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    • M Offline
      manamana
      last edited by

      question about licensing on instant road:

      If I have a laptop and a desktop, can I use a "single user license" on both or do I need two copies for that?

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        chuck vali
        last edited by

        @manamana said:

        question about licensing on instant road:

        If I have a laptop and a desktop, can I use a "single user license" on both or do I need two copies for that?

        You do not need to purchase additional licenses for your additional machine(s). One license will do.

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          BradDAAD
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          I've got a long road that seems to split the difference on interacting w/ the terrain. It appears that the outside of the curves attach to the terrain, but the inside of the curves are independent. The attached image is an example, and I've turned on shadows to show the gap between the road and the terrain. I've tried various road widths, max. segments, curve smoothing, number of curves, and sub-grade height, but nothing seems to have much of an impact. The plug-in works with more simple curved forms (also attached), but haven't found a specific 'number of curves' that work consistently or correctly to use that as a guideline. Please help!


          Road with correct path, but it doesn't interact right w/ the terrain.


          Road with simplified (but incorrect) path, which interacts correctly w/ terrain.

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            louis.s
            last edited by

            Hi, i'm having trouble with the instant road plugin (free) and sketchup7.1 (free).
            Whatever i'm trying i get "ERROR: No group selected". i have exploded the ground surface as stated and the centerline is in a group. With both selected i activate the plugin and get the error. any tips ? The instant roof plugin is working fine btw.

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              chuck vali
              last edited by

              @braddaad said:

              I've got a long road that seems to split the difference on interacting w/ the terrain. It appears that the outside of the curves attach to the terrain, but the inside of the curves are independent. The attached image is an example, and I've turned on shadows to show the gap between the road and the terrain. I've tried various road widths, max. segments, curve smoothing, number of curves, and sub-grade height, but nothing seems to have much of an impact. The plug-in works with more simple curved forms (also attached), but haven't found a specific 'number of curves' that work consistently or correctly to use that as a guideline. Please help!

              I can't tell, but the road looks too close to the hole for the building. If the shoulder outline intersects any edge of the terrain - including the building hole - it will stop the script.

              If this isn't the issue, could you send me the file? I may be able to figure it out. SketchUp will sometimes confuse 2 different points as having the same location - which will cause a failure. I was surprised to discover this could sometimes happen when points were up to 1/2 inch apart. So when making the road surface, and especially when intersecting the terrain, there is a probability that this will occur. The only solution I found was to try slightly different starting conditions in an attempt to move the point where the tolerance problem occurred.

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                chuck vali
                last edited by

                @louis.s said:

                Hi, i'm having trouble with the instant road plugin (free) and sketchup7.1 (free).
                Whatever i'm trying i get "ERROR: No group selected". i have exploded the ground surface as stated and the centerline is in a group. With both selected i activate the plugin and get the error. any tips ? The instant roof plugin is working fine btw.

                That error message is generated when the script doesn't find any group in the selection set. Are you sure that the centerline is enclosed in a group and not a component?

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                  louis.s
                  last edited by

                  @chuck vali said:

                  @louis.s said:

                  Hi, i'm having trouble with the instant road plugin (free) and sketchup7.1 (free).
                  Whatever i'm trying i get "ERROR: No group selected". i have exploded the ground surface as stated and the centerline is in a group. With both selected i activate the plugin and get the error. any tips ? The instant roof plugin is working fine btw.

                  That error message is generated when the script doesn't find any group in the selection set. Are you sure that the centerline is enclosed in a group and not a component?

                  Hm, Yes you are right, i used a component. 😳 Because the shortkey to create a component is "g" which lead me to assume it was a group. my mistake.

                  Thanks for your reply btw.

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                    rvdkruk
                    last edited by

                    Hi,

                    I'm using SU 8 pro with the freeware version of instant-road.
                    Quite often I get this result:


                    http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8615/terrein.jpg

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                    The terrain partly covers my roads.
                    Which parameter do I need to tweak?

                    thanks in advance

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                      chuck vali
                      last edited by

                      @rvdkruk said:

                      Hi,

                      I'm using SU 8 pro with the freeware version of instant-road.
                      Quite often I get this result:

                      The terrain partly covers my roads.
                      Which parameter do I need to tweak?

                      thanks in advance

                      This usually happens when the road or road shoulder is larger than the terrain. Are you certain that at the other end of the road (not shown in this image), it isn't too close to the edge of the terrain such that when the script tries to grade the shoulder it falls off the terrain?

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                        bagatelo
                        last edited by

                        You never be interested in creating plugins designed to make interior furniture?
                        What I mean is to create tools to help make interior designs, such as wardrobes, desks, sinks, shelving. Could be created tools to help build doors, drawers.

                        This software is a scrotum that many use here in Brazil to create interiors:
                        http://www.procad.net/en/produtosDet.aspx?idProdutos=4&idSessao=C

                        Your plugins are very good. I want to buy them soon.

                        Please visit my blog.

                        While the cat's away, the mice will play

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                          watkins
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                          Dear Alex,

                          I'm not too sure what you meant to say, but you might like to check the definition of the word 'scrotum'.

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                          Define scrotum. scrotum synonyms, scrotum pronunciation, scrotum translation, English dictionary definition of scrotum. n. pl. scro·ta or scro·tums The external sac of skin enclosing the testes in most mammals. scro′tal adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...

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                          The software might indeed be a 'scrotum' in Brazil, but mostly everywhere else it's a handy place to keep your valuables cool.

                          Regards,
                          Bob

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                            TIG Moderator
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                            Perhaps it's meant as it's 'los cojones del perro' [ES] or it's 'bolas do cão' [PO] ???
                            At least in the UK EN the direct translation means it's 'very good' !
                            😉
                            Whereas if something is a 'scrotum' in UK EN it is most definitely derogatory !!!

                            TIG

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                              chuck vali
                              last edited by

                              Alex,

                              Wow, you've made some very impressive designs and models!

                              I think I've already seen plugins for interior objects objects such as cabinets, doors, etc. And furniture design seems to be so much about uniqueness that I'm not sure what I would make the script do. Perhaps I just don't understand the issue enough. What kind of features would a such a script have?

                              Chuck

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