[Plugin] Pipe Tool (UPDATE 3/19/2011)

[Builder Boy]

@edson said:

it would help if you could make a short video demonstrating what the plugin does.

How? I don't have any software. I don't even have a microphone.

@thomthom said:

Is the "previous versions" folder needed?

No

[Builder Boy]

Look at this.

[Ben Ritter]

Thank you for sharing.

[d12dozr]

@builder boy said:

How? I don't have any software. I don't even have a microphone.

Cam Studio is one free screen capture program...maybe you can just make a video of you making that futuristic motorcycle and other examples, and upload it to YouTube. Voiceover isn't even necessary, but then you could make some explaining text to supplement the video.

Thanks for your efforts!

[Builder Boy]

@unknownuser said:

What has this got to do with your 'plugin'?

I built it out of the pipes I made with my plugin. The wheel is 4 curved pipes that I combined. The handle is made out of a few pipes. The only things I didn't use my plugin for is the headlight and the red light on the back and the room I rendered it in and, a little hand modeling. (erasing unnecessary geometry, adding color Etc...)

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Motorcycle.skp

[unclex]

Anybody can use this plugins?

Upzip it to the Plugins Cata
But Nothing Happening........

[Builder Boy]

@unclex said:

Anybody can use this plugins?

Upzip it to the Plugins Cata
But Nothing Happening........

I don't understand what you're problem is. Can you explain it better?

[perryman]

@unknownuser said:

Anybody can use this plugins?

Upzip it to the Plugins Cata
But Nothing Happening........

You need to put the file "Pipe Tool v4.0.rb" along with the .png files in the ..\plugins folder. You cannot put the folder in the ..\plugins directory.

I also want to thank you, Builder Boy, for a very nice plugin, great work!!

A few pointers that may be possible to implement:

• T-junction button?
• Flange button?
• is it possible to have metric, milimeter units, as standard?
• is it possible to make the pipe and parts hollow, with a thickness parameter?

Overall a very nice plugin. I would like to contribute but I'm sorry to say I don't have the knowledge to write or program a plugin, hmm...

[tridem]

@perryman said:

• T-junction button?
• Flange button?

+1

except the pipe room, I see that overriding the values without " it uses metric units

[unclex]

@builder boy said:

@unclex said:

Anybody can use this plugins?

Upzip it to the Plugins Cata
But Nothing Happening........

I don't understand what you're problem is. Can you explain it better?

if i don't change anything， it works

but i want change the PNG catalog，or change the PNG name(ofcouse i changed the file‘s name,too)， change ‘ " to mm，it cannot work……

For example

@srad = '6"' change → @srad = '300.mm'

piperoom.small_icon="Pipe Room.png" → piperoom.small_icon="PipeRoom.png"

[TIG]

I haven't even looked at the code... but if @srad is being set as a string '1"' and then .to_l is used on it to return a 'length' then you can change it to another default unit e.g. '25mm' [no '.']. If it's a length already @srad = 1.0 [in inches if NO units] or =1.inch then you do use a '.' as in @srad = 25.mm to make it in 'mm'...

The problem in using a string is you are forced to use a units suffix.
If it were a length to start with then it's always a length and in 'current' units, so if you have 'mm' set in Model Info even it it were set to be 1 ["] it'd show as 25.4 [mm]...

[Nick2010]

Thank you Builder Boy!

[powersketch]

Thanks for making the plugin! Where can I find the png button icons? From reading the thread it sound like a previous version was distributed as a zip file with the .rb and some .png files.

[Builder Boy]

@gaieus said:

Michael,

Don't get me wrong here for this question; you "made a free version of it"? (Meaning you used that code and such)

OR you made a tool yourself that has similar features as 3SKENG?

Maybe it's just your wording. But you know, we take piracy and such very seriously here.

I made a tool myself that has similar features as 3SKENG.

[raineysky]

Thank You Builder Boy. Great plugin!!!

[betod]

it looks grate but where do i dropp al the files in my sketchup file??? thanks

[Gaieus]

Have a look at this tutorial: http://sketchucation.com/resources/tutorials/37-beginner/108-installing-sketchup-plugins

[Markis100]

Does this plugin work on mac oS? I dropped the files into plugin directory. Nothing is working. Am I doing something wrong?

[thomthom]

Can you describe what "isn't working"? Error messages? Unexpected behaviour? No new menus or toolbars?

Difficult to help without any specific information.

[Markis100]

Nothing happens, no new menus, or pull downs. I copied all of the files from the folder into the plugin directory. Are there instructions somewhere?