[Plugin][$] TopoShaper - v2.7a - 01 Apr 24

fredo6 · 4 Dec 2013, 21:17

If Fredo6 could find a way to make the TopoShaper operations menu size itself dynamically that would help those of us with suboptimal vision.

Hey, it's Christmas! I can ask, right?

You are right. It's Christmas and the impossible can be ordered, with probable delivery for the next one

Actually, the Ruby API completely lacks control about text display (size, color, fonts, ....) and this is something that would be welcome. For info, the hottest issue today is on Mac with Retina screens.

Fredo

pbacot · 5 Dec 2013, 06:23

Yes some rubies are unusable with a retina screen.

Actually SU is not that great on it either. It looks nice, but the lines are very thin and one sometimes cannot easily see what lines and faces are selected.

bobpineo · 12 Dec 2013, 01:55

Fredo,
first of all thank you again for your most excellent Plugin.
I have a question, how do you suggest modeling contours around a retaining wall?
I have been testing a variety of options, but can't quite get a clean surface that would approximate this detail.
There would be a lot of clean up to get the surface correct, and I was hoping you could comment on a work around...
Or dare I say it, and added function to the plugin..?
Not sure even how to explain it, (let alone figure out how to go about adding this function)...but could it be possible to designate areas that are to remain flat?
For example a surface at the top of a retaining wall.
Thank you in advance TIG, and I am dropping by your donation tab to give you a much appreciated thank you!
Best.
BP

ivreich · 12 Dec 2013, 04:24

Hi Fredo

I'm having problems running your latest version of Topo Shaper. Everything works fine up until I hit "generate terrain" at the last step, then the model goes crazy and i end up with a bunch of unexpected geometry (guide lines, blank rectangle face)

No error warnings in the ruby console either...

I've attached the SU 2013 file, could you help me have a look?

Thanks!

Joel

SU 2013 File with contours

fredo6 · 12 Dec 2013, 05:56

@ivreich said:

Hi Fredo

I'm having problems running your latest version of Topo Shaper. Everything works fine up until I hit "generate terrain" at the last step, then the model goes crazy and i end up with a bunch of unexpected geometry (guide lines, blank rectangle face)

No error warnings in the ruby console either...

I've attached the SU 2013 file, could you help me have a look?

Thanks!

Joel

I tried, with SU13 (since your model is SU13) and get a correct result with a 50x and 100x grid. However, I noticed a small problem (which requires a model fix), most probably in a small triangle of the skirt.

Ivreich_Topo.skp

Could you send the bad-generation file.

Fredo

fredo6 · 12 Dec 2013, 05:59

@bobpineo said:

Fredo,
first of all thank you again for your most excellent Plugin.
I have a question, how do you suggest modeling contours around a retaining wall?

Unfortunately, cliff cannot be handled in the current version of Toposhaper, because it is based on a Grid concept where each point of the grid corresponds to one altitude.

Currently, you have to post-process the shape by cutting the wall manually.

Fredo

ivreich · 12 Dec 2013, 06:52

Hi Fredo

File with bad results attached...

Thanks again!

J

bad results

bobpineo · 12 Dec 2013, 21:35

@fredo6 said:

@bobpineo said:

Fredo,
first of all thank you again for your most excellent Plugin.
I have a question, how do you suggest modeling contours around a retaining wall?

Unfortunately, cliff cannot be handled in the current version of Toposhaper, because it is based on a Grid concept where each point of the grid corresponds to one altitude.

Currently, you have to post-process the shape by cutting the wall manually.

Fredo

Thank you Fredo, How hard is that to incorporate into the plugin, its is christmas pretty soon after all!
thanks Again.
BP

fredo6 · 13 Dec 2013, 09:01

@bobpineo said:

Thank you Fredo, How hard is that to incorporate into the plugin, its is christmas pretty soon after all!
thanks Again.
BP

Before Christmas, you may use the Sandbox stamp and then JointPushPull to extrude the sahpe surrounded by walls.

Handling cliff is rather complex, because I need first to introduce a feature where the mesh is adapted to follow exactly some contours and then change the mesh logic to handle several altitudes for the same grid node.

Fredo

jcorreiadefreitas · 28 Dec 2013, 17:42

Hi,

Tried the plugin today and it does wonders... however i am wondering if it is possible to clip or "limit" the terrain generation to a line as i dont want it to generate in terrain beyond the lowest contour...

fredo6 · 28 Dec 2013, 21:44

@jcorreiadefreitas said:

Hi,

Tried the plugin today and it does wonders... however i am wondering if it is possible to clip or "limit" the terrain generation to a line as i dont want it to generate in terrain beyond the lowest contour...

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If all contours are enclosed within a big one, then this big contour is taken as the limit.

So it should work in your case.

Otherwise, just send me the model so that I have a look.

Fredo

tspco · 5 Feb 2014, 12:56

Error in SU make, I installed toposhaper in SU make this morning, and got this error. I used the same terrain in SU8 no error using the same procedure. Just wanted to let someone know.

fredo6 · 6 Feb 2014, 09:21

@tspco

I will publish a fix for this error.

