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    [Plugin] Hole Punching Tool

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    • EarthMoverE Offline
      EarthMover
      last edited by

      For me, the raytest seems to miss the parallel wall in every case where my depth is greater than the wall thickness. I'm just using generic SU windows to test, but also tried with simple shape components I made myself to be sure there was no line in the direct center. Every time it seems to be punching through to the bounds of the punch depth. No worries though, I typically offset my walls to the same thickness, so I can just math the punch depth with that and all is well. Overall, it's a great solution for an age old ruby puzzler. ๐Ÿ‘

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

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      • TIGT Offline
        TIG Moderator
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        Adam

        I'm making a more robust version now and will post it later today....... ๐Ÿ˜‰

        TIG

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        • R Offline
          rv1974
          last edited by

          Hi! I have hard times trying to copy or simply select the punched components. Could you improve it?
          P.S. A science fiction request: Could it punch on multiple feces or at least corner windows (2 faces)?


          punch.skp

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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            rv1974

            You are making life more difficult for yourself than it needs to be...
            You components are made exactly the depth of the wall ! This means that the reveals are obscured by the component itself...
            Why not make them a simple 2D rectangle cutting-component that you place on the outer-face, and you then let the 'Hole Punching...' make the hole's reveals and the hole in the inner-face etc - that way the wall thickness could vary and the reveals will adjust to suit for the one 2D component - and is then more easily selected too.

            You CAN select the component-instances using the Outliner as needed...

            Please read the tool's notes... you should NOT 'copy' component-instances that are 'punched' [unless you are going to 'unlink the punches' or 'undo the punching' immediately afterwards], because the observers and linking attributes etc will get 'tangled up'. So usually you should only copy un-punched component-instances - but remember that if they are punched you can always use: select them > 'undo punch' > do the copying > re-select them > 'punch' again... ๐Ÿ’ญ

            I've only just got this single wall hole-punching working and now you want punched corner windows - aaaargh! ๐Ÿ˜’ ๐Ÿ˜‰

            TIG

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            • TIGT Offline
              TIG Moderator
              last edited by

              Here's v1.2 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=271170#p271170

              The finding the inner-face methods have been made more robust - now an inner-face will only be used if it is the correct orientation / side of the wall, AND it is within the specified maximum depth from the outer-face, AND its geometry overlaps at least the center of the component-instance, AND if there are several suitable 'candidate' faces then it is taken as the one 'nearest' to the outer-face.

              Also an 'Unlink Punch' option has been added - this will 'unlink' a selected component-instance and its punched-hole geometry.

              Please read the Notes... ๐Ÿค“

              TIG

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              • EarthMoverE Offline
                EarthMover
                last edited by

                Thanks TIG for the update! ๐Ÿ‘ It works in every case I've tried now. Flawless thus far.

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

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                • EarthMoverE Offline
                  EarthMover
                  last edited by

                  One foreseeable issue. I have a lot of modified components where a glue/cut component is nested inside a larger component.....i.e. a window with shutters and mantle. Is there a way to either search the component for a nested cutting component and make the cut with that, or allow me to perform the cut from within the components edit mode?

                  Thanks!

                  (Attached is a component I made for testing.)


                  Windows with shutter and brick mantle.skp

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

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                  • B Offline
                    Bertier
                    last edited by

                    great thank you

                    same thing with the name changing in chrome...

                    will use #

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                    • B Offline
                      Bertier
                      last edited by

                      not working in SU 7

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                      • TIGT Offline
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        @bertier said:

                        not working in SU 7

                        It works in v7 or v8...
                        A little more detail please ๐Ÿ˜’
                        I'm not psychic...

                        TIG

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                        • B Offline
                          Bertier
                          last edited by

                          sorry

                          I put it in my pluggin folder

                          it doesn't show up in my pluggin list...

                          using SU7 on XP pro

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                          • EarthMoverE Offline
                            EarthMover
                            last edited by

                            Bertier,

                            It's context sensitive. It only shows up in the right click menu when you have a component selected that has a "cut opening" value assigned to it. It's not in my plugin list either.

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

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                            • TIGT Offline
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              As Adam said - it only appears in the right-click context-menu under the 'Hole Punching...' submenu - the options will vary depending on the current selection.

                              Please read the guidance-notes before diving into the shallow water!

                              ๐Ÿ˜’

                              *Comme Adam a dit - Il n'apparaรฎt que dans la droite-cliquez/menu-contextuel sous le sous-menu 'Hole Punching...' -

                              SVP lire les directives-notes avant de plonger dans les eaux peu profondes!*
                              ๐Ÿ˜‰

                              TIG

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                              • B Offline
                                Bertier
                                last edited by

                                sorry guys, too much to do too little time

                                thanx again

                                merci !

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                                • pilouP Offline
                                  pilou
                                  last edited by

                                  Seems a simple face as component don't work ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

                                  Works with the basic "Component Puncher"! ๐Ÿ˜Ž
                                  (so only with no depth choice) ! ๐Ÿ˜•

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

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                                  • TIGT Offline
                                    TIG Moderator
                                    last edited by

                                    @unknownuser said:

                                    Seems a simple face as component don't work ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

                                    Works with the basic "Component Puncher"! ๐Ÿ˜Ž
                                    (so only with no depth choice) ! ๐Ÿ˜•

                                    Can you post an example SKP with this problem ? ๐Ÿ˜’

                                    TIG

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                                    • pilouP Offline
                                      pilou
                                      last edited by

                                      sure ๐Ÿ˜„
                                      When you take a component disc (Gluing, cutting) from the menu /component and past it on a face of the box
                                      That don't works! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
                                      (it's just a surface not a volume) but that's works with the old first Component Punch ๐Ÿ˜‰
                                      So there is something wrong in this last sophisticated version ๐Ÿ˜„
                                      disc.jpg


                                      disc.skp

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

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                                      • TIGT Offline
                                        TIG Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        Pilou ! You nitwit!
                                        The Component might glue BUT you hadn't given it a cutting behavior OR made its center open or transparent so when it did punch the hole you couldn't see it as it entirely covered the 'hole' - try it in Xray mode....Capture.PNG

                                        TIG

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                                        • pilouP Offline
                                          pilou
                                          last edited by

                                          @unknownuser said:

                                          OR made its center open or transparent

                                          Ahhhhhh! That is very cool! ๐Ÿ‘
                                          So any complex curves even not welded (without any face inside) can make a Punch!!! ๐Ÿ˜ฒ
                                          No need to take a surface! โ˜€
                                          That's rocks! ๐Ÿ˜Ž So your plug works like a charm ! ๐Ÿ˜Ž

                                          And I have have something for the Duhduh thread ๐Ÿ˜„
                                          When you have made a component with Glue, you must take it from the Menu Window/ Components! And not first from the screen! ๐Ÿ˜ณ


                                          curves.jpg

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

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                                          • U Offline
                                            urs0815
                                            last edited by

                                            Very cool plugin ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘

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