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    • TIGT Online
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      @subsonic mike said:

      Once extracted I moved the entire extracted folder to its location

      NO ?
      I suspect you need to move the contents of that folder into Plugins...
      In the Plugins folder there should be one file called flattery.rb and a folder called flattery containing loads of other files.
      If you unzipped a file called flattery.zip into a folder called flattery then it's one level too deep.... πŸ˜•

      TIG

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      • Subsonic MikeS Offline
        Subsonic Mike
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        I think its best I start again
        just one thing, is it usual to get an error when you try to extract it directly to the plugins folder?

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        • thomthomT Offline
          thomthom
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          @subsonic mike said:

          just one thing, is it usual to get an error when you try to extract it directly to the plugins folder?

          No.
          Exactly what error do you get?
          (Error messages are very useful in debugging a problem, so please include them when posting.)

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

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          • Subsonic MikeS Offline
            Subsonic Mike
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            OK I extracted the files for the 11th time to get the error but this time it extracted fine!
            BUT the files dont show up when I look in the plugins folder. So I open 7 zip to extract them again but 7 zip shows them in the plugins folder.
            WHAT'S HAPPENING TO MY COMPUTER!

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            • TIGT Online
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              @subsonic mike said:

              OK I extracted the files for the 11th time to get the error but this time it extracted fine!
              BUT the files dont show up when I look in the plugins folder. So I open 7 zip to extract them again but 7 zip shows them in the plugins folder.
              WHAT'S HAPPENING TO MY COMPUTER!

              I think you have a Compatibility Files issue with Vista - it tucked them away in a Compatibility folder to protect you!
              Look in the top bar of the Plugins folder window are there any weird folders or icons there...
              Vista can be a pain when it decides that you shouldn't add files to some folders...

              TIG

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              • Subsonic MikeS Offline
                Subsonic Mike
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                I cant seem to see any weird folders icons.

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                • TIGT Online
                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by

                  Ensure that you don't have any flattery folder or file in your Plugins folder - if you do move them out...
                  Download the zip file to say your desktop.
                  Extract it to a folder with the name of the zip file.
                  Open the folder and select the file and folder in it.
                  Copy.
                  Open the Plugins folder and Paste.
                  You should now have the correct file+folder installed.
                  Restart Sketchup and 'flattery' might need activating from the Preferences > Extensions section.
                  Its toolbar is activated off View > Toolbars...

                  TIG

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                  • Subsonic MikeS Offline
                    Subsonic Mike
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                    IT WORKS! 😍
                    Thank you so much guys for helping me get it working! Thank you!

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                    • TIGT Online
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                      Hoooooooooray!

                      TIG

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                      • G Offline
                        Gaiv
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                        hi everybody, i study architecture and i really love this plugin, it's very very cool because it's help me a lot to makes paper craft πŸ˜„ ... thank you conceptor but i just have a little problem, i don't understand how to use the " index Edges" function πŸ˜• and it's very important for me because i have a very complex modeling to do and it's impossible without this function... someone can help me?

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                        • TIGT Online
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                          As explained on the tools web-page

                          @unknownuser said:

                          When your model is fully constructed, and you are about to unfold it, select the entire thing and press the Index Edges button. This marks all of the edges in your model so that later, when your model is unfolded, Flattery will know what used to be connected. This is critical for the Reunite Edges tool, and helpful for the Add Tabs tool.

                          So do it at the start and thenunfold...

                          TIG

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                          • G Offline
                            Gaiv
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                            it's what i do, but there is nothing πŸ˜’ when the volume is complete i select all the model and i press the index Edges button but nothing appear =s
                            maybe it's a bug?

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                            • TIGT Online
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                              I think you misunderstand.
                              The Index tool 'marks' all edges so that the tool knows which edges were common before unfolding and for tabbing etc. It doesn't add any 'text' at all ???

                              However, here's a way... once you have unfolded/tabbed the form as desired, then you select all of the flattened edges [faces , un-indexed edges etc are ignored so you don't need to be too careful]... now run this snippet of code in the Ruby Console - copy/paste it

                              m=Sketchup.active_model;es=m.active_entities;ss=m.selection;ss.to_a.each{|e|next if e.class!=Sketchup;;Edge;id=e.get_attribute("Unfold","edge_id",nil);next if !id;  pt=e.start.position.offset(e.line[1],e.length/2);es.add_text(id.to_s,pt,[0,0,0])}
                              

                              Text representing the edges' id code will be added centrally to the pairs edges that share each code... 1, 2, 3 etc

                              TIG

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                              • BepB Offline
                                Bep
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                                Hello Tig,

                                I am getting this message in the ruby console.
                                Am i doing something wrong?

