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

jjshannon · 6 Mar 2012, 14:56

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

blajnov · 7 Mar 2012, 06:20

@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...

rollar coaster test 2.skp

tspco · 17 Mar 2012, 13:41

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?

Dave R · 17 Mar 2012, 13:48

I have just one thought. Well, two but one of them isn't related.

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.

brookefox · 24 Mar 2012, 00:10

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.

Dave R · 24 Mar 2012, 00:25

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.

seabassvg · 14 Apr 2012, 14:42

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

brookefox · 6 May 2012, 00:02

@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.

Dave R · 9 Jun 2012, 12:39

Why are you expecting any more than that? That menu entry is enough to get the job done.

ranytan · 10 Jun 2012, 15:14

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

Gspahr · 19 Jun 2012, 22:12

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!

Snowy · 21 Jun 2012, 08:20

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.

McGyver · 24 Jun 2012, 21:39

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!

xzoran · 5 Jul 2012, 19:09

Big Thanks !

Bryan K · 9 Jul 2012, 00:57

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!

gherkin · 9 Jul 2012, 21:19

Just wanted to say thank you for the plugin. Even if I don't use it much it's been great fun playing with it the past few minutes!

gunman2 · 17 Aug 2012, 12:21

very good，thanks.

Mr. Bill · 5 Nov 2012, 21:12

I have had trouble getting this ruby to load in SU8 pro, which i see a few others have previously screamed/posted. I have used thomthom's installer plugin as well as just placing the .rb in the appropriate plugin folder. I've had success loading .rbz, but not .rb in general. This .rb is just particularly needed at the moment. Both come back with the error below. Input appreciated.

Thanks,

thomthom · 5 Nov 2012, 21:20

Is that either, the only plugin you have installed - or the first file alphabetically in your Plugins folder?

I'm guessing it's either one of them and that the file is missing require 'sketchup.rb' at the beginning of the file. Check the file in notepad, and insert that line at the top of the file if it's missing.

Mr. Bill · 5 Nov 2012, 21:38

thank you thomthom,

I tried typing that in at a few different beginning locations to no avail, even compared it to one of you .rb.

Unfortunately operator error (me) is in play. With that said i've uploaded the .rb (is that kosher to do with someone else's .rb? i'm sorry for not knowing protocol here) and if someone was able to determine where that require 'sketchup.rb i would be eternally grateful.
[mod=:3stt16al]I've removed that FAK.rb attachment, as it's already available in the first post here and such duplicates simply lead to confusion...
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