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    • JQLJ Offline
      JQL
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      TIG.

      A minor suggestion: would you consider renaming "Glued" to "Auto-Update"? I know you mean it stays glued to the section plane, but I find it more intuitive for new users and probably makes them think better before using. Maybe a simple thing could be written like "Auto-Update (slows model)"

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      • TIGT Offline
        TIG Moderator
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        I'll consider the implications πŸ˜•

        TIG

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        • S Offline
          srknytgn
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          thanks for this great plugin. but i had some trouble after upgrade to Skethup Make. When I try to pan or edit groups the model was getting slow and unresponsive. I tried to find which plugin was problem, by deleting SectionCutFace it was resolved.

          http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15%26amp;t=52754#wrap

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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
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            Don't 'Glue' SectionCutFaces in your more complex models.
            This has already been discussed at length πŸ˜’

            Choose 'On-Demand' and update the SectionCutFace when desired...
            Otherwise at every change to the model it will try to update the SectionCutFace...
            πŸ˜’

            TIG

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            • S Offline
              srknytgn
              last edited by

              it is not about using the plugin. the installation of it is enough to make it slow.

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              • TIGT Offline
                TIG Moderator
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                That is odd...
                It has an observer that looks for tool changes.
                I am looking at ways of minimizing its impact - perhaps that's it when you have zillions of objects to consider... I'll see if I can get its activities minimized πŸ˜•

                TIG

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                  srknytgn
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                  well, we upgraded our sketchups from 8 to Make and the plugin set was the same in all of our 40 pcs. tested that by deleting plugins one by one, close&open SU and found this result. by the way thank you for developing these plugins so responsively.

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                  • TIGT Offline
                    TIG Moderator
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                    A new version is now available from the PluginStore.
                    http://sketchucation.com/resources/pluginstore?pln=SectionCutFace
                    It renames 'Glue' as 'Auto-Update'.
                    The observers used for 'Auto-Update' SectionCutFaces are re-honed and optimized to minimize 'lag' during regenerations.
                    If there are no 'Auto-Update' SectionCutFaces in the model then any lag should be imperceptible.

                    TIG

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                    • takesh hT Offline
                      takesh h
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                      Does SectionCutFace work with Macs (OSX10.7, Mountain Lion)?
                      No SectionCutFace context menus available when section planes are right-clicked... ❓

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                      • Dave RD Offline
                        Dave R
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                        It works on my Mac just fine.

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                        • TIGT Offline
                          TIG Moderator
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                          You must have ONE section-plane selected - no more and nothing else selected either.

                          You only get the context-menu when that one section-plane is highlighted [selected]...

                          Works fine on PC and MAC for me - provided that simple rule is followed...

                          TIG

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                          • takesh hT Offline
                            takesh h
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                            @tig said:

                            Works fine on PC and MAC for me - provided that simple rule is followed.

                            I did follow that simple rule, however, I made a stupid mistake elsewhere. 😳
                            I installed the plugin to the reservoir folder (mysteriously named "Plugins" just by chance! πŸ˜‰ ) that I made especially to keep and archive all the plugins… so it wasn't installed properly to begin with.
                            Now it's installed to "plugins" under Sketchup folder, and working fine.
                            Sorry to waste your time, guys.

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                            • G Offline
                              Garyshaw
                              last edited by

                              Has this plugin been updated to work with 2014?
                              I can't seem to bring it into the application
                              thanks
                              Gary

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                              • Dave RD Offline
                                Dave R
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                                @garyshaw said:

                                Has this plugin been updated to work with 2014?
                                I can't seem to bring it into the application
                                thanks
                                Gary

                                It works just for me in Su2014 on both PC and Mac. How did you try to install it?

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                                • TIGT Offline
                                  TIG Moderator
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                                  It is an Extension named 'SectionCutFace': you might need to activate it from Preferences > Extensions - BUT when first loaded it ought to be auto-activated πŸ˜•

                                  Please note that it only appears in the context-menu if there is just one Section-Plane selected.
                                  There are NO menu entries or toolbars... if that is what you expected.

                                  Please read the brief [and I think quite clear] Usage instructions...
                                  http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=SectionCutFace
                                  πŸ˜’

                                  TIG

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                                  • sokokyuS Offline
                                    sokokyu
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                                    @TIG,

                                    Thank you SO much for your awesome plug-in. I love using it and it saves me a great deal of time.

                                    However, since upgrading to SketchUp 2014 (I'm on a Mac), I have noticed some instability at times. Have you encountered any such problems?

                                    Thanks again!

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                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
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                                      @sokokyu said:

                                      @TIG,

                                      Thank you SO much for your awesome plug-in. I love using it and it saves me a great deal of time.

                                      However, since upgrading to SketchUp 2014 (I'm on a Mac), I have noticed some instability at times. Have you encountered any such problems?

                                      Thanks again!
                                      Please advise what issues, I see none, but you might have something I can replicate...
                                      I have seen a minor occasional issue with v2014 where a newly made group's contents are not visible until you select it and edit, then everything adjust OK.
                                      I have trapped for this in some other tools, but not SCFace - perhaps that's it ??

                                      TIG

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                                      • sokokyuS Offline
                                        sokokyu
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                                        It doesn't seem to do with newly made groups and what you were referring to. To be more specific, it seems to crash when I open an existing file (with SectionCutFace items), or have a file already open and open an additional file. I noticed you're using Windows so perhaps it's a Mac issue?

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                                        • TIGT Offline
                                          TIG Moderator
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                                          @sokokyu said:

                                          It doesn't seem to do with newly made groups and what you were referring to. To be more specific, it seems to crash when I open an existing file (with SectionCutFace items), or have a file already open and open an additional file. I noticed you're using Windows so perhaps it's a Mac issue?
                                          Thia has been reported in another thread a few days agao.
                                          It has been traced to SCFace [and probably other plugins adding/removing observers], it is a known issue with v2014 on some MACs - in PMs yesterday I was assured that Trimble are looking to address this.
                                          Oddly I can't get it to happen on my MAC πŸ˜’
                                          Meanwhile I am looking to recast SCFace to side-step the issue.
                                          Hopefully I will issue a glitch-proofed updated version sometime today...
                                          πŸ€“

                                          TIG

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                                          • TIGT Offline
                                            TIG Moderator
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                                            Here is v4.5 http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=SectionCutFace
                                            Its observers have now been adjusted to prevent the splats reported by a very few MAC+Mavericks users...
                                            A known issue with v2014MR0 that will hopefully be addressed in a future MR...

                                            Please test and report any further issues in this thread...

                                            TIG

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