Hi FREDO
                                    I have drawn some models for you to teste the loft plugins

                                    you need other models?

                                    http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/870/sinttulo1ta.jpg


                                    Sin título.skp

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                                    • P Offline
                                      Panga
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi Fredo,

                                      As promised, I attach to this post some test files in order you can evaluate your plugin with terrain work.

                                      The first file (road test.skp), show you one of my principal process in order to make roads, and the boring step of cleaning the faces outside the original contours after using the sandbox...I weld all the contours of the road, but I think you'll have to create somme edges in order to divide the whole road in parts.

                                      The second file are classic contours for terrain.

                                      Hope it will help you to test your plugin.

                                      Regards.


                                      Road test.skp


                                      Terrain test.skp

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                                        Rainie
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                                        @unknownuser said:

                                        When it is released. This was just a teaser. 😉

                                        Hi, Thanks Thom for your very quick reply..Thanks!

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                                        • G Offline
                                          gofrez
                                          last edited by

                                          When i've seen this plugin i falled down the chair!! Amazing Fredo!!

                                          Frez

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                                            Daniel S
                                            last edited by

                                            Here I make another quick test for loft feature. It´s simple but y really want to know if it would work in this cases.

                                            Daniel S


                                            Pencil for loft.skp

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