[Plugin] Boolean--OSCoolean (Dec 2013) for SU 8 up free ver

joergber

Hi,

is this plugin still maintained by anybody?

I would like to know if it is possible to substract an capsulated group from the surrounding one ...
For example by selecting the groups through the outliner (this doesn't work).

Or does anybody know of a manual way to do that?

Many thanks in advance!

Moin,
Jörg

gilles

Make your groups components copy them outside with paste in place, substract and delete

joergber

Hi Gilles,

thanks for the quick reply ...

But I don't get it ...

'copy them outside with paste in place' seems quite paradox to me ...

Could you pls. explain again?
(slowly)

Many thanks!!!!

Jörg

gilles

What I understood it that you have a group inside another and you want them to substract.
So making them components allow you to make copies and place those copies(instances) in a context they can interfere with each other.
Paste in place make you sure their respective positions are good.
Procede the boolean operation, then delete them the instances have been modified.

gilles

Forget what I said before about components, this plugin only works with groups

joergber

Hi,

thank you anyway!

I tried adding an 'object' to the inner group that is not encapsulated ...
So I have some kind of selector.

But this doesn't work either

Any other suggestions?

Thanks!
Jörg

gilles

But if your two groups are nested at the same level doesnt' it work?

gilles

I made some tries and it seems that subtract fail and sometimes crash with two copies of the same group.

could your share the model at least the two groups in their context?

joergber

Hi,

attached is my testenvironment ...

Have fun!

Jörg

testenvironment for boolean substraction of encapsulated group

gilles

I think I got you!

There is no possible intersection between those two groups: the little one is floating inside the big one, no face intersecting.
Just select them, explode and group you get a solid group.

Untitled.skp

gilles

Also, I don't know if it's important for 3D print (if want to print) but i should reverse the faces of the "hole".

joergber

Hi Gilles,

thank you!

That was too easy (as so often )

Best regards,
Jörg

gilles

You're welcome.

dukejazz

Hey joergber

I have some insight
with the help of section plain
the [Plugin] Boolean--OSCoolean (Oct 2010) for SU 8 free ver will works

box- inside.skp

@unknownuser said:

by joergber » Yesterday, 6:26 am
Hi,
I would like to know if it is possible to substract an capsulated group from the surrounding one ...

Yes
The smart author gives you both outcome combine and minus as shown above
most of the time you need a inersection to minus a object with another object
but in your special case use section plain so you can make a groups of box- inside object

and a manual way to do that?
is just delete the the inside group object
wait a min you say it the the inter combine you want
well manual way uses outliner to put inter object inside outer object group (then explode inter)

@unknownuser said:

by gilles » Today, 2:22 pm

Also, I don't know if it's important for 3D print (if want to print) but i should reverse the faces of the "hole".

oh yes reverse
"Many thanks in advance!"
your welcome
Dukejazzz

JBJDesigns

Hi!

I know this has been out for awhile, but I used it the other day and it's awesome!!! Thank you Oscar!!!

Jo

Brettb2953

Will this plugin work for Sketchup Make (v13)

When I run it I see this error in the ruby console with a simple two cube grouped system.

Error: #<TypeError: wrong argument type (expected Sketchup::Entity or Array of Sketchup::Entity)>
(eval):127:in add' (eval):127:in set_current_point'
(eval):73:in `onLButtonUp'
(eval):127

thomthom

Should work just the same as Pro pr SU8 - there is no change in the API between the versions. Got sample model?

ArtPen

same error

dkolok

I have the same problem. It worked great in 8 but gives that error message in Sketchup Make. A made a cube turned it into a group, made a second cube turned it into a group. the cubes overlap by about 50% then I select the two groups. A window pops up and says "OSCOOLEAN needs UPDATE: OSCoolean is a beta version(Sep 2010) for Google Sketchup Version 8!
then you click on OK and get nothing.

The ruby Console gives these two errors:
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method best_picked' for nil:NilClass> (eval):98:in set_current_point'
(eval):73:in onLButtonUp' (eval):98 Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method best_picked' for nil:NilClass>
(eval):98:in `set_current_point'

BTW I've tried this on both my MAC and Windows 7 machine. doesn't work on either.

I've included the file
Thanks

Test.skp

troypiggo

I'm having the same error also. I'm trying to trim a group with a group full of components, but get the same error with just simple cube groups.