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    • thomthomT Offline
      thomthom
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      @cobb89 said:

      is close gaps same as the commercial plugin CloseOpens available on smustard??...I haven't used CloseOpens.. ๐Ÿ˜’

      I don't know what CloseOpens is... ๐Ÿ˜•

      Thomas Thomassen โ€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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      • thomthomT Offline
        thomthom
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        @ahnvtk said:

        After you select the tool it seems you can't select the measurement toolbar; apparently you're just supposed to type. If the toolbar can be selected that will be a bit more intuitive.

        That's not something I can control. It's how SketchUp works. All tools that use the VCB acts like that.

        Thomas Thomassen โ€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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          ahnvtk
          last edited by

          @thomthom said:

          That's not something I can control. It's how SketchUp works. All tools that use the VCB acts like that.

          Ok. Thanks.

          Responding to the previous - CloseOpens is, uh, I dunno either.. do you mean Close Edge Gaps? The video gives at least good guidance on figuring it out.

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          • thomthomT Offline
            thomthom
            last edited by

            Yea - I wasn't sure how to describe it, because I made the tool to solve a specific problem I had, so I made the video to demonstrate it inaction. I try to make videos more often these days as they are so much more effective in demonstrating the usage.

            Thomas Thomassen โ€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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            • halroachH Offline
              halroach
              last edited by

              this set of plugins works amazingly well! you're the man thomthom!

              Just one question about inspect and close edge gaps:
              When I hover the mouse over some of the dots there is the "best solution" and there are other solutions visible.
              if I want to choose a different solution than the recommended, how do I get about doing that?

              I would recommend using alt or ctrl as a toggle for choosing different options, if it's for choosing an alternate path, or for deleting. (I may have missed parts of the videos... so forgive me if the answer is out there somewhere)

              Thanks!

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              • mitcorbM Offline
                mitcorb
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                For the sake of clarification: "Close Opens" is a script by Todd Burch $20us at Smustard.com

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                • thomthomT Offline
                  thomthom
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                  @unknownuser said:

                  if I want to choose a different solution than the recommended, how do I get about doing that?

                  There isn't any way for that at the moment. Sorry.

                  Thomas Thomassen โ€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                  List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                    HFM
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                    Hey Thomas, thanks for this plugin [it is saving me a heap of time redrawing a city map ๐Ÿ˜„ ]

                    I do have one question though, is there a way for the plugin to ignore lines outside the component or group when splitting faces in two? At the moment I'm redrawing a map to have nice 90o corners [which makes pulling up to 3d a hell of a lot easier ๐Ÿ˜„] And while it usually is very clear which line is which, when an original line comes close to the 90o that I want it is harder to see which line you're continuing.

                    http://forums.sketchucation.com/download/file.php?mode=view&id=65863&sid=1128763a1204bff415e7b7098ae972ee

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                    • thomthomT Offline
                      thomthom
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                      hm... your image isn't loading for me...

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                      • H Offline
                        HFM
                        last edited by

                        Oh well, it wasn't related to the question.

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                        • thomthomT Offline
                          thomthom
                          last edited by

                          Ah - I see.
                          I didn't quite understand the question so I thought it was related.

                          You're saying the tool picks up edges from outside the current context?

                          Thomas Thomassen โ€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                          • H Offline
                            HFM
                            last edited by

                            Well, here's an image to make things clearer.

                            Redrawing city map.png

                            I have a map of a city, imported from Autocad with homes drawn on it. For the scale the .dwg is normally printed at it doesn't matter if a corner is not exactly 90o [this is my replacement for a degrees symbol btw ๐Ÿ˜„ ]. So, in Sketchup I create a group on top of this map, use TIG's plugin from 2D tools to create a rectangle and then fill it, or divide it, with your tool. Using this method I take one edge of the rectangle and recreate this inside the rectangle. The only problem, as mentioned before, is that if the new line is getting close to an old line, there is a change you can click a line that is not 90o with the rest of the rectangle. This would later in my process prevent me from easily drawing roofs on these houses.

                            So the question was, is there a way for you plugin to look only inside the group/component when selecting the first line you want to recreate inside a shape?

                            Hope this clears things up ๐Ÿ˜„

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                            • EarthMoverE Offline
                              EarthMover
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                              Thom, just finished a project where the Edge Tools came in so handy. What a time saver you've created. Thanks again.

                              I was wondering if it would be possible to create an additional tool that acts like the Divide Face tool, but does it simultaneously on two opposing faces connected by a shared (corner) edge. I do a lot of corner trim and siding details that require this and do it manually at the moment. It would also be handy for subdividing purposes. Something simple that does like in the image in a single click with a distance input. I guess you could say it's an "offset corner". I figured I'd ask you first as it seems like a logical addition to this toolset.


                              Corner Edge Sample.jpg

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                              • thomthomT Offline
                                thomthom
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                                Lately I've not had as much time as I used to. So I don't feel I can commit to anything right now. Sorry. ๐Ÿ˜ž

                                Thomas Thomassen โ€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                  derei
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                                  @thomthom said:

                                  Lately I've not had as much time as I used to. So I don't feel I can commit to anything right now. Sorry. ๐Ÿ˜ž

                                  Well, this feature would be nice to be added to Artisan! ๐Ÿ˜„ As a free-update. Maybe somebody reads this! ๐Ÿ’š

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                                  • EarthMoverE Offline
                                    EarthMover
                                    last edited by

                                    No worries bro. Just a thought for the next update whenever you get around to it.

                                    3D Artist at Clearstory 3D Imaging
                                    Guide Tool at Winning With Sketchup
                                    Content Creator at Skapeup

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                                    • H Offline
                                      harnstein
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                                      Just wanted to say thanks! Comes in very handy!

                                      Great work you're doing, man ๐Ÿ˜„

                                      still sketchin'

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                                      • R Offline
                                        rock1
                                        last edited by

                                        wow!!! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ ๐Ÿ˜ฒ Truly out of the world. The most useful one I found was that this plugin automatically detects edges and heals them ๐Ÿ˜ . Thanks a lot thomthom!!

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

                                          Thom,

                                          when using 'split faces into multiple' then inputting an array only # works (not #). Not a major thing but thought you'd like to know.

                                          It's the same for #/

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                                          • thomthomT Offline
                                            thomthom
                                            last edited by

                                            @unknownuser said:

                                            Thom,

                                            when using 'split faces into multiple' then inputting an array only # works (not #). Not a major thing but thought you'd like to know.

                                            It's the same for #/

                                            hmm... never knew that was a input format. That shouldn't be too hard to add.

                                            Thomas Thomassen โ€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                            List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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