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    [Plugin][$] Tools On Surface - v2.6a - 01 Apr 24

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    • K Offline
      kdrr1607
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      Hi Dave! Thanks for the help. It's working now. ๐Ÿ˜„

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      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
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        Excellent! Thanks for letting me know.

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          AirPlaneFreakMaster
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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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            fredo6
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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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            • fredo6F Offline
              fredo6
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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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                suHappyPills
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                Very useful,thanks a lot!

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                  archigokce
                  last edited by

                  thank you so much ...

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                    mdfahd
                    last edited by

                    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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                    • massimoM Offline
                      massimo Moderator
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                      From the very first post of this thread...
                      Cattura.JPG

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                        wyoung221
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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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                        • Rich O BrienR Online
                          Rich O Brien Moderator
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                          How big is the sphere?

                          Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp ๐Ÿ“–

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                            wyoung221
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                            http://i.imgur.com/uZy3ZC9.jpg

                            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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                            • Dave RD Offline
                              Dave R
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                              Yep. Try scaling up by 100x.

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                                Box
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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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                                  jgb
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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.


                                  jgb

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                                  • Dave RD Offline
                                    Dave R
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                                    In some cases it does matter which faces are out. It's good practice to do housekeeping as you go along and correct reversed faces and otherwise keep the model clean. It can pay off big later on. As with anything computer related, GIGO applies.

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                                      TightLines
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                                      I'm having trouble finding an active link to download this plugin. Can anyone point me in a direction?

                                      Thanks

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                                      • Dave RD Offline
                                        Dave R
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                                        It's amazing what you can find if you look at the first post in a thread.
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                                          TightLines
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                                          I should have specified. When I click the link, it tells me I do not have access to that page. Is it for paid subscribers only? Is there an alternate link?

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                                          • BoxB Offline
                                            Box
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                                            You should try the link again, your account may not have been fully authorized when you clicked it before.

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