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    • X Offline
      xyzt
      last edited by

      I would like to request a plugin that does Distributed Spacing like in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, etc. (see image)

      Would this be possible, and if so I anybody up for the task?

      Kind Regards,
      xyzt


      Screen Shot 2012-12-05 at 11.17.38.jpg

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      • TIGT Offline
        TIG Moderator
        last edited by

        There are already some 'Align' tools that might do what you want 'out-of-the-box' - search the SCF 'Plugins Index', or look through Didier's 'Ruby Depot' at crai...

        TIG

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        • X Offline
          xyzt
          last edited by

          I have checked your suggestions, but they don't do what i'm looking for. I came across some very useful plugs do, thanks!

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          • pilouP Offline
            pilou
            last edited by

            See Align, Distribute tools by Sdmitch πŸ˜‰

            distribute.jpg

            Frenchy Pilou
            Is beautiful that please without concept!
            My Little site :)

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            • sdmitchS Offline
              sdmitch
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              I don't remember hiring Pilou as my publicist but, since he has choosen to advertise my Align and Distribute plugin, there are a few things that need be explained.

              The plugin uses the corners of the bounding box to compute the spatial relationship of the selected objects. The orientation of the object determines where these corners are located. For instance, if the object is on the XY plane, corner(0) is the front lower left and corner(4) is the front upper left. If the object is then rotated 90 degrees around the X axis,what was corner(0) is now corner(2) and what was corner(4) is now corner(0). Simuliar changes occur if the objects are rotated around the Y or Z axis. That is why the alignment option you pick MUST match the situation of the objects.

              Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

              http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                xyzt
                last edited by

                @unknownuser said:

                See Align, Distribute tools by Sdmitch πŸ˜‰

                [attachment=0:2xoeljzs]<!-- ia0 -->distribute.jpg<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:2xoeljzs]

                Hehe, thanks for suggesting, the funny thing is that sdmitch and I have been PMing back and forth about this plugin. He did a really really great job programming it!. I didn't realized that he already made it available. There where some problems on my mac, but het has just fixed it. I'm really extremely happy with this plugin. It a dream come true. For what I do with sketchup this is a real big time saver. So one big round of applause for sdmitch!

                😍 😍 πŸŽ‰ πŸŽ‰ 😍 😍 πŸŽ‰ πŸŽ‰ 😍 😍 πŸŽ‰ πŸŽ‰ 😍 😍

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                • jolranJ Offline
                  jolran
                  last edited by

                  @unknownuser said:

                  Hehe, thanks for suggesting, the funny thing is that sdmitch and I have been PMing back and forth about this plugin. He did a really really great job programming it!. I didn't realized that he already made it available.

                  So while you thought Sdmitch was spending labour time working on his plugin you make a request here to see if someone could beat him to it? πŸ˜‰

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                  • N Offline
                    nickchun
                    last edited by

                    Just tried this plugin. Very useful thanks. Question though, if you want the spacing to be zero so that objects are touching it doesn't respond. I have to give a spacing of 0.1, but then get cumulative 'inaccuracies' with overall dimensions. Is this a limitation of SU?

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                    • sdmitchS Offline
                      sdmitch
                      last edited by

                      Currently a spacing of zero triggers the distribution of the objects between the first and last. I could make the trigger a negative distance so zero would be valid.

                      Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                      http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                      • JClementsJ Offline
                        JClements
                        last edited by

                        Sdmitch:

                        I am not sure the how the DOWNLOAD works on your site for the Align&Distribute script and how the script's files should be organized in the user's SU/Plugins directory structure.

                        Please advise.

                        Thanks, John

                        John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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                        • N Offline
                          nickchun
                          last edited by

                          @sdmitch said:

                          I could make the trigger a negative distance so zero would be valid.

                          Sam, that would be ideal or if you want to let me know what to change in the script so I can modify my copy. It is a good way to check that my components are not overlapping.
                          Thanks...

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                            sdmitch
                            last edited by

                            @jclements said:

                            Sdmitch:

                            I am not sure the how the DOWNLOAD works on your site for the Align&Distribute script and how the script's files should be organized in the user's SU/Plugins directory structure.

                            Please advise.

                            Thanks, John

                            In the case of Align & Distribute, the plugin and supporting files are contained in a zip file. Extract them to the Sketchup Plugins folder or where ever you prefer.

