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    charly2008
    last edited by 4 Jul 2011, 11:10

    Hi,

    Another attempt.


    2011-07-04_130252.jpg


    shape.jpg


    temp_ppt.jpg

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      charly2008
      last edited by 4 Jul 2011, 21:30

      Hi,

      here again, the individual steps.

      Charly


      2011-07-04_231541.jpg


      ShapeBender1.skp

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        cancincon
        last edited by 5 Jul 2011, 02:16

        Hello,

        First of all I thank you a lot for the script, a great idea and a great work.

        However I am having trouble with making it work, probably because i am being a noob, but i would still appreciate some help.

        When I try to make the script work it tells me to "select something" even though I already selected the object.

        I tried many times but still get this error.

        Can anyone point me out what i am doing wrong?

        Thanks

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          Dave R
          last edited by 5 Jul 2011, 02:39

          Did you select a component before trying to run the plugin?

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            cancincon
            last edited by 5 Jul 2011, 02:56

            @dave r said:

            Did you select a component before trying to run the plugin?

            yes i did 😐

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              thomthom
              last edited by 5 Jul 2011, 06:25

              Did you perhaps select a group instead?

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

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                cancincon
                last edited by 5 Jul 2011, 07:07

                @thomthom said:

                Did you perhaps select a group instead?

                hmm...maybe...

                well i am not even sure, i just made a cylinder and clicked on it with selection tool so it turns blue (so this is where i thought i selected it)

                Sorry, i know it sounds stupid but i would still appreciate some pointers about how to use this plug-in : (

                Thanks

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                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by 5 Jul 2011, 08:30

                  You need a 'Group' of geometry that you want to 'bend', a straight 'Line' parallel with the X-axis [Red] that determines the extents of the bending [note that this line cannor be connected to anything else!] and a 'curve' [i.e. an Arc, Bezier or collection of Edges 'Welded' into a Curve] that the bend will follow.

                  To make a group select your required geometry [e.g. your cylinder] right-click and 'Make Group'; it now selects as a single object because the geometry is inside it [you can also use a component-instance instead of a group - then use 'Make Component'!]...

                  The relative placement of the group[or component], the line and the curve affect the resultant bending.

                  Select the group[or component] and start the 'Shape Bender' tool.
                  Follow the prompts - pick the line - then pick the curve - swap the start/end with arrow-keys IF required [e.g. the ghost-image of the potential bent result looks 'twisted'].
                  Press <enter> and the group is copied in a 'bent' form, as a new 'shape bender component'...Capture.PNG

                  TIG

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                    thomthom
                    last edited by 5 Jul 2011, 08:31

                    You made a cylinder - as in you drew a circle and push-pulled it? Then what? Did you group it or make it into a component?

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

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                      cancincon
                      last edited by 5 Jul 2011, 08:57

                      @tig said:

                      You need a 'Group' of geometry that you want to 'bend', a straight 'Line' parallel with the X-axis [Red] that determines the extents of the bending [note that this line cannor be connected to anything else!] and a 'curve' [i.e. an Arc, Bezier or collection of Edges 'Welded' into a Curve] that the bend will follow.

                      To make a group select your required geometry [e.g. your cylinder] right-click and 'Make Group'; it now selects as a single object because the geometry is inside it [you can also use a component-instance instead of a group - then use 'Make Component'!]...

                      The relative placement of the group[or component], the line and the curve affect the resultant bending.

                      Select the group[or component] and start the 'Shape Bender' tool.
                      Follow the prompts - pick the line - then pick the curve - swap the start/end with arrow-keys IF required [e.g. the ghost-image of the potential bent result looks 'twisted'].
                      Press <enter> and the group is copied in a 'bent' form, as a new 'shape bender component'...[attachment=0:31120sgk]<!-- ia0 -->Capture.PNG<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:31120sgk]

                      Phew...that did it

                      Thanks to everyone who bothered to give an answer, I appreciate it : ))

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                        avraz
                        last edited by 7 Jul 2011, 08:40

                        first of all thanks alot for your work -i just bought your repeat copy plug for landscaping and im very happy with it
                        i also got the shape bender which i really enjoy playing with .
                        the problem is-it works on 2 computers in version 7 but on my version 8 which i got alot of plugins installed in it , as soon as i pick the component and the 2 lines it starting to process and get stuck on 1-7% and writes that it is looking for components to explode
                        i tried with a component and with a group i tried reenstalling it ,the shapes i used r as simple as they come and my computer is very strong
                        my best guess is that is is clashing with another plugin
                        i got about 100 plugins so if you know of such plug that might be causing such a problem it will help alot

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                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by 7 Jul 2011, 09:30

                          Have you installed progressbar.rb on both PCs ?

