[Plugin][$] Curviloft 2.0a - 31 Mar 24 (Loft & Skinning)

jgb · 3 Feb 2012, 15:57

Because I am really missing the feature I just cannot resist to ask here, too.

If you are planning new features for Curviloft it would be great when selecting of curves that are part of different components could become possible. (I mean like the right one where two curves can be one contour.)

[attachment=0:vrc6ns2r]comp.png[/attachment:vrc6ns2r]

Of course I know, that exploding is possible but it is really unconvenient. Especially, because right now you cannot have one instance of the component connected to the path you want to loft with while having the parent somewhere else where it is easier to edit. (You can but if you make the child unique for lofting the connection is gone...)

I've done something very much like this easily, several times successfully. I've done it with curves from as many as 5 different comps building fairings for my airplane designs.

Open to edit one of the comps and select only the lines you want the curve to edge on.
Copy to the clipboard and close the comp.
Paste in Place the copy and immediately make the copy a comp or group.
Open the next comp and clipboard its lines as before, then close it.
Open the lines copy comp/group and Paste in Place, building up the curve control lines.
Repeat as needed.
When done, apply Curviloft to the copied lines, and you have a surface that conforms to the lines from several separate comps. Remember you now have 2 groups containing the surface, so delete one of them.

Also, bear in mind you may also need to do some tweaking of the endpoints common to disparate source comps to close loops, etc, before Curviloft can do a successful surface.

curlaloosh · 14 Feb 2012, 22:25

Hi, but where to download?

jgb · 15 Feb 2012, 00:03

@curlaloosh said:

Hi, but where to download?

If you mean the Curviloft pluggin, you can always find the latest version of any pluggin thread in SketchUcation in the very first post by the author. It's a convention in this forum to avoid downloading old versions.

Thomus Bean · 17 Feb 2012, 17:41

I have been waiting for a plugin like this my whole life!
Nice work.

martist · 23 Feb 2012, 01:29

Hello I'm new here, I just installed CURVILOFT_Dir_12 and LibFredo6 4.3c - 31 Jan 12, But when I open SketchUp I don't see Curviloft any where to use the plugin. I Have both folders in SketchUp-plugins folder like what was explained to do. So maybe I'm just a little stupid because I can't figure it out what I'm doing wrong.

Thank You to who ever can help me.

TIG · 23 Feb 2012, 09:45

CurviLoft is coded as an 'Extension'.
It might need a one-time activation from Window > Preferences > Extensions.
It also has a toolbar which can then be activated from View > Toolbars...
This is assuming all files and supporting files/subfolders have been correctly installed.
If you still have issues, then please post a screen-shot of your Plugins folder etc...

beeo · 25 Feb 2012, 22:14

I installed this plugin as per directions, but when I start SU, I get the following error msg:

Error Loading File bootstrap_Curviloft.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftAlgo.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftCurveMover.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftPalette.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftTool.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6

When I run this plugin, the first two features work fine (loft junction between spline surfaces and a given path.

When I try Skinning of shapes, I select the two edges. But when I click to validate contours, nothing happens. Click for transition also doesn't work.

All the files in my Plugin Folder appear to be as prescribed. Any thoughts?

fredo6 · 25 Feb 2012, 22:42

@beeo said:

I installed this plugin as per directions, but when I start SU, I get the following error msg:

Error Loading File bootstrap_Curviloft.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftAlgo.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftCurveMover.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftPalette.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftTool.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6

When I run this plugin, the first two features work fine (loft junction between spline surfaces and a given path.

When I try Skinning of shapes, I select the two edges. But when I click to validate contours, nothing happens. Click for transition also doesn't work.

All the files in my Plugin Folder appear to be as prescribed. Any thoughts?

beeo

Strange that you can run the plugin with the loading erros you mentioned.

For skinning, you need to have at least 3 edges to form a contour.

Fredo

julio78 · 26 Feb 2012, 11:49

Fredo,

Greetings!

How do we install the plugin you've made for as who are new to plugin installation like curviloft and others ruby script. I keep on following the installation guide but I there must be something wrong on how I install it and until now its not working.

Please help!

Dave R · 26 Feb 2012, 12:47

@julio78 said:

Fredo,

Greetings!

How do we install the plugin you've made for as who are new to plugin installation like curviloft and others ruby script. I keep on following the installation guide but I there must be something wrong on how I install it and until now its not working.

Please help!