                            Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                            http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                            • sdmitchS Offline
                              sdmitch
                              last edited by

                              @nickchun said:

                              @sdmitch said:

                              I could make the trigger a negative distance so zero would be valid.

                              Sam, that would be ideal or if you want to let me know what to change in the script so I can modify my copy. It is a good way to check that my components are not overlapping.
                              Thanks...

                              Only one change is required. Change line 172 from

                              space=self.calc_space(@ents) if space==0
                              

                              to

                              space=self.calc_space(@ents) if space<0
                              

                              Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                              http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                              • N Offline
                                nickchun
                                last edited by

                                Thank you very much. Will give it a go...

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                                • Z Offline
                                  zstadel
                                  last edited by

                                  @xyzt said:

                                  @unknownuser said:

                                  See Align, Distribute tools by Sdmitch πŸ˜‰

                                  [attachment=1:5touco9j]<!-- ia1 -->distribute.jpg<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:5touco9j]

                                  Hehe, thanks for suggesting, the funny thing is that sdmitch and I have been PMing back and forth about this plugin. He did a really really great job programming it!. I didn't realized that he already made it available. There where some problems on my mac, but het has just fixed it. I'm really extremely happy with this plugin. It a dream come true. For what I do with sketchup this is a real big time saver. So one big round of applause for sdmitch!

                                  I'm also on a Mac and having problems. The dialog box for alignment isn't loading when I click on Plugins>SDM Tools>CorG Tool>Align and Distribute. If this was the same problem you were having, can you please post the fixes you were PMing about?

                                  Thank you
                                  Z


                                  shot.jpg

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                                  • J Offline
                                    jeronimoven
                                    last edited by

                                    hello,

                                    same problem,

                                    i unzipped the plugin in the plugin folder,

                                    i restarted SU,

                                    but when i click on align and distribute in the plugin menu, i get NO-Thing...

                                    sdmitch, can you help us ?

                                    best regards

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                                    • Dave RD Offline
                                      Dave R
                                      last edited by

                                      @sdmitch said:

                                      @jclements said:

                                      Sdmitch:

                                      I am not sure the how the DOWNLOAD works on your site for the Align&Distribute script and how the script's files should be organized in the user's SU/Plugins directory structure.

                                      Please advise.

                                      Thanks, John

                                      In the case of Align & Distribute, the plugin and supporting files are contained in a zip file. Extract them to the Sketchup Plugins folder or where ever you prefer.

                                      Sam, I am guessing that John is seeing the same thing I do when I go to your page listing the plugins you've written and click on "Plugin" for this one. It looks like this:
                                      Screenshot - 2_26_2014 , 4_38_51 AM.png

                                      It looks like the contents of the ZIP file but there's no sign of the ZIP file itself. I've seen this with some of your other plugins as well although I haven't looked through them all.

                                      Clicking on File>Download gets the ZIP file but it isn't all that obvious. I expect he was expecting to see a hyperlink like Align and Distribute.zip.

                                      Etaoin Shrdlu

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                                      • panixiaP Offline
                                        panixia
                                        last edited by

                                        @jeronimoven said:

                                        hello,

                                        same problem,

                                        i unzipped the plugin in the plugin folder,

                                        i restarted SU,

                                        but when i click on align and distribute in the plugin menu, i get NO-Thing...

                                        sdmitch, can you help us ?

                                        best regards

                                        same problem here.. i hope there's a way to fix the problem because this plugin looks pretty much amazing.. πŸ‘

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                                        • Dave RD Offline
                                          Dave R
                                          last edited by

                                          @panixia said:

                                          @jeronimoven said:

                                          hello,

                                          same problem,

                                          i unzipped the plugin in the plugin folder,

                                          i restarted SU,

                                          but when i click on align and distribute in the plugin menu, i get NO-Thing...

                                          sdmitch, can you help us ?

                                          best regards

                                          same problem here.. i hope there's a way to fix the problem because this plugin looks pretty much amazing.. πŸ‘

                                          Are you preselecting the objects you want to align?

                                          Etaoin Shrdlu

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                                          (THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE)

                                          G28 X0.0 Y0.0 Z0.0

                                          M30

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                                          • BoxB Offline
                                            Box
                                            last edited by

                                            Make sure the folder 'AnD_Support_Files' that is in the zip file is extracted to the plugin folder also. And check that you have the folder security permission set correctly.

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