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    [plugin] realSection v0.6 Béta (Updated 9/8/2014)

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    • E Offline
      errror404
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      @unknownuser said:

      @errror404 said:

      hello,

      I'm trying to test this great plugin, but I'm having some dificulties:

      1- I created a group (a simple solid object)
      2- Then I created a texture that started with "_"
      3- I assigned the material to the object using "Define realSection material"
      4- I created a section plane
      5- pressed "Make realSection" and gave it a name

      but nothing happens... and no new layers are created?!

      I'm using SketchUp 8 (free) on a windows machine (XP)

      Can you send me the model?

      It was just a box...
      It didn't work on your example model either (if I tried to make a new section)
      I would try later at my home computer (SketchUp Pro)

      Now, after looking at the video I did notice something diferent... when I make a section my model shows up hallow inside (before and after I pressed "Make realSection" )

      http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/2551/sectionf.jpg

      do I need to change some type of option in sketchup?

      thanks!

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      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
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        Any chance you could actually tell us what you are doing in the video. It's difficult to read the menu items and so on due to the compression of the video.

        I'm trying to follow your PDF instructions. When I choose Make realSection, I can give the section a name but there's no new layer created as stated in the instructions. I think there are enough folks having difficulty getting this to work that there must be a defect that needs to be fixed.

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          GWD
          last edited by

          @dave r said:

          Any chance you could actually tell us what you are doing in the video. It's difficult to read the menu items and so on due to the compression of the video.

          what's in the video:

          make a solid
          right click at select 'Define realSection material'
          cancel the define realSection material
          create a new SU material named '_newmaterial'
          right click at select 'define realSection material'
          select the new created material 'newmaterial'
          define a sectionplane
          right click selectionplane and select 'Make realSection'

          realSection is created

          select solid again and define an other material
          show sectionplanes
          select sectionplane
          right click and select 'Update realSection'

          realSection is updated

          edit solid
          show sectionplanes
          select sectionplane
          right click and select 'Update realSection

          realSection is updated

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            GWD
            last edited by

            @dave r said:

            Any chance you could actually tell us what you are doing in the video. It's difficult to read the menu items and so on due to the compression of the video.

            I'm trying to follow your PDF instructions. When I choose Make realSection, I can give the section a name but there's no new layer created as stated in the instructions. I think there are enough folks having difficulty getting this to work that there must be a defect that needs to be fixed.

            If I know what's going wrong then I can fix it. Can you open your ruby console when you are trying to run realSection and give me the errors that show up.

            regards,

            Guy

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              errror404
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              @unknownuser said:

              @dave r said:

              Any chance you could actually tell us what you are doing in the video. It's difficult to read the menu items and so on due to the compression of the video.

              I'm trying to follow your PDF instructions. When I choose Make realSection, I can give the section a name but there's no new layer created as stated in the instructions. I think there are enough folks having difficulty getting this to work that there must be a defect that needs to be fixed.

              If I know what's going wrong then I can fix it. Can you open your ruby console when you are trying to run realSection and give me the errors that show up.

              regards,

              Guy

              748115
              748123
              Error; #<NoMethodError; undefined method `hide_Outliner_MI' for RealSections;Module>
              (eval);614;in `updaterealSection'
              (eval);774
              
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              • Dave RD Offline
                Dave R
                last edited by

                At Define Material

                748115
                748123
                

                At Make realSection

                Error; #<NoMethodError; undefined method `hide_Outliner_MI' for RealSections;Module>
                (eval);1722;in `updaterealSection'
                (eval);1882
                (eval);1722;in `call'
                (eval);1722
                

                At Show realSection

                748115
                748123
                

                At Update realSection

                748115
                748123
                Error; #<NoMethodError; undefined method `hide_Outliner_MI' for RealSections;Module>
                (eval);1722;in `updaterealSection'
                (eval);1894
                (eval);1722;in `call'
                (eval);1722
                

                FWIW, the Outliner wasn't open to begin with.

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                  GWD
                  last edited by

                  @dave r said:

                  At Define Material

                  748115
                  > 748123
                  

                  At Make realSection

                  Error; #<NoMethodError; undefined method `hide_Outliner_MI' for RealSections;Module>
                  > (eval);1722;in `updaterealSection'
                  > (eval);1882
                  > (eval);1722;in `call'
                  > (eval);1722
                  

                  At Show realSection

                  748115
                  > 748123
                  

                  At Update realSection

                  748115
                  > 748123
                  > Error; #<NoMethodError; undefined method `hide_Outliner_MI' for RealSections;Module>
                  > (eval);1722;in `updaterealSection'
                  > (eval);1894
                  > (eval);1722;in `call'
                  > (eval);1722
                  

                  FWIW, the Outliner wasn't open to begin with.

