[Plugin] Shape Bender Beta

Dave R · 29 Jan 2012, 12:38

How about a screen shot showing the set up of your model? You have to give us something to work with.

quim · 9 Feb 2012, 13:11

Hi guys

I use Shape bender to bend balustrades for staircases or also simple shapes and find it works perfectly.however when i try to bend a custom aluminium window i get a bug splat ever single time.
is it that maybe my window is to complex?
The wider window is a couple of groups grouped all together, and the narrower of the two is a version that has been exploded and grouped as one.

any feed back is appreciated.

Thanks Quim

window sample.skp

Gareth · 14 Feb 2012, 06:16

I have Shape Bender on SU 7 Pro and Windows Vista and it works great (thank you it is extremely useful..!)

I have just tried installing it on a new computer with SU 8 Pro and Windows 7 64 Bit.....clf_shape_bender is visible in my Plugins Folder but progressbar.rb wont copy from my Downloads folder to the Plugins Folder....consequently, there is nothing showing up when I open up SU8 Pro

.....I have read the previous posts, but i may have missed something in this topic regarding SU8 installation problems..??

.....any help would be appreciated

Dave R · 14 Feb 2012, 10:53

It's not SU8. It's Win7. Do you have administrative rights enabled for you to install files into the Plugins folder? That typically why people can't install plugins on Win7.

Gareth · 14 Feb 2012, 13:14

Hi Dave,

No I hadn't thought to do that, other plugins had installed correctly. However, I have just changed administrative permissions and it has appeared in the Plugins folder, but still no Shape Bender in SU

Dave R · 14 Feb 2012, 13:26

You did restart SketchUp after installation, correct? Show us a screen shot of your Plugins directory. Since the plugin does work fine with V8 of SketchUp and it does work on Win 7 machines, if it isn't working for you, it is likely an install error.

Gareth · 14 Feb 2012, 13:52

Yep...i restarted SU

Dave R · 14 Feb 2012, 13:57

It looks to me that Shape Bender won't show up because it isn't there. You should have a folder called clf_shape_bender and an RB file called clf_shape_bender_loader. I don't see them there at all.

Gareth · 14 Feb 2012, 14:13

Sorry....thought you wanted a screenshot of the .rb

what i dont have is clf_shape_bender_loader

Dave R · 14 Feb 2012, 14:18

So it looks like the Zip file wasn't extracted correctly to the Plugins folder. Open the ZIP file, copy and paste the loader file to the Plugins directory.

Make sure you have admin rights to all folders under Google in the Program Files so you won't have these problems in the future.

Gareth · 14 Feb 2012, 14:32

Thanks Dave...that worked

this is a new laptop and i am going through that tedious process of setting everything up....admin permissions were set up so that i wouldn't have this issue, in fact i haven't had any other issues (until now)

anyhow, you have been most helpful....i appreciate your time and patience and prompt responses

its 1am here down under...bed time for me now...!!

cheers

Gareth

Dave R · 14 Feb 2012, 14:34

Go to bed, man!

Glad you got it sorted.

Gareth · 14 Feb 2012, 14:40

lol...i just figured it's hardly worth going to bed...i have to up at 5am.....

...damn deadlines eh..??!!

pimpuppy · 21 Feb 2012, 13:18

Sorry for bothering, but i believe i'm having a problem with the shape bender.
This happened before, but i was not in a real need for this plugin. Now is needed.
can someone help pls?

thanks!

Tobobo · 21 Feb 2012, 13:26

Looking at your screenshot, your lines are the wrong way round. I would read through the other posts and see if what has been said before solves the problem.

TIG · 21 Feb 2012, 14:50

You only showed the end of the error message: the useful part is at the start!
I suspect something is mis-installed OR missing.
Re-read the download page for the installation/usage details, and other threads posts where others have fouled-up - it's always a user issue that can be resolved...
Ensure you have support files like progressbar.rb in the Plugins folder AND that you have left the relevant files in the subfolder where they belong

pimpuppy · 21 Feb 2012, 15:08

Hello again

here is the start of the error msg.:

"Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method all_connected' for nil:NilClass> C:/PROGRA~2/Google/GOOGLE~3/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender.rb:307:in line_picker'
C:/PROGRA~2/Google/GOOGLE~3/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender.rb:239:in onLButtonUp' Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method all_connected' for nil:NilClass>
C:/PROGRA~2/Google/GOOGLE~3/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender.rb:307:in line_picker' C:/PROGRA~2/Google/GOOGLE~3/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender.rb:239:in onLButtonUp'
C:/PROGRA~2/Google/GOOGLE~3/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender.rb:307
"
i have added another image with the lines reversed.

The plugin worked well some time ago, but now i'm having this error. the plugin was reinstalled as well.

Thanks

TIG · 21 Feb 2012, 16:16

It's failing to return the picked red-axis line.
Do you get the cursor to pick it ?
Do you pick it ?
Are you sure your 'clf_shapebender' folder has all of the needed files AND none of them are loose in the Plugins folder itself ??

Mon5t3r · 22 Feb 2012, 12:21

Does this work on Mac? because i downloaded it unzipped the file and then put the unzipped file and .rb file in plugins and it wont come up in google sketch up!

Dave R · 22 Feb 2012, 13:12

Yes, it works on Mac. Did you reopen SketchUp from closed? The typical problem is an installation error. Post a screen shot of your Plugins directory. And perhaps you should read through this thread. The problem has been covered repeatedly.