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    [Plugin] Component Stringer UPDATED May 23, 2013

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    • J Offline
      jackalvn
      last edited by

      Hi Chris, Hi All.
      I used the plugin to make an array of component along a path, but it only create one component at the start of the path and nothing else.
      I don't know what i do wrong. Any help?
      One more thing: The plugin don't give me a choice of inputting distance between components (like Copy to spacing in Copy along path plugin). Or I miss something?
      Thanks for your attention!

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      • Chris FullmerC Offline
        Chris Fullmer
        last edited by

        Hi Hu. There is no option for spacing. It always inserts a component at each line segment. There is no way to skip line segments, or evenly space components over uneven lengthed lines.

        It should not stop after a single component though. Could you upload the test model where this happened? Thanks,

        Chris

        Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
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        • T Offline
          tomislavm
          last edited by

          Thank You Chris!

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          • M Offline
            maybach67
            last edited by

            great plugin, thanks alots

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            • pep75P Offline
              pep75
              last edited by

              unbelievable! Well this is an essential plugin! What can they still do at Google?

              SU has become a full functional modeller at the moment...

              Thanks Chris!

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              • G Offline
                grim
                last edited by

                chris
                the video shows a great tool and i have put it to the test, i build a chain link and made it a component, however when i apply the plug in it spaces the component far apart and rotates it in odd positions a can not seem to imitate the steps you show in the tutorial video 👿 is there a problem with this script?

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                • pilouP Offline
                  pilou
                  last edited by

                  @unknownuser said:

                  is there a problem with this script?

                  no 😄

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

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                  • Chris FullmerC Offline
                    Chris Fullmer
                    last edited by

                    Hi Grim, it is important to pay attention to the x-component axis. This plugin uses the component axis to place the component. So you are going to have to make sure that the axis is placed very strategically. You can post you test model if you are still unable to get it to work,

                    Chris

                    Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
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                    • simon le bonS Offline
                      simon le bon
                      last edited by

                      @unknownuser said:

                      I have found no solution to make the flat stakes to follow the path while they are planted vertically (=invariable direction+ following direction) ❓ ❓

                      http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/BarriereBucolique04th.jpg

                      Well.., I've found a hand-assisted solution 😉

                      Fredo6 [Plugin] Tools On Surface - v1.5f

                      http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/clf_CompString_016th.jpg

                      Fredo6 [Plugin] BezierSpline v1.21

                      http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/clf_CompString_017th.jpg

                      I assume I want the stakes are to be regularly spaced, non depending of the declivity. So The 3D curve must be regularly segmented (Segmented Polyline) before to be projected on the wall and on the floor.
                      (Re: if reversely we want the stakes planted depending of the déclivity, the segmentation must be done after curve projection on the floor and on the wall.)
                      Didier Bur [plugin] Projections version 2

                      http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/clf_CompString_018th.jpg


                      http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/clf_CompString_019th.jpg

                      The long rectangle set as component, distributed along the wall projected curve using Component Stringer is going to be used as a gauge. A line of this rectangle fall in coincidence with the initial 3D curve. This intersection is the point where to move each stake placed on the ground.
                      (Re: 1)ground face is deleted to make the process easy.
                      2)Move tool is used with Up arrow to constraint the moving on the blue direction)


                      http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/clf_CompString_020th.jpg

                      http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/videos/CompStringFence01.gif

                      (The same on Youtube )

                      [flash=575,360:1p7pi4pm]http://www.youtube.com/v/zDAQYT0jk6k[/flash:1p7pi4pm]


                      http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/clf_CompString_021th.jpg


                      http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/clf_CompString_022th.jpg


                      http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/clf_CompString_023th.jpg


                      http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/clf_CompString_024th.jpg

                      😒 Simon

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                      • EscapeArtistE Offline
                        EscapeArtist
                        last edited by

                        Anyone tried this with SU8 yet? I seem to be having difficulty with component orientation and scaling.

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                        • thomthomT Offline
                          thomthom
                          last edited by

                          @escapeartist said:

                          Anyone tried this with SU8 yet? I seem to be having difficulty with component orientation and scaling.

                          Screenshots? Would help with more specific information.

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

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                          • Chris FullmerC Offline
                            Chris Fullmer
                            last edited by

                            Yeah, screenshot please 😄 I have not gotten around to testing my plugins with version 8. I'm sure there might be some problems. But problems with scaling and orientation were not on my list of things I was expecting to break - so I'm not exactly sure what might be wrong. But screenshots might help, thanks!

                            Chris

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

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                              sklu
                              last edited by

                              Component Stringer Loading Problem

                              I loaded the RB into sketchup folder..but when trying to activate, it doesn't work.

                              Ruby Console showing:

                              Error: #<ArgumentError: Cannot convert argument to Sketchup::Point3d>
                              C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:79:in add_text' C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:79:in curve_labeler'
                              C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:70:in curve_ordering' C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:105:in main'
                              C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:190

                              Any help, Chris?

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                              • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                Chris Fullmer
                                last edited by

                                Hmm, its past my bedtime right now, I'll check it out tomorrow. But what version of SU are you trying it on?

                                Chris

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

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                                • S Offline
                                  sklu
                                  last edited by

                                  SU 7 Pro...tried a few different windows..same error occurs..many thanks

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                                  • olisheaO Offline
                                    olishea
                                    last edited by

                                    Great plugin 👍

                                    oli

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                                    • EscapeArtistE Offline
                                      EscapeArtist
                                      last edited by

                                      @thomthom said:

                                      @escapeartist said:

                                      Anyone tried this with SU8 yet? I seem to be having difficulty with component orientation and scaling.

                                      Screenshots? Would help with more specific information.

                                      I found the bug, it was on this side of my computer screen.

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                                      • V Offline
                                        voxdei_999
                                        last edited by

                                        thanks Chris very useful to me

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                                        • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                          Chris Fullmer
                                          last edited by

                                          Great Beto, glad you like it!

                                          Chris

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

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                                          • F Offline
                                            fabiorossi
                                            last edited by

                                            @sklu said:

                                            Component Stringer Loading Problem

                                            I loaded the RB into sketchup folder..but when trying to activate, it doesn't work.

                                            Ruby Console showing:

                                            Error: #<ArgumentError: Cannot convert argument to Sketchup::Point3d>
                                            C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:79:in add_text' C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:79:in curve_labeler'
                                            C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:70:in curve_ordering' C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:105:in main'
                                            C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:190

                                            Any help, Chris?

                                            This is just the same error message that I see on my ruby console; I've got su7Pro and this message appears also on SU6;I've tried many times to download "Component Stringer"script but ther is not any changement...............what's the problem??

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                                            http://progettin3d.blogspot.com/

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