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    [Plugin] FredoTools::CurviShear 1.5a - 25 Aug 11 (ramps)

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    • Chris FullmerC Offline
      Chris Fullmer
      last edited by

      Looks awesome Fredo! Congrats yet again,

      Chris

      Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
      All my Plugins I've written

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      • Rich O BrienR Offline
        Rich O Brien Moderator
        last edited by

        Thanks Fredo, very useful!

        Enjoy the weekend

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        • pilouP Offline
          pilou
          last edited by

          ça tient bien la rampe 😉 👍

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

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          • Didier BurD Offline
            Didier Bur
            last edited by

            Hi,

            Thanks Fredo, good stuff as usual.
            Here a part of the file header: Designed November 2010 by Fredo6
            Back to the future ! 🤣

            DB

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            • R Offline
              rv1974
              last edited by

              The huge time saver! So far only 2 minor bugs: Only context menu item starts procedure, no reaction from menu-plugins-curve shearing. The Base ramp negative value
              (with "-") generates simple offset- no ramp shape.

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              • thomthomT Offline
                thomthom
                last edited by

                This is brilliant Fredo - we'll have great use of this at the office!

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

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                • W Offline
                  watkins
                  last edited by

                  Dear Fredo6,

                  As always, a tour de force!

                  Thank you.

                  Bob

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                  • fredo6F Offline
                    fredo6
                    last edited by

                    @rv1974 said:

                    The huge time saver! So far only 2 minor bugs: Only context menu item starts procedure, no reaction from menu-plugins-curve shearing. The Base ramp negative value
                    (with "-") generates simple offset- no ramp shape.

                    I fixed the problem of main menu in the new release.

                    For the base height, I don't see the problem. By definition, the base height is precisely an offset (up or down), whereas the top height is the maximum value of the height along the curve, on top of the base height.
                    Do you have a precise case?

                    Fredo

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                    • R Offline
                      rv1974
                      last edited by

                      top=0
                      base=-100
                      Isn't it supposed to be sloped?


                      0-100.skp

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                      • fredo6F Offline
                        fredo6
                        last edited by

                        @rv1974 said:

                        top=0
                        base=-100
                        Isn't it supposed to be sloped?

                        No. If top = 0, there is no slope, and base will simply offset the curve(s) up or down.

                        Note that top and base are given as heights, not Z-coordinates

                        Fredo

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                        • thomthomT Offline
                          thomthom
                          last edited by

                          Top is relative to Base?
                          And Base is relative to Ground?

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

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                          • A Offline
                            agamemnus
                            last edited by

                            Looks amazing!

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                            • MALAISEM Offline
                              MALAISE
                              last edited by

                              Simple and efficient, as usual , THANKS fredo 👍 👍

                              La Connaissance n'a de valeur que partagée

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                              • M Offline
                                make.GQ.china
                                last edited by

                                😄 Thanks! A useful plug-in

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                                • halroachH Offline
                                  halroach
                                  last edited by

                                  Hi Fredo,

                                  I know the plugin contains the word curve in it 😎 ... but would there be a way to get it to work on any geometry that isn't necessarily a curve?

                                  If it is possible to get it to work on any geometry, I believe this plugin should eventually work like the Joint Push Pull series (with preview and all), and even be added as one of them. I'd call it something like "joint push/pull to surface"...!?

                                  Fredo! You make Great Stuff!

                                  FlexTools - Super Quick Windows, Doors, Slats...

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                                  • S Offline
                                    Susy
                                    last edited by

                                    Sorry, all powerful Fredo, for interrupting, but what is the entry 'Rail Offset' that is shown in its context menu during the animation of the example? It sounds very interesting (That phrase has taken away the dream for some days) that's it Oh Great Fredo ?

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                                    • D Offline
                                      davidlouis
                                      last edited by

                                      Firstly: fantastic script Fredo! This has really helped a desperate architect frustrated by the 'old' manual way of making ramps, curved kerbs on a slope etc etc...

                                      Secondly: Could I make a small request? Basically, it would be great if the top height value could be input driven relative to the context of the model.... a bit like the 'projection' tools which require you to define a vector (lenght) along which to perform the function. I often make use of this tool with a '0' base height as its easy to extrude the base shape later but if you can think of integrating this variable in the same way that would be cool too.

                                      With the current interface things are easy if you're dealing with whole measurements but a little difficult if you're reading dimensions off a complex model in which non whole numbers are displayed relative to one's setting for the decimal places and in my case often shortened by the ~ prefix in which case i don't know what the exact dimension is.

                                      Hopefully you can see the value in this too...

                                      Thanks again.

                                      David

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                                      • fredo6F Offline
                                        fredo6
                                        last edited by

                                        @davidlouis said:

                                        Secondly: Could I make a small request? Basically, it would be great if the top height value could be input driven relative to the context of the model....

                                        David,

                                        This plugin was written in a few hours and does not include all the bell and whistles that it may deserve. It could be interactive, and with preview, etc...
                                        I can however fix your problem by extending the dialog box to accept altitude, instead of height to the base.

                                        Also, keep in mind that CurviShear is only an approximate solution to the problem. To have a real ramp as a regular surface, you need to have homologue curves, because each curve vertex si deformed according its individual curvilinear distance, not by reference to a common rail.
                                        If I have time, I will also enhance the script to provide something more accurate.

                                        Fredo

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                                        • fredo6F Offline
                                          fredo6
                                          last edited by

                                          @susy said:

                                          Sorry, all powerful Fredo, for interrupting, but what is the entry 'Rail Offset' that is shown in its context menu during the animation of the example? It sounds very interesting (That phrase has taken away the dream for some days) that's it Oh Great Fredo ?

                                          RailOffset is a small script that I wrote for myself to test Curviloft. Nothing fancy, just 3D offsetting.

                                          Fredo

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                                          • mitcorbM Offline
                                            mitcorb
                                            last edited by

                                            Now, this is a nice little "gem" by a really talented guy. 👍

                                            Edit: However, something in my installation will not complete the skinning process? Also, notably, I ran the ruby once with the console open to track the activity and nothing displayed, so I cannot provide any info beyond the following:
                                            WinXPtabletpc pro edition SU7.1xxx
                                            Curvishear.rb placed in Plugins folder.

                                            EDIT, AGAIN: Ok, I was dazzled by the video clip, and did not read at the bottom that automatic skinning is not available, yet. But, I will leave this post here as a lesson to myself that I must pay attention.


                                            fredo's classic bezier curves used, 1" tall at low end, 30" tall at high end.

                                            I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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