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    • EarthMoverE Offline
      EarthMover
      last edited by

      😍 Getting better and better!

      In the next release, when you bring up the "move" tool, can you have the "move click" drop in temporary world axis clines? It would make moving the thing a lot easier.

      I also think it might behoove workflow to have the right click options added to the toolbar. (CadFather?) What do the rest of you guys think? Which way is easier?

      πŸ˜† Poor TIG.....we've got to be making him nuts! I hope everyone remembers to get the wallet out and donate to the man for all his hard work!!!!!!!

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

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      • thomthomT Offline
        thomthom
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        @earthmover said:

        πŸ˜† Poor TIG.....we've got to be making him nuts! I hope everyone remembers to get the wallet out and donate to the man for all his hard work!!!!!!!

        +1

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

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        • pilouP Offline
          pilou
          last edited by

          And that is the half of the way : A radial circular Work Plan is maybe planified πŸ˜‰

          The amazing thing is the speedy of the coding, my hard Disk has not the time to stop! πŸ’š

          Automatic adjustment to the rectangle of definition (3 points) πŸ˜„
          Seems the more important! Fit to a rectangular face is not made without Scale! πŸ€“
          (I must unlock, Scale, lock) or take the Measure tool adjust selected etc πŸ˜„

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

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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            I actually had all of it completed exactly as you want it, several it days ago, but I decided to release it in dribs and drabs to keep you on your toes... πŸ˜‰

            It seems speedy as it's clobbered together from lots of preexisting code blocks so it was relatively quick to implement the new methods - e.g. the 'Move' part exists in principal inside other tools [e.g. 'linetool.rb' for the 'line' point picking]...
            You can easily read the code to see where it's coming from... πŸ€“

            I can't see any more major changes to it in the near future...
            I now have a new floor to lay in my conservatory... πŸ‘Š

            TIG

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            • mitcorbM Offline
              mitcorb
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              "as it's clobbered together"
              maybe you really did mean clobbered in lieu of cobbled. Either way works, eh? πŸ˜†

              I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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              • pilouP Offline
                pilou
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                It's yet not so bad πŸ˜‰
                Bravo! β˜€

                Maybe be a day of inactivity you will play with this one πŸ˜„

                http://www.comitemeridional.com/images/photos/CibleCasino.gif

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

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                • TIGT Offline
                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by

                  To 'cobble' = to make shoes, or pave with small stones.
                  To 'clobber' = to beat up or bash.
                  I 'clobbered it together' by bashing square pegs into round holes, until it surrendered.
                  Whereas 'cobbled together' suggested 'botched or bungled'... and I hope it's not that...
                  but I am not a 'cobbler' - as the skill of making a 'fine shoe' is beyond me !
                  πŸ‘Š πŸ˜’

                  TIG

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                  • mitcorbM Offline
                    mitcorb
                    last edited by

                    Well, no intense offended. πŸ˜†

                    I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                    • utilerU Offline
                      utiler
                      last edited by

                      @tig said:

                      To 'cobble' = to make shoes, or pave with small stones.
                      To 'clobber' = to beat up or bash.
                      I 'clobbered it together' by bashing square pegs into round holes, until it surrendered.
                      Whereas 'cobbled together' suggested 'botched or bungled'... and I hope it's not that...
                      but I am not a 'cobbler' - as the skill of making a 'fine shoe' is beyond me !
                      πŸ‘Š πŸ˜’

                      FWIW, in addition to this explanation, a 'cobber' in Australia is a friend of mate.

                      Thanks cobber, great work!!
                      πŸ‘

                      purpose/expression/purpose/....

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                      • CadFatherC Offline
                        CadFather
                        last edited by

                        ..i would vote the option of having the plane not centered retained (like in version one)

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                        • TIGT Offline
                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by

                          I propose the following - perhaps to satisfy all and to satisfy no one...
                          The WorkPlane is still made centered by default, BUT IF you press <Tab> before picking the 1st point the alignment is that the corner is now the 1st point...
                          You can still use the context-menu 'Move Selected' to relocate it as desired...

                          There would be new options in the context-menu...
                          'Scale Selected' - this unlocks the selected WorkPlane, starts the main 'Scale' tool and then re-locks the WorkPlane on completion...
                          'Rotate Selected' - this unlocks the selected WorkPlane, starts the main 'Rotate' tool and then re-locks the WorkPlane on completion...
                          I'm also considering a 'New Disk' version where it makes a centered WorkPlane 'disk' with a picked radius and radial lines at division angles [15 degrees default] changeable in a dialog... and a 'Toggle Center:Corner' option on a selected WorkPlane too...

                          Comments welcome...

                          TIG

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                          • CadFatherC Offline
                            CadFather
                            last edited by

                            no comment! πŸ‘ πŸ‘

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                            • pilouP Offline
                              pilou
                              last edited by

                              You are always on the top action! 😎

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

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                              • mitcorbM Offline
                                mitcorb
                                last edited by

                                Tool versatility would always be my vote. You always have to balance this with simplicity, I suppose. πŸ˜’

                                I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                                • pilouP Offline
                                  pilou
                                  last edited by

                                  Maybe a real radial grid will be fun πŸ˜„

                                  http://forums.sketchucation.com/download/file.php?id=55720

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

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                                  • EarthMoverE Offline
                                    EarthMover
                                    last edited by

                                    I agree with Mitcorb - Workflow is key. For me, pulling some of the items out of the right click menu and having an extended toolbar would be beneficial. Rotate, Move, Scale and Delete, specifically would be better served in a toolbar, IMO. I would like to be able to manipulate the workplane on the fly as much as possible. Would make for a better ability to use work planes when vertex editing.

                                    Everything else you are mentioning adding sounds perfect!

                                    BTW - I think this plugin deserves a mention in The Daily Catchup!

                                    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

                                      WHEN I get the other options working I'll look at extending some of the toolbar items too... πŸ€“

                                      TIG

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                                      • TIGT Offline
                                        TIG Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        Here's v2.1 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=274345#p274345
                                        There are lots of changes...
                                        Please read the notes on the linked page - I think I've addressed all issues to date. πŸ€“

                                        TIG

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                                        • CadFatherC Offline
                                          CadFather
                                          last edited by

                                          😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲

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                                          • EarthMoverE Offline
                                            EarthMover
                                            last edited by

                                            Wow killer update! πŸ‘ πŸ‘

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

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