[Plugin][$] Tools On Surface - v2.6a - 01 Apr 24
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Ive installed the ToolsOnSurface16c found on Ruby library depot. Ive tried installing the one uploaded in this website, but it doesn't start. All it says on the command line is "Loading all Ruby files for plugin Tools on Surface", tried waiting to load, but still nothing.
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Oh, what I meant by it doesnt start is Tools on surface appears, but when I click it, it doesnt do anything, all it shows in the command line is "Loading all Ruby files for plugin Tools on Surface"
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That makes me think you have either a plugin installation problem or perhaps incorrectly set permissions for the Plugins folder. Perhaps you could make a screen shot of Windows Explorer showing the Plugins folder and its contents as well as a screen shot of the Security tab under Properties for the Plugins folder.
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Hi Dave, here it is.
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Maybe we're onto something. Or just on something.
The fact that 'Compatibility files' shows in the top row of buttons in your screenshot of the Plugins folder indicates insufficient privileges for you. And in the second screenshot it appears you don't have full permissions to the folder. Click on Compatibility files and restart SketchUp. See if that changes anything. You might as well change your permissions to Full for the Plugins folder which you would do by clicking the Edit button under the Security tab.
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Hi Dave! Thanks for the help. It's working now.
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Excellent! Thanks for letting me know.
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Hey fredo, I need a little bit of help installing the tool, I can't open the zip folder because it says it's some archive or it's invalid, could you change the extension for it?
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@airplanefreakmaster said:
Hey fredo, I need a little bit of help installing the tool, I can't open the zip folder because it says it's some archive or it's invalid, could you change the extension for it?
I would suggest you install via the SCF Plugin Store tool. This is really the safest way.
Fredo
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NEW RELEASE: Tools on Surface 2.0a- 12 Nov 13
This release is mainly for future Sketchup compatibility. No functional change.
You will need to migrate to LibFredo6 5.4 or higher
Please see main post for download
Fredo
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Very useful,thanks a lot!
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thank you so much ...
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hey when i try instlling this plug it says i need 5.2 or higher version. plz suggest wat to do..using sketchup 7
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From the very first post of this thread...
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I have looked around and I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere else. When I try to draw shapes on a sphere (smooth or not), faces get deleted randomly. Sometimes I can get it to come back with the line tool, but sometimes I can't. Am I missing something?
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How big is the sphere?
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This example is 2" wide, the one I was working on is 4". Is that the issue? It just needs to be bigger?
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Yep. Try scaling up by 100x.
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Not that it matter here but you are working inside out. You should work with the faces orientated correctly or you will run into problems. The Default front face is white and back face bluegray.
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Before using any "surface" tools (tools-on-surface, Joint-push-pull, etc) do an Orient Faces first.
It really does not matter which face is outside, although standard practice is "white outside - blue inside" as Box noted.The missing faces is an SU quirk when 1 side is tiny. Scaling up does solve that problem, but sometimes scaling up then back down creates a placement problem.
So to prevent that, I make the overall object, or just a piece of it a temporary component, and copy it away in free space. Then I do an OUTSIDE of box scale up, edit that and do the surface operation. It will be duplicated on the original, intact. Then delete the scaled up working copy and explode the original comp.
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