                                m=Sketchup.active_model;es=m.active_entities;ss=m.selection;ss.to_a.each{|e|next if e.class!=Sketchup;;Edge;id=e.get_attribute("Unfold","edge_id",nil);next if !id;  pt=e.start.position.offset(e.line[1],e.length/2);es.add_text(id.to_s,pt,[0,0,0])}
                                Error; #<NoMethodError; undefined method `active_m' for Sketchup;Module>
                                (eval);184[/ruby]
                                

                                Bep

                                "History is written by the winners"

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                                • TIGT Online
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                                  @bep said:

                                  Hello Tig,

                                  I am getting this message in the ruby console.
                                  Am i doing something wrong?

                                  m=Sketchup.active_model;es=m.active_entities;ss=m.selection;ss.to_a.each{|e|next if e.class!=Sketchup;;Edge;id=e.get_attribute("Unfold","edge_id",nil);next if !id;  pt=e.start.position.offset(e.line[1],e.length/2);es.add_text(id.to_s,pt,[0,0,0])}
                                  > Error; #<NoMethodError; undefined method `active_m' for Sketchup;Module>
                                  > (eval);184[/ruby]
                                  

                                  Bep

                                  Sorry 😳
                                  A typo crept in between testing and posting...
                                  The correct code 'm=Sketchup.active_model**;**' has now been edited in... πŸ˜’

                                  TIG

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                                  • BepB Offline
                                    Bep
                                    last edited by

                                    Thanks Tig ,

                                    Now it works πŸ‘ (I just cant see the typo ❓ )
                                    The ruby also gives a number to the sides that are still connected.
                                    Could it skip these sides ?

                                    Greetings,

                                    Bep

                                    "History is written by the winners"

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                                    • G Offline
                                      Gaiv
                                      last edited by

                                      @tig said:

                                      @bep said:

                                      Hello Tig,

                                      I am getting this message in the ruby console.
                                      Am i doing something wrong?

                                      m=Sketchup.active_model;es=m.active_entities;ss=m.selection;ss.to_a.each{|e|next if e.class!=Sketchup;;Edge;id=e.get_attribute("Unfold","edge_id",nil);next if !id;  pt=e.start.position.offset(e.line[1],e.length/2);es.add_text(id.to_s,pt,[0,0,0])}
                                      > > Error; #<NoMethodError; undefined method `active_m' for Sketchup;Module>
                                      > > (eval);184[/ruby]
                                      

                                      Bep

                                      Sorry 😳
                                      A typo crept in between testing and posting...
                                      The correct code 'm=Sketchup.active_model**;**' has now been edited in... πŸ˜’

                                      hi i've tried the ruby console code but nothing happened and there is still no number on the faces =s when i write the code in the ruby i have this message :
                                      m=Sketchup.active_model;es=m.active_entities;ss=m.selection;ss.to_a.each{|e|next if e.class!=Sketchup::Edge;id=e.get_attribute("Unfold","edge_id",nil);next if !id; pt=e.start.position.offset(e.line[1],e.length/2);es.add_text(id.to_s,pt,[0,0,0])}
                                      [#Sketchup::Group:0x1e45fad8]

                                      but no number is it normal ? i work on mac maybe it's the problem? i don't know but pleasee help meeeee 😞

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                                      • TIGT Online
                                        TIG Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        You have selected one group.
                                        You must select faces/edges - perhaps inside that group...

                                        TIG

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                                        • bmikeB Offline
                                          bmike
                                          last edited by

                                          no luck here, SU8 pro.

                                          downloaded, extracted. copied the 'flattery' folder (left the MACOSx folder along) into plugins.
                                          noticed there was no flattery.rb, found it inside the flattery folder, moved it to plugins.
                                          shows up in my window>preference as being checked on, but can't seem to load it.

                                          mike beganyi design + consulting llc

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                                          • TIGT Online
                                            TIG Moderator
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                                            If you reread the README file... it says to put flattery.rb and the flattery folder [with its contents intact] into the Plugins folder...
                                            It needs activating from Preferences > Extensions and then View > Toolbar...Capture.PNG

                                            TIG

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