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    PapaBear60
    last edited by 8 Oct 2011, 17:01

    OK, thanks for the heads-up on Cut List, but how could you tell from the picture I sent?

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      Dave R
      last edited by 8 Oct 2011, 17:02

      By the name. The current version would show as "cutlist.rb".

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        eraeya
        last edited by 25 Oct 2011, 08:48

        Just wanted to say: this plugin is the biggest thing to happen since hotdogs. Hurray for workflow!

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          KJGC
          last edited by 30 Jan 2012, 22:31

          Very, VERY impressive application! Thom you've made my work so much easier, and for that I am truly grateful. This "Error GPS" is remarkable, thank you so much for the amount of time and effort you've put into this plugin, in order of making everyone elses life T-H-A-T M-U-C-H easier. Merci mon amis !

          Sincerely,

          Kyle James

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            thomthom
            last edited by 30 Jan 2012, 23:21

            😄

            Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
            List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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              Gaieus
              last edited by 30 Jan 2012, 23:23

              Now thatwas a proper "thank you". 😉

              Gai...

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                ik2012
                last edited by 26 Feb 2012, 00:46

                Hi, kind of a sketchup newbie here. I am using this plugin to check my model for water tightness, but I am having trouble understanding the output. Would anyone mind looking at these screen shots and giving me some tips? Thanks!


                bottle base top.skp


                solid inspector output.JPG

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                  Gaieus
                  last edited by 26 Feb 2012, 09:46

                  In order to build a solid object, there cannot be inner faces (amopng other conditions). You have some - and that's still not the only reason as deleting the face in the screenshot below still does not fix it.

                  InnerFaces.png
                  (Note that I have reversed some faces and smoothed the group generally...)


                  As it turns out, it was all inner faces. Did not take too long to fix: when you have some time, send ThomThom a cookie.


                  bottle base top.skp

                  Gai...

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                    voljanko
                    last edited by 26 Feb 2012, 11:16

                    There are also some ungrouped lines that can prevent your model to be solid.That means that they are outside the group or inside the group with the solid subgroup.In your case they are outside the group.See picture.


                    analyse.JPG

                    SuSolid.com - solid check - solid repair- solid intersection check - weight plugin

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                      ik2012
                      last edited by 2 Mar 2012, 23:18

                      Thanks so much Gaieus and voljanko! Also a big thanks to thomthom for the awesome plugin!

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                        Gaieus
                        last edited by 8 Mar 2012, 20:30

                        Hi jean-françois and welcome!

                        The file is a simple ruby plugin (a text file) that you have to copy into this folder:
                        C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 8\Plugins

                        Also, there is a plugin library you will need (linked from the first post, above the attached plugin). It is a zipped library of several files. Unzip the archive onto your desktop, go into the folder that is created there and copy everything as you see there into the same plugin directory as above.

                        Restart SU and find the plugin under the Tools menu.

                        Gai...

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                          thomthom
                          last edited by 8 Mar 2012, 20:56

                          @jean-françois said:

                          Hi,
                          I would like to install the solid inspector plugin on my computer.
                          Can you explain me how to do it?
                          Thanks in advance

                          I've written a tutorial on how to install plugins: http://www.thomthom.net/thoughts/2012/01/installing-plugins-for-google-sketchup/
                          Even includes link to an installer utility that will make it easier to install them.

                          Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                          List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                            jean-françois
                            last edited by 9 Mar 2012, 18:17

                            Subject: [Plugin] Solid Inspector (1.1.0) — 30 June 2011

                            @jean-françois said:

                            Hi,
                            I would like to install the solid inspector plugin on my computer.
                            Can you explain me how to do it?
                            Thanks in advance

                            Hi Guys, thanks for your answers. I am still facing some problems.
                            I copied and unzip the file TT_lib2 into the folder "c/...sketchup8/plugins"
                            I also copied the file TT_solid_inspector.rb in the same folder.
                            I closed and restared SU but I get a window with "load error messages" everytime I open SU.
                            Moreover, when I click on the tools Bar, I see "solid tools (pro only)->" but I can't click on it.
                            I do not use SU pro, is it the reason of the problem?

                            Thanks in advance

                            Jean-François

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                              archzag
                              last edited by 28 Apr 2012, 14:30

                              Geniale!

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                                Rich5
                                last edited by 30 May 2012, 13:43

                                How do you get out of solid inspector? Prob a very dumb question but it seems once on I can't get out and back to SU.

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                                  Dave R
                                  last edited by 30 May 2012, 13:55

                                  Have you tried picking another tool?

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                                    thomthom
                                    last edited by 30 May 2012, 13:56

                                    @rich5 said:

                                    How do you get out of solid inspector? Prob a very dumb question but it seems once on I can't get out and back to SU.

                                    Just activate another tool, like Select (Spacebar).

                                    Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                    List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                      d12dozr
                                      last edited by 8 Aug 2012, 04:42

                                      Just curious, why are some errors highlighted red, and some yellow? I haven't been able to figure out a pattern.

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                                        thomthom
                                        last edited by 8 Aug 2012, 07:48

                                        @d12dozr said:

                                        Just curious, why are some errors highlighted red, and some yellow? I haven't been able to figure out a pattern.

                                        Red is the currently selected error. I think you can press a key (Return maybe=) to make it zoom in. You can also Tab around between errors.

                                        There is lots of room for improvement - but not enough time... 😞

                                        Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                          d12dozr
                                          last edited by 8 Aug 2012, 12:31

                                          @thomthom said:

                                          Red is the currently selected error. I think you can press a key (Return maybe=) to make it zoom in. You can also Tab around between errors.

                                          Oh cool, I knew about the Tab key, but I never knew about the colors.

                                          Its an excellent tool - thanks again!

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