[Plugin][$] Curviloft 2.0a - 31 Mar 24 (Loft & Skinning)

[jgb]

Thanks again;

I re-read my OP and I should have been more clear, that the contour was supposed to be flat, based on the fact it was created by a flat intersection. Why it went awry is a mystery.

I assumed it was flat, or nearly so, as stated, so to go the extra step of making it flat never occurred to me, until it was shown that portions were out of plane.

As I said before, CL seems to have problems with some almost flat contours. It should not matter if the contour resembles the rocky mountains or the prairies.

And again, my OP intent was very much more-so to show Fredo a case where CL failed to skin, than to get a solution. And if I had made a mistake in forming the contour, just what was that error and how did you find it. Both of those reasons were far more important than the actual solution.

Fredo, as far as breakers are concerned, I do use them when CL (on occasion) gives me an inconsistent/weird curve. But this time, there were no pretty colored lines, just a blank non response from CL. And I do get these blank responses from CL even when there are very clear and distinctive sections to a contour.

I (we all) eagerly await your "Contour Inspector". either as a stand-alone Ruby or as an integral part of Curviloft.

Tig; I will look into that, thanks.

Rich, see? only 1 smiley (OK, 2)

[fredo6]

@jgb said:

Fredo, as far as breakers are concerned, I do use them when CL (on occasion) gives me an inconsistent/weird curve. But this time, there were no pretty colored lines, just a blank non response from CL. And I do get these blank responses from CL even when there are very clear and distinctive sections to a contour.

Curviloft is not really finished and the error handling is deficient.
When you don't get a skinning, then it is because Curviloft does not have enough information to perform it. A message would of course be welcome. I'll include error detection in a next version.

Fredo

[pbacot]

BTW Is there a skinning video? I periodically watch the other videos at the top of thread, as I seem not to catch or retain all of it on one viewing.

[jgb]

@unknownuser said:

I'll include error detection in a next version.
Fredo

(So sorry; Rich)

[peter_shaw]

fredo, you are a coding god! this is absolutely amazing.

[ftrocino]

I'm on a Mac and I can't get curv a loft to install properly. I get an error message when I start SU. I copied everything to the plug in directory including the separate library download. There is an entry in the windows dropdown but no tool bar available. Can someone help me with this...I really need to start using the plug in for a project

Frank Trocino
ftrocino@earthlink.net

[Dave R]

If you get an error message related to the plugin when you first start SU, you've installed the plugin incorrectly. Since you told us what the error message is, it is impossible to diagnose beyond that. Correct installation has been covered repeatedly in this thread. Please read through it. Fredo's first post shows the footprint of the plugin. Make sure it matches on your machine.

[3maj_sie]

It looks really cool, but I can't install it:(
As you wrote I install also Libfredo pack and .rb
but I don't have pligin in SU.
When I open SS I have info with load error:

"Error Loading File bootstrap_Curviloft.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftAlgo.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftCurveMover.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftPalette.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftTool.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File Lib6Config.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6EdgePicker.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6Error.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6Input.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6Operation.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6Palette.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6PaletteHelper.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6Plugin.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6PluginDialogs.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6Protractor.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6Selmode.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6Startup.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6Tool.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6Translate.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6Upgrade.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6WebHtml.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6WebXTable.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File Lib6_txtmsg.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor::T6Error Loading File __loader.rb
undefined method `effective_load' for nil:NilClass"

what's the problem????
I copy all files to my plugin folder in SU, (as usually with plugins).
But only this doesn't work.

[Dave R]

You installed it incorrectly. You copied all the files out into the Plugins folder instead of leaving them in the Curviloft folder as they should be. This has been covered repeatedly in this thread. Go back to the beginning and look at the footprint Fredo shows for the plugin. Make it look that way on your computer.

[3maj_sie]

@dave r said:

You installed it incorrectly. You copied all the files out into the Plugins folder instead of leaving them in the Curviloft folder as they should be. This has been covered repeatedly in this thread. Go back to the beginning and look at the footprint Fredo shows for the plugin. Make it look that way on your computer.

Thank YOU!!!!
Now it works!!!

[feixia1127]

Looks fantastic, really looking forward to seeing the finished product in operation.

[geo]

Mr fredo
thank for your plugin curviloft , it s perfect solution to my project
thanks again
regards
geo ( french new SU user )

[davidee]

Hello everybody,

When I installed this plugin on my MacBook Pro with Retina it worked great but it did not look like it is suppose to look. It would be very great if this wil be fixed!
I put an image of how it looks in the attachments.

[Dave R]

I don't see any images.

[xiombarg]

Hey thanks for this plugin Fredo. It's by far my favorite surface generating plugin. Great work.

[Mra]

Hi,

While using this tool there seems to be white text? I can't read the instrucctions

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[thomthom]

That's due to a limitation in the SketchUp API. Screen text take on the colour of your edges. You'd have to temporarily use a different style that doesn't have a white edges.

@Fredo: one workaround for you could be to detect the edge colour setting and swap between light and dark background.

[RaySteve]

Thank you my friend! this tool is AMAZING!!!!!!
I appreciate your hard work very very much. tools like these make sketchup do crazy stuff man!!
once again thanksssssssssssssssss to the developers and any one else

[jgb]

Fredo

Any progress on implementing a contour error check and reporting

I just spent an hour redrawing almost the entire contour, endpoint to endpoint to eliminate a single totally invisible .001 inch extra line fragment error. Yet when I first selected the lines using Skinning, I got solid yellow all around. Hitting the Checkmark either gave me a red perimeter, or nothing at all.

I also noticed that if I am selecting edges using the Skinner, and zoom in past seeing the edges selected, when I pan or zoom out the selection (yellow) sometimes get lost and the next line selected is red or purple. If I reselect the lines they are okay, and the previous selections reappear.

[fredo6]

@jgb said:

Fredo

Any progress on implementing a contour error check and reporting

I provided some elements of cleansing in Curvizard::Clean up. Part of it is integrated into Curviloft as well (you may get a message).

Fredo