[Plugin] Three Line Tools (Updated March 9th, 2009)

JClements · 15 May 2009, 18:00

Thanks Chris, for considering this. You've done so much already.

It sure would save me a lot of time from manually subtracting elevation valves to determine vertical pipe lengths or the placement of their horizontal centerlines (many elevations in the drawings I get are specified to the tenth or hundredth of a foot as pipe slopes are critical to gravity feed flow ... yikes).

rombout · 22 May 2009, 22:22

what are all these plugins ??? never saw them before

Chris Fullmer · 23 May 2009, 00:14

I think that is a toolbar full of various plugins and with new icons. So they might be plugins you already have, just different icons. I'm not sure if they are still available as a group like that. But you can download them all separately.

Chris

markozeta · 3 Aug 2009, 22:31

Chris,

Can you also make the normal tool work so if a single edge is selected (without a face), it'll draw a line perpendicular to that line? And then you'd just choose the rotation of that perpendicular line?

Or something like that?

Or would that have to be a fourth line tool?

Mark

Chris Fullmer · 3 Aug 2009, 23:06

It would be tricky to figure out how to reliably set the rotation.

But I keep wanting the tool to work when its clicked on a vertex of 2 or more lines that do not necessarily make a face (like on an arc). I would be interested in exploring more possibilities like these with this tool.

Chris

c.plassais · 29 Sept 2009, 21:40

Hi Chris,
a new translation, that of de Three Line Tools
Thanks for link repaired

The link for your translate plugin http://biblio3d.1fr1.net/plug-in-sketchup-f19/plugin-three-tools-line-en-francais-utilitaire-de-tracage-de-lignes-t451.htm

At next time

Christophe

hamster3 · 28 Oct 2009, 11:29

Very useful plugin.
Thanks Chris!

ElCarlos · 17 Dec 2011, 06:02

Does this work on v 8 with Mac OS?

Edson · 18 Dec 2011, 09:25

@elcarlos said:

Does this work on v 8 with Mac OS?

yes, it does.

oisin.higgins · 5 Apr 2012, 17:03

Hi Chris,
Would it be possible to modify the code for 2-D use? ie to bisect and angle?

shawnkelly · 25 Jul 2013, 05:21

This does not seem to work in V2013 pro. I was able to activate the toolbar and even interact with it, as well as enter a value but no line appears when a position for one is clicked on a model. Thought you would like to know.
Take care.

thomthom · 25 Jul 2013, 10:03

There is no difference in the API between SU8 and SU2013 - it should be working. If you open the Ruby Console (under the Windows menu) when you use the plugin, are there any errors?

cotty · 20 Nov 2013, 07:14

I've got this error...

johnnygitarr · 26 Feb 2014, 15:20

hi there,

same for me!
three lines tool used with sketchup pro v2013 (mac) doesn't work.
i installed the plugin via sketchucation plugin store.

can someone helo?

gilles · 19 Mar 2014, 11:35

Same thing with the 3 tools:

Error; #<NoMethodError; undefined method `GetString' for nil;NilClass>
/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins/clf_vertical_line_maker/clf_vertical_line_maker.rb;102;in `onLButtonUp'
/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins/clf_vertical_line_maker/clf_vertical_line_maker.rb;286
Error; #<NoMethodError; undefined method `GetString' for nil;NilClass>
/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins/clf_vertical_line_maker/clf_vertical_line_maker.rb;182;in `onLButtonUp'
/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins/clf_vertical_line_maker/clf_vertical_line_maker.rb;102
Error; #<NoMethodError; undefined method `GetString' for nil;NilClass>
/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins/clf_vertical_line_maker/clf_vertical_line_maker.rb;286;in `onLButtonUp'
/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins/clf_vertical_line_maker/clf_vertical_line_maker.rb;182

bjornkn · 20 Apr 2014, 07:04

Any news on this problem with it not working in SU 2013 (and probably 2014 too?) ?

It is a really useful plugin, which I'm really missing..

Dave R · 20 Apr 2014, 10:30

@bjornkn said:

Any news on this problem with it not working in SU 2013 (and probably 2014 too?) ?

It is a really useful plugin, which I'm really missing..

I just installed it and it works just fine for me on SU2014. Did you try getting the current version via the Extension Warehouse?

bjornkn · 20 Apr 2014, 14:42

@dave r said:

@bjornkn said:

Any news on this problem with it not working in SU 2013 (and probably 2014 too?) ?

It is a really useful plugin, which I'm really missing..

I just installed it and it works just fine for me on SU2014. Did you try getting the current version via the Extension Warehouse?

I re-installed using the rbz file, which caused no lines to be drawn.
When installing via Extension warehouse it works fine in both 2013 and 2014 - to my big surprise.
Would that be a newer version than the one available here for download then?

Dave R · 20 Apr 2014, 14:48

Yes. It is a newer version. In fact I would expect all of Chris Fullmer's plugins to be newer in the Extension Warehouse. You can see that the version uploaded here is 2.1 while the version in the EW is 2.2.

bjornkn · 20 Apr 2014, 15:15

@dave r said:

Yes. It is a newer version. In fact I would expect all of Chris Fullmer's plugins to be newer in the Extension Warehouse. You can see that the version uploaded here is 2.1 while the version in the EW is 2.2.

I guess one shouldn't complain when you get such great tools for free, but it is a bit confusing when there are different versions around. I have used the Extension warehouse very little, as it seems to often be the other way around; the old version on EW and the newer one posted here. ?