[Plugin] Guide Tools (1.3.0) — 21 October 2010

carlm · 9 Feb 2012, 17:49

Hi Thom-

Just downloaded your Guide Tools and TT Lib2; they seemed to be working fine, then I tried adding CPoints to the circles in the attached file. There's one circle that the tool refuses to work on (top, far right).

The odd thing is that your tool had no trouble adding a CP to the other end of the same hole (see bottom side), and I made the row of holes by drawing one circle on face, move+ x2, then pushed them through...

I tried both selecting the face and then using Guide Tools, and just selecting the circle and using Guide Tools, both with CPoint at Circle Center and CPoint at Arc Center.

Thought you'd want to see it.

SU8 (pro-expired)
MacOS 10.5.8

Thanks, -carl-

9mm backer block sketch.skp

carlm · 9 Feb 2012, 18:02

Never mind?

After encountering this problem, the plugin wouldn't install guide points in other files either.

Quit SU, reopened, seems to work fine, even on the file I just posted...

It does seem that SU is less stable since installing Selection Toys and TT Lib1 this morning, but could be the moon -- this is not a report yet.

Sorry! -carl-

Anton_S · 11 Mar 2012, 08:52

Very, useful tool... Thanks

guanjin · 14 Mar 2012, 02:18

[quote="carlm"]Hi Thom-

Just downloaded your Guide Tools and TT Lib2; they seemed to be working fine, then I tried adding CPoints to the circles in the attached file. There's one circle that the tool refuses to work on (top, far right).

The odd thing is that your tool had no trouble adding a CP to the other end of the same hole (see bottom side), and I made the row of holes by drawing one circle on face, move+ x2, then pushed them through...

I tried both selecting the face and then using Guide Tools, and just selecting the circle and using Guide Tools, both with CPoint at Circle Center and CPoint at Arc Center.

You want to set the coordinates of the components

thomthom · 14 Mar 2012, 09:32

From that animation I don't see what the problem is. It seem to create CPoint where it should ...

pilou · 14 Mar 2012, 10:30

Hello Thomthom
I had given your wonderful plug Guide Tools as answer for this question

Maybe you can add an option for give an orientation to the component ? (Insert Components at CPoints)
That will be very useful in a lot of cases!

thomthom · 14 Mar 2012, 11:18

@unknownuser said:

Maybe you can add an option for give an orientation to the component ?:

Orientation is defined by the component axis. Or did you mean something else? Image example?

pilou · 14 Mar 2012, 13:08

Assuming the original component has these axis and keep them
and of course that you make a different selection for each "plan" of Cpoints
(here 3 selections with call of the pluging at each time) the more easy to code

The input box could be for a selection for the first result:
Insert Components at CPoints with
(No rotation so default parameters = 0°)
Rotate Components on X = 0°
Rotate Components on Y = 0°
Rotate Components on Z = 0°

The input box could be for a selection for the second result:
Insert Components at CPoints with
Rotate Components on X = 0°
Rotate Components on Y = 0°
Rotate Components on Z = 270°

The input box could be for a selection for the third result:
Insert Components at CPoints with
Rotate Components on X = 0°
Rotate Components on Y = 0°
Rotate Components on Z = 90°

Seems useful no ?

ZFRPS · 14 Mar 2012, 14:03

Thank you very much!
your pluhins give me a lot of help!this plugin is great! wish more powerful!

scott216 · 21 Mar 2013, 19:11

Is there a way to add a guidepoint to the center of an exploded circle? I tired exploded arc and just circle tools, but neither of them worked on an exploded circle.

thomthom · 22 Mar 2013, 08:24

Circle or arc should not make a difference. Select two of the edges and it should work.

cotty · 22 Mar 2013, 09:41

@scott216 said:

Is there a way to add a guidepoint to the center of an exploded circle? I tired exploded arc and just circle tools, but neither of them worked on an exploded circle.

Did you try exploded arc center point finder (Chris Fullmer)?

kupono · 24 Jul 2013, 23:39

Guide_tools aren't working for me under SU Pro 2013. I deleted it and all the other TT_Lib related tools, then reinstalled all. Still not working.

Dave R · 25 Jul 2013, 00:47

It works for me with SU2013.

You'll need to be more specific about what happens when you try to use it.

thomthom · 25 Jul 2013, 00:53

Any error messages? As Dave mentioned, we'd need more specific info to what "isn't working".

pilou · 29 Jan 2014, 15:17

And seems this intersection don't work!
Or we can't name that Edge Edge Inetersection?

pilou · 29 Jan 2014, 15:22

Dear Thomthom can you add a CD Point at Bounds "Top" Center ?
And a CD Point at Bounds "Bottom" + "Top" Center ?

I must make some acrobatics for have this result!

Projection by Tak2hata

jtri · 17 Feb 2014, 21:58

Great plug in but I noticed if I intersect 2 components, then try and find the center of the circle that is left from the intersection the plug in does not find the center. Also if you add a face to the circle it also does not add the center point. Am I missing something?

Test.skp

Dave R · 17 Feb 2014, 22:49

If you select the edge of the "circle" does SketchUp identify it as a circle in Entity Info?

jtri · 17 Feb 2014, 23:01

No it is not a circle! But if I weld them it is now a curve, which is closer but not what is needed. Not seeing how to make it a circle, still missing something.
Thanks