Plugin Idea - 2 line to 3D dimension object

bagatelo

Maybe you can Use Photo Match inside SketSHup Itself
And maybe use Shift N for have a less dramatic image ?

That image is not photo. Is a render.

COZINHA LIARA 002 - Scene 2.jpg

Dave R

I don't understand what you're asking for that SketchUp doesn't already do. As Pilou said, draw a rectangle and Push/Pull for the 3rd dimension.

Someone did do a plugin that would allow you to draw a box by clicking three points. I can't remember what it is called, though. I tried it once but decided the native tools work fine and I didn't need one more plugin loading so I deleted it. Maybe someone else remembers. Maybe Pilou remembers it?

gullfo

draw box in 3 clicks?

mitcorb

Although apparently not directly related is Menu>Draw>Box. This inserts a grouped box at 0,0,0. The box is inserted with a default edge length of 8'-4" and X Ray mode is turned on. Draw>Box is activated when you Window>Preferences>Extensions and check Utilities Tools. You can resize this box in a number of ways with native tools.

pilou

So a good rendering!

Maybe you can ask for your plugin
First click on the first segment = length (X)red
Second click on the second segment = depth (y)green
Third Click on the third segment = height (Z)blue

That must be very easy ...for a ruby scripter

pilou

Apparently if I good anderstand for any reasons the "3 segments" are on a "plane 2D" in SU!
(like a projection or shadows casted of a wire object)

But seems to me that user must first select these 3 segments
else I don't see very well how a plug can choose the 3 good segments if there are 100 segments or more ?
(more easy on my image because they are crossed at the same extremities' vertices
against the first post image where they cross anywhere !

pilou

@unknownuser said:

(not a box)?

Yes a box first! (or other depending of the nature of the segments (curve...)
Like redraw a house from a photo but automatically!

Project of sculpture by Gregor Schneider

pbacot

Uh, isn't OP just asking about creating those 3d dimension objects (not a box)? I think Pilou was onto it... It could look nice.

Dave R

Peter, I didn't get that from his post until you said that. Perhaps you're right. That would be interesting. Does the Ruby API have access to 3D Text?

pilou

Why take the texte ?
When you have cotation you have length no ? Or position of the arrow No ?
First image has no text!

Dave R

What means "cotation?"

I think he was trying to describe starting with the three lines drawn on his box and, by running a plugin, turning them into the arrows with the lengths as 3D entities.

pilou

@Dave: Sorry - Cotation = sizing, scaling, notation (but in French)

bagatelo

My idea with this plugin would be able to show in my renderings for my clients the dimensions of the furniture and objects that would be created by woodworkers and other professionals.
Unrelated to create objects with three clicks ... or sizing objects by XYZ.