[Plugin][$] FredoScale - v3.7c - 19 Aug 26

Icchan

Thanks for the tip, it does work as I needed with arcs, but the problem remains for rectangles or other non-regular shapes.

jeff hammond

@icchan said:

Thanks for the tip, it does work as I needed with arcs, but the problem remains for rectangles or other non-regular shapes.

You can do it with rectangles and odd shapes as well but it requires a little setup. There's another way to do this with a rectangle too.
I'm on a phone right now but when I get back to the hotel tonight, I'll post a little tutorial.

jeff hammond

if you weld the segments into a polyline, the scaling with the move tool will work..
with the rectangle, you weld 3 sides and leave the bottom untouched.. after scaling, select the 3 welded lines and explode if you wish..

i also included an alternate method using guide lines to create an intersection which the scale tool will snap to..
[i use jim's cline tool for the diagonal]
http://sketchuptips.blogspot.com/2008/02/plugin-construction-line-tool.html

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Icchan

Wow... I was at most expecting an explanation for the tool behavior, was not definitely expecting a detailed tutorial! Excellent job, I hope others with similar problems will find this also. Thanks!

bmike

Getting this error now when I open SketchUp.
I thought I updated a bunch of Plugins... apparently something went wrong.

ckho1985

@bmike said:

Getting this error now when I open SketchUp.
I thought I updated a bunch of Plugins... apparently something went wrong.

I think it is not compatible with sketchup 8 yet. Is there a FredoScale for Skup8?
please update.... I looooooove this tool

thomthom

It's working with SU8.
Have you ensure you have installed the files correctly?

ckho1985

I got it working now. it is WORKING with skup8. its confirmed. i just miss-copied a folder previously, thats all. (stuipd me )

bmike

fixed. cleaned up my plugins folder and went back / downloaded / reinstalled all relevant files.
loading now, and toolbars popped up.
will test later when i get into a model.

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ

stretching with orientation of scaling box

small error.
does not work "stretching with orientation of scaling box", with arcs and polylines

possible, correct this error?

TIG

You could temporarily add another line between the arc's ends to form a face then scale the lot then erase the temporary line on completion...

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ

hi tig. Yes, I thought the same, but does not work

thomthom

Arcs and Curves applies constraints on transformations unless they are exploded.

TIG

So Explode them, Scale and then re-Weld into Curves ?

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ

@thomthom said:

Arcs and Curves applies constraints on transformations unless they are exploded.

yes?
is strange that all fredoscale tools work well with arc and polylines.
no need to exploit the arcs and polylines

fredo6

@diego-rodriguez said:

stretching with orientation of scaling box

small error.
does not work "stretching with orientation of scaling box", with arcs and polylines

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possible, correct this error?

Diego,

As mentioned in the Doc, FredoScale does not stretch the SU curves. That's just a design choice, because SU does not stretch curves and I would have had to explode the curve, strech the edges and then reconstruct the curves (thios would have been destructive and probably not possible for an interactive visual deformation). It stretches normally if the curve if exploded.

Fredo

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ

thank you all for the explanation

fredo6

@diego-rodriguez said:

thank you all for the explanation

Stretch is no more than using the Move tool on the vertices of segment. You can do it manually and FredoScale just automates this process.

As you can notice, all SU Curves move as a whole whatever vertex or edge you select.

Fredo

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ

if, extends what do you say.
although my initial question was related to can deform curves, non symmetrical.
But this work can be done manually. only if this work is automatic is more practical

thank you very much again

pianosmalos

Hi Fredo. As others, I am absolutely amazed about how powerful your tools is. However I found this problem (see attached pic) anytime I try to do a bend which is not coplanar to an existing component face.

In this basic case, I tried a bend using the plane behind the object as a bending plane, whereas I applied the origin onto a random point on the middle of the object's top surface. It always fails, no matter what the object is.

But I also realized that, if I apply the origin on a real point within the component (intersection point, point from an edge of the object), the tool works perfectly.

I post it here, in case you think this is a bug or just the way it works.

Thanks a lot, thumbs up for your great work!

Bend Failure.jpg