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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! 😲

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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.

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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
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            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
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                Content Creator at Skapeup

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                  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
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                    • TIGT Offline
                      TIG Moderator
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                      @Adam - Thanks a lot! An interesting demo - so it's also useful if you are modeling prehistoric reptiles ! πŸ˜‰
                      @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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                        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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                        • EarthMoverE Offline
                          EarthMover
                          last edited by

                          @tig said:

                          @Adam - Thanks a lot! An interesting demo - so it's also useful if you are modeling prehistoric reptiles ! πŸ˜‰

                          Haha, yes or Dragon Tails! I just wanted to show trying to draw something in the midst of a ton of inference points with and without a work plane. One of the most practical applications I think will be drawing profiles and paths amidst busy architecture. But it also works great for drawing contour lines at a specific height, precisely moving verticies with vertex tools, slicing geometry, controlling bezier curve drawing, or creating a quick piece of graph paper for precision snapping. Truly a can't live without plugin!

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                          • TIGT Offline
                            TIG Moderator
                            last edited by

                            @diego-rodriguez said:

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

                            I would be possible to update a preselected WorkPlane to a new size/grid spacing... I'll think about it... πŸ€“

                            TIG

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                              DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ
                              last edited by

                              ooo, thank you very much Tig.
                              and one more suggestion. only as a cosmetic.
                              usage:
                              run tool.
                              I choose first point. > Previewing a ghost Workplane . (You can vary the size in vcv. For example 10,10) (units would use the current model)
                              I choose the second point> to preview the grid phantom. (Divisions may vary)
                              I choose the third point> is generated work plane

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                              • EarthMoverE Offline
                                EarthMover
                                last edited by

                                Or, perhaps the first two clicks define the grid size automatically. This would make sense, as typically when working in a smaller space, you need a smaller gridding. Then from the context menu you can disable or adjust the grid size to suit.

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                                Content Creator at Skapeup

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                                  DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ
                                  last edited by

                                  @earthmover said:

                                  Or, perhaps the first two clicks define the grid size automatically. This would make sense, as typically when working in a smaller space, you need a smaller gridding. Then from the context menu you can disable or adjust the grid size to suit.

                                  yes. this option looks interesting

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                                  • EarthMoverE Offline
                                    EarthMover
                                    last edited by

                                    Found another great use for work planes today......setting up spot lights! β˜€

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                                    Content Creator at Skapeup

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                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      Here's v1.7 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=274345#p274345
                                      'New' and 'Adjust' options have been added to context-menu.
                                      'New' lets you make a new WorkPlane on the fly...
                                      'Adjust' lets you change one selected WorkPlane's Settings [Plane's h/w and Grid's h/w]
                                      Cline 'guide' rectangle and axes are now drawn whilst you are picking the points.
                                      The WorkPlane Grid is now always centered on pt-1, even if a grid-dim does not divide exactly into the plane-dim.

                                      TIG

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                                        EarthMover
                                        last edited by

                                        Perfect TIG....thanks!!! (Don't forget to update the post to 1.7)

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                                        Content Creator at Skapeup

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                                        • TIGT Offline
                                          TIG Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          Pilou it's a glitch... v1.8 is in the pipeline now... πŸ˜’

                                          TIG

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                                            pilou
                                            last edited by

                                            Ok So wait an see πŸ˜„

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