[Plugin] Component Stringer UPDATED May 23, 2013

grim

chris
the video shows a great tool and i have put it to the test, i build a chain link and made it a component, however when i apply the plug in it spaces the component far apart and rotates it in odd positions a can not seem to imitate the steps you show in the tutorial video is there a problem with this script?

pilou

@unknownuser said:

is there a problem with this script?

no

Chris Fullmer

Hi Grim, it is important to pay attention to the x-component axis. This plugin uses the component axis to place the component. So you are going to have to make sure that the axis is placed very strategically. You can post you test model if you are still unable to get it to work,

Chris

simon le bon

@unknownuser said:

I have found no solution to make the flat stakes to follow the path while they are planted vertically (=invariable direction+ following direction)

Well.., I've found a hand-assisted solution

Fredo6 [Plugin] Tools On Surface - v1.5f

Fredo6 [Plugin] BezierSpline v1.21

I assume I want the stakes are to be regularly spaced, non depending of the declivity. So The 3D curve must be regularly segmented (Segmented Polyline) before to be projected on the wall and on the floor.
(Re: if reversely we want the stakes planted depending of the déclivity, the segmentation must be done after curve projection on the floor and on the wall.)
Didier Bur [plugin] Projections version 2

The long rectangle set as component, distributed along the wall projected curve using Component Stringer is going to be used as a gauge. A line of this rectangle fall in coincidence with the initial 3D curve. This intersection is the point where to move each stake placed on the ground.
(Re: 1)ground face is deleted to make the process easy.
2)Move tool is used with Up arrow to constraint the moving on the blue direction)

(The same on Youtube )

[flash=575,360:1p7pi4pm]http://www.youtube.com/v/zDAQYT0jk6k[/flash:1p7pi4pm]

Simon

EscapeArtist

Anyone tried this with SU8 yet? I seem to be having difficulty with component orientation and scaling.

thomthom

@escapeartist said:

Anyone tried this with SU8 yet? I seem to be having difficulty with component orientation and scaling.

Screenshots? Would help with more specific information.

Chris Fullmer

Yeah, screenshot please I have not gotten around to testing my plugins with version 8. I'm sure there might be some problems. But problems with scaling and orientation were not on my list of things I was expecting to break - so I'm not exactly sure what might be wrong. But screenshots might help, thanks!

Chris

sklu

Component Stringer Loading Problem

I loaded the RB into sketchup folder..but when trying to activate, it doesn't work.

Ruby Console showing:

Error: #<ArgumentError: Cannot convert argument to Sketchup::Point3d>
C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:79:in add_text' C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:79:in curve_labeler'
C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:70:in curve_ordering' C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:105:in main'
C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:190

Any help, Chris?

Chris Fullmer

Hmm, its past my bedtime right now, I'll check it out tomorrow. But what version of SU are you trying it on?

Chris

sklu

SU 7 Pro...tried a few different windows..same error occurs..many thanks

olishea

Great plugin

EscapeArtist

@thomthom said:

@escapeartist said:

Anyone tried this with SU8 yet? I seem to be having difficulty with component orientation and scaling.

Screenshots? Would help with more specific information.

I found the bug, it was on this side of my computer screen.

voxdei_999

thanks Chris very useful to me

Chris Fullmer

Great Beto, glad you like it!

Chris

fabiorossi

@sklu said:

Component Stringer Loading Problem

I loaded the RB into sketchup folder..but when trying to activate, it doesn't work.

Ruby Console showing:

Error: #<ArgumentError: Cannot convert argument to Sketchup::Point3d>
C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:79:in add_text' C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:79:in curve_labeler'
C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:70:in curve_ordering' C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:105:in main'
C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:190

Any help, Chris?

This is just the same error message that I see on my ruby console; I've got su7Pro and this message appears also on SU6;I've tried many times to download "Component Stringer"script but ther is not any changement...............what's the problem??

Chris Fullmer

Hmm, does it fail everytime you try it? Can you upload a small test file here for me?

Are you using the Itallian Language of SketchUp and is your computer set to Itallian?

Upload a test model, I'll start by looking at that.

Chris

bentleykfrog

Nice plugin Chris, would love to see an option to use the tangent of the two edges at the node rather than perpendicular to one edge

raffy

thank you so much for your help....

solo

I'm getting this:

Error; #<NoMethodError; undefined method `definition' for nil;NilClass>
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb;103;in `main'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb;190
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb;103;in `call'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb;103

Nothing happens, no dialogue box.

TIG

@solo said:

I'm getting this:

Error; #<NoMethodError; undefined method `definition' for nil;NilClass>
> C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb;103;in `main'
> C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb;190
> C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb;103;in `call'
> C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb;103
>

Nothing happens, no dialogue box.

The relevant code is this [ending line #103


        sel = model.selection
###...............
		comp = []
		$arc_labels = []
		comp_height = []

		sel.each do |e|
		  comp << e if e.is_a? Sketchup;;ComponentInstance
		  edges << e if e.is_a? Sketchup;;Edge
		end

		comp_height = comp[0].definition.bounds.depth

So the error is saying that the selection [sel] doesn't contain a component-instance ?
Since 'nil' has no 'definition'...
It could be better trapped to stop if the selection contains no instances but...
SO - question: does the selection contain a component-instance when you run the tool ??