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    brookefox
    last edited by 30 Apr 2012, 04:34

    Gimme a model?

    ~ Brooke

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      brookefox
      last edited by 30 Apr 2012, 04:51

      Perhaps I was joking, perhaps not, but what have I got to lose. I'm gettin' out my pen and paper right now.

      Something smells fishy around here.

      ~ Brooke

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        jeff hammond
        last edited by 30 Apr 2012, 05:03

        @brookefox said:

        Perhaps I was joking, perhaps not, but what have I got to lose. I'm gettin' out my pen and paper right now.

        Something smells fishy around here.

        it seems simple but it's actually hard to pull off in sketchup.

        just throwing it out there to see if someone comes up with something more slick than how I've been doing it.

        (edit-) as in, my current method isn't very slick.

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          jeff hammond
          last edited by 30 Apr 2012, 05:08

          @brookefox said:

          Gimme a model?

          you can make up your own dimensions as they're not (entirely) important.. (it's mainly about getting the parallel lines of the pink board in there like that)

          [EDIT] oh wait, the width_of_ board dimension is critical but you can make that dimension up if you want.. you just have to choose what it is first then draw it..

          but here's a starting model anyway..

          mini__.skp

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            ninopiamonte
            last edited by 30 Apr 2012, 05:44

            Can you give something more details about this challenge?

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              jeff hammond
              last edited by 30 Apr 2012, 06:15

              @ninopiamonte said:

              Can you give something more details about this challenge?

              you mean like prizes and stuff?

              this is a fairly common situation in framing when an X-brace is required.. often, you're able to just trace them onsite but other times you can't (other walls in the way etc..).. either way, it's nice if you just have the right dimensions in the first place..

              another example of the same problem.. (2x4 wall frames connected by a brace)

              mini2.jpg

              so the the challenge is for you to show your technique (probably via screenshots, .skp, or video) showing the best way you can come up with to draw the brace board in order to obtain proper dimensions for it.

              [and i'll act as the judge πŸ˜† ]

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                thomthom
                last edited by 30 Apr 2012, 07:45

                Still not getting it... too early in the morning - haven't had my tea yet. 😳

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

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                  pilou
                  last edited by 30 Apr 2012, 08:09

                  My little try πŸ˜„

                  Chall.jpg

                  Frenchy Pilou
                  Is beautiful that please without concept!
                  My Little site :)

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                    jeff hammond
                    last edited by 30 Apr 2012, 08:21

                    @unknownuser said:

                    My little try πŸ˜„

                    [attachment=0:259w4kne]<!-- ia0 -->Chall.jpg<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:259w4kne]

                    in step 2, how do you know where to draw the line ? (at which height ?)

                    like i said earlier, your board has to be a predetermined width…

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                      pilou
                      last edited by 30 Apr 2012, 08:30

                      It was made step 3 πŸ˜‰

                      But if you want better πŸ˜„

                      Chall.jpg

                      Frenchy Pilou
                      Is beautiful that please without concept!
                      My Little site :)

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                        jeff hammond
                        last edited by 30 Apr 2012, 08:33

                        @pbacot said:

                        I just draw a 2x4 and rotate it then cut with two uprights...?

                        doesn't work… (unless you're just sorta eyeing it into place.. but this isn't horseshoes πŸ˜‰ )

                        that's why this is tough

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                          pilou
                          last edited by 30 Apr 2012, 08:35

                          It's implicit at my new version above
                          You have caltulated before the good rectangle for have the good result πŸ˜‰

                          Frenchy Pilou
                          Is beautiful that please without concept!
                          My Little site :)

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                            jeff hammond
                            last edited by 30 Apr 2012, 08:35

                            @unknownuser said:

                            It was made step 3 πŸ˜‰

                            thisway.jpg

                            [ie--- the board is a set thickness.. it will always be the same.. the part you're measuring will constantly change depending on the gap and height (angle)..]

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                              pbacot
                              last edited by 30 Apr 2012, 08:41

                              I just draw a 2x4 or whatever and rotate it then cut with two uprights...? I did that today in a trellis design.

                              MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                                thomthom
                                last edited by 30 Apr 2012, 08:43

                                Does it has to be drawn correct in the first place?
                                I was thinking, drawing the profile of the board in the correct size, extrude, rotate it, taper off the ends. - too many steps?

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

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                                  jeff hammond
                                  last edited by 30 Apr 2012, 08:48

                                  @unknownuser said:

                                  It's implicit at my new version above
                                  You have caltulated before the good rectangle for have the good result πŸ˜‰

                                  ok.. i'll try to switch up the way i'm presenting the problem..

                                  draw this:

                                  (notice which way the 5 units are being measured.. if i measure 5 in the place you're suggesting, my board will no longer have a width of 5.. it will be too skinny)
                                  mini3.jpg

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                                    thomthom
                                    last edited by 30 Apr 2012, 08:49

                                    This is an elaborate plugin request - right?

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

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                                      pbacot
                                      last edited by 30 Apr 2012, 08:54

                                      Well if you had a true arc or circle you could find your exact intersection points. But there are no true circles in SU.

                                      MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                                        jeff hammond
                                        last edited by 30 Apr 2012, 08:56

                                        @thomthom said:

                                        Does it has to be drawn correct in the first place?
                                        I was thinking, drawing the profile of the board in the correct size, extrude, rotate it, taper off the ends. - too many steps?

                                        take as many steps as needed.. but for you, once you recognize the issue, you'll probably immediate think ruby as a means of solving it.. the way i do it is with a dynamic component.. there's a brute force method to accomplish it within sketchup itself but i'm wondering if i happen to be missing a method.. no solutions given so far will accomplish it..

                                        [EDIT.. haha.. re:your post while i was typing this one πŸ˜„ ]
                                        but no.. i didn't set out for it to be.. it's a pretty cool little challenge because of how simple it seems.. hopefully a plugin doesn't jump in too soon and spoil all the fun πŸ˜‰

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                                          jeff hammond
                                          last edited by 30 Apr 2012, 08:58

                                          @pbacot said:

                                          Well if you had a true arc or circle you could find your exact intersection points. But there are no true circles in SU.

                                          right, that's the brute force method i mentioned above.. make a little arc with a thousand segments and it will work..

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