[Plugin][$] Tools On Surface - v2.6a - 01 Apr 24

Hexmeister · 9 Feb 2011, 06:25

Life saving stuFF!!!

d12dozr · 12 Feb 2011, 21:04

I'm having trouble with the arc tool, the arc has some kinks in it, please see attached picture and SU file. Am I doing something wrong?

TOS question.skp

Dave R · 12 Feb 2011, 21:22

I don't think it is you. I get it, too. Yours is selected. The ones above it show the problem to varying degrees. The one below it doesn't seem to have a problem, though. strange.

d12dozr · 12 Feb 2011, 22:17

Yeah, it seems the problem gets worse the farther around the surface you go...I just wonder if there is a setting that I am missing or a workaround

d12dozr · 12 Feb 2011, 22:53

Ah, fredo explains the problem in the documentation...it happens when the arc is so shallow that the centerpoint is off the surface (see attachment)

If anyone knows a workaround, I'd love to hear it

lytk · 24 Feb 2011, 08:39

such an useful script, thanks for your post

derei · 12 Mar 2011, 22:34

Possible bug? TOS acts strange when I try do traw over group. It works fine on raw geometry, but on group I have strange projections. See the attachments.

Dave R · 12 Mar 2011, 22:46

I didn't think it was supposed to draw on groups or components.

As a work around, though, you could open the group or component and draw your lines. Then select them and use Edit>Cut. Close the group and use Edit>Paste in Place.

TIG · 12 Mar 2011, 22:50

@dave r said:

I didn't think it was supposed to draw on groups or components.

Quite!
The clue is in its name - it's NOT called Tools_on_Group or Tools_on_Instance,
So just draw ON a 'Surface' not ON other things...........

Rich O Brien · 12 Mar 2011, 22:54

My version doesn't draw on Groups/Components?

derei · 12 Mar 2011, 23:10

Well, it looks I just used a plugin in an inappropriate way. Do I still benefit of warranty ?
I promise I won't do it again!

pilou · 13 Mar 2011, 22:58

Tool Line on surface
Does this extra line necessary when I want close the circumference?
(so I must erase it after the close)

hebeijianke · 22 Apr 2011, 15:38

@unknownuser said:

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I am a Chinese user
When I use this plug-in
The Chinese in the display area is not displayed correctly
Can You check what is the reason

fredo6 · 22 Apr 2011, 16:15

@hebeijianke said:

@unknownuser said:

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I am a Chinese user
When I use this plug-in
The Chinese in the display area is not displayed correctly
Can You check what is the reason

I don't know. Apparently the translation in the lang file appears to be correct for "length" and "angle" at least on my version 1.8. Can you please check in ToolsOnSurface > Language Translation....

Does the 'wrong' text means something in Chinese, and if so, what does it means?

Is this the only occurence of translation problems?

Also, do you use TOS version 1.8 or an earlier version?

Thanks

Fredo

hebeijianke · 22 Apr 2011, 16:38

@unknownuser said:

@hebeijianke said:

@unknownuser said:

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Fredo

I'm using version 1.8a
The text displayed is not Chinese
There are several situations can not be displayed properly
I do not known the reason

The Translation is Correct

fredo6 · 22 Apr 2011, 19:18

Just in case, this may come from the fact that in your configuration, the Chinese language is defined with CN, not ZH.
The original file is defined with ZH.

Could you check what is the local language by typing Sketchup.get_locale in the Ruby console.

Thanks

Fredo

g863210 · 23 Apr 2011, 15:00

THANK YOU! IT IS POWERFUL!

hebeijianke · 23 Apr 2011, 15:39

@unknownuser said:

Just in case, this may come from the fact that in your configuration, the Chinese language is defined with CN, not ZH.
The original file is defined with ZH.

Could you check what is the local language by typing Sketchup.get_locale in the Ruby console.

Thanks

Fredo

It Is still displayed incorrectly

TIG · 23 Apr 2011, 15:50

Fredo

There are several common two-part locale code LCID strings [the 'code' and 'LCID string' can vary] - e.g.

Chinese (simplified) - ZH-CN
Chinese (traditional) - ZH-TW
English (UK) - EN-GB
English (US) - EN-US
Portuguese (Brazil) - PT-BR
Portuguese (Portugal) - PT-PT

Some of them like EN-GB are no longer implemented by Google, as we are now lumped in with America under EN-US...

Diggsey · 25 Apr 2011, 00:05

This plugin is exceptionally useful!

A couple of minor bugs:
Sometimes, if you draw a circle or ellipse over a hard edge, the curve will be divided into more than two parts. The plugin needs to start and end the curve at one of the intersections with the hard edge to prevent it. Also, the drawing tools seem to make duplicate faces occasionally. Oddly this seems to happen often on flat surfaces.