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    • D Offline
      d12dozr
      last edited by

      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?


      Capture.JPG


      TOS question.skp

      3D Printing with SketchUp Book
      http://goo.gl/f7ooYh

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      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
        last edited by

        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.


        TOS Arc.jpg

        Etaoin Shrdlu

        %

        (THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE)

        G28 X0.0 Y0.0 Z0.0

        M30

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        • D Offline
          d12dozr
          last edited by

          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

          3D Printing with SketchUp Book
          http://goo.gl/f7ooYh

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          • D Offline
            d12dozr
            last edited by

            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


            From the documentation...

            3D Printing with SketchUp Book
            http://goo.gl/f7ooYh

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              lytk
              last edited by

              such an useful script, thanks for your post

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              • dereiD Offline
                derei
                last edited by

                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.


                Tools On Surface - drawn on group


                Tools On Surface - drawn iniside group (on face)

                DESIGNER AND ARTIST [DEREI.UK](http://derei.uk/l)

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                • Dave RD Offline
                  Dave R
                  last edited by

                  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.

                  Etaoin Shrdlu

                  %

                  (THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE)

                  G28 X0.0 Y0.0 Z0.0

                  M30

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                  • TIGT Offline
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    @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........... πŸ˜’

                    TIG

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                    • Rich O BrienR Online
                      Rich O Brien Moderator
                      last edited by

                      My version doesn't draw on Groups/Components?

                      Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                      • dereiD Offline
                        derei
                        last edited by

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

                        DESIGNER AND ARTIST [DEREI.UK](http://derei.uk/l)

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                        • pilouP Offline
                          pilou
                          last edited by

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

                          Frenchy Pilou
                          Is beautiful that please without concept!
                          My Little site :)

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                            hebeijianke
                            last edited by

                            @unknownuser said:

                            ...

                            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


                            QQζˆͺε›Ύζœͺ命名0.png

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                            • fredo6F Offline
                              fredo6
                              last edited by

                              @hebeijianke said:

                              @unknownuser said:

                              ...

                              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

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                                hebeijianke
                                last edited by

                                @unknownuser said:

                                @hebeijianke said:

                                @unknownuser said:

                                ...

                                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
                                4.png


                                1.png


                                2.png


                                3.png

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                                • fredo6F Offline
                                  fredo6
                                  last edited by

                                  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

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                                    g863210
                                    last edited by

                                    THANK YOU! IT IS POWERFUL! 😍

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                                    • H Offline
                                      hebeijianke
                                      last edited by

                                      @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


                                      0.png

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                                      • TIGT Offline
                                        TIG Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        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...

                                        TIG

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                                          Diggsey
                                          last edited by

                                          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.

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                                            dynath
                                            last edited by

                                            Ok, i'm not sure if this is possible but I am wondering if it is possible to make a line drawing and paste it onto a 3d surface using these tools. I basicly want to draw a logo in sketchup, paste it onto a curved surface before manipulating the various thicknesses on it to make it 3D.

                                            any ideas?

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