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    Re: [Plugin] Quick Lathe v1.2.0 31mar2013

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    • gillesG Offline
      gilles
      last edited by

      Just select the face WITHOUT its edges and a line for axis.

      Works fine.

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

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      • D Offline
        driven
        last edited by

        Working now, very clever indeed...

        john

        learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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        • C Offline
          chin925
          last edited by

          quick lathe sir i installed the plugin but did not appear in tools menu thks

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          • pilouP Offline
            pilou
            last edited by

            Cool one ๐Ÿ˜„

            In the case of less 360ยฐ
            Does it possible to have the End caps as a new selection ? ๐Ÿ˜Ž

            And a negative angle (or similar) for have a continuous second form etc...! โ˜€

            In this case the "new selection" will make a "return" with the new axe! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
            ( 3 curvated blue arrows wanted ! )

            notpossible.jpg


            notpossible.skp

            Frenchy Pilou
            Is beautiful that please without concept!
            My Little site :)

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            • jolranJ Offline
              jolran
              last edited by

              Cool!! I don't lathe that often except for coffee, but this one was clever.

              A quick question LOCAL_X. Cant You just use X_AXIS ? Since its already available can save you some typing ๐Ÿ˜„

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                Trogluddite
                last edited by

                Thanks for the reports and kind words - good to know that it is (mostly!) working! ๐Ÿ˜„

                @chin925 said:

                quick lathe sir i installed the plugin but did not appear in tools menu thks

                Hi there - there was a damaged file for the download - I replaced this very quickly, but saw that one person downloaded the bad file. Maybe this person was you?
                Please try with the newest file (v1.1.1) in the top post - if this one is also broken for you, then let me know, and I will see if I can find the problem.

                @unknownuser said:

                Does it possible to have the End caps as a new selection ? ๐Ÿ˜Ž
                And a negative angle (or similar) for have a continuous second form etc...! โ˜€

                Hi Pilou - yes, negative angles can be made possible. I avoided negative angles before because it made shapes with a mixture of front/back faces - but with the new code, I will be a able to make this work with a simple transformation.
                Selecting "follow-on faces" is difficult at the moment because the end faces can be in different groups - but maybe by moving the original selection it could be done.

                I think first, I will work on the user interface - already the options are becoming untidy, so I think it needs a proper tool (e.g. rotation arrows for the selection, like in your picture) to make the tool operation more clear.

                @jolran said:

                A quick question LOCAL_X. Cant You just use X_AXIS ?

                He he, a "Doh!" moment! I didn't see the 'X_AXIS' etc. constants before - thanks for the tip, that will be very useful.

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                • jolranJ Offline
                  jolran
                  last edited by

                  Yeah, it doesent say so in the API. I think it was TIG who told me last year or so.

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                  • pilouP Offline
                    pilou
                    last edited by

                    @unknownuser said:

                    Selecting "follow-on faces" is difficult at the moment because the end faces can be in different groups - but maybe by moving the original selection it could be done.

                    In the case of Geometry is enable and not Group or Component ! ๐Ÿ˜‰

                    Frenchy Pilou
                    Is beautiful that please without concept!
                    My Little site :)

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                    • gillesG Offline
                      gilles
                      last edited by

                      @unknownuser said:

                      Cool one ๐Ÿ˜„

                      In the case of less 360ยฐ
                      Does it possible to have the End caps as a new selection ? ๐Ÿ˜Ž

                      And a negative angle (or similar) for have a continuous second form etc...! โ˜€

                      In this case the "new selection" will make a "return" with the new axe! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
                      ( 3 curvated blue arrows wanted ! )

                      [attachment=1:1045vhv7]<!-- ia1 -->notpossible.jpg<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:1045vhv7]

                      This can be done reversing the selected face(s)

                      ๐Ÿ˜‰

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

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                      • pilouP Offline
                        pilou
                        last edited by

                        @unknownuser said:

                        This can be done reversing the selected face(s)

                        Tricky... but that oblige to reverse again the result for have a consistant volume ๐Ÿ˜„

                        And as you have several volumes the orient face just work for ONE volume! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

                        So very, very tiedous when have thousand of volumes!!! ๐Ÿ’š

                        Else very funny when the successive selection will be made! Some sinuous volumes will be made! โ˜€
                        (in mode Geometry enable) And think to erase the internal faces! ๐Ÿค“
                        Bravo for Trogluddite! ๐Ÿ˜Ž

                        And it's a little pity that the axe must be coplanar and not with any orientation! ๐Ÿค“
                        I don't see not very big differences on the calculation! ๐Ÿ˜’

                        Happy easter Eggs! โ˜€
                        tiedous.jpg
                        tiedous1.jpg

                        Frenchy Pilou
                        Is beautiful that please without concept!
                        My Little site :)

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                        • kenK Offline
                          ken
                          last edited by

                          Just a quick note. If the version number in the plugin forum is V1.1.1 than the version number in the rb file should be the same. The version number in the download is V1.1.0. This just makes it easier for multiple upgrades, one can be sure he is operating with the newest version.

                          And this from a very grateful user of your plugin who is incapable of writing one line of code.

                          Again thank you for this plugin. Since I model from ACAD/DXF files, I find this a very useful plugin.

                          Ken

                          Fight like your the third monkey on Noah's Ark gangway.

