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    • W Offline
      wyatt
      last edited by

      I really need to find a different hobby so I can stop taking out my frustrations on this plugin. I break it because I love it so much.... 😕 LOL

      This build is much faster and it no longer requires that the target surface be the default material - excellent! I haven't found a group yet to break it. Components, however don't work. Maybe that's intentional; maybe it's not necessary - in fact I can't think of a reason why I would need to drape a flat component, so this is more of an FYI-post. Just for kicks, I tried adding a construction point to a component and making a group of that, which caused an incorrect result.

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      • TIGT Offline
        TIG Moderator
        last edited by

        If you need to drape components simply explode and group immediately so it works.
        I might think about reworking it for instances too... 😕
        Non-edge/faces in the draped group should be ignored - so there was nothing to drape in your grouped compo+cpoint!
        It's also best to avoid them in the drapee too...

        TIG

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        • TIGT Offline
          TIG Moderator
          last edited by

          Here's v3.0 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=358314#p358314
          It's little changed... except that it is now an Extension.
          [The update is part of my Extension-izing of my toolsets...]
          You can now download it as either a ZIP or an RBZ archive.
          If you have the recent SUpv8M2 you can now simply install the tool's file/subfolder+files from the RBZ format archive using Preferences > Extensions > Install Extension button...
          Otherwise use the ZIP version as before, extracting and installing the files/subfolder_files manually into the Plugins folder...
          Note that as an Extension it must now be activated initially with the Preferences > Extensions > Super Drape checkbox.
          And as an Extension it can now be activate/deactivated as desired using that checkbox to optimize Sketchup's tool-loading and memory-usage...

          TIG

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          • BoxB Offline
            Box
            last edited by

            A tiny bit of feedback, the RBZ install works and says it is available to use, however you do need to restart SU for it to appear in the extensions list.

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            • TIGT Offline
              TIG Moderator
              last edited by

              An Extension becomes available immediately that it is activated in Preferences [or loaded/activated from an RBZ file] BUT when you deactivate an Extension from Preferences you must restart Sketchup for it to be no longer loaded...

              TIG

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              • BoxB Offline
                Box
                last edited by

                Ok, but what I was pointing out is,

                When you load it using the new tool in extension preferences, it tells you it is available (and may well be) but it doesn't show in the extensions list until you restart SU, and then it isn't ticked.
                At least this is what happened for me.

                I'm not complaining or anything, just making a note.

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                • TIGT Offline
                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by

                  BUT when I use it, it does appear in the extensions list [ticked] - it's at the very end as it was added on.
                  It's also at the very end of the Toolbars list.
                  After a restart they are ordered in 'load-order' again...
                  There is one oddity I am trying to fix ... after the install the toolbar's button isn't there [it's empty] until after a restart when it reappears !

                  TIG

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                  • utilerU Offline
                    utiler
                    last edited by

                    @tig said:

                    Here's v3.0 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=358314#p358314
                    It's little changed... except that it is now an Extension.
                    [The update is part of my Extension-izing of my toolsets...]
                    You can now download it as either a ZIP or an RBZ archive.
                    If you have the recent SUpv8M2 you can now simply install the tool's file/subfolder+files from the RBZ format archive using Preferences > Extensions > Install Extension button...
                    Otherwise use the ZIP version as before, extracting and installing the files/subfolder_files manually into the Plugins folder...
                    Note that as an Extension it must now be activated initially with the Preferences > Extensions > Super Drape checkbox.
                    And as an Extension it can now be activate/deactivated as desired using that checkbox to optimize Sketchup's tool-loading and memory-usage...

                    Cool TIG, So no need to delete the previous one?

                    purpose/expression/purpose/....

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                    • BoxB Offline
                      Box
                      last edited by

                      That is odd Tig, I removed it and tried again.
                      Same thing, not in the extensions until I restart, the toolbar was there straight away.
                      It's not an issue, just odd, and I was looking in the right place.

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                      • TIGT Offline
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        This script does a 'tidy up', so no need to remove old files etc...
                        Strange about it appearing/not in Extensions...
                        The other issue I am trying to fix is that the toolbar appears initially ticked but it's not showing, then you un-tick it and it's still not showing, then you re-tick it and it finally shows ! 😒

                        TIG

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                        • TIGT Offline
                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by

                          Here's v3.1 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=358314#p358314
                          No dramatic changes... but the toolbar now appears correctly after an rbz install...
                          As I said before...
                          The update is part of my Extension-izing of my toolsets...
                          You can now download it as either a ZIP or an RBZ archive.
                          If you have the recent SUpv8M2 you can now simply install the tool's file/subfolder+files from the RBZ format archive using Preferences > Extensions > Install Extension button...
                          Otherwise use the ZIP version as before, extracting and installing the files/subfolder_files manually into the Plugins folder, and restarting...
                          Note that as an Extension it must now be activated initially with the Preferences > Extensions > Super Drape checkbox.
                          And as an Extension it can now be activate/deactivated as desired using that checkbox to optimize Sketchup's tool-loading and memory-usage...
                          You may also need to activate the toolbar, depending on whether it's a new install or not etc...

                          TIG

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                          • G Offline
                            Gillman
                            last edited by

                            TIG, thanks for a great tool. And all your others as well. They're fast becoming the first tools I look to for my projects.

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                            • B Offline
                              bhbarchitects
                              last edited by

                              Thanks TIG

                              Had so much trouble with drape crashing I had to stop using it, long live super drape..

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                              • K Offline
                                Kesian
                                last edited by

                                It's ker-splatting me too. Maybe I'm trying to drape too large an area?

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                                • charly2008C Offline
                                  charly2008
                                  last edited by

                                  Hello to All,

                                  I would like to project a transparent logo on a cylindrical surface.

                                  I thought I could do it with Superdrape. I've edited the "PNG Image" with "Imagetrimmer". But ImageTrimmer creates a component. SuperDrape only works with a group. If I transform, the component in a group than the texture gets mixed up .

                                  Does anyone know another solution?

                                  Charly


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                                  2012-01-11_005422.jpg

                                  He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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                                  • Dave RD Offline
                                    Dave R
                                    last edited by

                                    Just a thought but could you draw a circle below (or above) the circle you just cut out and then apply the material as Projected to that circle before using it to drape onto the cylinder?

                                    Etaoin Shrdlu

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                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      Like this...Capture.PNG

                                      TIG

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                                      • charly2008C Offline
                                        charly2008
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi TIG,

                                        I would like to again thank you very much for your help.

                                        Charly

                                        He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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                                        • R Offline
                                          rachmatrf
                                          last edited by

                                          Hi TIG,

                                          Thank you again... 😍 😍
                                          You Rock!!!

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                                          • D Offline
                                            dansphere
                                            last edited by

                                            This is awesome! Used it loads already.

                                            Is it possible to have the resultant lines and faces go to default layer 0 or a specified layer instead of matching the layer of the surface it's being draped onto? That was I could hide the surface and picked out the draped lines and faces all curvy n such 😄

                                            D

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