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    • H Offline
      hygicell
      last edited by

      Hi Fredo,
      I am working on a project for an aquaponics farm of which the building consists of shipping containers, with a greenhiouse on the south side
      this building then has to be covered by a moat on the north side which includes two terrasses
      to draw the moat landscape,
      I drew the outlines, then tried to use Curviloft skinning
      it didn't work in one piece
      I then added some lines, tried again, no success
      then I tried in segments, that worked for some, not for all
      I had to further split them up
      finally I succeeded, exploded all groups, smoothed the edges, painted all surfaces with grass
      you can see my trials in the file attached
      ooops, that didn't work: file too large
      compressed it with 7-zip, more than halved the file size
      http://download.cnet.com/7-Zip-64-bit/3000-2250_4-75133313.html?tag=dre

      hope you appreciate the feedback
      greetings
      Frank


      container farmhouse with moat.7z

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      • fredo6F Offline
        fredo6
        last edited by

        Franck,

        I cannot open the file, even if I replace the extension .7z by .zip

        Fredo

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        • H Offline
          hygicell
          last edited by

          container farmhouse with moat.zip

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          • fredo6F Offline
            fredo6
            last edited by

            @hygicell,

            Looking at your model, I found many unconnected contours.
            I think there is a plugin to connect segments which have their extre,ities very close.

            This explains why you have problems with the Skinning.

            Also, in some portions of the shapes, the contours look very shaky, with sharp angles. I am afraid that Curviloft won't give a very good result on these ones.

            Fredo

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              Kanastrous
              last edited by

              This plugin looks like just the thing for what I need to do in Sketchup Pro 8 (version 8.0.11752, running under Windows XP Pro ) but when I install it and then start sketchup I get the following message:

              Error Loading File bootstrap_Curviloft.rb
              uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6

              Sketchup then opens and appears to run normally, but the curviloft plugin does not appear.

              Any thoughts on how to get this install to work? Curviloft looks like a real life-saver, if only I can get it working...

              thanks,
              karl

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              • K Offline
                Kanastrous
                last edited by

                So what happened above was the result of installing the Curviloft_Dir_12 with all files contained in it, in the 'plugins' folder.

                Extracting the files contained in the Curviloft_Dir_12 to the plugins folder resulted in -this- error message on starting sketchup:

                Error Loading File bootstrap_Curviloft.rb
                uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftAlgo.rb
                uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftCurveMover.rb
                uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftPalette.rb
                uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftTool.rb
                uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6

                So...that's different. But still not helpful.

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                • TIGT Offline
                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by

                  @Karl

                  Please remove all of the files you have incorrectly installed and start again.
                  Having files in the wrong place will break SketchUp and prevent tools from working as intended...

                  The first post in this thread clearly explains what is needed.
                  C:\Program Files\...SketchUp...\Plugins\CURVILOFT_Dir_12 [folder of files]

                  NEVER [re]move files from the folders that they come in inside their 'archive' [ZIP/RBZ] !

                  You also need to have the latest LibFredo... with:
                  ...\Plugins\LibFredo6.rb [file]
                  and its
                  ...\Plugins\LIBFREDO6_Dir_xx [folder of files]

                  If you get tools as their RBZ version from the 'SCF PluginStore' [linked in the Resources menu above] you can automatically install their files/subfolders into Plugins, keeping all of the correct relationships etc - just use the menu item Window > Preferences > Extensions > Install from Archive button [this needs v8M2 or newer].

                  An even easier way is to install the 'SketchUcation Plugin Store' toolset [download link in the Resources menu above]: this tool then AutoInstalls everything properly from a dialog within SketchUp itself - a single button click does everything for you... It also has some very useful Manager tools...

                  TIG

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                  • K Offline
                    Kanastrous
                    last edited by

                    Thanks TIG - I'll have another go at it with careful attention to those instructions...

