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    [Plugin] Cloud.rb for SU6

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    • GaieusG
      Gaieus
      last edited by

      Well, with the reshaper it would be possible to set a less dense network of points which means smaller file size / better performance.

      The overall appearance of the mesh would not change drastically.

      Gai...

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        Monotonx
        last edited by

        here some pics 😄


        punktewolke_lines.jpg


        punktewolke.jpg

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        • GaieusG
          Gaieus
          last edited by

          Well, that's a large one for sure!

          Gai...

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            Arkadiusz
            last edited by

            @Didier Bur
            Great Work! Your scripts are very useful.

            @TaffGoch
            Thanks for helpfull info!

            “Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail”

            Btw, I'm looking for *.rb to approximate edge from cloud points.

            "I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not."

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              SAnderka
              last edited by

              Just tried the plugin with both SU6 free and SU7 free, but after selecting a file (even example.dat provided by the author) in the "select points cloud file" dialog, nothing happens.

              Are there any dependencies that I'm missing?

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                johnpa
                last edited by

                Take a look at this post and download the revised script and you should be good to go. The link to the script is in the post at the top of the thread.

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                JP

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                  SAnderka
                  last edited by

                  @johnpa said:

                  Take a look at this post and download the revised script and you should be good to go. The link to the script is in the post at the top of the thread.

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                  JP

                  Awesome, thanks!

                  There is one interesting thing: The plugin won't work on my PC if i copy the examples.dat on my desktop. If I copy it anywhere else, it works just fine, but locating it on the desktop just reproduces the "nothing happens" error it reported above...

                  EDIT: Some further testing revealed that the plugin can't handle umlauts in directory names (my user account contains a German umlaut). I created test directories with and without umlauts and this error seems quite reproducible.

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                    bigfatfool
                    last edited by

                    Hi Guys,

                    I have tried everything writen here and I still suffer the problems of many others... nothing happens when I try to import point?!

                    I am using windows 7 x86, sketchup 7 latest version... please help cos my head now hurts...

                    Cheers,

                    Nic

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                    • thomthomT
                      thomthom
                      last edited by

                      Open the Ruby Console before you try to import and post back any error.

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

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                      • thomthomT
                        thomthom
                        last edited by

                        @sanderka said:

                        EDIT: Some further testing revealed that the plugin can't handle umlauts in directory names (my user account contains a German umlaut). I created test directories with and without umlauts and this error seems quite reproducible.

                        This is a limitation of the Ruby version that SketchUp ships with. On PC, SketchUp Ruby can not handle any files or folders with non-ASCII characters. The only workaround is for the user to ensure the file and path contains only ASCII characters.

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

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                        • Didier BurD
                          Didier Bur
                          last edited by

                          Hi,
                          I'm just about to release a new version with some improvements, but thomthom is right: avoid local characters in pathes.
                          Regards,

                          DB

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                            johnpa
                            last edited by

                            I have gotten cloud to work for me in the past. I even wrote a tutorial to use to teach landscape architecture students how to create a surface from data they gather in the field. But alas it doesn't want to work for me now.

                            I have downloaded Didier's latest version (Cloud67) and installed it. The first menu sees the file and then I click on the origin to create the surface. Nothing happens after that. The Ruby console reports the following error:

                            Error: #<TypeError: nil can't be coerced into Float>
                            (eval):1587:in *' (eval):1587:in draw_geometry'
                            (eval):1584:in each' (eval):1584:in draw_geometry'
                            (eval):1465:in `onLButtonUp'
                            (eval):1584

                            Any help would be really appreciated.

                            JP

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                            • Didier BurD
                              Didier Bur
                              last edited by

                              Hi John,
                              Cloud67 isn't the latest version, here you can try with 71:
                              http://rhin.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/plugin_details.php?id=678
                              Tell me if it works.
                              Regards,

                              DB

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                                johnpa
                                last edited by

                                Didier,

                                Thanks, you have come through for me again. Cloud71 works like a champ.

                                I just read through the revised documentation. Nice job. I appreciate how much time it takes to write something like that.

                                Regards,

                                JP

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                                  foudegrat
                                  last edited by

                                  Hello
                                  I'm french so excuse my poor english
                                  I just instal the last version of Cloud ( cloud_v8b.rbs) with SU8
                                  when I try with the example file, it works perfectly but when i try with a personnal file, it doesn't work at all
                                  my file is a carrect scv file with ";" for separation, but after the choose of the ile in the windows, nothing appends.
                                  9 don't understand the reasons of this bug
                                  can you help me?

                                  tahnks a lot

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                                  • Didier BurD
                                    Didier Bur
                                    last edited by

                                    Hi,
                                    @foydegrat: envoies-moi le fichier, c'est plus simple, sinon je ne vois pas comment débugger...

                                    DB

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                                      foudegrat
                                      last edited by

                                      Voila le fichier
                                      en français c'est beaucoup mieux.
                                      Merci de ton aide Didier!

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                                        foudegrat
                                        last edited by

                                        Voila le fichier (second essai avec un csv ca passe pas)
                                        en français c'est beaucoup mieux.
                                        Merci de ton aide Didier!


                                        MNT_25M.txt

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                                        • Didier BurD
                                          Didier Bur
                                          last edited by

                                          Hi foudegrat,
                                          Here is the triangulated MNT (in centimeters) done with cloud_v8.
                                          CSV file is OK, no problem when importing. Don't know why it bugged on your side 😒
                                          I suggest you should use the latest version of cloud: http://rhin.crai.archi.fr/rld/plugin_details.php?id=777 if you have SU8 or http://rhin.crai.archi.fr/rld/plugin_details.php?id=678 if you have SU7.

                                          Regards,


                                          Mnt_25m.zip

                                          DB

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                                            foudegrat
                                            last edited by

                                            Thanks a lot
                                            I have the good plugin, I install it 3 days ago..
                                            Mystery

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