Drop tool (forgotten)

solo · 15 Nov 2010, 21:14

What's that drop tool that drops components onto a face but keeps the component vertical?

edit* I have 'smartdrop' but it does not keep components vertical.

d12dozr · 15 Nov 2010, 21:21

this one? http://www.smustard.com/script/Drop

solo · 15 Nov 2010, 21:24

No, I need to drop 2x4's along a terrain path, but they need to be straight up and not perpendicular to face.

solo · 15 Nov 2010, 21:27

I'm starting to wonder if indeed there is such a ruby, I'm sure there was one, but I'm getting old and cannot remember.
It should work like 'drop at intersection' but stay vertical.

Rich O Brien · 15 Nov 2010, 21:34

Chris Fullmer's Repeat Copy or Component onto Face or Kirill's Stick Group to Mesh?

d12dozr · 15 Nov 2010, 21:41

Like this, right? That's the plugin I linked to above....shows up as 'Drop at Intersection' in right-click menu after selecting components...

pilou · 15 Nov 2010, 21:41

I have right Click "Drop at intersection"
give me 5 minutes for refound the author
It's TBD !

drop15.rb

tfdesign · 15 Nov 2010, 21:43

@solo said:

I'm getting old and cannot remember.

Yes, I'm afraid I suffer from this conditional also.

I need the same plugin right now as well! Been thinking about how to do it all evening...but I have the "Google SketchUp for Site Design" book here....right lets see......hmm...the 'stamp tool'?......?

pilou · 15 Nov 2010, 21:44

I was confused by the Solo answer

tfdesign · 15 Nov 2010, 21:44

Ahh...hang on,...."Drop Ruby"?

d12dozr · 15 Nov 2010, 21:47

Ha, Tom, that's the book I referenced too....page 45

tfdesign · 15 Nov 2010, 21:48

Yep Pete, I think Pilou's nailed it!

The 'Drop' ruby. Also named here by Daniel Tal.

pilou · 15 Nov 2010, 21:48

Spray Components by Didier Bur have inside Menu "Stay vertical" !

tfdesign · 15 Nov 2010, 21:48

@d12dozr said:

Ha, Tom, that's the book I referenced too....page 45

Excellent!

d12dozr · 15 Nov 2010, 21:52

...'more curvy' terrain with 'drop at intersection'

tfdesign · 15 Nov 2010, 21:53

So, is 'drop15' the same one?

edit; v1.5

solo · 15 Nov 2010, 21:54

Thanks guys, After every new version of SU comes out I load ruby's as I need them and finding them can be difficult if you are an idiot like me and deleted SU 7 and all its files including ruby folder.

pilou · 15 Nov 2010, 21:56

Seem you have possibility to Copy / Past some plugs from the old folder Plugins to the new

d12dozr · 15 Nov 2010, 21:57

@tfdesign said:

So, is 'drop15' the same one?

edit; v1.5

The one on Smustard is version 1.52...so tiny bit newer

solo · 15 Nov 2010, 21:59

One issue...

It drops right, but if you make a mistake and try to use undo, it undoes one at a tome, now if you have 200 poles it's a problem.