[Plugin] Silhouette to Plane v1.1

[shura]

SU 7.1 on Vista, have tons of plugins but only one error so far (wxfsu) ...

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silhouetteError.skp

[honoluludesktop]

TIG, How many plugin, and point releases are you currently averaging? 1 a week?-)

And, you still find time to help us. Thanks!!!!!

[pilou]

@unknownuser said:

1 a week?

1 a day is more appropriated

[Didier Bur]

Hi TIG,
I suggest you change line #63 to: @model.start_operation("Silhouette to Plane")
Thanks for all your hard work !

[TIG]

Here's v1.1 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=281445#p281445
The correct Plane of a 'WorkPlane' is now used even if it has been Transformed inside its own Group.
Speed and reliability improved.
Title fixed.

[EarthMover]

Great Script! Perfect for sorting out faces that have trouble closing. Could you possibly have it so that if no work plane is selected, that it will default to a placing the silhouette on the 0 z plane? Similar to ThomThoms Flatten script in his "Plan Tools", except yours automagically creates the face and groups it.

[TIG]

@earthmover said:

Great Script! Perfect for sorting out faces that have trouble closing. Could you possibly have it so that if no work plane is selected, that it will default to a placing the silhouette on the 0 z plane? Similar to ThomThoms Flatten script in his "Plan Tools", except yours automagically creates the face and groups it.

You could always make a quick WorkPlane on the ground...

[shura]

Just great! You are a hero, hats off to thee!

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[TIG]

Here's an example...

[pilou]

This sort of image must be at each first post

[EarthMover]

Here's another example.

Silhouette to plane is also great for flattening a set of looped edges you want to be planar to form a face, but cant seem to find the vert that's out of whack.

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[xrok1]

this could be great for making face me components! render the 3d version then apply as texture to the 2d.

[Ben Ritter]

TIG, fabulous! Thank you for the flatten to plane script as well. You are very generous, and gifted.

[caleidos4d]

TIG!!!

[danbig]

Thanks, TIG. Amazing script.

Does this plugin do the flatten to plane, or is that a separate plugin? I can't seem to find the command for flatten to plane. (Silhouette to Plane is working great)

[shura]

Flatten to Plane:

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=31895

[shura]

Just to point out again what Adam already said, Silhouette to Workplane makes closing difficult outlines sooo easy. Brought back the faith in freehand tool to me.

Rocky, that is a pretty smart idea. I am having thoughts about this kind of matte painting tricks all the time.
(like here: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=79&t=31069 )

thanks again for your generosity TIG!

[JClements]

TIG:
When I click on the script's download button the #SilhoutteTpoPlane.rb downloads. I put the script in the plugins directory of SU8. When I open SU8 I get the following error:

%(#FF0000)[Error Loading File #SilhouetteToPlane.rb
no such file to load -- #WorkPlane.rb]

Should #WorkPlane.rb also have been downloaded?

Regards, John

[TIG]

@jclements said:

TIG:
When I click on the script's download button the #SilhoutteTpoPlane.rb downloads. I put the script in the plugins directory of SU8. When I open SU8 I get the following error:

%(#FF0000)[Error Loading File #SilhouetteToPlane.rb
no such file to load -- #WorkPlane.rb]

Should #WorkPlane.rb also have been downloaded?

Regards, John

John
IF you had read the notes you'd see that you need 'WorkPlane.rb'... because you must first make and then select a 'WorkPlane' with your other parts you want to project - that's how it knows what plane to project its result on to...

[CAntonis]

Working great as always

Thank U TIG