                          TIG

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                            avraz
                            last edited by 7 Jul 2011, 13:26

                            @tig said:

                            Have you installed progressbar.rb on both PCs ?

                            yes i did
                            on the same computer i got v7 that works but got very few plugs in its library and v8 with alot of plugs that doesnt work correctly

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                              araz
                              last edited by 7 Jul 2011, 14:47

                              @tobobo said:

                              Do you have to mist uptodate Compent Spray plugin?, as i believe there is a clash with bender and the previous plugin.

                              i removed the component spray and it worked
                              thanks alot for the advice-problem solved

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                                Tobobo
                                last edited by 7 Jul 2011, 18:27

                                Do you have the most up to date Compent Spray plugin? as i believe there is a clash with bender and the previous version of the plugin.

                                Toby

                                Philippians 4:13

                                I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

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                                  Tobobo
                                  last edited by 7 Jul 2011, 18:28

                                  the new version of component spray works with the bender plugin
                                  @araz said:

                                  i removed the component spray and it worked
                                  thanks alot for the advice-problem solved

                                  Apologise for the poor typing, i've corrected the post 😳

                                  Toby

                                  Philippians 4:13

                                  I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

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                                    onezero
                                    last edited by 24 Jul 2011, 23:40

                                    @tig said:

                                    You have unzipped the files into folder named after the zip and moved that folder into Plugins.
                                    The only shape bender related stuff you should have in Plugins is the loader rb file and the subfolder, like this [attachment=0:2fm4zizk]<!-- ia0 -->Capture1.PNG<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:2fm4zizk] and that subfolder should contain these files [attachment=1:2fm4zizk]<!-- ia1 -->Capture.PNG<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:2fm4zizk] I.E. you move the file and subfolder that were in the zip into Plugins AND NOT the unzipped folder [clf_shape_bender_v005] itself...

                                    Howdy everyone,
                                    I'm sort of a newbie to SU. Well, I'm a newbie when it comes to using a MAC and SU. I've played with SU for years on a PC and recently I've made the move to Macintosh ( macbook pro) and the above help from TIG has by far been the most valuable advice and visual guide for getting this plugin to work.
                                    I was repeatedly moving the whole zip file folder to the plugins and was absolutely confounded as to why it did not work. I installed and reinstalled again and again with the same result. I never had this frustrating difficulty on a PC.
                                    Anyway, THANK YOU TIG and everyone else!! I am now on my way to enjoying (hopefully) the SU experience on my Apple.

                                    I wish there was an energetic young person with a lot of time on their hands that could put all the MAC problems into a thread or topic so it would be easier to pinpoint some problems but I know that would be a huge task - just some wishful thinking on my part.

                                    Keep up the good work everyone! This is a great website with an absolutely encouraging and positive atmosphere--renews my hope for mankind, in a way. πŸ˜„

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                                      saj33
                                      last edited by 28 Jul 2011, 04:23

                                      Can somebody help? I've been trying to let my staircase follow a curved path. I selected the component, used the plugin then, when it comes to selecting a line on the red axis, my mouse can't select it. Nothing happens. Note, it does select when I'm not using the plugin. What do you think's the problem?

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                                        TIG Moderator
                                        last edited by 28 Jul 2011, 10:40

                                        This line you must pick that is parallel to the red axis must be completely 'unattached' - i.e. it cannot join onto another line, or edge a face etc.
                                        It also has to be a piece of separate geometry in the active-entities context [i.e. with the group/component that you want to bend].
                                        The same points apply to the 'curve' you will need to pick next...

                                        TIG

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                                          breeze
                                          last edited by 20 Aug 2011, 20:42

                                          thank you very much

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