[Plugin] extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb

alexdobras · 30 Oct 2010, 20:49

@tig said:

Are you making a 'group' or a 'component' - it needs a 'group'...
It won't work with 'component instances' only on two groups...

owww sorry, i wasn't paying attention to the explenantion of the plugin. I read component instead of group.
So everything needs to be as a group.
Thanks TIG

adskad · 8 Jan 2011, 01:55

TIG,

I am very excited to use this plugin, but sadly, I seem to lack the skill - I have sketchup 8 pro, I have made 2 groups of edges and named them 'path' and 'profile', it seems to be working giving a "multiplying edges" message, but then - nothing. I am including a pic, but it isn't revealing much to me.

Thank you for your time

Adam

baz · 8 Jan 2011, 02:21

@adskad said:

TIG,

I am very excited to use this plugin, but sadly, I seem to lack the skill - I have sketchup 8 pro, I have made 2 groups of edges and named them 'path' and 'profile', it seems to be working giving a "multiplying edges" message, but then - nothing. I am including a pic, but it isn't revealing much to me.
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Thank you for your time

Adam

Dont wish to butt in, but I was having a play with tigs plugin. I duplicated your attempt, and it works fine for me....
I notice that your left hand group seems to have a larger than necessary bounding box, do you have some extraneous geometry in there which is confusing the plugin?
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adskad · 8 Jan 2011, 03:10

Baz,

I have three lines grouped, so it looks like it may have hidden stuff, but I checked. Do you think it might be windows 64 bit that is the problem?

Adam

baz · 8 Jan 2011, 03:51

@adskad said:

Baz,

I have three lines grouped, so it looks like it may have hidden stuff, but I checked. Do you think it might be windows 64 bit that is the problem?

Adam

I dont know much about 64bit stuff, but I have'nt noticed anything on this forum about problems with it.
Why not post the skp? I bet you its something in there. Or start again from scratch and see how you go. Tigs plugins are some of the best you will come across, so I think it must be something you are doing, (or not doing).
baz

thomthom · 8 Jan 2011, 12:48

@adskad said:

Do you think it might be windows 64 bit that is the problem?

No - SU's runs like a normal 32bit application anyway.

TIG · 8 Jan 2011, 14:04

adskad
Can you post the simple SKP you are having the problem with...
With EEbyE two simple groups containing some edges/curves with interact to form a mesh - are you sure you haven't 'nest-grouped' them or something.
This is one of the simplest EEby... tools...

adskad · 8 Jan 2011, 14:20

I installed it on a 32 bit computer, and it works perfectly. I appreciate the help - I will re-install on my current computer and try again.

It is fantastic BTW - thank you TIG!

rv1974 · 27 Jan 2011, 08:41

Thank you TIG as always.
Some humble sugestion if I may:
Your scripts would gain even more popularity if you'd put concentrated set of gif's (like this for example http://www.polyboost.com/)

TIG · 27 Jan 2011, 09:14

@rv1974 said:

Thank you TIG as always.
Some humble sugestion if I may:
Your scripts would gain even more popularity if you'd put concentrated set of gif's (like this for example http://www.polyboost.com/)

There are several movie tut's 'in progress' - meanwhile there are quite a lot of static step-by-step tut's...

deanlegg · 18 Feb 2011, 16:26

Hi all

Love the plugin really good
2 things, I can't get the toolbar to show up, I have the outer box where about 6 icons would be but no icons
And could you direct me to some good tutorials

Cheers

TIG · 18 Feb 2011, 17:01

@deanlegg said:

Hi all
Love the plugin really good
2 things, I can't get the toolbar to show up, I have the outer box where about 6 icons would be but no icons
And could you direct me to some good tutorials
Cheers

Have you kept all of the icon image/lingvo files [~51 of them] etc in the TIGtools subfolder inside Plugins - not having done so is the usual cause of this issue... Do a new install, extract the zip file's contents into a temporary folder - perhaps on your Desktop - keeping all the files in the appropriate subfolder. Then move or copy that subfolder and the other rb files into Plugins folder... If this fixes it then I suggest you look through the Plugins folder and tidy up any files that are in TIGtools and also incorrectly installed in there

khashayar · 10 Apr 2011, 09:43

hi
thank you for the great great plugin. i was trying to make a tent structure with it but i couldn't do it.
here i attached the sketchup file. i'd be really glad if you could check it out and tell me if it's possible to make a tent out of it or ....not.
thanks

tent.skp

TIG · 10 Apr 2011, 11:14

Kahashayar

EEbyEdges is not the right tool to make that form.
Try its cousin - EEbyRails - and make each side one of four meshes, as this example

khashayar · 10 Apr 2011, 14:53

thank you TIG. that was a big help .

@tig said:

Kahashayar
EEbyEdges is not the right tool to make that form.
Try its cousin - EEbyRails - and make each side one of four meshes, as this example

66searcher · 13 Jun 2011, 20:30

thanks TIG

mitcorb · 28 Nov 2011, 13:17

Hi, irwanwr:
In answer to your question and based on the image by TIG above, this plugin "Extrude Edges by Edges" is not the one. As TIG showed in that image, you would need "Extrude Edges by Rails" and assemble the form.
I also replied in your Carnival Tent posting.

Iho · 4 Dec 2011, 18:16

why it doesn't work?

In pictures line are two simple lines regruped in two different group.

TIG · 4 Dec 2011, 19:28

It works fine for me ?
How large are your grouped arcs ?
Can you post your simple SKP for us to test...

kieran28 · 6 Sept 2012, 13:23

hope this doesn't sound stupid but does this plugin work on mac OS?