However, I am interested in seeing your model, as it may be related to defects in the contours.

Fredo

tspco · 6 Feb 2014, 12:00

I just tried again this morning and it worked, but somehow things were different, not sure what is going on. The model was simply a geolocation grab, from within SketchUp.

mariocha · 24 Feb 2014, 15:38

As requested in the documentation, here is the error report I get when trying to edit a generated terrain.
On Mac (french) and PC (english) same error.
%(#0000BF)[**Une erreur s'est produite dans
L'opération a été annulée

undefined method `unshift' for nil:NilClass

TopoShaperTool.rb:: 1457 -- registry_info_new
TopoShaperTool.rb:: 1389 -- registry_info_get
TopoShaperAAMixin.rb:: 184 -- contour_global_boundaries
TopoShaperAAMixin.rb:: 176 -- contour_analysis
TopoShaperAlgo.rb:: 330 -- top_analysis_contour
TopoShaperAlgo.rb:: 228 -- top_processing
TopoShaperTool.rb:: 559 -- algo_processing
TopoShaperTool.rb:: 581 -- algo_load_from_attr
TopoShaperTool.rb:: 973 -- onLButtonUp**]

%(#0000BF)[**An error occured in CALCULATING TERRAINS
The operation is fully aborted

undefined method `unshift' for nil:NilClass

TopoShaperTool.rb: 1457 -- registry_info_new
TopoShaperTool.rb: 1389 -- registry_info_get
TopoShaperAAMixin.rb: 184 -- contour_global_boundaries
TopoShaperAAMixin.rb: 176 -- contour_analysis
TopoShaperAlgo.rb: 330 -- top_analysis_contour
TopoShaperAlgo.rb: 228 -- top_processing
TopoShaperTool.rb: 559 -- algo_processing
TopoShaperTool.rb: 581 -- algo_load_from_attr
TopoShaperTool.rb: 973 -- onLButtonUp**]

Contour file attached

Contours-plats.skp

fredo6 · 2 Mar 2014, 20:47

@mariocha said:

As requested in the documentation, here is the error report I get when trying to edit a generated terrain.
On Mac (french) and PC (english) same error.
%(#0000BF)[**Une erreur s'est produite dans
L'opération a été annulée

undefined method `unshift' for nil:NilClass

TopoShaperTool.rb:: 1457 -- registry_info_new
TopoShaperTool.rb:: 1389 -- registry_info_get
TopoShaperAAMixin.rb:: 184 -- contour_global_boundaries
TopoShaperAAMixin.rb:: 176 -- contour_analysis
TopoShaperAlgo.rb:: 330 -- top_analysis_contour
TopoShaperAlgo.rb:: 228 -- top_processing
TopoShaperTool.rb:: 559 -- algo_processing
TopoShaperTool.rb:: 581 -- algo_load_from_attr
TopoShaperTool.rb:: 973 -- onLButtonUp**]

%(#0000BF)[**An error occured in CALCULATING TERRAINS
The operation is fully aborted

undefined method `unshift' for nil:NilClass

TopoShaperTool.rb: 1457 -- registry_info_new
TopoShaperTool.rb: 1389 -- registry_info_get
TopoShaperAAMixin.rb: 184 -- contour_global_boundaries
TopoShaperAAMixin.rb: 176 -- contour_analysis
TopoShaperAlgo.rb: 330 -- top_analysis_contour
TopoShaperAlgo.rb: 228 -- top_processing
TopoShaperTool.rb: 559 -- algo_processing
TopoShaperTool.rb: 581 -- algo_load_from_attr
TopoShaperTool.rb: 973 -- onLButtonUp**]

Contour file attached

I found the error. Will go into the next release.
If you wish to skip this error, select a contour anywhere in the model, then deselect it and select your Terrain Group.

Fredo

fredo6 · 2 Mar 2014, 22:05

SAMPLE CONTOURS MODELS

Earthmover Topo 1.skp
Krisidious Hanna Topo.skp
pbacot Contours 1.skp
pbacot Contours 2.skp
Solo Topo 1.skp
utiler Survey 01.skp

fredo6 · 2 Mar 2014, 22:09

NEW RELEASE: TopoShaper v1.1b - 02 Mar 14

This minor release fixes a bug preventing to reload generated terrains, as signaled by Mariocha

I also published a few sample contours model so that you can exercise TopoShaper

See main post of this thread for Download of TopoShaper.

Fredo

guanjin · 3 Mar 2014, 05:50

Chinese text dislocation selection panel，Does not affect use. Thank you

matt.gordon320 · 6 Mar 2014, 22:42

Hi Guys,

I wanted to see if anyone might be able to help me figure out what's causing errors in this model. The odd thing is that it doesn't seem to throw out any actual errors, the model just gets to a certain point in the script and stops. No errors, but using any tool, trying to get out of the script or going to revert causes either Windows Runtime Errors or BugSplat.

Any thoughts would be appreciated. I'm helping out someone in the office who set up the model, so I have somewhat limited knowledge of her workflow, especially with a bit of a language barrier.

Thanks,

Matt

Topo shaper test.skp