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    [Plugin] RichSection V0.5.8 UPDATED march 2015

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    • P Offline
      pgarmyn
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      @fionmacool said:

      .....that it interferes with visibility. Does that make sense?

      What do you mean by interfere...
      In this model floorslabs, stairs, walls etc. are separated groups. But i can control visibility of the faces separating those elements.... Zere are still some .... ?
      RIVT2-SKP-Volv13-v004-1b.jpg
      RIVT2-SKP-Volv13-v004-2b.jpg

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        jeff hammond
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        @pgarmyn said:

        YES 😄
        Parameters for "cut color the same as the object" :

        • Set 'RichSection material name' to "prefix+materialname, default"
        • Set 'RichSection materials, prefix' to "" (empty)

        neat.
        i tried a quick one in indigo with glass, metal, and wood..

        section3.jpg

        i didn't let it render as long as it would need but it shows that it would work in an actual render..

        glass- one solid sphere (rendered as a solid piece of glass)
        metal- sphere inside a sphere (rendered as if it were a bowl)
        wood- i resized the texture on the facing side.. the cut shows the original size.. probably not good to use this technique on renders requiring high quality texturing/mapping (as in- that block would require end grain etc.)

        dotdotdot

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          pgarmyn
          last edited by

          @jeff 👍 👍

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            kylintz
            last edited by

            I think it's perfect already. The last puzzle to this plugin, as suggestion would be :

            1. How could the section manage not only material per group, but also the section line thickness for each group ?
            2. And suppose we would like to create a furniture layout plan, how could we let furniture layer not afected by the section plane while at the same time letting the wall layer, column layer, windows and door cut by section plane in easy way? A different hierarchy in grouping works well, leaving the furniture group outside the parrent group of wall, door, window, floor, structure, but that would mean a special group just for the sake of displaying unsliced furniture on the floor plan.
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              pgarmyn
              last edited by

              @kylintz

              1. The sectionlines are produced by Sketchup. There is no way to control thickness. An option could be to ad sectionlines with TIG's linestyle (2D Tool). I plan to add dxf export with that capability: Sectionline by layer.
              2. A special group is the only solution. The Sketchup Ruby API (programmer interface) doesn't let you controle what to cut.
                😄 Thanks for your interest. 😄
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                pgarmyn
                last edited by

                RichSection plugin [highlight=#ffff00:2tqcoasz]UPDATED[/highlight:2tqcoasz] : download from the Plugin Store

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                  diegob
                  last edited by

                  I've just intsalled your updated plug-in
                  but apparently is not working

                  once Sketchup is started, a window is telling me that:
                  Error loading files PiGa_Richsection.rb
                  can not convert nil into String

                  ca you please help me?


                  Schermata 2014-02-25 alle 15.58.28.png

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                    bimbachi
                    last edited by

                    hello,
                    after install via skechucation plugin store on mac sketchup

                    • when starting skp. i'm geting this rubby error messge

                    "Error Loading File PiGa_RichSection.rb
                    can't convert nil into String"

                    can you advice?

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                      bimbachi
                      last edited by

                      @pgarmyn said:

                      @bimbachi @diegob

                      It must be a MAC related problem, you are both running on MAC ?
                      Any other Mac users with problems ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓

                      I have no explanation. For me it works on SU8 and SU2013. But i can't test it on mac.
                      Can you test the following : disable all the other plugins ❓

                      If this doesn't help, can you test the following file : replace PiGa_RichSection.rb (in directory ..SketchUp..\Plugins) by the file below, and tell me if it works ❓

                      Thanks in advance.

                      @pgarmyn
                      done what you adviced
                      & no more error on app startup
                      but ...
                      at short test looks like that it is not working (add new section result nothing)
                      😞

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                        pgarmyn
                        last edited by

                        @Bimbach

                        Done as advised? What did you do : Uninstalled plugins, other file installed, or both?
                        RichSection only creats sectionfaces for groups that produce a closed section.

                        Did you activate the extension in 'preferences' ?
                        Is there a menu in plugins/RichSection?
                        Open the ruby panel : what is printed in the ruby-panel?

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                          floffy1983
                          last edited by

                          It looks like my wish-list plugin, but i cannot get it to load.

                          If it helps, i am stuck with the Italian SU8 on a partially locked down office pc, partially as i can install plugins but can't update.


                          rischsection error.jpg

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                            factopedia
                            last edited by

                            Thanks so much.

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                              pgarmyn
                              last edited by

                              @floffy1983
                              What system (mac/windows) ? what version ?
                              Please complete your profile. This can help me to find a solution for you?

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                                pgarmyn
                                last edited by

                                @factopedia said:

                                Thanks so much.

                                Glad you like it 😄

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                                  floffy1983
                                  last edited by

                                  @pgarmyn said:

                                  What system (mac/windows) ? what version ?

                                  Sorry, you are perfectly right.
                                  I am working on a windows xp machine, pentium 4, 2gb.
                                  I weep daily for its lack of power, but alas, my place of work will not let me bring my own laptop.

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                                    cilemomax
                                    last edited by

                                    Can you help me with something? how do I uninstall it. I deleted it but every time I start up the program it gets an error saying it's trying loading the file. Thanks in advance

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                                      bimbachi
                                      last edited by

                                      @pgarmyn said:

                                      @Bimbach

                                      Done as advised? What did you do : Uninstalled plugins, other file installed, or both?
                                      RichSection only creats sectionfaces for groups that produce a closed section.

                                      Did you activate the extension in 'preferences' ?
                                      Is there a menu in plugins/RichSection?
                                      Open the ruby panel : what is printed in the ruby-panel?

                                      ok (following on mac issue)
                                      1./ as adviced I replaced only the file you forwarded "PiGa_RichSection.rb"
                                      2./ then no more loading error on startup
                                      3./ than RichSection is in the palet and plugins menu
                                      4./ than when clicking or choosing from menu - "create richsection" in rubby panel there is:
                                      "Error: #<TypeError: can't convert nil into String>
                                      (eval):917:in +' (eval):917:in l_ctrl'
                                      (eval):1466:in createRichSectionTool' (eval):4353:in require'
                                      (eval):917:in `call'
                                      (eval):917"

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                                        lcarlin247
                                        last edited by

                                        It just does not work to me, i create the section but the paremeters do not appear, not even by using the paremeters icon

                                        any advice? i use skp 2013

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                                          pgarmyn
                                          last edited by

                                          @Bimbachi
                                          Great, this wil perhaps help me to resolve my Mac-problem.
                                          I will work on in now....

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                                            pgarmyn
                                            last edited by

                                            @cilemomax said:

                                            Can you help me with something? how do I uninstall it. I deleted it but every time I start up the program it gets an error saying it's trying loading the file. Thanks in advance

                                            How did you install. I know there are problems with Mac, but it should work with windows.
                                            The best way is to use de Sketchucation Plugin manager, Witch can install, disable and uninstall plugins.

                                            If you didn't used the Sketchucation plugin manager : delete the file PiGa_RichSection.rb in the Sketchup/plugins directory (optional but not necessary the directory with the same name).

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