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                    • K Offline
                      Kanastrous
                      last edited by

                      Placed the Sketchucation Tool rbz in my plugins folder and it doesn't seem to appear anywhere when I start sketchup. This is not my week. Maybe my being on version 8.0.11752 is the trouble.

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                      • Dave RD Offline
                        Dave R
                        last edited by

                        This has been explained repeatedly here. TIG explained it clearly, above, but it sounds like you didn't follow his instructions.

                        At this point you need to go to Preferences>Extensions and click on Install Extension. Navigate to where you saved the file, choose it and click Open. Click Yes to install.

                        Etaoin Shrdlu

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                        • gillesG Offline
                          gilles
                          last edited by

                          @unknownuser said:

                          if you get tools as their RBZ version from the 'SCF PluginStore' [linked in the Resources menu above] you can automatically install their files/subfolders into Plugins, keeping all of the correct relationships etc - just use the menu item Window > Preferences > Extensions > Install from Archive button [this needs v8M2 or newer].

                          An even easier way is to install the 'SketchUcation Plugin Store' toolset [download link in the Resources menu above]: this tool then AutoInstalls everything properly from a dialog within SketchUp itself - a single button click does everything for you... It also has some very useful Manager tools...

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

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                            Kanastrous
                            last edited by

                            thanks Dave R - most of the rbzs I've installed didn't require that step to work, and I missed it. Thanks for your patience and help, it's much appreciated.

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                            • Dave RD Offline
                              Dave R
                              last edited by

                              All rbz files require installation via Install Extension or through the Sketchucation Plugin Store's installer or Extension Warehouse in V2013. You cannot simply drop an rbz file into the Plugins folder and have it load. There are some plugins here on SCF which download as .rb files. Note there is a difference. Files with the .rb extension will load when SketchUp opens.

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                                Kanastrous
                                last edited by

                                Ah. It's that whole paying-attention-to-what's-directly-in-front-of-me thing...

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                                • Dave RD Offline
                                  Dave R
                                  last edited by

                                  It's sure to bite you on the nose one day. πŸ˜„

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                                    tomboston27
                                    last edited by

                                    HI! Could anyone please help me work out how to download this onto sketchup? ive been unable to find 'CURVILOFT_Dir_12' and I am not sure if this is why I haven't been able to get the plugin to work... if anyone knows what I am doing wrong your comments would be really appreciated!!! thanks πŸ˜„

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                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      @Tom

                                      To install Plugins, including those that are the contents of RBZ archives...

                                      Check you have FULL permissions to your Plugins folder...

                                      As an Admin...

                                      Select its icon and right-click
                                      Context-menu
                                      Properties
                                      Security
                                      Edit
                                      FULL for every user / group listed
                                      Apply/OK

                                      Also set the SketchUp.exe icon...
                                      Properties
                                      Compatibility
                                      'Always Run as Administrator...'

                                      Now use The installer button under Preferences > Extensions... OR use the SketchUcation Plugin Store tool to AutoInstall the files for you...

                                      TIG

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                                        albertjees
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi i couldnt use the plugin,can someone please help me.

                                        Cheers
                                        AJ

                                        [img]file:///C:/Users/Tansformational/Desktop/Curviloft%20Error.jpg[/img]

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                                        • TIGT Offline
                                          TIG Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          @albertjees said:

                                          Hi i couldnt use the plugin,can someone please help me.

                                          Cheers
                                          AJ

                                          [img]file:///C:/Users/Tansformational/Desktop/Curviloft%20Error.jpg[/img]
                                          @AJ
                                          Please upload the file to SCF, adding a link to your πŸ˜„ drive won't work for anyone but you! πŸ˜’
                                          Can you also explain what this problem is...
                                          It's installation?
                                          It's execution?
                                          It's results?
                                          etc

                                          Perhaps the missing image would help us help you, but a few words of explanation could also assist...

                                          Many hundreds of users have no problems with this tool, so once we know what your intention/issue is it will be resolvable πŸ˜„

                                          TIG

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                                            albertjees
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi I have downloaded the plugin but it couldn't be use, can someone please help me?

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