[Plugin] Scale and Rotate Multiple (UPDATED Dec 22, 09)
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Hi Chris and the rest of ya
I have been trying out this plugin + your component stringer since i am trying to recreate my little 1:50 model in sketchup. But i cant seem to find a smart way to do it, or maybe i am missing something.
My idea was to draw a path using something like bezier curves or the free hand tool and then use different components in randomized pairs of 2 "rafts" in 1 component. These should then stack on top of each other with a random rotation. Simulating the way i glued all them sticks together in my model:
I have tried dividing the "path" for the stringer plugin in to 100mm lines connected in to one long line. That way the wood would seem to rest upon each other - as in stacks. It works great with the axes placed in the middle of the component, but I couldn't figure out how to do this on something like the bezier curve, as the components would then rotate along a wrong axis. Havn't been able to work out how to place the Axes tool to avoid this.
Also, when i just use the same component i wont get the more "spacious" look my model has + sometimes the wood would seem to through each other.
How would you guys approach this?
Thanks for your time and wonderful plugins!
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Thank you Chris for this useful plugin!
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hi Chris,
thank you for the plugin. don't know whether i am going to use it soon or not.
but this plugin obviously can help someone create a jungle with ease
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Chris,
3 years later, this is still an awesome find. So useful, thank you. In regards to using the tool to generate randomization of camera-facing components...If you make a group of components (say three copies of a tree, already randomly placed and scaled), you can then create an array of that group. Application of your tool to the array will randomly scale-rotate the group and create an even more random disposition.
You've cut my tree-planting workload by a third. thanks again.
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thanks a lot. you are great.
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GREAT
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THANK YOU
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as always - a great tool again ! thank you
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thank sir
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Thanks
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once again THANK YOU! - A wonderful tool that I use almost daily
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Wow! this is mind blowing. For its simplicity and effectiveness. Thanks!
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I use this plugin almost everyday. Many thanks!
As a "power" user, I have noticed performance issues when applying the script to lots of components. In a model with hundreds of components, it gets very sluggish indeed, and the memory usage of Sketchup goes through the roof, and sometimes ends in a bugsplat.
I am happy to take a look and see what optimisations are possible in the ruby script, but before I do so, I should ask if you have had a go at optimisation already? Do let me know!
Tommy
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Thanks for sharing this.. it will be very useful in my work. By the way, I have a similar need, this time multi-face scale plugin, to scale a multiple polygon/faces in one go. Is this possible? My screenshot:
Thanks a lot!
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Just transform all your faces in group or component then apply the Scale multiple!
By Tig each face in Component
m=Sketchup.active_model;n=m.active_entities;m.selection.to_a.each{|e|(g=n.add_group(e);g.to_component.definition.name="Face#1")if e.class==Sketchup;;Face}You have in the same spirit the Multiple face Offset by Remus!
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Thank you for a very usefull plugin
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Hi Chris,
I know you've been busy with other things but I'd like to make a request on this plugin, if you wouldn't mind.
I'd like it to work on a choosen axis. Right now we can choose axis, center, base or world, but they all act acording to the Z axis. It would be cool to be able to choose the X or Y axis as a base too.
Thanks in advance,
João
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this is a great suggestion - i join this request -
@unknownuser said:
It would be cool to be able to choose the X or Y axis as a base too.
You can solve that in rotate your objects before apply the script!
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@pilou said:
@unknownuser said:
It would be cool to be able to choose the X or Y axis as a base too.
You can solve that in rotate your objects before apply the script!
I know I can do that but I have 1643 individual objects that I wanted to randomly rotate.
They were 1643 groups all aligned to the Y axis. I could get inside each one of them and change the Y axis to become the Z axis. But I would be mad if I did that...
Also, I can see myself wanting to do this a LOT more times, and I think, if this plugin would allow it my life would be easier.
Chris, certainly has other things in his mind though, because he hasn't dealt with plugins for ages, nor showed himself up around that often, but he is still very much connected to Sketchup and probably he could take a look at the script easily.
If not... I'll have to deal with this kind of stuff myself or find alternatives...
Thanks for your attention.
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