[Plugin] SolidSolver

Bertier · 16 Oct 2012, 10:20

@pout said:

Hey Tig, ...
Hey Pout good to see you there !
Sorry not to see you in Boulder !

Sergio Morera · 17 Oct 2012, 13:33

Brilliant as usual!

TIG · 24 Oct 2012, 16:04

Here's v1.6 http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=359994#p359994
It has:

Improved internal partition removal, even when they are not full width etc.
[It is still fool-able though!]
A context-menu item is now available if there is an appropriate selection.
Its progress ... is now indicated in the status-bar.

pbacot · 24 Oct 2012, 16:27

Thanks TIG. This is something I am looking at daily--ways to make solids.

Probably an obvious idea to many: I was getting a shape that had way too many interior faces. I decided that with smoothing, I had very few outside surfaces to deal with. So I selected the outside surfaces one by one (double click) and grouped--and had a solid rather quickly, without fussing about the center.

Your work on this is really appreciated.

cotty · 24 Oct 2012, 16:32

Thank you for the update!

smicha · 24 Oct 2012, 18:27

Thank you TIG.

TIG · 25 Oct 2012, 11:57

Here's v1.7 http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=359994#p359994
It has some speed improvements.
It has a better/harder-to-fool internal-partition removal algorithm.
The removal of coplanar-edges [if any] is now a final option.

TIG · 25 Oct 2012, 12:12

Here's v1.8 http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=359994#p359994
It has some more speed improvements.
It has an even better/harder-to-fool internal-partition removal algorithm.
You can repeat the process once if it's still not solid.
You may also need to try processing again 'manually' - if there are several internal-partitions facing each other etc...

cotty · 25 Oct 2012, 12:17

15 minutes between updates, that is fast
Thank you!

smicha · 25 Oct 2012, 13:04

@cotty said:

15 minutes between updates, that is fast
Thank you!

Fast and accurate This is how TIG works

Thank you again TIG.

guanjin · 25 Oct 2012, 13:19

Updated version too fast, thank you

TIG · 25 Oct 2012, 14:32

Here's v1.9 http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=359994#p359994
It has some more speed improvements.
Internal partition removal is again improved, multiple parallel face to face partitions now removed [up to ~10,000 per near-normal].

I have successfully tested it on several non-solids - including the dreaded 'coil' and some others with complex internal flaps and multiple partition faces, as well as holes etc...
Please report any 'breakages' and supply me with an example SKP so I can see what's up...

Sorry this update took so long but I had to go to the grocery store...

smicha · 25 Oct 2012, 14:37

@tig said:

Sorry this update took so long but I had to go to the grocery store...

guanjin · 25 Oct 2012, 14:51

Can not fix this broken surface of the sphere！！

This tool can do a very good repair。
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=48557

TIG · 25 Oct 2012, 15:41

Unfortunately that method to heal holes in a sphere creates internal partitions.
I scrapped to to solve the 'coil' problem...
I'll look into a reworking...

TIG · 25 Oct 2012, 16:28

Here's v2.0 http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=359994#p359994
It has some improved hole healing.
I have successfully tested it on several non-solids - including the dreaded 'coil', 'holey spheres' etc, and some others with complex internal flaps and multiple partition faces, as well as holes etc...
Please report any 'breakages' and supply me with an example SKP so I can see what's up...

Sorry this update took so long but I had to combine code from the latest version with an earlier one so that the 'coil' and 'holey spheres' are both 'solved'...

pbacot · 25 Oct 2012, 16:35

@tig said:

Here's v1.9 http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=359994#p359994
It has some more speed improvements.
Internal partition removal is again improved, multiple parallel face to face partitions now removed [up to ~10,000 per near-normal].

I have successfully tested it on several non-solids - including the dreaded 'coil' and some others with complex internal flaps and multiple partition faces, as well as holes etc...
Please report any 'breakages' and supply me with an example SKP so I can see what's up...

Sorry this update took so long but I had to go to the grocery store...

The coil ? Thanks TIG!

jgb · 25 Oct 2012, 19:53

@pbacot said:

Thanks TIG. This is something I am looking at daily--ways to make solids.

Probably an obvious idea to many: I was getting a shape that had way too many interior faces. I decided that with smoothing, I had very few outside surfaces to deal with. So I selected the outside surfaces one by one (double click) and grouped--and had a solid rather quickly, without fussing about the center.

Your work on this is really appreciated.

NOT obvious..... A damned good idea.

(good thing I thought of it)

Bertier · 25 Oct 2012, 22:44

great man TIG

thomthom · 26 Oct 2012, 08:30

Ye all be donating to this lad, yes? Feed the man some cookies!