[Plugin][$] RoundCorner - v3.4a - 31 Mar 24

nalkhayat · 24 Jan 2011, 11:13

Hello,

I wasted all day trying to install this, and when I finally did, it didn't work. Must be a reason...

Before I waste your time...does the plugin only work on PRO versions? if so, you can disregard this.

I have google sketchup 8 (not Pro), on Windows 7. I had to create the DEFPARAM_Dir folder myself due to admin rights on my laptop.

I got it installed, and I have the tool on the program currently, including the preferences and such but nothing happens when I click on the icons. So if I have the select tool, or the erase tool or the arc tool selected, and then select the round corner tool, it is as if I selected nothing. The 3 icons from the plugin are now just decorative. I do not get any prompts to continue.

Any ideas?

thomthom · 24 Jan 2011, 11:20

It works on free.
Can you post a screenshot of your plugins folder where you installed the files?
If you open the Ruby Console, do you see any error then when you try to activate the tool?

Gaieus · 24 Jan 2011, 11:22

Hi Nalkhayat,

Did you also installed the LibFredo library as instructed on the first page of the plugin topic?

And yes, it works on the Free version of SU, too.

nalkhayat · 25 Jan 2011, 04:45

@thomthom said:

It works on free.
Can you post a screenshot of your plugins folder where you installed the files?
If you open the Ruby Console, do you see any error then when you try to activate the tool?

Attached is the screenshot. I had installed both the Roundcorner and Fredolibrary plugin. Had no idea what the ruby console was but you're right! Here's the error I got:

Error: #<Errno::EACCES: Permission denied - C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/Fredo6Trace.txt>
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LIBFREDO6_Dir_36/Lib6Core_36.rb:593:in initialize' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LIBFREDO6_Dir_36/Lib6Core_36.rb:593:in open'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LIBFREDO6_Dir_36/Lib6Core_36.rb:593:in trace6' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ROUNDCORNER_Dir_22/RoundCorner_Tool.rb:313:in init_palette'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ROUNDCORNER_Dir_22/RoundCorner_Tool.rb:128:in initialize' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ROUNDCORNER_Dir_22/RoundCorner_Tool.rb:42:in new'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ROUNDCORNER_Dir_22/RoundCorner_Tool.rb:42:in launch' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ROUNDCORNER_Dir_22/RoundCorner_Tool.rb:33:in action__mapping'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LIBFREDO6_Dir_36/Lib6Plugin.rb:117:in call' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LIBFREDO6_Dir_36/Lib6Plugin.rb:117:in launch_action'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ROUNDCORNER_Dir_22/bootstrap_RoundCorner.rb:143:in launch_action' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/ROUNDCORNER_Dir_22/bootstrap_RoundCorner.rb:159:in startup'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LIBFREDO6_Dir_36/Lib6Plugin.rb:672:in call' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LIBFREDO6_Dir_36/Lib6Plugin.rb:672:in command_invoke'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LIBFREDO6_Dir_36/Lib6Plugin.rb:654:in build_config_commands' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LIBFREDO6_Dir_36/Lib6Traductor.rb:874:in call'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LIBFREDO6_Dir_36/Lib6Traductor.rb:874:in `add_command'

nalkhayat · 25 Jan 2011, 05:02

One more thing. I just noticed a second plugins folder…called sdk plugins. Is this relevant? Also, I’m very new to sketchup, and I normally would try to do this the old fashioned way and not bother with extras and posting the problems but I kinda need this, so thanks.

natush · 26 Jan 2011, 00:16

Please, HELP!!!

Installed this plugin on MAC OS 10.6.6 - it does not work. I copied all files into plugin folder, installed LibFredo6 (by the instruction provided at the link) - now when SketchUp starts up, it displays "Load Errors":

Error Loading File __loader.rb
uninitialized constant TraductorError Loading File bootstrap_RoundCorner.rb
uninitialized constant RoundCorner::T6Error Loading File Lib6__obsolete.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6Config.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6EdgePicker.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6Input.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6Operation.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6Palette.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6Plugin.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6Protractor.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6Selmode.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6Startup.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6Tool.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6Web.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6

(yes, the message looks truncated) and then starts up normally. Of course, there is no "Tools > Fredo6 Collection" menu item.

SketchUp version 8.0.3161. BTW, I copied libraries into Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/plugins (not "Google SketchUp 7" as was suggested. Could it be caused by this?..

TIG · 26 Jan 2011, 09:55

natush

If you are wanting to use it in v8 then put it into the v8 ../Plugins/ folder [conversely for v7 use the v7 ../Plugins/ folder - the installation guide is based on v7 but it expects you to have enough brain cells to substitute the appropriate 'version' number when not using it in v7 ].

