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  • T Offline
    TIG Moderator
    last edited by 6 Oct 2010, 10:10

    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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      Gaieus
      last edited by 6 Oct 2010, 10:32

      @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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      • T Offline
        TIG Moderator
        last edited by 6 Oct 2010, 11:30

        But awkward with non-axial flips...

        TIG

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        • T Offline
          tfdesign
          last edited by 6 Oct 2010, 11:33

          I think it's got to be the sado-masochistic mathematician in me! (incidentally, my old man is a Cambridge-educated topologist! 😉 ) I like that "now how can I do this without a plugin?". 😆 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. 😄

          Meanwhile, I have a table to build! 😉

          Tom

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            tfdesign
            last edited by 6 Oct 2010, 11:36

            @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? 😲 😉

            Plugins are best then? 😄

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              jeff hammond
              last edited by 6 Oct 2010, 14:50

              @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? 😲 😉

              Plugins are best then? 😄

              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 👍 ☀

              [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 6 Oct 2010, 16:13

                Change in SU 7. Place axis then scale??

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                • G Offline
                  GWD
                  last edited by 7 Oct 2010, 06:13

                  TIG,

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

                  regards,

                  Guy

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                  • O Offline
                    Oxer
                    last edited by 25 Oct 2010, 15:44

                    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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                      leminilab
                      last edited by 25 Oct 2010, 18:54

                      @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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                      • T Offline
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by 25 Oct 2010, 19:00

                        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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                          Oxer
                          last edited by 25 Oct 2010, 21:56

                          @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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                            TIG Moderator
                            last edited by 25 Oct 2010, 22:00

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

                            TIG

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                              Oxer
                              last edited by 25 Oct 2010, 22:15

                              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 TIG¡¡

                              "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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                                TIG Moderator
                                last edited by 25 Oct 2010, 22:48

                                It's no problem for me! Now it's no problem for you!
                                ¡No hay problema para mí! ¡Ahora no es problema para ti!

                                TIG

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                                  glro
                                  last edited by 2 Nov 2010, 14:03

                                  @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 TIG¡¡

                                  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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                                    cotty
                                    last edited by 8 Nov 2010, 21:23

                                    @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 TIG¡¡

                                    Is there a solution to solve this conflict?


                                    ruby_console_mirror33.jpg

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                                    • T Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by 9 Nov 2010, 14:13

                                      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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                                        ken
                                        last edited by 9 Nov 2010, 14:21

                                        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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                                          DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ
                                          last edited by 9 Nov 2010, 16:56

                                          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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