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    • D Offline
      Davi Melo
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      @unknownuser said:

      Try this...

      viewtopic.php?t=25801

      It works for me on v8

      I downloaded this file

      hmmmmm...
      Stopped working again

      I do not understand, it works when it want!
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      Davi Melo
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      • Rich O BrienR Online
        Rich O Brien Moderator
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        Works fine for me?

        [flash=800,600:2vx1cdem]http://www.youtube.com/v/HMWLepzpwds[/flash:2vx1cdem]

        Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp ๐Ÿ“–

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          Davi Melo
          last edited by

          I do not understand, sometimes works, sometimes does not work

          ๐Ÿ˜ข

          Davi Melo
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          SKP8 - Vray 1.48
          WIN 7 ULTIMATE 64x
          INTEL CORE 2 QUAD 2.33GHz
          RAM 8GB
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            andeciuala
            last edited by

            @unknownuser said:

            Works fine for me?

            [flash=800,600:1qd2nqzo]http://www.youtube.com/v/HMWLepzpwds[/flash:1qd2nqzo]

            You need a subdivided mesh man.

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

              Not neccessarily. On undivided meshes it works like the standard move tool shifting vertices. Or if you divide an edge it'll also work.

              It's a cool plugin but I understand what you mean. It works best on subdivision.

              Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp ๐Ÿ“–

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                pairpc
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                Thank you ๐Ÿ˜„

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                • TIGT Offline
                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by

                  Here is an updated version http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=36127#p36127
                  Some issues with it not being in a module, use of $ variables and a flaky observer have been fixed [I hope]... ๐Ÿค“

                  TIG

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                    sosegon
                    last edited by

                    Hi,

                    I'd like to know if anyone has information about the algorithm used in this plugin.

                    Cheers.

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                    • TIGT Offline
                      TIG Moderator
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                      @sosegon said:

                      Hi, I'd like to know if anyone has information about the algorithm used in this plugin. Cheers.
                      Get it and read it - it's a .rb file...

                      TIG

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                        sosegon
                        last edited by

                        @tig said:

                        @sosegon said:

                        Hi, I'd like to know if anyone has information about the algorithm used in this plugin. Cheers.
                        Get it and read it - it a .rb file...

                        Thanks, I tried that, but since I don't speak ruby, it's been very hard to understand what the plugin is doing. That's why I asked for info about the algorithm used in the plugin. I don't necessarily need a piece of code, a brief explanation would be enough.

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                        • TIGT Offline
                          TIG Moderator
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                          You make a series of grouped 'control-points' [guide-points] in a 3d grid around the selected group's bounding box, these are given special attributes so they can be 'observed' later.
                          Now later on when you change any of them [e.g. you might edit the group that contains them and 'move' some] an 'observer' kicks in, and it runs code that adjusts the geometry within the group by distorting all of the vertices relative to the 'control-points' current locations. Thus you can distort a grouped form by changing the 3d grid of 'control-points'.
                          The rules for determining the amount of the adjustment for each vertex is done by finding the changes in the vectors between the vertices and the 'control-points' and transforming each of the vertices accordingly...

                          TIG

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                            sosegon
                            last edited by

                            @tig said:

                            The rules for determining the amount of the adjustment for each vertex is done by finding the changes in the vectors between the vertices and the 'control-points' and transforming each of the vertices accordingly...

                            That part is the most important for what I need. Now I have a better idea, thanks. If you have any link to other resources about the algorithm, it would be great.

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                              charly2008
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                              Hi,

                              I installed the latest Ruby in the plugins folder in Sketchup 8. I do not get it to work. In the context menu the functions are all grayed out.

                              Charly


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                              He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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                              • TIGT Offline
                                TIG Moderator
                                last edited by

                                Charly

                                Not a tool specific issue...
                                The context-menu gray-out is a known Sketchup issue.
                                There is a finite number of 'commands' that can be added to the context-menu/toolbars.
                                If you exceed this some items become 'disabled'.
                                This was discovered a while ago as more and more scripts were added.
                                Some scripts were found to add multiple entries, these were quickly found and fixed [e.g. all Fredo's tools latest versions are no longer implicated].
                                I didn't write the original version of this tool but I can't see it makes more that it has too...
                                However, having a lot of scripts loading - even if they are optimized - you can still eventually reach the limit in any case... and get the 'graying'.
                                I suggest you decide which scripts you don't often need and disable them by renaming the with .TXT on the end. They won't then auto-load and you should thereby avoid the 'graying' issue. If you want to change them to auto-load again simply remove the .TXT from the tool's name so the .rb file auto-loads. If you want to occasionally load a .TXT file just load it from the Ruby Console with load "xxxx.rb.TXT" - where 'xxxx' is the original scripts name... it's then loaded for that session only.
                                There is also an 'optimizer' you could try [ http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=252413#p252413 ] - but it will still fail if you clog up the 'auto-loading set' too much... It also has further reading on this whole issue ๐Ÿ˜’

                                TIG

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                                  pilou
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                                  @TIG That's explain why this arrives with my numerous collections of plugins ๐Ÿ˜ณ
                                  Thx for for this enlighting explanation ๐Ÿ‘

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                                  • charly2008C Offline
                                    charly2008
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                                    Dear TIG,

                                    You have given me and many others, again very helpful tips with your expert explanations.

                                    That was a good time to cleanup my plugin directory. I had so many plugins that I have never used or very rarely. With many more I knew not what function they have. I've promised myself that from now I install plugins only when I need it really.

                                    In my context menu, all functions are now active again and SketchyFFD works fine now and Sketchup boots faster.

                                    Many Thanks again TIG.

                                    Charly

                                    He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      Charly

                                      Please be aware that there are some helper files that are 'required' by other files - e.g. 'progressbar.rb' is needed by Chris Fullmer's 'ShapeBender' and others, and 'deBabelizer.rb' by several of my own 'toolsets'.
                                      So if you remove/rename_with_.TXT any of those and there are other files that need them, then you will get error messages, either at startup or more rarely when the tool activates.
                                      If that happens the error-message is usually quite clear - telling you the missing file's name so it can readily find it and it can be reverted to as it was...

                                      However, so far it sounds like your 'tidy-up' has been problem free... but just in case of future oddities please bear in mind what I've just said above... ๐Ÿ˜‰

                                      TIG

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                                        Lorelalala
                                        last edited by

                                        Great tool, CPhillips!

                                        It has amazing results. I shall definitely try it.

                                        Thanks for sharing this.

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                                          mandinga2006
                                          last edited by

                                          THX!! ๐Ÿ˜„ ...good job! ๐Ÿ‘

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                                            congellous
                                            last edited by

                                            Thanks for the help TIG, but I have got the sketchy FFD on my right click but it still doesn't work, move the control points nothing happens and no update in the menu. If it's so simple how come there are pages and pages of conflicts on this web site. I know how to do the root installation but the Fredo set with the lib for instance, version compatibility and the folder set up is a bit cryptic. I'm sure there great tools but this is open programing without quality control.
                                            Also, you can read updates and instal instructions for outdated versions, PC versions etc ad nauseum or just ask someone to help which I'm sure is frustrating.

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