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    [Plugin] FollowMe and keep (v0.04 update 20090210)

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    • thomthomT Offline
      thomthom
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      How ironic is his nickname...? πŸ˜’

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

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      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
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        @destroyer1095 said:

        ITS NOT WORKING FOR SKETCH UP 8!!!!! 😑 πŸ‘Ž

        Nice entrance to the forum. πŸ˜’

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          MartinK
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          @destroyer1095 said:

          ITS NOT WORKING FOR SKETCH UP 8!!!!! 😑 πŸ‘Ž

          ASS

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          • J Offline
            JMdesigns
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            cant get this to work sor SU8 ?...any updates

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            • Dave RD Offline
              Dave R
              last edited by

              Works fine on SU8 for me.

              If you want help, why not help us help you and give us some information about what's happening? Post an example SKP or something. πŸ˜’

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                jjshannon
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                Greeting. This is my first post here. I have been trying to model a roller coaster type object and the "follow me" tool in sketchup was twisting my shape. I think found the "follow me and keep" tool here which is great. My only problem now is that my shape is not symetrical and the follow me and keep tool is flipping my shape as it makes turns. It is one shape I am extruding by somehow it doesn't quite work. I tried this shape with the native follow me in sketchup and it does maintain the general shape but, as mentioned before it twists the shape. Is there something I am doing wrong, or is there any way to fix this? I have attached my sketchup file.

                Thanks!


                rollar coaster test 2.skp

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                  blajnov
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                  @jjshannon said:

                  Greeting. This is my first post here. I have been trying to model a roller coaster type object and the "follow me" tool in sketchup was twisting my shape. I think found the "follow me and keep" tool here which is great. My only problem now is that my shape is not symetrical and the follow me and keep tool is flipping my shape as it makes turns. It is one shape I am extruding by somehow it doesn't quite work. I tried this shape with the native follow me in sketchup and it does maintain the general shape but, as mentioned before it twists the shape. Is there something I am doing wrong, or is there any way to fix this? I have attached my sketchup file.

                  Thanks!

                  All works, simply draw again a structure...


                  07-03-2012 8-19-44.png


                  rollar coaster test 2.skp

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                    tspco
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                    I hate drawing railings on staircases, that said this plugin works fine, but it would be better if it didn't have auto-smoothing, or an option that would allow the user to turn it off. I have to explode the group the plugin created to make the railing look right. I also have to add lines between segments of railing, to make the railing look sharper. Any thoughts?

                    SU make 2017, /Twilight Render Hobby
                    Windows 10,64 bit,16GB ram, quad core Athlon 3.6 gHz proc. Anything else you want to know, ask me.

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                    • Dave RD Offline
                      Dave R
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                      I have just one thought. Well, two but one of them isn't related. πŸ˜›

                      Open the railing group for editing and then select all of the geometry. Right click Smooth/Soften and adjust the slider down slightly. That should give you the lines you're looking for at the turns.

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                      • brookefoxB Offline
                        brookefox
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                        Thank you for FAK. Sometimes the path is repeated in the result, sometimes not. In my case, with a road centerline, I do not want it, or if it is there, I'd like it grouped or left as a curve and not exploded as this requires cleaning up.

                        ~ Brooke

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                        • Dave RD Offline
                          Dave R
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                          Have you tried setting up the path so it is not in contact with the profile? If you do that, you won't have to clean up the group that results from the extrusion operation.

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                            seabassvg
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                            @wikii, I have just tried your plugin. Thank you very much for an awesome solution, that 1001.bit could not solve πŸ˜„

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                            • brookefoxB Offline
                              brookefox
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                              @dave r said:

                              Have you tried setting up the path so it is not in contact with the profile? If you do that, you won't have to clean up the group that results from the extrusion operation.

                              I either neglected to see this, Dave, or couldn't fit it in my little head, or it simply didn't compute for some reason; not sure.

                              Now it does. I'll try it. Thanks.

                              ~ Brooke

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                              • Dave RD Offline
                                Dave R
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                                Why are you expecting any more than that? That menu entry is enough to get the job done. πŸ˜’

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                                  ranytan
                                  last edited by

                                  No further menu in plugin? Only show as FollowMeandKeep.
                                  SketchUp 8

                                  http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/200/iamdumb.jpg

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                                    Gspahr
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                                    This is a great, great tool! I want in on the list of grateful people... Thank you very much Wikii! My ramps will never look skewed anymore!

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                                      Snowy
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                                      Thanks for the plugin Wikii.

                                      U don't even know how many times i have been frustrated about the deformed follow me.
                                      Even tho i love Follow me, i also hated it sometimes. Gladly u solved that part for us. πŸ˜„

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                                      • McGyverM Offline
                                        McGyver
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                                        I have no idea why I never got what this plugin did... then I read about it in CatchUp 11... Follow and Keep... Brilliant! Thanks for this Plugin, I only wish I'd have read about it sooner!

                                        [Visit My ShareCG Freebie Gallery](http://www.ShareCG.com/pf/full_uploads.php?pf_user_name)

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                                          xzoran
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                                          Big Thanks !

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                                          • Bryan KB Offline
                                            Bryan K
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                                            Thanks Wikii. I always wondered what I was doing wrong with the Follow Me tool, now I know. It was the tool itself.

                                            Excellent upgrade!

                                            See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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