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    • TIGT Offline
      TIG Moderator
      last edited by

      As Gai explained... the built in 'Flip' mirrors around the model's axes.
      This is also similar to using Scale with '-1', where the 'mirroring' is limited to three directions too.
      The Mirror tool allows you to mirror around a point, line or plane depending whether you pick 1, 2 or 3 points.
      The most usual is around the plane from 3 points - that way you can Mirror about any plane, not just the axial planes and the mirrored version is related to the plane in the reverse manner to the original selection. To do it with Flip/Scale would involve one or more Rotate steps too.
      The other benefit of Mirror is that [like CAD tools] on completion of the mirroring you can choose to keep or delete the original selection - useful when modeling in symmetrical parts etc as the 'copy' part is built-in for you...

      TIG

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      • GaieusG Offline
        Gaieus
        last edited by

        @tig said:

        The other benefit of Mirror is that [like CAD tools] on completion of the mirroring you can choose to keep or delete the original selection - useful when modeling in symmetrical parts etc as the 'copy' part is built-in for you...

        Although this is not hard with the native tools either;

        1. Copy the "to-be-mirrored" entity
        2. Do the mirroring (flip or scale)
        3. Paste in place the original entity

        Gai...

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        • TIGT Offline
          TIG Moderator
          last edited by

          But awkward with non-axial flips...

          TIG

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          • T Offline
            tfdesign
            last edited by

            I think it's got to be the sado-masochistic mathematician in me! (incidentally, my old man is a Cambridge-educated topologist! ๐Ÿ˜‰ ) I like that "now how can I do this without a plugin?". ๐Ÿ˜† Sounds good Tig. Thanks for the reply. I'll try and get round to having a go with this tool some time in the not too distant future. ๐Ÿ˜„

            Meanwhile, I have a table to build! ๐Ÿ˜‰

            Tom

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            • T Offline
              tfdesign
              last edited by

              @tig said:

              But awkward with non-axial flips...

              Yes. Do-able, but I can see that it would only be possible if one was good at remembering strings of numbers, repetitions and angles? ๐Ÿ˜ฒ ๐Ÿ˜‰

              Plugins are best then? ๐Ÿ˜„

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              • jeff hammondJ Offline
                jeff hammond
                last edited by

                @tfdesign said:

                @tig said:

                But awkward with non-axial flips...

                Yes. Do-able, but I can see that it would only be possible if one was good at remembering strings of numbers, repetitions and angles? ๐Ÿ˜ฒ ๐Ÿ˜‰

                Plugins are best then? ๐Ÿ˜„

                you can do it without knowing any angles etc. but it's a pita.. this video makes it look easier than it really is because i didn't include the 5-10 minutes i spent figuring out the right moves (and have spent that same 5-10 minutes multiple times doing this in real drawings).. mirror.rb is a blessing ๐Ÿ‘ โ˜€

                [flash=660,405:37jyqytp]http://www.youtube.com/v/Fsr9X4yir2Y?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1[/flash:37jyqytp]

                dotdotdot

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                • M Offline
                  mac1
                  last edited by

                  Change in SU 7. Place axis then scale??

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                  • G Offline
                    GWD
                    last edited by

                    TIG,

                    Thanks very much for the outline closer!!!!!! I can use this code in some of mine scripts.

                    regards,

                    Guy

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                    • OxerO Offline
                      Oxer
                      last edited by

                      Hello!
                      Mirror is one of the plugins i use most, but with SU8, the plugin Mirror 3.3 don't work for me. I use SU 8 spanish on Mac OSX Snow Leopard, one message appears in Console window, with SU7 and Mirror 3.1 the plugin worked fine.
                      This is the Error:
                      Console Error Message

                      I hope you that you help me,
                      Thanks!

                      "The result is the end what is important is the process" by Oxer
                      [http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/(http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/)]

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                      • L Offline
                        leminilab
                        last edited by

                        @diego-rodriguez said:

                        this is the error.
                        I use
                        windows xp sp3, in Spanish. sketchup sketchup 8 in Spanish and 7 in Spanish
                        in the two versions generated BugSplats.

                        the image is made with sketchup 8.
                        although sketchup 7, BugSplats generates but does not generate error reporting in the console ruby

                        [attachment=1:3ncjb9nt]<!-- ia1 -->file without zoom.gif<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:3ncjb9nt]
                        [attachment=0:3ncjb9nt]<!-- ia0 -->mirror 01.jpg<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:3ncjb9nt]

                        Hi !

                        A little off topic but how did you do that animated gif ? It's looking good !

                        Nicolas

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                        • TIGT Offline
                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by

                          sents=[]
                              	ss.each{|e|sents.push(e)}
                              	  copy_group=Sketchup.active_model.active_entities.add_group(sents)
                                group_miner(copy_group.entities)###v3.1
                                  new_group=copy_group.copy
                                group_miner(new_group.entities)###v3.1
                          ...
                          