Read this: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=35746 The topic has been covered repeatedly. And since you appear to using Windows 7, make sure you have admin rights to the Plugins folder.

thomthom · 26 Feb 2012, 19:06

@julio78 said:

Fredo,

Greetings!

How do we install the plugin you've made for as who are new to plugin installation like curviloft and others ruby script. I keep on following the installation guide but I there must be something wrong on how I install it and until now its not working.

Please help!

Here's an overview of installing plugins for SketchUp: http://www.thomthom.net/thoughts/2012/01/installing-plugins-for-google-sketchup/

You might want use this utility to help you install plugins: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=42315#p375454 (Requires SketchUp8 M2)

octavalent · 27 Feb 2012, 21:02

This is just so awesome Fredo, I work with architectural students who are always testing my SketchUp skills, whilst I try to lead them down a path of good modelling practice. Often the modelling moves away from Sketchup because it sometimes is not up to the task where something like AutoCAD or 3dsMax takes. This plugin puts SU right back into the frame. Thank you again for helping the new designers of this world realise thier potential.

Very best regards to you and all the generous plugin scripters.

Paul

greattuger · 8 Mar 2012, 11:19

Thank you thats incredible man!

dugketterman · 9 Mar 2012, 04:19

**I have been trying to install the Curviloft Ruby and have been receiving the error messages below:
I run Sketchup 8 Pro on a Mac platform....and this script does exactly what I am looking for.

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get this resolved?

Thanks
-Dug-**

Message from 000_AdditionalPluginFolders

6 ERROR(S): The following plugins had errors and may not be fully loaded:

PLUGIN: __loader.rb
FOLDER: /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins
ERROR: undefined method `effective_load' for nil:NilClass

PLUGIN: bootstrap_Curviloft.rb
FOLDER: /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins
ERROR: uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6

PLUGIN: CurviloftAlgo.rb
FOLDER: /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins
ERROR: uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6

PLUGIN: CurviloftCurveMover.rb
FOLDER: /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins
ERROR: uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6

PLUGIN: CurviloftPalette.rb
FOLDER: /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins
ERROR: uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6

PLUGIN: CurviloftTool.rb
FOLDER: /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins
ERROR: uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6

fredo6 · 9 Mar 2012, 06:32

@dugketterman said:

**I have been trying to install the Curviloft Ruby and have been receiving the error messages below:
I run Sketchup 8 Pro on a Mac platform....and this script does exactly what I am looking for.

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get this resolved?

Thanks
-Dug-**

It is simply a bad unzip operation or you did not install LibFredo6
Please redo and respect the footprint indicated in the first post of this thread

Fredo

thomthom · 9 Mar 2012, 08:46

You can use this utility to install plugins: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=42315

goodguygreg · 27 Mar 2012, 17:32

Looks great, BUT WHY WONT IT WORK ON MY PC!!??

Dave R · 27 Mar 2012, 17:47

Like most folks who have problems getting plugins to work on their computers, YOU'VE PROBABLY INSTALLED IT WRONG!

If you want it to work you have to give us some useful information so we have something to go on. Tell us what it does. Does it throw up any error messages in the Ruby Console? Show us screen shot of your Plugins directory showing how the plugin is installed. Do you have administrator privileges to add files to the Plugins folder. You need them on Windows 7.

McGyver · 29 Mar 2012, 18:24

I just dropped by to say- THANKS AGAIN FREDO!!!
A long time ago I had tried this plugin and could not get it to work... Because- as it turned out, I did not install it correctly... I forgot all about Curviloft and after seeing this post again, I decided to try it again (installed correctly this time).

BEAUTIFUL! Truly a tool to empower the imagination!... At the moment I did not have a specific project to try this on so I just started playing around with various shapes and paths... WOW, so cool... So quick too... and I love the way it shows you what it will look like before you commit to it... nice. So many ideas... now where to start!!??

Thanks!!

egraves · 4 Apr 2012, 18:48

Hey Fredo6,

I have just begun using some of your plugins and I am LOVING them!!!

I downloaded Curviloft and the LibFredo6 4.2 and dropped them into the plugins folder on my mac, but when I open SketchUp 8 I receive this message;

Error Loading File __loader.rb
uninitialized constant TraductorError Loading File bootstrap_Curviloft.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftAlgo.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftCurveMover.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftPalette.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftTool.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6

Any clue on what is going on? Thanks for your help and the great plugins!

E