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

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    • T Offline
      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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                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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                              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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                                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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                                  • pilouP Offline
                                    pilou
                                    last edited by

                                    Very funny! ๐Ÿ˜Ž

                                    You can select the face after the fonction and Scale or move it(with Alt)! ๐Ÿ’ญ

                                    quicklathe1e.jpg

                                    here Color by Slope by Chris Fullmer
                                    quicklathe.jpg

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

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                                      Trogluddite
                                      last edited by

                                      @unknownuser said:

                                      You can select the face after the fonction and Scale or move it(with Alt)!

                                      He he! ๐Ÿ˜ฒ
                                      Wow, Pilou, you discovered a function that I didn't even know was there!
                                      ๐Ÿ˜

                                      This is a side effect of the "keep the hoops intact" function - if you show hidden edges, and try selecting once of the "ribs", you will see that they are all 'welded' - proper arc's with centre and radius.
                                      For a 360deg turned shape (e.g. chair leg), you can use this to play with the diameters of the hoops for easy re-shaping...

                                      ...but it never occurred to me that it would do this "tapering" effect, I had never even tested it to see what scale would do for an 'extrusion'.

                                      I must, of course, now check all the new code I'm working on for the next version - to make sure that I haven't broken this, because those shapes you're making are great!

                                      Hopefully will have the next update ready in a week or two - learning to make a decent GUI has been harder than the geometry, and more lines of code too!!
                                      I already have several of your suggestions working. For 'loose geometry' it will work much more like an 'arc push/pull', with no internal faces, and respecting the soft/smooth of the geometry that it joins on to - and with the 'pushed' face selected for easy 'follow on'.

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                                        xEme77
                                        last edited by

                                        a GREAT rbz

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                                          SpookyChick1013
                                          last edited by

                                          Apparently I'm missing something here. How do you install a .rbz when there is no "install" option in your plugins menu? I'd very much like to use QuickLathe, but there seems to be no way to install it on my system. WinXP, SU7.1

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                                          • BoxB Offline
                                            Box
                                            last edited by

                                            You can change the file extension from .rbz to .zip then extract the contents and install in the usual way.

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