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    • shuraS Offline
      shura
      last edited by

      Happy new year TIG!

      gosh, this plugin is something I've been wishing for at least a trillion of times. You are my hero Sir!

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      • utilerU Offline
        utiler
        last edited by

        Just returned today from a few weeks holidays. Never too late to use your manners my grandma used to always say!!!

        TIG, Trimble needs you, really. Not to mention all the other programmers around here that produce everything from simple tweaks to full blown toolsets...

        A big thank you from me!!!!

        purpose/expression/purpose/....

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        • john2J Offline
          john2
          last edited by

          wonder why sketchup guys don't have the normal and ordinary offset that you invented πŸ‘

          Sketchup Make 2017 (64-bit), Vray 4.0 , Windows 10 – 64 bit, corei7-8750H, 16GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB

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          • artmusicstudioA Offline
            artmusicstudio
            last edited by

            @tig said:

            @Stan, any donation is more than welcome... I assume you meant Β£5 because 5p=~8Β’... πŸ˜‰

            I think I have a fix for your probable issue - these 3m inset/outset offsets worked OK with a new version that I am working on [native fails with twisted parts].

            It fixes some issues with multi-curve loops and also some curves that straddle a loop's start/end vertex not all offsetting as curves...

            So far it seems to trap various permutations of offset size and loop contents and convolutions, that have been some unexpected causing issues...

            I hope to have that version ready for release tomorrow...

            hi tig, yes, i ment pounds, but had not the sign on my german keyboard.
            thanx for solving the problem, thats fantastic. i'll try soon.
            stan

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            • S Offline
              stever
              last edited by

              I just tried to install this into my SU ver 8, not Pro, using the Window/preference/extensions/Install extension button. The .rb file appears in my plugins directory and the icon appears on the SU screen but it is greyed out and inactive. Can you make a suggestion as to what the problem might be?
              Steve

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              • TIGT Offline
                TIG Moderator
                last edited by

                @stever

                Sounds like you have installed it just fine from its RBZ archive!
                The problem seems to be you πŸ˜‰
                Please [re]read the instructions on the tool's download page: where its uses clearly explained... πŸ˜•
                The tool is only 'enabled' if you have already made an appropriate selection: ONE FACE.
                So preselect ONE FACE... and 'miraculously' you will find that the tool's toolbar button etc is then available for use...
                Surely you have noticed how some tools only become 'enabled' when circumstances are appropriate... like you have one suitable thing selected... πŸ˜’

                TIG

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                • K Offline
                  keyston
                  last edited by

                  excellent time saving tool, thanks Tig.
                  where would sketchup be without guys like you, tom tom and fredo.

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                  • B Offline
                    blarvin
                    last edited by

                    Rocks.

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                    • TrixtaT Offline
                      Trixta
                      last edited by

                      Just wondering? Is "TIG_Random _Shape_Generator.rb.v2.1" the final offer. ❓

                      Thanks for working at it over 'The End of the world', Christmas and New Years.

                      Great Plugin. Thank you! You rock.

                      Win7 & SU14 Pro

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                      • TIGT Offline
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        No.

                        It is in the middle of a revamp...

                        BUT other more pressure projects have intervened.

                        Keep watching, an update will arrive one day...

                        TIG

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                          dedmin
                          last edited by

                          See attached video - SU PRO 2014, Win 7 64 bit

                          Video_2014-05-31_075712.wmv

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                          • TIGT Offline
                            TIG Moderator
                            last edited by

                            @dedmin said:

                            See attached video - SU PRO 2014, Win 7 64 bit

                            [attachment=0:1e099geg]<!-- ia0 -->Video_2014-05-31_075712.wmv<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:1e099geg]
                            It should offset any arcs/circles/curves as curves NOT arcs/circles.
                            BUT I' unsure why one of the curve's edges is failing to be incorporated in that new curve...

                            remember that it's not really intended to replace the native Offset for these kinds of very simple operations, but rather to avoid the annoying 'bow-tie' issues it can cause in complex concave/narrowing loops

                            This tool IS long overdue its annual update...
                            Keep watching [but don't hold your breath]... πŸ˜’

                            TIG

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                            • T Offline
                              tomot
                              last edited by

                              @tig said:

                              No.
                              It is in the middle of a revamp...
                              BUT other more pressure projects have intervened.
                              Keep watching, an update will arrive one day...

                              Does the ruby API have code similar to your offset and reveal Ruby. But that instead of selecting faces one would select lines, similar to the "edge loops" concept used in Zbrush or C4D? see attachment


                              reveal0.jpg

                              [my plugins](http://thingsvirtual.blogspot.ca/)
                              tomot

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                              • E Offline
                                edgars
                                last edited by

                                how instal this plugin?

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                                • TIGT Offline
                                  TIG Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  Either 1. download its RBZ from the SCF PluginStore page linked above... and 2. use the Preferences > Extensions > Install... button.
                                  OR one off - get the SketchUcation Toolset RBZ from the Resources menu [above], then install it - and thereafter use that to install all of your needs from the PluginStore directly using AutoInstall from the PluginStore dialog in one step.

                                  TIG

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                                  • pilouP Offline
                                    pilou
                                    last edited by

                                    @unknownuser said:

                                    A +ve distance

                                    What is the meaning of "ve" ?

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

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                                    • Dave RD Offline
                                      Dave R
                                      last edited by

                                      Positive.

                                      Etaoin Shrdlu

                                      %

                                      (THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE)

                                      G28 X0.0 Y0.0 Z0.0

                                      M30

                                      %

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                                      • TIGT Offline
                                        TIG Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        Yes, +ve and -ve are common English abbreviations for Positive and Negative respectively: used with numbers - e.g. 2, -2

                                        TIG

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                                        • pilouP Offline
                                          pilou
                                          last edited by

                                          Thx for the info! πŸ‘

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

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                                          • TIGT Offline
                                            TIG Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            Version 3.0 is released. https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=TIG_Smart_offset It's now updated to work with newer versions of SketchUp [including 'signing'].
                                            If used within another tool it also properly returns the newly created face[s] within an array...
                                            See usage notes in first post...

                                            TIG

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