[Plugin] Contour Maker v1.6

TIG · 7 May 2012, 17:19

If you don't want to mess with the mesh you could use a edge 'smoothing' tool...
I think Thomthom has something in his Edge Tools set - you'll [probably] have to use weld.rb on each connected set of contour-lines to make 'curves' from them firs, since they are made as raw individual edges...

massimo · 7 May 2012, 17:25

You could also use Fredo's bezier spline plugin. Select the curve-->right click-->convert to... ("catmull spline" for example), but as TIG said the curves will intersect with the mesh.

arystoteles · 7 May 2012, 17:42

Thank you guys for very useful and quick reply! (this forum is amazing)

I just had a look at edgetools by Thomthom as TIG suggested but as I have understood simplyfy curves would rather simplyfy the curves into more rugged even further. (but I might definitely use it for some other stuff

Massimo you are my hero! BezierSpline plugin is just what I was looking for. Curves will intersect with terrain a little bit but I hope to fix it the final image by exporting terrain to Layout first and than overlaying curves on top with different file that has terrain hidden...

goatboy · 4 Mar 2014, 22:57

TIG:

Upgraded to 2014. Contourmaker.rb is in my migrated plugins...I don't see it.

Arrgghh! This was my one contribution as an architect to a heavy civil team!

Help!

Box · 4 Mar 2014, 23:00

Do not migrate plugins, install fresh updated versions.

Dave R · 4 Mar 2014, 23:21

Goatboy, the version you have must be old because the last version of it was updated at the end of April of 2013 and it works fine in SU2014. Or you didn't install it correctly or in the right place. As Box said, don't migrate plugins. Install fresh copies. Get the SCF Plugin Store and install it automatically.

goatboy · 4 Mar 2014, 23:32

Yes, that did it. Also in the 2014 thread, Jim corrects some really incorrect instructions from Trimble on how to migrate plug-ins:

@jim said:

@unknownuser said:

On Vista, Win 7, 8:

C;\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp\SketchUp 2014\SketchUp\Plugins

On Win XP:

C;\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Roaming\SketchUp\SketchUp 2014\SketchUp\Plugins

@unknownuser said:

On Windows, we also load plugins from a user-independent support directory.
On Win Vista, 7, 8:

C;\ProgramData\SketchUp\SketchUp 2014\SketchUp\Plugins

On Win XP:

C;\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\SketchUp\SketchUp 2014\SketchUp\Plugins

This path is only loaded to the $LOAD_PATH array if the folder exists when on the user's machine when SU starts.

but your way: the SCF Plugin Store is way better. Thanks!

Dave R · 4 Mar 2014, 23:50

Where are the incorrect instructions?

goatboy · 4 Mar 2014, 23:57

Like in the 2014 help directions...

Dave R · 5 Mar 2014, 00:27

So it does.. I sent a request for a correction.

TIG · 5 Mar 2014, 10:14

Get and install the latest version of ContourMaker from the PluginStore RBZ [Preferences > Extensions > Install...].
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=ContourMaker

It is compatible with v2014.

OR do it automtically from within SketchUp itself using the SketchUcation 'Plugin Store' AutoInstall capabilities...

Either way the correct Plugins folder is found for you...

goatboy · 28 Aug 2015, 00:29

TIG: I hope you have already been gold-plated. When I read the methods others use to make contours, I am SO GLAD I found contour maker.

Krisidious · 28 Aug 2015, 01:33

Will this be coming to 2015 with us TIG?

Dave R · 28 Aug 2015, 01:46

@krisidious said:

Will this be coming to 2015 with us TIG?

Is there something that makes you think it doesn't work in SU2015? It certainly does work.

Krisidious · 28 Aug 2015, 02:54

Didn't try... Saw the 2014 compatible and thought it would have said 2015 if it were, wondered if maybe since there are other plugins that do similar jobs if maybe it was not getting updated... Thanks for letting me know.

juju · 28 Aug 2015, 07:15

generally, if a script is SU 2014 compatible it will be SU 2015 compatible, AFAIK

TIG · 28 Aug 2015, 12:02

It is compatible with all SketchUp versions from v8 upwards.
As far as I know all of my Plugins are...
If I get a report of an incompatibility, then I fix it; but usually I have anticipated the updates needed...

As was said, if a Plugin is v2014 compatible it will almost certainly be v2015 friendly too.
In the post where I said it was v2014 compatible, it was prior to the release of v2015...

Dave R · 28 Aug 2015, 12:06

@krisidious said:

Didn't try...

Why wouldn't you try it? you could have answered your own question.

Krisidious · 28 Aug 2015, 15:22

Because I have like 4 plugins that do this... I was just wondering because it seemed rather clean and direct.

And thanks TIG, I've been shying away from things that don't say 2015 compatible. And very nice of you to update EVERYTHING... I can't say we could ever expect that of you, you have so many and you update other people's plugs too.

robint · 23 Sept 2016, 13:13

Tig thanx 10^6

brilliant little tool, am using on GE to get a contour map, much less fiddly than making 100 intersecting planes method

The contour lines are a little jagged so corners need to be softened. Whats the best way to do this? Tigweld, use Bezier?

Come to think of it I haven't come across a tool that softens a 2d jagged line easily (like you can in adobe illustrator for example, any suggestions

ps Ive been player with simplfy contour and convert to polyline/fspline etc, you can only do one line at a time, its all a bit hit and miss - and with 50 odd contours this will be massively time consuming

with ca 1000+ extensions out there looking for attention, its all bewildering

Any suggestions

Cheers

Robin