                          

                          The last line is #266.
                          It seems that there is nothing in the selection to copy... BUT if there is nothing then an earlier part of the code should trap it with an error, starting at line #109

                          
                              def activate
                                  ###Sketchup.send_action("showRubyPanel;")
                                  self.reset()
                                  ss=Sketchup.active_model.selection
                                  if ss.empty?
                                      Sketchup;;set_status_text("Mirror; NO Selection !")###
                              		UI.messagebox("Select Something BEFORE Using the Mirror Tool.")###v2.8
                                      Sketchup.send_action("selectSelectionTool;")
                                      return nil
                                  end
                          ...
                          
                          

                          Have you messed up the code with the translation ?

                          TIG

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                          • OxerO Offline
                            Oxer
                            last edited by

                            @tig said:

                            sents=[]
                            >     	ss.each{|e|sents.push(e)}
                            >     	  copy_group=Sketchup.active_model.active_entities.add_group(sents)
                            >       group_miner(copy_group.entities)###v3.1
                            >         new_group=copy_group.copy
                            >       group_miner(new_group.entities)###v3.1
                            > ...
                            > 
                            

                            The last line is #266.

                            It seems that there is nothing in the selection to copy... BUT if there is nothing then an earlier part of the code should trap it with an error, staring at line #109

                            
                            >     def activate
                            >         ###Sketchup.send_action("showRubyPanel;")
                            >         self.reset()
                            >         ss=Sketchup.active_model.selection
                            >         if ss.empty?
                            >             Sketchup;;set_status_text("Mirror; NO Selection !")###
                            >     		UI.messagebox("Select Something BEFORE Using the Mirror Tool.")###v2.8
                            >             Sketchup.send_action("selectSelectionTool;")
                            >             return nil
                            >         end
                            > ...
                            > 
                            

                            Have you messed up the code with the translation ?

                            I haven't done changes in the code only i have translated the UI.messagebox and the text of the popups windows, i have probe with the mirror 3.3 original version (english) and don't works too.
                            I don't know if there is a conflict with others plugins.

                            "The result is the end what is important is the process" by Oxer
                            [http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/(http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/)]

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                            • TIGT Offline
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              ๐Ÿ˜•
                              Can you try it with the 'Ruby Console' open and post all error messages...
                              This is a puzzle... ๐Ÿ˜•

                              TIG

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                              • OxerO Offline
                                Oxer
                                last edited by

                                I have found the error!
                                There is a conflict with SketchyPhisics 3.1, remember i work on Mac OSX.
                                Excuse me, it not was a problem in the plugin there were a conflict.
                                Thanks TIGยกยก

                                "The result is the end what is important is the process" by Oxer
                                [http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/(http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/)]

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                                • TIGT Offline
                                  TIG Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  It's no problem for me! Now it's no problem for you!
                                  ยกNo hay problema para mรญ! ยกAhora no es problema para ti!

                                  TIG

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                                  • G Offline
                                    glro
                                    last edited by

                                    @oxer said:

                                    I have found the error!
                                    There is a conflict with SketchyPhisics 3.1, remember i work on Mac OSX.
                                    Excuse me, it not was a problem in the plugin there were a conflict.
                                    Thanks TIGยกยก

                                    i use windows XP SP3, and i noticed also a conflict between Mirror and Sketchyphysics3

                                    too bad, we'll have to choose between 2 excellent plugins...

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                                    • cottyC Offline
                                      cotty
                                      last edited by

                                      @oxer said:

                                      I have found the error!
                                      There is a conflict with SketchyPhisics 3.1, remember i work on Mac OSX.
                                      Excuse me, it not was a problem in the plugin there were a conflict.
                                      Thanks TIGยกยก

                                      Is there a solution to solve this conflict?


                                      ruby_console_mirror33.jpg

                                      my SketchUp gallery

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                                      • TIGT Offline
                                        TIG Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        Here's v3.4 with some more code tweaks that might stop bugs...
                                        http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=276512#p276512

                                        TIG

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                                        • kenK Offline
                                          ken
                                          last edited by

                                          TIG

                                          I know this is an operator error. I have noticed if you press the delete key instead of the return, the plugin crashes. Is there a way to capture the delete key so it will not crash Sketchup.

                                          Yes, I know I should be more careful.

                                          Thank you for your plugin

                                          Ken

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

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                                          • D Offline
                                            DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ
                                            last edited by

                                            tig thanks for this new update.
                                            but unfortunately continues to generate bugplat when ouliner window this open, and make mirror for a group or component.

                                            use sketchup 8, windows xp sp3

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