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

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        EarthMover
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        @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!

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

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          TIG Moderator
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          @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
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            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
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              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.

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

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                DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ
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                @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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                  EarthMover
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                  Found another great use for work planes today......setting up spot lights! β˜€

                  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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                    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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                    • EarthMoverE Offline
                      EarthMover
                      last edited by

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

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                      • TIGT Offline
                        TIG Moderator
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                        Pilou it's a glitch... v1.8 is in the pipeline now... πŸ˜’

                        TIG

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                          pilou
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                          Ok So wait an see πŸ˜„

                          Frenchy Pilou
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                          My Little site :)

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                            pilou
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                            Adjusment selected is curious πŸ˜„
                            Here Grid was 10 10 , with 1 1 then 10 10 , with 3 3
                            I understand that I have that asked (why there is not neat (3*3)
                            but
                            seems fill grid must be fully filled or red frame adjusted to 3 3 + rest(?)
                            Hole is perturbating πŸ˜„
                            redframe.jpg

                            Not Delect selected?
                            And option Center first point(actual default) or Framed face will be a must πŸ˜„(avoid to play with and unlock)

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

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                            • EarthMoverE Offline
                              EarthMover
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                              TIG, the planar / perpendicular flip is great. Would it be terribly difficult to add rotating of work plane in 15 degree increments to the post adjustment options? If it's a PITA, don't worry about it.

                              BTW, I was looking through the code for this plugin and it's amazing the amount of thought and strategy that goes into each little feature. I really appreciate the work you are putting into this and all your plugin releases.

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

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                                TIG Moderator
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                                Here's v1.8 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=274345#p274345
                                The 'Rounding' glitch with some Adjusted WorkPlanes Grids fixed.
                                All grids should now be centered on point-1 and the edge grids made smaller to suit if the plane's dim itself is not a multiple of the grid...

                                TIG

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                                  TIG Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  Here's v1.9 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=274345#p274345
                                  A 'Rotate Selected' option has been added to the context-menu.
                                  You can type in any angle in the dialog and the selected WorkPlane rotates about its axis [pt1>>pt2] by that angle...

                                  TIG

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                                    pilou
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                                    My 1.8 live only 10 minutes πŸ’š
                                    I don't very well understand the interest of the first center point but as I can rescale all the plane no problem πŸ˜„
                                    mire.png

                                    I abuse but a Polar Grid will be also fine if you have some free times β˜€

                                    http://www.utc.fr/tsibh/public/tsibh/08/rapport_stage/laurent_neuge/CQ_radiologie_conventionnel_fichier/39_Mire_de_Wellhofer.jpg

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

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                                      DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ
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                                      tig, really thank you very much.
                                      to hear any suggestions on this tool. thank you very much.
                                      I found only one bug. does not draw the rectangle tool on inclined coplanar faces.

                                      I use sketchup8

                                      Draw rectangle inclined coplanar workplane
                                      versions work : 1.5 or lower
                                      versions does not work : 1.6 or higher


                                      Sin tΓ­tulo-1.jpg

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                                      • CadFatherC Offline
                                        CadFather
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                                        Tig, you are so fast even you can't keep up with the versions as you make them!

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                                          jeff hammond
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                                          @diego-rodriguez said:

                                          tig, really thank you very much.
                                          to hear any suggestions on this tool. thank you very much.
                                          I found only one bug. does not draw the rectangle tool on inclined coplanar faces.

                                          i'm thinking this is some sort of glitch with sketchup itself regarding the orientation of the bounding box.. you can recreate this behavior without using WorkPlane.. see attached skp


                                          planes.skp

                                          dotdotdot

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                                            thomthom
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                                            You gave Susan a tophat? Classy! πŸ˜„

                                            Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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