[Plugin] QuadFaceTools

thomthom · 11 Oct 2011, 08:51

And both of you got QuadFace Tools 0.4.1, and TT_Lib 2.5.8? Using SketchUp 8? (Maintenance release 1?) You got admin rights? 100% sure the plugin has been updated? (Under Vista and Win7 there a Compatibility Files feature that puts files in a ghost folder - it has caused issues from time to time when...)

gilles · 11 Oct 2011, 09:07

SU 8.0.3161
have to update?

derei · 11 Oct 2011, 09:15

I wasn't aware that you released a fixed version. I don't know how to check the version (it doesn't appear in toolbar's name, or anywhere else). So I reinstalled the plugin, with one I downloaded now and it works just fine.

Thank you very much.

thomthom · 11 Oct 2011, 09:15

@gilles said:

SU 8.0.3161
have to update?

I'd recommend that you do. Always keep your software up to date.

However, for the mapping problems you have been experiencing. I think I might have found it. It's due to a bug in TT_Lib2.5 which I have fixed in the unreleased TT_Lib2.6. (I'd forgotten I'd fixed this bug which affected QuadFace Tools.)

Keep an eye out for an update to TT_Lib2.

thomthom · 11 Oct 2011, 09:17

@unknownuser said:

I wasn't aware that you released a fixed version. I don't know how to check the version (it doesn't appear in toolbar's name, or anywhere else). So I reinstalled the plugin, with one I downloaded now and it works just fine.

Thank you very much.

When you go to Window > Preferences > Extensions you can find the version from there.
I'll add an About menu to the next version.

Btw, QuadFace tools now supports Fredo's update checker.

derei · 11 Oct 2011, 10:15

@thomthom said:

When you go to Window > Preferences > Extensions you can find the version from there.
I'll add an About menu to the next version.

If you want to add it only for version, you can add version in toolbar name.

thomthom · 11 Oct 2011, 10:22

@unknownuser said:

@thomthom said:

When you go to Window > Preferences > Extensions you can find the version from there.
I'll add an About menu to the next version.

If you want to add it only for version, you can add version in toolbar name.

Nah - I don't want to add version to menus and toolbars. Because then shortcut keys would break at every update. SketchUp reference them by their names.

thomthom · 11 Oct 2011, 10:32

Important!
All users should update TT_Lib2 to version 2.6.0

Rich O Brien · 11 Oct 2011, 11:04

Thank You

Gaieus · 11 Oct 2011, 11:49

gilles · 11 Oct 2011, 13:02

it's ok now with TT_LIB 2.6 it is not yet in plugin index so i had 2.58

thanks

thomthom · 11 Oct 2011, 13:25

@gilles said:

it's ok now with TT_LIB 2.6 it is not yet in plugin index so i had 2.58

I released TT_Lib2 2.6 just a few hours ago...

fredo6 · 11 Oct 2011, 18:55

@thomthom said:

@unknownuser said:

Tom,

Here is the model where I have problem (I get the UV axes, but the texture does not appear).
[attachment=0:3fo0zvrn]Quad-mapping Fred.png[/attachment:3fo0zvrn]

Fredo

Might be related to the nil errors people are reporting...

This is the message I get


Error; #<TypeError; nil can't be coerced into Float>
D;/Documents/Doc/AA_SKU/Ruby/AAA_SCRIPT6/TT_QuadFaceTools/uv_mapping.rb;820;in `/'
D;/Documents/Doc/AA_SKU/Ruby/AAA_SCRIPT6/TT_QuadFaceTools/uv_mapping.rb;820;in `point_on_axis'

EDIT: this is with v0.4. I did not upgrade yet

Fredo

fredo6 · 11 Oct 2011, 19:00

@charly2008 said:

Hi Fredo,

I think you need before placing the texture on the face. Then you can scale the texture. Whether it is possible to be centered I do not know.

Thanks. Once I have the texture on the shape, what should I do next?

Fredo

thomthom · 11 Oct 2011, 19:06

@unknownuser said:

EDIT: this is with v0.4. I did not upgrade yet

How about 0.4.1?
(I'm prepping up 0.5 which included quite a few validations and error catching. Should be more informative when things doesn't work.)

@unknownuser said:

Thanks. Once I have the texture on the shape, what should I do next?

Then you can click the axis (red and green line) to scale it. Or use the VCB.

jorge2011 · 11 Oct 2011, 19:45

thom excellent, now works fine.

thank you very much for your fast response

charly2008 · 13 Oct 2011, 13:35

Hi,

I made another attempt with my Viking ship hull. This tool is really amazing. A small error I could not resolve.

wiking.skp

thomthom · 13 Oct 2011, 14:13

huh! ... peculiar... I'll look into it.

Nice boat!

thomthom · 13 Oct 2011, 15:53

@charly2008 said:

I made another attempt with my Viking ship hull. This tool is really amazing. A small error I could not resolve.

How did you map it? With the UV Mapping tool, or with the UV Copy & Paste tools?

thomthom · 13 Oct 2011, 15:59

I found the cause - you got some messed up geometry there.

Look at this screenshot:

Here I made a left to right selection over the selected quad. Notice the Entity Info correctly displaying 7 entities. ( 2 triangles, 5 edges )

Now look at this one - where I made the same selection around the troublesome area:

Notice there is 20 (!) entities. Something is messed up in your geometry there.