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    [Plugin] Silhouette to Plane v1.1

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    • shuraS Offline
      shura
      last edited by

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


      silhouetteError.skp

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      • honoluludesktopH Offline
        honoluludesktop
        last edited by

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

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

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        • pilouP Offline
          pilou
          last edited by

          @unknownuser said:

          1 a week?

          1 a day is more appropriated πŸ˜‰

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

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          • Didier BurD Offline
            Didier Bur
            last edited by

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

            DB

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            • TIGT Offline
              TIG Moderator
              last edited by

              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.

              TIG

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              • EarthMoverE Offline
                EarthMover
                last edited by

                Great Script! πŸ‘ 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.

                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

                  @earthmover said:

                  Great Script! πŸ‘ 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...

                  TIG

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                  • shuraS Offline
                    shura
                    last edited by

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


                    hats_off.jpg

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                    • TIGT Offline
                      TIG Moderator
                      last edited by

                      Here's an example...Capture.PNG

                      TIG

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                      • pilouP Offline
                        pilou
                        last edited by

                        This sort of image must be at each first post πŸ˜„

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

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                        • EarthMoverE Offline
                          EarthMover
                          last edited by

                          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.


                          Flatten to plan.jpg

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

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                          • X Offline
                            xrok1
                            last edited by

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

                            β€œThere are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

                            http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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                            • B Offline
                              Ben Ritter
                              last edited by

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

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                              • C Offline
                                caleidos4d
                                last edited by

                                TIG!!!

                                http://www.caleidos4d.it

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                                • D Offline
                                  danbig
                                  last edited by

                                  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)

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                                  • shuraS Offline
                                    shura
                                    last edited by

                                    Flatten to Plane:

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

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                                    • shuraS Offline
                                      shura
                                      last edited by

                                      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.

                                      with freehand tool quickly drawn outlines often do not close. solved with silhouettes to workplane.

                                      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!

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                                      • JClementsJ Offline
                                        JClements
                                        last edited by

                                        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 | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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                                        • TIGT Offline
                                          TIG Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          @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... πŸ˜’

                                          TIG

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                                          • CAntonisC Offline
                                            CAntonis
                                            last edited by

                                            Working great as always

                                            Thank U TIG

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