The 'error message' is trying to tell you that you don't have many of the files that are needed loading...
The 'Traductor' referred to is what would load from the correct 'Lib' IF you had installed that properly.
Go back to the download page [first page] and read it all.
Immediately after the link to download the tool itself it tells you that you must also install 'LibFredo6' 3.6 or higher - there is a link to its thread go to its download page - and download it, unzip the downloaded zip file and put the one folder [LIBFREDO6_Dir_36] and the one associated script [LibFredo6.rb] which loads the Library Contents - into the appropriate ../Plugins/ folder [i.e. to suit the 'version' of Sketchup].

Restart Sketchup and see if it works then... BUT Please note, that as also explained on the download page, Fredo's tools are often 'Extensions'; which means that this tool might need 'activating' [just the one time] before it thereafter appears as a menu item or makes its toolbar - Window > Preferences > Extensions > Roundcorner Tool and 'tick' + OK to close - now there should be its menu/toolbars available to use...

jmaher · 26 Jan 2011, 19:58

Does RoundCorner work on curved edges?

I've downloaded and installed the plugin. I successfully used it on an 3 inch cube. Everything worked fine, as far as I could tell. And fast (less than a second).

Then I tried using it on a shape I'm designing - a curved "arm" (like the arm of a chair). It guessed very wrong on the offset, so I manually set it to 1/8". That is, I want to "roundover" the edges of the arm - an 1/8" roundover. (BTW, this is a very typical activity for woodworkers.)

Well, it started, and ran forever, and after about 10 minutes I cancelled it. The "Processing" statistics in the lower right of the window frame never updated. However, it did leave artifacts (several "softened" line segments).

I tried Sharp, and 4 segments (instead of the default 6), and working on only a portin of the original shape. Same results.

Does RoundCorner just NOT work with curved edges?

Gaieus · 26 Jan 2011, 20:05

It does - or it should. I have also encountered occasions when it just hung and did nothing.

fredo6 · 26 Jan 2011, 21:08

@jmaher said:

Does RoundCorner work on curved edges?

I think it will help if you could post the model.
In general the answer is that RoundCorner does NOT work on curved edges, because it assumes that for each edges selected you have two faces bordering the edge and not 3 or 4, which is the case when the model is triangulated.

If you are in this case, then I would suggest you use SDS.

Fredo

jmaher · 26 Jan 2011, 22:09

@unknownuser said:

I think it will help if you could post the model.

Fredo,

I'd be grateful if you'd take a look.

Thanks,

j

Arm and portion to be rounded

natush · 26 Jan 2011, 23:05

Thank you!!
I reinstalled SketchUp8, and placed all folders into recommended folders and activated "rounded Corners" from Profiles. Now it works!!!
Thank you very much!!!!

theskulstudio · 29 Jan 2011, 16:03

Thank you very much

fredo6 · 29 Jan 2011, 23:13

@jmaher said:

I'd be grateful if you'd take a look.

Jim,

I could round the 2 faces of the arm model without problem and in less than 10 seconds. I used 6 segments and 0.4 cm offset (sorry, I am not comfortable with fractional inches).

The few issues in the generated model comes from the too high sampling of the curved sections and some transverse edges. So you probably need to do some clean up. But overall, I could not reproduce the hang situation you described.

Did you select the whole model (I mean all edges) or just the two lateral faces?

Fredo

Arm2 Rredo.skp

jmaher · 30 Jan 2011, 00:18

@unknownuser said:

Did you select the whole model (I mean all edges) or just the two lateral faces?

Fredo,

I selected just the two lateral faces. In fact, I tried doing each face separately.

Clearly, the problem is with me. I'll go back to the drawing, do some clean up, and practice until I get it right.

In the meantime, I'll use your result to continue with my design.

Thanks so much!

j

Frommer1 · 31 Jan 2011, 00:58

i need help loading the plugin i downloaded everything as stated, but when i open sketchup, nothing is there how do i load the plugin?

Bob James · 31 Jan 2011, 06:26

@frommer1 said:

i need help loading the plugin i downloaded everything as stated, but when i open sketchup, nothing is there how do i load the plugin?

See the directions on page 1 of this post: welcome to SketchUcation

Frommer1 · 1 Feb 2011, 14:44

i am trying to round over the edges of a circle that is through a rectangle, as if you cut a hole in a piece of wood and then rounded the edges over. How do i do it. evertime i try it just closes the circle

Frommer1 · 1 Feb 2011, 14:48

@bob james said:

@frommer1 said:

i need help loading the plugin i downloaded everything as stated, but when i open sketchup, nothing is there how do i load the plugin?

See the directions on page 1 of this post: welcome to SketchUcation

I did and it still doesnt work on my laptop. I even erased the files and tried again. Any ideas. i was able to sucessfully load the plugin on a different computer however.

Gaieus · 1 Feb 2011, 14:58

@frommer1 said:

i am trying to round over the edges of a circle that is through a rectangle, as if you cut a hole in a piece of wood and then rounded the edges over. How do i do it. evertime i try it just closes the circle

Since it creates new geometry, I can imagine that those faces also are created automatically. What happens if you delete the circle(s)? Is the rounded edge there underneath?