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    [Plugin][$] Curviloft 2.0a - 31 Mar 24 (Loft & Skinning)

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    • B Offline
      bowlr
      last edited by

      Thanks for the plugins, howver, after I copied the files to plugins folder, I get this error msg from SU

      "Error Loading File ZLoader__Curviloft.rb
      no such file to load -- LibFredo6.rb"

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      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
        last edited by

        bowlr, please go back and read the first post in the thread. Especially this:

        @unknownuser said:

        IMPORTANT: Requires to download LibFredo6 3.6 or higher if not already installed.

        Etaoin Shrdlu

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        • mitcorbM Offline
          mitcorb
          last edited by

          Quote:"Also, for me, it is better if users can move to latest versions because it is easier to support."

          Fredo endquote

          I agree in principle on this statement. However, I must consider more than just upgrading to SU8. My hardware is going beyond outdated, and the logistics of migrating what I have accumulated is not trivial for me. 😄

          I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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          • Dave RD Offline
            Dave R
            last edited by

            I think Fredo was referring to having users move to the latest versions of his tools.

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            • mitcorbM Offline
              mitcorb
              last edited by

              Ok, I missed the subtle distinction there.

              I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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              • Dave RD Offline
                Dave R
                last edited by

                @mitcorb said:

                Ok, I missed the subtle distinction there.

                Or I might have. that's just the way I read his comment, though.

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                • mitcorbM Offline
                  mitcorb
                  last edited by

                  That's the problem with language, especially across cultures, and so forth. We should just switch to mental telepathy and cut out the stumbling blocks of spelling, grammar, semantics and time to type. 😆

                  I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                  • Dave RD Offline
                    Dave R
                    last edited by

                    I knew you were going to type that. 😄 😆

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                    • B Offline
                      bowlr
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                      Dave R

                      Thanks for pointing this out, much appreciated

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                      • fredo6F Offline
                        fredo6
                        last edited by

                        @mitcorb said:

                        Quote:"Also, for me, it is better if users can move to latest versions because it is easier to support."

                        Fredo endquote

                        I agree in principle on this statement. However, I must consider more than just upgrading to SU8. My hardware is going beyond outdated, and the logistics of migrating what I have accumulated is not trivial for me. 😄

                        As Dave relevantly mentioned. I was talking about my Plugins. If you use the latest version of LibFredo6 and of the scripts, it is easier for me to reproduce possible bugs and issues.

                        For SU, I try as much as possible to have them working with most SU versions (most work in SU 6 and even SU5).

                        Fredo

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                        • P Offline
                          Pherim
                          last edited by

                          I just successfully used Loft along Path for the first time! (That means I used it for the first time and it worked immediately, not that I have tried it several times without success)
                          It is simply awesome. This has to be one of the best plugins ever!

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                            make.GQ.china
                            last edited by

                            😎 😎

                            Great! A useful plug-in

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                            • jason_marantoJ Offline
                              jason_maranto
                              last edited by

                              Hey Fredo, I have a file here with some geometry that gave me a hard time -- and I also have some examples of how I got it to work to a tolerable level but certainly not what I had envisioned.

                              I'm sure user error was responsible to a degree but I though I'd share it with you if it helps debug at all.

                              Best,
                              Jason.


                              loft issue.skp

                              I create video tutorial series about several 2D & 3D graphics programs.

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                              • fredo6F Offline
                                fredo6
                                last edited by

                                @jason_maranto said:

                                Hey Fredo, I have a file here with some geometry that gave me a hard time -- and I also have some examples of how I got it to work to a tolerable level but certainly not what I had envisioned.

                                I'm sure user error was responsible to a degree but I though I'd share it with you if it helps debug at all.

                                Best,
                                Jason.

                                Jason,

                                Thanks. This is a good example which shows some limitations of Curviloft (and it's not your errors at all!).

                                You probably have to do it in 2 parts, as you did. First part should be with the option 'Line junction' and second part with Cubic Bezier, but you should simply skip the last profile before the rear face of the hull.

                                Alternatively, you can take some inspiration of what it could give with the two other methods: Skinning and Loft along Path.
                                Jason Hull2.gif
                                In any case, I would suggest that you redraw the long profile to show more continuity at the junction(maybe with a single piece of spline).

                                Fredo


                                loft issue - Fredio.skp

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                                • jason_marantoJ Offline
                                  jason_maranto
                                  last edited by

                                  Thank-you again... that was very helpful and led me in a different direction that worked much better.

                                  I have another file for you -- I suspect this is asking for too much 😉

                                  Best,
                                  Jason.


                                  Interesting_loft.skp

                                  I create video tutorial series about several 2D & 3D graphics programs.

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                                  • fredo6F Offline
                                    fredo6
                                    last edited by

                                    @jason_maranto said:

                                    I have another file for you -- I suspect this is asking for too much 😉

                                    Jason,

                                    This is definitely too much for Curviloft. The only way to achieve it on this kind of model is to draw intermediate profiles and use Skinning.

                                    Indeed, you have to figure out how these intermediate profiles should be. But anyway, there are so many solutions to skin your shape that any program would need some guidance.

                                    Fredo

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                                    • jason_marantoJ Offline
                                      jason_maranto
                                      last edited by

                                      Thanks Fredo, this is all magic to me -- so many of the things Curviloft can do didn't seem possible in Sketchup to me just a few weeks ago... I might have gotten a bit carried away by your wizardry 💚

                                      I did get it to skin in a few configurations but nothing I was completely satisfied with.

                                      BTW I have noticed on my system that has an ATI Firepro (workstation video card) the vertex matching function is very temperamental -- when I switch to my system that uses a Nvidia Quadro it is very smooth.

                                      Best,
                                      Jason.

                                      I create video tutorial series about several 2D & 3D graphics programs.

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                                      • thomthomT Offline
                                        thomthom
                                        last edited by

                                        @jason_maranto said:

                                        BTW I have noticed on my system that has an ATI Firepro (workstation video card) the vertex matching function is very temperamental -- when I switch to my system that uses a Nvidia Quadro it is very smooth.

                                        Visual glitches?
                                        If so - screenshots?

                                        Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                        • jason_marantoJ Offline
                                          jason_maranto
                                          last edited by

                                          I'll record a video example when I get to the studio.

                                          Best,
                                          Jason.

                                          I create video tutorial series about several 2D & 3D graphics programs.

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                                          • A Offline
                                            ale 3D
                                            last edited by

                                            hi! your plugs are really more than better and usefull 😉 many THANX!

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