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    • TIGT Offline
      TIG Moderator
      last edited by

      So to recap Pilou's technique for adding a WorkPlane to a whole [rectangular] face with desired divisions of say 7 & 5...
      First make a new WorkPlane over the face so it's aligned/snapped onto it,.
      Right-click to open the Settings dialog and enter 7 and 5 units, then grids at 1 and 1 units.
      On completion right-click 'unlock' [or shortcut it - I have K and shift+K for locK/unlocK] and move it by a corner onto a face's corner,
      Use 'Scale' on the WorkPlane and resize it in the X then Y dimensions to cover whole face.
      'Lock' it if desired.
      Now you have a WorkPlane that is an exact fit over the face with proportional divisions...
      Use those to place or draw over as needed etc...Capture.PNG It's an alternative to using Move+Ctrl copy with \n in both directions on guides or lines...

      TIG

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      • TIGT Offline
        TIG Moderator
        last edited by

        @unknownuser said:

        Can you try Grow with WorkPlane, I have always a big Splatch ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

        You are 'unlocking' it first ?
        It works 'splatlessly' for me...

        TIG

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        • B Offline
          Ben Ritter
          last edited by

          TIG, thank you very much for sharing your work. ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘

          With most of the plugins, it's obvious for me to see the application. In what ways do you see this application being used?

          Thanks. Ben

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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            WorkPlane will have lots of applications - many I haven't even thought of!
            For example, snapping objects/geometry onto a plane that's parallel to a face.plane but not necessarily overlapping it, or even just any notional plane from 3 picked points, that's not one of the standard 'views'.
            A WorkPlane also 'slices' other geometry easily when used in conjunction with with intersect....

            TIG

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            • jeff hammondJ Offline
              jeff hammond
              last edited by

              @earthmover said:

              Work planes are also great for intersect slicing!

              โ˜€

              dotdotdot

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              • pilouP Offline
                pilou
                last edited by

                Can you try Grow with Work plane, I have always a big Splat ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
                I want copy *10 the "Work plane"
                I just make *10 on X axis , 2 as X spacing, all the rest = 0
                works fine for -2 as x spacing โ˜€
                all is created as I see it on the Outliner, but at the end Splat

                Edit Splat for 2 et -2 ! So very curious ๐Ÿ˜ฒ
                ๐Ÿ˜ฎSplat.png


                wplane.skp

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

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                • pilouP Offline
                  pilou
                  last edited by

                  @ Tig you can use only Scale for make the fit on the face ๐Ÿ˜‰

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

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                  • CadFatherC Offline
                    CadFather
                    last edited by

                    this is turning into a fun ruby too - what about if the c-lines were shorter? (one could always create infinite ones from them)

                    sxl.png

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                    • pilouP Offline
                      pilou
                      last edited by

                      No problem for make copy move multiple โ˜€

                      But always Splate
                      V6 with grow + Work plane don't works ๐Ÿ˜ž
                      V7 with grow + Work plane
                      works with half : following X spacing is negative or not ๐Ÿ˜ฎsplat1.png

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

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                      • kenK Offline
                        ken
                        last edited by

                        TIG

                        The added function of the tab, rotating the plane 90 degrees, and the content menu deleting is to perfect. Glad to see this plugin has generated some activity.

                        Thanks TIG

                        Fight like your the third monkey on Noah's Ark gangway.

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                        • W Offline
                          watkins
                          last edited by

                          Dear TIG,

                          As CADFather suggested, shorter clines would be good. I haven't tried this plugin yet, but it strikes me that it would make an excellent alignment feature too, particularly if having made the feature one could drag it to a point while retaining the alignment with the plane.

                          Thank you for all your hard work.

                          Kind regards,
                          Bob

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                          • CadFatherC Offline
                            CadFather
                            last edited by

                            very interesting Ken....made me smile.. ..'half of infinity'.. ..gonna use that in class! ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

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                            • kenK Offline
                              ken
                              last edited by

                              Maybe, the clines could be 1/2 of infinite. That way the ends would show up on my large monitor.

                              Ken

                              Darn, don't know how to bring a smilie into this message. So just imagine a smiling face.

                              Cadfather, fast fingers, slow eyes.

                              Fight like your the third monkey on Noah's Ark gangway.

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                              • EarthMoverE Offline
                                EarthMover
                                last edited by

                                Quick video I made showing a little of WorkPlane.rb in action -

                                YouTube - Workplane.rb - A Sketchup plugin
                                by AprC8Life

                                [flash=480,385:87khe87q]http://www.youtube.com/v/xf56s_rKguw?fs=1&hl=en_US[/flash:87khe87q]

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

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                                • CadFatherC Offline
                                  CadFather
                                  last edited by

                                  great clip Adam.. is that you playing too?

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                                  • EarthMoverE Offline
                                    EarthMover
                                    last edited by

                                    The music? No. The video is done with all generic stuff that comes with Camtasia 7. Took about 10 minutes to edit and upload straight from Camtasia to Youtube. Then with Jim's SCF youtube bookmark, it embedded quick and easy. I figured I'd upgrade my Camtasia and drop my Screencast.com subscription, as it's a hassle. Glad you like the demo vid. It's always a big pain to try and draw details onto a busy surface, but with this plugin, it's a breeze!

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

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                                    • D Offline
                                      DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ
                                      last edited by

                                      tig.
                                      may add an option to enable / disable the grid?

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                                      • EarthMoverE Offline
                                        EarthMover
                                        last edited by

                                        Diego, if you right click before you draw the work plane, there is a grid on/off toggle.

                                        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

                                          @Adam - Thanks a lot! An interesting demo - so it's also useful if you are modeling prehistoric reptiles ! ๐Ÿ˜‰
                                          @Diego - To change the WorkPlane Settings - i.e. the overall size or whether it has a grid [and what size that will be if it does] right-click in empty space anytime the tool is active and a dialog appears you can reset the values [if Grid? is true a second dialog will ask for those values] - see the notes in the first post...

                                          TIG

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                                          • D Offline
                                            DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ
                                            last edited by

                                            if tig. I know.
                                            I meant the possibility of changing the state of the grid, after created the work plane.

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