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    [Plugin] Shape Bender Beta

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      Flowrellik
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      By far the best plugin I've seen. This reminds me very well of the Days at highschool when I practiced AutoCAD. Thank you very much.

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      • Chris FullmerC Offline
        Chris Fullmer
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        Thanks everyone. Its nice to hear from people when it works, and not just from people who can't figure out how to install it. πŸ˜„

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        All my Plugins I've written

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          Leon1217
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          This is really amazing! Thank you a lot! β˜€

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            alexxur
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            Upss ... I forgot to download "progressbar.rb" as they say in the beginning. perhaps this requirement should be highlighted or larger font.

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            • Dave RD Offline
              Dave R
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              It's bold and highlighted with the word 'Requires' in larger, red, bold text.

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                Chris Fullmer
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                Ok, if it will help, I've gone ahead and made it bigger, bolder and redder! And I added another notice at the bottom of the page. So it says it at the top and bottom. Maybe this will help. Thanks,

                Chris

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                  mgonzavega
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                  HI Chris,

                  I have a problem with the shape bender tool. I select the objecy (group) and then hit the shape bender button. Then an arrow with a short line appears but it does not select the line the is on the red axis. Why? Please help!

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                    Chris Fullmer
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                    Probably you installed it incorrectly. Please open the Ruby Console and then try to run shape bender again. It will probably write some errors. Please copy and paste those back here.

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                      TIG Moderator
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                      Another possibility is that you are 'above average intelligence' and that you have installed it correctly [you say you are getting the custom cursor etc which is a good sign πŸ˜„ and hopefully you have also installed the required 'progressbar.rb' script too to avoid the tool falling over a little later on πŸ˜• ]...

                      Perhaps your first line that you select [which must be parallel to the red axis and in the same context as the group you want to bend] might be touching some other geometry - it must be freestanding otherwise it can't be selected - the tool needs it to have no connected geometry. Similarly the 'curve' that you need to select next cannot touch other geometry either [the line/curve can touch the group or other groups/instances, but not each other, or other nearby loose geometry].

                      With these two possibilities addressed how does it perform... πŸ˜’

                      TIG

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                        AnthonyPatschorke
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                        Chris how exactly do i get this plug in. Its just not working out for me.

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                        • Dave RD Offline
                          Dave R
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                          Anthony, go back and read the first post of the thread and watch the video. Also read the first page or two. It has been explained quite well.

                          If you still have problems using it, explain what happens when you try it. Show us your set up. Give us something so we can help you.

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                            envisionary
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                            Any chance there is a MAC version of this amazing plug in?

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                              Gaieus
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                              Unless I have completely missed something (and am an idiot as not being able to find any reference), the plugin should work on Mac just as well as on Windows.

                              Gai...

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                                envisionary
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                                Sweet. I have not tried it, I just assumed.

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                                  TIG Moderator
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                                  Unless a tool says specifically that it's PC only then it should work on a MAC too.
                                  The worst that will happen is it won't work.

                                  TIG

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                                    Dave R
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                                    @envisionary said:

                                    Sweet. I have not tried it, I just assumed.

                                    You know what "assume' does. πŸ˜‰

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                                      a nelson
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                                      Hello,

                                      I am using Sketchup 7.1 and I have installed the plugin as well as the pregressbar.rb. Everything seems to be in order but after I click on the group/component, the plugin doesn't seem to recognize the line. What am I missing here?

                                      Any hep greatly appreciated.

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                                        a nelson
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                                        Aha! I figured it out. I extracted the CONTENTS of the folder to the PLUGINS folder but I was supposed to extract the entire folder. Hope this helps someone else.

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                                          Dave R
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                                          Don't know your own strength? πŸ˜„

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                                          This is the most common reason why plugins don't function for people. They don't extract the files correctly.

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                                            amarqhuszaireen
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                                            hi,someone please help me,how to install this plugin?

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