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    [Plugin] Helix along curve

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    • J Offline
      james_mcl
      last edited by

      Can this plugin be used for screw threads?
      Any help would be appreciated.

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      • pilouP Offline
        pilou
        last edited by

        Yes! Look Minute 5.04 ! 😉

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

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        • gillesG Offline
          gilles
          last edited by

          @james_mcl said:

          Can this plugin be used for screw threads?
          Any help would be appreciated.

          Have a look there:
          http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=240238#p122571

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

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          • G Offline
            glasstronomic
            last edited by

            Hi 3dalbertsoft,

            Thank you very much for this great plugin!

            On a related issue, I am desperately trying to find a way to model, in SU, a conical helix where the helix maintains a constant and specific pitch angle to the conical surface. It is also known as a conical log spiral. Can anyone help me?

            The helix I am describing would have the coils get closer together as they approach the apex of the cone. Here is an example:

            http://www.satimo.com/sites/www.satimo.com/files/imagecache/product_view/Conical spiral_0.jpg

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            • J Offline
              james_mcl
              last edited by

              @unknownuser said:

              Yes! Look Minute 5.04 ! 😉

              Thanks Pilou and Gilles for the information posted. it was very helpful.

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                3dalbertsoft
                last edited by

                glasstronomic these options will be added in upcoming updates, for now the closest it say Pilou the min 5

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                • C Offline
                  Cerboney
                  last edited by

                  Hi all,

                  Please could somebody tell me how to install that plugin step by step ? Because it doesn't work for me. I install it but there is an error message when I open Sketchup. I use Google Sketchup 8 in French on Windows 8.

                  Thank you guys

                  Cerboney

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                  • Dave RD Offline
                    Dave R
                    last edited by

                    What's the error message? 😒

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                    • TIGT Offline
                      TIG Moderator
                      last edited by

                      How have you 'installed it' ? 😕
                      What are the errors?
                      I suspect they relate to missing files ??
                      This plugin's archive [ZIP file] looks like the attached image.
                      Copy those two items into the Plugins folder, keeping the contents in the same relationship.
                      That is one .rb file and the plugins's subfolder [containing other code files, images etc].
                      You need FULL read/write security permissions to the main Plugins folder...
                      ['Compatibility Files' issues and the 'VirtualStore' beckon otherwise 😒 ]
                      Also set SketchUp.exe to 'Always Runs as Administrator'...
                      There are may posts covering these aspects in great detail...


                      Capture.PNG

                      TIG

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                      • C Offline
                        Cerboney
                        last edited by

                        Hi thank you TIG for your help, it works thanks to your explanations. I think I copied only the .rb file in the folder "Plugins" of Sketchup.

                        Bye

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                          dacastror
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                          playing
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                            dacastror
                            last edited by

                            the helix is closed properly!

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                              fcohen
                              last edited by

                              Thank you for this plug-in. Very useful! I am looking to hire a contractor to take my hand-drawn sketches of a mens watch project (details at http://www.votsh.com) and create SketchUp files. Please email me fcohen at votsh.com for details on the contract. Thanks! -Frank

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                                3dalbertsoft
                                last edited by

                                I have verified that helix along curve works in sketchup 2014, you can install and use without problems

                                😉

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                                  Harry K
                                  last edited by

                                  I don't seem to be able to get it to install properly. Running OSX 10.8.5. Am placing files in Library/Application Support/Sketchup 2014/Sketchup/Plugins.

                                  Any ideas?

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                                  • Dave RD Offline
                                    Dave R
                                    last edited by

                                    @harry k said:

                                    Am placing files in Library/Application Support/Sketchup 2014/Sketchup/Plugins

                                    What does this mean specifically? Did you just drop the downloaded ZIP file into the Plugins folder? If so, that won't work indeed because you didn't actually install the plugin.

                                    If you did that, move the zip file back out of the Plugins folder to somewhere else. Maybe Downloads. Then right click on the zip file and choose Get Info. There change the extension from .zip to .rbz. In SketchUp click on the SketchUp menu and choose Preference>Extensions. Click on Install Extension. Navigate to the file and click Open. Click Yes and OK as they show. The plugin should now be installed correctly.

                                    If you did anything else, go to the Plugins folder and delete any and all related files before making the .rbz file and installing it.

                                    Most plugins are available through the Sketchucation Plugin Store--link at the top of the page or the Extension Warehouse. You don't have to do all these gymnastics to install plugins with them but you should at least install the SCF Plugin Store.

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                                      Harry K
                                      last edited by

                                      @dave r said:

                                      @harry k said:

                                      Am placing files in Library/Application Support/Sketchup 2014/Sketchup/Plugins

                                      What does this mean specifically? Did you just drop the downloaded ZIP file into the Plugins folder? If so, that won't work indeed because you didn't actually install the plugin.

                                      If you did that, move the zip file back out of the Plugins folder to somewhere else. Maybe Downloads. Then right click on the zip file and choose Get Info. There change the extension from .zip to .rbz. In SketchUp click on the SketchUp menu and choose Preference>Extensions. Click on Install Extension. Navigate to the file and click Open. Click Yes and OK as they show. The plugin should now be installed correctly.

                                      If you did anything else, go to the Plugins folder and delete any and all related files before making the .rbz file and installing it.

                                      Most plugins are available through the Sketchucation Plugin Store--link at the top of the page or the Extension Warehouse. You don't have to do all these gymnastics to install plugins with them but you should at least install the SCF Plugin Store.

                                      Mac OSX automatically unzips, but the extension was wrong (tbs, rb), so I added the "z" AND the system also hides the library so you can't navigate to it via preferences > extensions.... But I found a way to "unhide" the Library. I was then able to choose the extension...only to be greeted with "unable to open..."

                                      Is there a Plan B?

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                                      • Dave RD Offline
                                        Dave R
                                        last edited by

                                        You don't need a plan B. You need to follow plan A.

                                        AGAIN:
                                        -Remove the files you inserted into the Plugins folder because you've done it wrong.
                                        -Make sure you have permissions set to Read and Write for the Plugins folder.
                                        -Find the ZIP file and rename it from .zip to .rbz. DO NOT OPEN THE ZIP FILE. DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING INSIDE IT.
                                        -Open SketchUp.
                                        -Go to the SketchUp menu--left of File and click on Preferences.
                                        -Select Extensions from the list in the Preferences window.
                                        -Click on Install Extension.
                                        -Navigate to where you downloaded and saved the zip file (which is now a .rbz file).
                                        -Select it.
                                        -Click Open
                                        -Click Yes and OK as they present themselves.
                                        -Close the Preferences box.

                                        The plugin should now be installed.

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                                          Harry K
                                          last edited by

                                          Ahhh. My browser was auto-unzipping the download. Changed that and it worked like a charm.

                                          Many thanks for your patience.

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                                            hgdn
                                            last edited by

                                            Oh, what a fun/amazing plugin ever, works and so much creative outcomes with quick changes, thanks so much to 3dalbertsoft!!!!

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