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

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    • jgbJ Offline
      jgb
      last edited by

      Trion

      I concur with Fredo.

      What you need to do is take a copy of the chord at the root and scale it to (at least) 1 other rib location near the tip, but just before the tip curve starts.

      Then CL skin individually the inner top and outer (tip) top airfoil, then do the bottom in 2 goes as well. Only explode the surfaces after all curves are satisfactory.

      Should take all of 5 minutes.

      If you have a problem, come back here with your SKP file and I will do a detailed explanation.


      jgb

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      • T Offline
        trion
        last edited by

        Hello,

        Well, it didnt work for me, so here is that file im trying.
        Hope you can find out why its not working.

        Trion


        wing.skp

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        • cottyC Offline
          cotty
          last edited by

          I've welded some lines and Curviloft asked me if it should repair some issues ...
          wing_2.jpg


          wing_2.skp

          my SketchUp gallery

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          • T Offline
            trion
            last edited by

            Thank you for checking and fixing the wing.
            would like to know what you did and where i need to look for the next time.

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            • T Offline
              trion
              last edited by

              Cotty:

              Never mind my last question, i found out what i`m did wrong the whole time...
              I installed curvizard and select all contours 1 by 1 and using the make curve weld option.
              and your right.. the script was telling me also to fix some problems.
              After that there was no problem selection those lines(curves) and make the wing.

              this will keep me going for a while.

              Thanx all.

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              • jgbJ Offline
                jgb
                last edited by

                Cotty & Trion

                The reason I would split the wing into 2+ parts is to preserve the chord section along the inner span section.

                Doing it in 1 go (per side) gives a nice looking result, but the chord tends to be flattening towards the outer section and wing tip.

                That is NOT a fault of Curviloft; it's just the way it works going from a "shape" to a point. Intermediate proportional "shapes" result in a better overall curve.

                This may not be relevant to a model for "show" but could be critical if accuracy is important. Such a case would be if drawing internal wing structure was part of the model, rather than just an outward appearing skin or mold line.


                jgb

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                • M Offline
                  mikeypals23
                  last edited by

                  I cant seem to get Curviloft to appear in SketchUp. As far as I can tell, I installed that and LibFredo6 correctly. Any help would be appreciated! Thank you for your time.


                  Screen shot 2013-03-03 at 11.26.14 PM.png

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                  • Dave RD Offline
                    Dave R
                    last edited by

                    But you haven't installed Curviloft correctly. You've not maintained the file structure as described in the first post of this thread.

                    Screen shot 2013-03-03 at 11.26.14 PM.png

                    All of the files in the red box as well as the folder called IMAGES_Standard should be in a folder called CURVILOFT_Dir_12.

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                    • M Offline
                      mikeypals23
                      last edited by

                      Thank you for the help! Working now, sorry for the careless oversight!

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                      • R Offline
                        Ralphxyz
                        last edited by

                        I am getting this error when trying to run Curviloft.

                        http://gettheworkdone.net/3Dprinting/SketchUp/Curviloft.png

                        Ralph

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                        • Dave RD Offline
                          Dave R
                          last edited by

                          Where is the file called bootstrap_Curviloft.rb? It should be in a folder called CURVILOFT_Dir_12 but I'm guessing it isn't.

                          cloft.png
                          In fact you should have all these files in that folder.

                          Etaoin Shrdlu

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                          • R Offline
                            Ralphxyz
                            last edited by

                            Yup, I have them:

                            http://gettheworkdone.net/3Dprinting/SketchUp/curviloftbootstrap.png

                            Ralph

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                            • TIGT Offline
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              Have you also downloaded and correctly installed the required helper file-set LibFredo6 ?
                              http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=144178#p144178

                              TIG

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                              • R Offline
                                Ralphxyz
                                last edited by

                                Yup!!

                                I have the Curviloft toolbar and the Tools/Fredo6 Collection menu Curviloft menu item.

                                They do "work" in my limited testing.

                                Ralph

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                                • TIGT Offline
                                  TIG Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  Have you checked that you have FULL security permissions to the Plugins folder and its contents?
                                  Right-click context-menu on its icon, Properties > Security > Edit...
                                  It might be that your rights are limited ??
                                  Also is there a 'Compatibilities Files...' link button on the Explorer window for the Plugins folder, which might means some things are not installed as it appears... [Windows πŸ˜’ ]

                                  TIG

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                                  • R Offline
                                    Ralphxyz
                                    last edited by

                                    TIG I can not follow what you are asking. "its icon"??

                                    @unknownuser said:

                                    Have you checked that you have FULL security permissions to the Plugins folder and its contents?
                                    Right-click context-menu on its icon, Properties > Security > Edit...

                                    Here is my Plugin menu.

                                    http://gettheworkdone.net/3Dprinting/SketchUp/Plugins.png

                                    There is no 'Compatibilities Files...' in the Plugins menu.

                                    Ralph

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                                    • Dave RD Offline
                                      Dave R
                                      last edited by

                                      Ralph, TIG is referring to the icon for the Plugins folder (or its name ) in Windows Explorer. Not in SketchUp. You need to make sure that you have full read and write permissions for the Plugins folder and any folders within that folder. The plugin needs to be able to write information to a file in the Plugins folder which it can't do without full read and write permissions.

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                                      • R Offline
                                        Ralphxyz
                                        last edited by

                                        Thanks Dave, but nope All Users and Administrator have "Full Control".

                                        Ralph

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                                        • Dave RD Offline
                                          Dave R
                                          last edited by

                                          Ralph, you're making my head hurt. πŸ˜„

                                          So you are still getting this error? And you have LibFredo installed correctly, too? Something isn't installed right.

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                                          • gillesG Offline
                                            gilles
                                            last edited by

                                            @ Tig and Dave,
                                            Your patience seems to have no limits, I don't remember how much time I read the same answers to the same problems. πŸ˜‰


                                            oisillons.jpg

                                            " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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