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    • jgbJ Offline
      jgb
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      Thomthom said "I have plans (desire) to......"

      I know THAT feeling all too well. πŸ˜†


      jgb

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      • mariochaM Offline
        mariocha
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        @unknownuser said:

        make the inspector work inside the active group/component instead of outside. That would improve usability.

        That would sure be a great improvement
        on an already so useful plugin! πŸ‘ πŸ‘ (icon of your username)
        Now youv'e made me eager .

        %(#008000)[Mario C.
        Every rule has exceptions, but some.]

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        • majidM Offline
          majid
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          this was realllllly handy to me .... nowadays I was modeling a chair part , to be produced by plastic, and need to be a solid, and it was really handy.
          thanx a bunch.

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            ericschimel
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            Nice work Thomas! I am going to check this out. I really hate trying to find small holes in groups!

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              Kev_Ov
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              Thank you so much!!!

              Leaks had been bugging me for days!

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                emartingr
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                @unknownuser said:

                Nice work Thomas! I am going to check this out. I really hate trying to find small holes in groups!

                Defects in solids are sometimes produced by carrying out SU boolean operations, and these are very difficult to find. SI is a most welcome tool. Thanks a lot!!

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                  d12dozr
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                  Thomthom, I use this plugin ALL the time...how do I send you a cookie?

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                    Dave R
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                    Marcus. I'll send one with yours. πŸ˜‰

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                    • thomthomT Offline
                      thomthom
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                      Cookies!!! πŸ˜„

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                      • mariochaM Offline
                        mariocha
                        last edited by

                        Cookies!!! β˜€

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                        • jgbJ Offline
                          jgb
                          last edited by

                          Can't tell you TT how ecstatic I am with SI.
                          Although I have some suggestions for improvement, it still amazes me how it can find tiny random elements that SU says are "~0 in" in length that prevent a solid from forming, that would be simply impossible to find without SI.

                          When Google upgraded SU to form solids, something like SI should have been a native function, far more important and useful than merging solids that are only available with Pro. But Google has always displayed excellent software for internally identifying errors, but rate a serious πŸ‘Ž πŸ‘Ž πŸ‘Ž πŸ‘Ž for telling us exactly what the error is and where to find it to fix.

                          My only suggestions to improve SI are;
                          1- allow it to function INSIDE the group/comp. Right now it is a repetitive set of operations to
                          ** select the group/comp,

                          • call-up SI (which is my "S" key shortcut),
                          • hit <return> to locate the next error,
                          • zero in on it and place the cursor on the red highlighted object,
                          • press <spacebar> to exit SI,
                          • enter EDIT mode and
                          • select the offender and then
                          • delete it, which is 99.999% of the time the required fix.
                          • Then, exit edit mode,
                          • reselect the group/comp and, IF the solid has not formed (Entity Info box),
                          • do it all over again.* This gets tedious. πŸŽ‰

                          If SI worked INSIDE the group/comp, you would only need to
                          ** select the group/comp,

                          • call-up SI,
                          • then hit <enter> to select the first offender,
                          • then <delete> to fix it,
                          • <enter><delete> <enter><delete>* etc.
                            ➑ I would not want SI to automatically delete offenders, as in rare cases this is not the desired fix.

                          2- If the group/comp is already or finally a valid solid, paint a green circle around it, and if in edit mode, exit the solid.


                          jgb

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                          • thomthomT Offline
                            thomthom
                            last edited by

                            Yup - I want SI to work inside the active group as well. On the todo list.
                            I just haven't had much time lately for plugins. 😞

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

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                              commandercup
                              last edited by

                              This is the greatest thing I have ever used.

                              Thanks for making this!

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                              • thomthomT Offline
                                thomthom
                                last edited by

                                Version 1.1.0
                                If nothing is selected then the current context will be inspected.

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

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                                  Rich O Brien Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  πŸ‘

                                  Thanks Thom

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                                    d12dozr
                                    last edited by

                                    Thanks, Thomthom

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                                    πŸ’š

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                                    • J Offline
                                      Jim
                                      last edited by

                                      Just noticed the update. Thanks, thomthom.

                                      Hi

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                                      • J Offline
                                        Jim
                                        last edited by

                                        It seems natural that when using Solid Inspector for nested models, that when I click on nothing it should go to the parent context and start checking that. And conversely, double-clicking a Group/Component while using ST could enter that context (except I know it's not possible in the current API 😞 ) What do you think?

                                        Hi

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                                        • thomthomT Offline
                                          thomthom
                                          last edited by

                                          Ah - navigate the current context like the native Selection too does. Yes - not bad idea. Closing is doable, but it does have a nasty bug where the event is not added to the undo stack when you use Ruby - which cause geometry havoc when you do try to undo/redo anything. πŸ˜•
                                          ( wouldn't mind if more peope, besides me, went nagging to Google about the open/close context issue.) πŸ˜‰

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

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                                            bogmusic
                                            last edited by

                                            In a hurry and just got to get this one out....
                                            doh! What do you mean not a solid you stupid machine, aaaaagh!

                                            Thanks thomthom, you have saved me so much trouble.
                                            Come to Yorkshire UK and I will buy you a pint!

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