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    [Plugin] Manifold v2.2

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    • M Offline
      make.GQ.china
      last edited by

      Thank you for your plug-ins! 😎 😍

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      • TIGT Offline
        TIG Moderator
        last edited by

        Here's v2.2 - updated FR lingvo file [thanks to Didier Bur] and glitches with Tooltips and other strings deBabelizing now sorted...
        http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=218691#p218691

        TIG

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          pdwyer
          last edited by

          Does/should this work with SU 8?

          I'm not seeing any colours or new models created, even with the downloaded example but the example skp file is v7.

          I suspect v8 needs a plugin like this too. If there is some other way to find doubles/duplicates/manifolds etc I'd love to know

          Cheers

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            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            @pdwyer said:

            Does/should this work with SU 8?

            I'm not seeing any colours or new models created, even with the downloaded example but the example skp file is v7.

            I suspect v8 needs a plugin like this too. If there is some other way to find doubles/duplicates/manifolds etc I'd love to know

            Cheers

            In v8 there are 'manifold' functions built in...

            TIG

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              pdwyer
              last edited by

              Really? 😲

              What are they called?

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                Gaieus
                last edited by

                The new solid tools. Outer shell (available in the free version, too), should do (more or less) what manifold plugin would (unless I am completely mistaken as I have never used this plugin yet)

                Gai...

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                  Jim
                  last edited by

                  Solid Tools. The Entity Info window will indicate "Solid Group" when a Group is manifold.

                  http://www.dropmocks.com/iNOPR

                  And here's a great plugin for trouble-shooting non-manifold Groups that should be:

                  Solid Inspector by thomthom

                  Hi

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                    pdwyer
                    last edited by

                    Cheers! I found a tool called solid Inspector which shows some red and orange lines. I'm not 100% sure what the problem is in some cases (although in others it's obvious). I'll see if I can track down where to ask about those tools 😄

                    Thanks again

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                      thomthom
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                      @pdwyer said:

                      Cheers! I found a tool called solid Inspector which shows some red and orange lines. I'm not 100% sure what the problem is in some cases (although in others it's obvious). I'll see if I can track down where to ask about those tools 😄

                      Thanks again

                      You can ask about Solid Inspector here: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=30504&p=267832#p267832

                      IT circles red/orange around edges where there is a hole, or the edge connect to internal faces. In a solid all edges should have two connected faces - if there are more or less it means it's not a solid. These are the areas which the inspector highlights. So check if the faces are connected to internal faces, or if it's a hole. Note that the whole could be very small and you'd have to zoom a lot to see it.

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

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                        sellberg
                        last edited by

                        Hi!

                        Thanx for creating this awsome plugin! I have been working on converting 3D objects from some GIS application and it has been so difficult, until now, that is.

                        I just have one small and kind of silly question but please bear with me:
                        After running Manifold a copy of the selected group is created. Wich one is the fixed one? Are both fixed? The way i interpret what happens right now is that the one created is just a "showcase" of what changes have been made and that it should be removed.

                        / KJ

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                        • Rich O BrienR Offline
                          Rich O Brien Moderator
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                          @unknownuser said:

                          It then processes the group, making a modified copy of it set off to
                          one side.
                          If it has errors then a nested group is overlaid that has these
                          errors highlighted - red for removals, green for healing.
                          This error-group has a 'text-handle' so you can easily select it to
                          move it away or erase it later...
                          There is a closing dialog which either tells there were no major
                          errors [although it might have removed non-face/edge entities or
                          oriented faces and done some triangulation] or it reports the number
                          of errors.
                          If X-ray mode is off it asks you if you want to change to X-ray Mode
                          to look inside the group to see what has been affected.
                          On Yes/No the tool closes, with the new 'manifold' group now selected.
                          Otherwise OK to end, with the new 'manifold' group now selected.

                          Does this answer your query?

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                            sellberg
                            last edited by

                            Thanx for the quick reply!

                            Sadly the answer is no. This quoted text is the reason I wrote this post in the first place. And no: I am not trying to be a pain in the ass, I just don´t get it. 😕

                            "It then processes the group, making a modified copy of it set off to
                            one side."
                            This sentence kind of implies that the first "original" group has not been modified but that the generated one has.

                            "This error-group has a 'text-handle' so you can easily select it to
                            move it away or erase it later..."
                            This implies both groups have changed, but in different ways.

                            So I am thinking the logic could be that the program leaves the original group unchanged for comparison, as that seems to be a big deal further down the text, or that the original group is fixed along with the generated group but that the latter one is just a showcase.

                            / KJ

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                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              It works on a copy of the original group that it has made and offset to one side.
                              The third 'error group' [if any] simply highlights these errors and it is overlaid onto the original group...

                              However... please note that this particular 'Manifold' tool is a slow old crock and it has long been superseded by some newer better things... so I no longer 'support it'...

                              Thomthom's 'SolidInspector' shows where errors occur that are causing non-solidity.
                              My newer 'SolidSolver' tries to fix them [affecting the original, but 'undo-able'].
                              There are also one or two other tools that try to do this kind of thing too...

                              I recommend you get those and retry.

                              TIG

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                                tarzip86
                                last edited by

                                Works brilliantly for my purposes. Cheers!

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                                  WorldWiz
                                  last edited by

                                  While this plugin is running, does it get interrupted if my computer goes into standby mode?

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                                  • TIGT Offline
                                    TIG Moderator
                                    last edited by

                                    @worldwiz said:

                                    While this plugin is running, does it get interrupted if my computer goes into standby mode?
                                    I really don't know. 😕
                                    BUT there are now several better tools like SolidSolver and SolidInspector anyway 😒

                                    TIG

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                                      ladyquestio
                                      last edited by

                                      Using version 8 free BTW

                                      I have been trying to make use of this plugin. But it does not seem to work . I am getting an error message when i look in console
                                      here is a copy of the messages i get .

                                      manifold
                                      Error: #<TypeError: wrong argument type (expected Sketchup::Entity)>
                                      C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/manifold.rb:199:in add_group' C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/manifold.rb:199:in copy_group'
                                      C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/manifold.rb:142:in activate' C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/manifold.rb:1039:in select_tool'
                                      C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/manifold.rb:1039:in `manifold'
                                      (eval):42
                                      #Sketchup::Model:0xcf41cb0

                                      Can you look and tell me where the error is ?
                                      Thanks


                                      scanner1x.skp


                                      scannerproblem.jpg

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                                      • TIGT Offline
                                        TIG Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        This is a very old Plugin.
                                        It has issues with all current versions, and v8 which is no longer supported...
                                        I suggest you try my SolidSolver or thomthom's SolidInspector² ?

                                        TIG

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