                  Thanks I try to fix it asap

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                    GWD
                    last edited by

                    There was a small problem with version 0.3. This is now solved in realSection v0.4. I hope you will still enjoy realSection!
                    I tested it on SU7 en SU8 and it should work on both version without a problem.

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                      Jim
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                      Is the problem because the plugin relies on Windows-specific libraries (Win32API.so) which are incompatible with Mac OS?

                      Hi

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                        GWD
                        last edited by

                        @jim said:

                        Is the problem because the plugin relies on Windows-specific libraries (Win32API.so) which are incompatible with Mac OS?

                        No plugin check if it's a PC or a MAC. But the problem should be fixed.

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                        • Dave RD Offline
                          Dave R
                          last edited by

                          That seems to work now although, curiously, the faces don't align accurately with the section cut. See the attached model and zoom in close to the corners. And it seems the materials must already be defined in the model before starting to create the realSections. Is that right? I added the material called _Blue after creating the realSections. The name shows up in the list for defining materials but after selecting it for one group and updating the realSections the face disappeared. When I set it back to the brownish color, the face was recreated.


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                            GWD
                            last edited by

                            @dave r said:

                            That seems to work now although, curiously, the faces don't align accurately with the section cut. See the attached model and zoom in close to the corners. And it seems the materials must already be defined in the model before starting to create the realSections. Is that right? I added the material called _Blue after creating the realSections. The name shows up in the list for defining materials but after selecting it for one group and updating the realSections the face disappeared. When I set it back to the brownish color, the face was recreated.

                            That the section faces don't align is normal, because i place the faces a little before and a little behind the sectionplane. But because you work in other units the gap is to big. I try to solve the unit problem asap.

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                              GWD
                              last edited by

                              @dave r said:

                              That seems to work now although, curiously, the faces don't align accurately with the section cut. See the attached model and zoom in close to the corners. And it seems the materials must already be defined in the model before starting to create the realSections. Is that right? I added the material called _Blue after creating the realSections. The name shows up in the list for defining materials but after selecting it for one group and updating the realSections the face disappeared. When I set it back to the brownish color, the face was recreated.

                              Problem solved in v0.5
                              There will always be a very little displacement because it's impossible to put a face on the sectionplane without display problems.

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                                Dave R
                                last edited by

                                Thanks. I'll give it a try.

                                I wonder why it isn't possible for your script to put the face on the section plane in exactly the right spot. TIG's SectionCutFace seems to do it exactly right every time.

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                                  GWD
                                  last edited by

                                  @dave r said:

                                  Thanks. I'll give it a try.

                                  I wonder why it isn't possible for your script to put the face on the section plane in exactly the right spot. TIG's SectionCutFace seems to do it exactly right every time.

                                  Dave, now it's in the right spot like TIG's SectionCutFace. But also TIG plugin is moved a little bit.

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                                    errror404
                                    last edited by

                                    I would like to report that the issues that I was having early are now gone (since the new update).

                                    Thanks!

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                                    • ladcweiL Offline
                                      ladcwei
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                                      Thinks for GWydouw's hardwork,this plugin works now.
                                      But I think there is a problem remaining :sometimes when I zoom out ,the realsection layer would disppear like this:
                                      1.jpg
                                      2.jpg
                                      I guess the reason of this should be the realsection layer and the section plan at the same plan,then when I zoom out ,the section plan works......

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                                      • ladcweiL Offline
                                        ladcwei
                                        last edited by

                                        And I find this version only works for groups in Su7,if the section plan goes through the components,there is no result......

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                                          schnydix
                                          last edited by

                                          hi i tried aut your plugin real section
                                          if i open the test file it works fine
                                          but my own solids would never shown a real section i Played around with 4 hours
                                          I make a solid right click on it and i have NO Dropdown (Arrow) menu. What make i wrong?
                                          Win xp su8
                                          can i make my own Hatching and rename it later in a version?

                                          And Thank you for the great idea and the work


                                          SN-0001.jpg

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                                            GWD
                                            last edited by

                                            @schnydix said:

                                            hi i tried aut your plugin real section
                                            if i open the test file it works fine
                                            but my own solids would never shown a real section i Played around with 4 hours
                                            I make a solid right click on it and i have NO Dropdown (Arrow) menu. What make i wrong?
                                            Win xp su8
                                            can i make my own Hatching and rename it later in a version?

                                            And Thank you for the great idea and the work

                                            Yes you can make your own materials just see that the material name starts with '_'

                                            Guy

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