[Plugin] Circle from edge (2-pt circle,Updated 15/02/2016)

ken · 17 May 2011, 09:59

Not sure this plugin draw a circle. I have two other plugin, draw circle by two points, and draw a circle by 3 points and both of these plugin the circles drawn will have a diameter if dimension by the dimensioning tool. Using this plugin the drawn circle is a group of straight lines in a circle an can not be dimensioned.

Useful, however not a circle. And thank you for you work.

Ken

sahi · 18 May 2011, 06:16

Updated the script in the first message
Added

Shift left - the direction of drawing a circle blocks
Shift right - blocking the diameter of the circle
<- Left Arrow - Draw a circle perpendicular to x axis
-> arrow to the right - draw a circle perpendicular to the axis of
Up arrow - adds one hemisphere at the top
Down arrow - adds one side of the bottom

mitcorb · 19 May 2011, 11:00

Hi, sahi:
I was hoping for a little more explanation of the tool. I am not a good tester.

Edit 05/19/11. Your latest update video explains well.

boofredlay · 19 May 2011, 14:14

This is looking great, thanks.

ken · 19 May 2011, 15:12

This is looking like a keeper of a plugin. However, it does not make a circle or any geometry that Sketchup can input a center mark. Now, I know this does not seem important now, but later after push pulling, adding multiple circles, you will want to add dimensions or find the center and the geometry this plugin make you can not accomplish that task.

There is another 2 point circle plugin that does make geometry that you can get the dimensions and add a center point. Just pointing this out, as right now it makes more work later down the road than it should.

However, thanks for the plugin.

Ken

boilingsnow · 1 Jan 2012, 06:50

"Up arrow - adds one hemisphere at the top
Down arrow - adds one side of the bottom"

These two options don't work in my sketchup 8...

sahi · 1 Jan 2012, 14:13

@boilingsnow said:

These two options don't work in my sketchup 8...

Updated the script in the first message (krug-10.zip)

boilingsnow · 1 Jan 2012, 18:37

@sahi said:

@boilingsnow said:

These two options don't work in my sketchup 8...

Updated the script in the first message (krug-10.zip)

That was really quick! Thanks a lot. But sadly... the problem unsolved.

Am I doing anything wrong? After drawing the circle press the up arrow key.

By the way,the left and right arrow keys are working.

sahi · 1 Jan 2012, 19:55

@boilingsnow said:

Am I doing anything wrong?

In previous versions it was impossible to move the mouse, then press worked.

I fixed it in version krug-11.zip

Updated the script in the first message (krug-11.zip)

boilingsnow · 2 Jan 2012, 09:11

@sahi said:

@boilingsnow said:

Am I doing anything wrong?

In previous versions it was impossible to move the mouse, then press worked.

I fixed it in version krug-11.zip

Updated the script in the first message (krug-11.zip)

Did you test it in Sketchup 8? I'm sorry I still can't get it working.

sahi · 2 Jan 2012, 09:38

@boilingsnow said:

Did you test it in Sketchup 8? I'm sorry I still can't get it working.

The archive video
video_krug_4.rar

boilingsnow · 2 Jan 2012, 11:11

@sahi said:

@boilingsnow said:

Did you test it in Sketchup 8? I'm sorry I still can't get it working.

The archive video
[attachment=0:12b25ek5]video_krug_4.rar[/attachment:12b25ek5]

Yes I can see it works well in your video. And the anwsers of other Members can also confirm that it works.
I know it's a little annoying now but the krug_11 also does't work by creating the hemispheres with up- and down arrow key. I've tested it in my notebook and in PC of the office, neither can work.

I also tested your krug_4, I can only draw the first circle, but none of the arrow key can work. (with krug_11 I can create the second and third circles with left and right keys but not the hemispheres.

I'm using sketchup 8.0.3117 and win XP with a german keyboard. But I don't think it has anything to do with the keyboard, right? What do you mean with your words 'In previous versions it was impossible to move the mouse'? Should I move the mouse to a certain position before I press the up arrow key?

mitcorb · 2 Jan 2012, 12:27

For me, it appears that I must press the arrow keys within say 5 seconds to get the results. I can't go back to a circle and use the arrow keys. Is this correct?

sahi · 2 Jan 2012, 16:35

@mitcorb said:

For me, it appears that I must press the arrow keys within say 5 seconds to get the results.

No. While you are using a script and did not select another tool or until set again the starting point of the circle - you can use the arrow to the left, right, up, and the bottom

@mitcorb said:

I can't go back to a circle and use the arrow keys. Is this correct?

Yes.

@boilingsnow said:

Should I move the mouse to a certain position before I press the up arrow key?

NO

@boilingsnow said:

I'm using sketchup 8.0.3117 and win XP with a german keyboard. But I don't think it has anything to do with the keyboard, right?

I think the problem is the keyboard.

boilingsnow · 17 Jan 2012, 23:44

@boilingsnow said:

I'm using sketchup 8.0.3117 and win XP with a german keyboard. But I don't think it has anything to do with the keyboard, right?

I think the problem is the keyboard.[/quote]
Yes, you are right.

I find out that every plugin that need to use up and down arrow key doesn't work in my notebook. (Such as Artisan uses up and down key to change the displacement vector. and "edge follow me" tool of sdmich uses up+down to change the direction of the curve).

BUT finally I figured out that up and down work in all these plugins if I press ctrl+up or ctrl+down, I don't know why.

Thank you again for your plugin and your help.

Michaelv · 18 Jan 2012, 18:59

Great plugin.
Crashes SU8 free on MAC (don't know why yet)
Modifiers don't work on MAC (as expected), working on it.

Check PM

Also the "add face circle" context menu doesn't seem to do anything. Is it active? What is it supposed to do?
I can trigger it picking one edge of an arc or circle, but then nothing happens.

sahi · 18 Jan 2012, 19:58

@michaelv said:

Check PM

Yes

@michaelv said:

Also the "add face circle" context menu doesn't seem to do anything. Is it active? What is it supposed to do?
I can trigger it picking one edge of an arc or circle, but then nothing happens.

I just forgot to remove it.

But it works, watch the video archive
video_2.zip

Michaelv · 18 Jan 2012, 20:26

@sahi said:

But it works, watch the video archive

Got it. I didn't try to pick 2 points. In any case I use the "create face" tool from SU or it works by closing the curve or retracing one edge in the core sketchup. It works for all faces regarding of shapes (as long as they are closed and coplanar). I also tried both on your circles and it works fine. So I think it can be discarded.

Michael

pilou · 11 Apr 2012, 22:00

Will be nice : a circle between 2 point different in the 3D Space!

sahi · 15 Feb 2016, 19:57

Updated the plug-in in the first message