[Talk] Plugins Index

buddyholly27

Thanks Dan, I will start the terms of use trawl, and send PMs out where appropriate, when I get home. Shouldn't complain, after the work that you plugin people have saved me over the years - not to mention the things that I simply wouldn't be able to do at all! Fingers crossed there aren't too many restricted plugins though..

Actually, do you think the index page might have an icon range for the copyright/terms for each plugin? (Same icon, different colour according to restriction status?) Probably a whole new can of worms...

Dan Rathbun

Well no, the Index cannot do that. (It only glean's whatever info the poster puts in the Topic Title.)

There is a "convention" to use a "[$]" icon if it's a pay plugin.

Cost, Copyright and Terms of Use are all separate issues.

Most often an author always claims copyright (in some form,) to protect his work, regardless of cost, or terms of use. (Usually this is to control distribution so that old versions are not floating around out the web. Sometimes a certain license like GPL or Artistic, require copyright notices by the author and each of those who may revise the code later.)
And BTW.. technically an explicit copyright notice is no longer required (since 1972 ?, I think,) it is now implied.

charly2008

Hi,

In the "Plugins index" is a mistake. This plugin is by Didier Bur.

Charly

bebeep2511

Hi to all!

Could anyone help me where to download the getcamera distance.rb

Thanks and regards

TIG

@bebeep2511 said:

Hi to all!
Could anyone help me where to download the get camera distance.rb
Thanks and regards
Please learn to use the red 'Plugins Index' button above [single-click]; then the forum OR browser Search tools [e.g. distance]...
Because I'm feeling kind after my lunch here's a link - I found it in 2 seconds using the simple method I outlined above... http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=221768#p221768 next time please try harder before asking, we are here to help... but we prefer 'real problems'

bebeep2511

Well- thanks for the help.

Rubicone

I don't know if this has been suggested or considered but I don't think that listing plugins by publisher is very useful. I believe that listing them by the function each serves would be much better - at least from this newbie's perspective. Perhaps as a compromise between what is presently listed and what could/should be, is creating a table that contains all of these plugins. One could create this table using MS Acess (or other database), MS Word, or even Excel. In the attachment is a simple table I created using MS Word that others can comment on if they feel so inclined.

thomthom

There is work being done on plugin repositories. Expect to see something this year. Then things can be sorted as you like.

stuartmitch

Guys,

just wondering if there is a plug-in that assists in drawing on uneven surfaces. I am looking to do some work with shipping containers and, as you probably know, they have a corrugated steel skin.

I have tried tools-on-surface but that doesn't work too well with this type of surface (or at least it doesn't when I am using it!!!).

Cheers....Scotty

mitcorb

@stuartmitch:
reference your question "just wondering if there is a plug-in that assists in drawing on uneven surfaces."
Would setting cutting planes and intersecting work?
Would using Drape, or Stamp from Sandbox Tools work?

mitcorb

@majid:
What about bentleykfrog's plugin? See in Index.

stuartmitch

@mitcorb said:

@stuartmitch:
reference your question "just wondering if there is a plug-in that assists in drawing on uneven surfaces."
Would setting cutting planes and intersecting work?
Would using Drape, or Stamp from Sandbox Tools work?

Tim,

I'll give it a go and get back to you.

Thanks for the advice.

Cheers....Scotty

majid

a bit far from the topic, but it is my strong need:
recently had strong need to "flightpath", and noticed that it is a long time that it hasn't been updated (and doesn't work for su8), so thought that if there is anyway to ask authors to update them? or any other ruby masters please?
Majid

majid

@mitcorb said:

@majid:
What about bentleykfrog's plugin? See in Index.

thank you mitcorb, but I need Flightpath, that helps smooth animation, using selecting a path for camera movement... is there any other option?

rv1974

Have anybody counted the number of plugins (even approximately)?

mitcorb

I guess it is theoretically possible to count all the plugins. There are many unpublished, I am sure. And, there probably are a significant number of sites offering plugins that I have never visited. Not all are free, as you know. And the unpublished ones, if any, would be held by those who don't wish to share or sell.

Rich O Brien

@rv1974 said:

Have anybody counted the number of plugins (even approximately)?

Where? Here or globally?

Aerilius

as an example, the Plugins page has around 891 and crai around 989 (with old versions/variants). And this does not include commercial plugins that are distributed via other ways, or company's internal tools.

RickW

@majid said:

...recently had strong need to "flightpath", and noticed that it is a long time that it hasn't been updated (and doesn't work for su8)...
Majid

Can you clarify by what you mean that it doesn't work for SU8? I use it in SU8 without problem.

Trogluddite

@aerilius said:

as an example, the Plugins page has around 891 and crai around 989

Now I can't stop myself seeing an image in my minds eye of SU open on a dozen 21" monitors - somewhere hidden amongst it is the remaining 1 sq.inch of viewport, the rest all containing the ultimate toolbar hell!