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                            Trogluddite
                            last edited by

                            v1.2.0 now available in the top post.
                            New Stuff...

                            • Negative angles now supported, so you don't need to keep reversing faces.
                            • Faces don't need to be co-planar - though take care, it means the faces must be triangulated, so much more geometry!
                            • Face orientation improved - 'inside out' forms should happen much less often.

                            @unknownuser said:

                            version number in the rb file should be the same.

                            Oops, yes, that was a bit naughty. v1.1.1 was a bit of a rush job after I realised that I broke the previous upload by leaving in some de-bugging code.

                            @Pilou
                            Your funny shapes are very inspiring! May have to re-name the tool though - it's some funny kind of lathe that could do those shapes! ๐Ÿ˜‰

                            This will probably be the last v1.x update - I'm now working on a whole new user interface to make the settings more visual and easier to work with, and enable a few of the other cool features that people have requested.
                            Here's a little sneak preview of where I'm at so far...

                            COMING SOON(ISH)!
                            Features which will almost certainly be included...

                            • Ability to select faces from other contexts (e.g. inside multiple groups/components)
                            • Axis and angle setting by drawing them with inferences from other geometry.
                            • On screen direction arrows and colour coding, so you can visualise the settings more easily.
                            • Quick VCB input of values, and help/hints in the status bar.

                            Dammit, this Ruby thing is addictive... ๐Ÿค“

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                            • pilouP Offline
                              pilou
                              last edited by

                              Very cool effort! ๐Ÿ‘
                              Test as soon as possible! โ˜€

                              Works fine except unexpected oriente face

                              Missing automatic Updated Selection between new axis ๐Ÿ˜‰
                              Must be not a "face" but a profil until the last end face!
                              So result will be a real "solid"!

                              Suggestion : run the script with only a list of axis in one pass

                              tiedous2.jpg

                              tiedous3.jpg

                              Frenchy Pilou
                              Is beautiful that please without concept!
                              My Little site :)

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                              • S Offline
                                smicha
                                last edited by

                                Great plugin. Thanks a lot.

                                I find it similar to TIG's "extrude edges by lathe" - I like both of them.

                                My question is - is it possible to add an extra option to "follow me" around a square?

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                                • charly2008C Offline
                                  charly2008
                                  last edited by

                                  Hi,

                                  again a great tool. Right now I have not any specific application but it is fun to experiment with it.


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                                  He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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                                    Trogluddite
                                    last edited by

                                    @unknownuser said:

                                    Works fine except unexpected oriente face

                                    Hmm, I'll have to have another look at that - seems that the shapes in Charly's pictures also show some 'inside out'.
                                    First, I will check my 'testing' schematic - somehow the shapes I'm using are not showing this problem when I test, so I need to identify some definite problem ones.

                                    'Face moving' should come soon - this will be part of a new feature I am making to allow holes in the faces - for making pipes etc.

                                    @smicha said:

                                    I find it similar to TIG's "extrude edges by lathe"

                                    Aha, I wondered when someone would discover my 'inspiration' for my plugin! Indeed, TIG's tools are an indispensable part of my toolbox - in fact, used so often that I made this plugin just to save a few seconds every day doing curve selections...
                                    ...and for some practice using Ruby - it will be a long time before I could ever get as good as TIG, ThomThom, Fredo, Dan etc., but I hope to extend this tool for many other types of automatic 'shape creation' eventually.

                                    @charly2008 said:

                                    but it is fun to experiment with it

                                    Thanks - and apologies for those inside out sections; they really shouldn't be like that, as Pilou already spotted.

                                    The reactions so far to my first proper 'geometry' Ruby has been amazing - that people can see so much to do with what began life as a tool for knobs and table legs really inspires me to see how far I can push the code...

                                    ...but first, I really must get that 'inside out' problem dealt with once and for all!! ๐Ÿค“

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                                    • gillesG Offline
                                      gilles
                                      last edited by

                                      Believe me this one will be a Ruby.

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

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                                      • pilouP Offline
                                        pilou
                                        last edited by

                                        @unknownuser said:

                                        I'm using are not showing this problem when I test, so I need to identify some definite problem ones.

                                        About the oriente face selection (blue / White)
                                        I believe it's just that the face's selection becomes Out/ In at each apply!
                                        (look the Charly's image above)

                                        Frenchy Pilou
                                        Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                        My Little site :)

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                                        • L Offline
                                          lapx
                                          last edited by

                                          Is this tool ideal for this? Can it also be done with "Edge by Rail" ruby?


                                          stone_towers_zaha_hadid_architects_cairo-2.jpg

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                                          • pilouP Offline
                                            pilou
                                            last edited by

                                            Extrude Edges by Rail by Tig ?

                                            Extrude Edges by Rail works with 2, 3, or 4 curves maxi and has not the same concept!

                                            And can't have a closed profile!

                                            here 2 curves, blue is the profile, Violet is the rail

                                            quickla.jpg

                                            Must be like this for have similar than a lathe ๐Ÿ˜‰

                                            quickla1.jpg

                                            @unknownuser said:

                                            Is this tool ideal for this? Can it also be done with "Edge by Rail" ruby?

                                            All can be make that but will be not easy with the Extrude by Rails ๐Ÿ˜‰

                                            Frenchy Pilou
                                            Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                            My Little site :)

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