Pipe-along-path
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Good work!! I love the fact that ver 1.9 retains the settings from the previous session!!
And I like the way I can install it directly through the sketchup extensions menu.
But I'm not crazy about the repeated warning that must be acknowledged with a key press.
Just stash that in the read me. And the skin produced is not smooth unless I open the group for editing and click the pipe.
Every click and every key press matters in the world of fast-track sketching.
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The warning should only appear if you have a slight 'skew' on the path, with a change of angle, which might cause SketchUp to lockup.
Most of the time users will never see it !
BUT I have discovered a glitch in the frequency of this dialog and I will be issuing v2.0 later today to address the problem !
You seem to like adding 1" falls to your pipe-runs, which have been found to cause these issues, which you initially reported.
These 'skews' do not always cause problems: so you have the choice to 'Cancel' to Abort and then Save before repeating the PipeAlongPath and risking disaster, 'No' to carry on and risk it - probably safe enough if you have done similar diameter pipes with similar paths, or 'Yes' to 'fix it' - the slight slopes get 'flattened' as needed to avoid the problems...
If you want to stop the warning open thePipeAlongPath.rbfile with Notepad or Notepad++, go to line #402, find the text:
if skewed
change it to read
if skewed*==911*
Note the double=
Save it.
Restart SketchUp...
Becauseskewedwill never be911then the dialog never appears.
BUT of course then you are not warned of impending doom, and lock-ups could occur unexpectedly...
Your choice - your risk...
I do not get that 'unsmoothed' pipe "unless it's edited" effect in v8/v2013 - perhaps it a Graphics-Card issue your end ?
BUT I see that I do get it in v2014 IF there was the 'skewed?' -> No !
So I'm trying to see the differences and ensure it's as good as it gets in v2.0 -
I promise I will try Tube-Along-Path as soon as I'm done evaluating version 9 of Pipe-Along-Path and get out of the hectic sketch I'm trying to complete these days. In fact, there are a lot of plugins I want to try that I've been missing out on for years. such as the dashed line generator.
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@crashworthy1 said:
I promise I will try Tube-Along-Path as soon as I'm done evaluating version 9 of Pipe-Along-Path and get out of the hectic sketch I'm trying to complete these days. In fact, there are a lot of plugins I want to try that I've been missing out on for years. such as the dashed line generator.
PipeAlongPath will probably do you now as if you set the internal diameter to 0 it's remembered across sessions globally.
Get the latest version of it from the PluginStore, but please wait a few minutes until I issue today's update ... -
FYI - I don't think its the graphics card since it occurs in two different machines. And as far as the warning of impending doom - I trained myself to save before I initiate any sophisticated plugin command. All users should do it by instinct.
Happy Piping! -
Sorry: what is "without BOM" ?
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According to this: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t%26amp;rct=j%26amp;q=%26amp;esrc=s%26amp;source=web%26amp;cd=2%26amp;cad=rja%26amp;ved=0CC4QFjAB%26amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FByte_order_mark%26amp;ei=RJMWU6AWk-jaBcqagPAO%26amp;usg=AFQjCNF3eTS_D5vLes7Ly5_7Q2t7dQisyg%26amp;bvm=bv.62286460,d.b2I
Byte Order Mark. -
@tig said:
Notepad++ is a respectable product and if installed from their site it should not have other hidden baddies... http://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v6.5.4.html
I'll be reissuing PipeAlongPath shortly [edited entirely in Notepad++ !]
I will be adding some optimistation tools...Good Day
Are you still working on the PAP upgrade, or shall I stick with version 2.0?
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v2.0 is the newest.
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OK! Super good work! (seriously)
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Attached, find model containing additional paths that will not extrude with PIPE-ALONG-PATH.
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The default diameter for the pipe is < 1/4" - which will mean some very tiny facets at bends etc.
Can you purge your SKP and include only the paths that still cause problems - I can't readily tell what's what - information overload !
Odd that FollowMe works on some and PipeAlongPath does not ?
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Not sure what you mean by purge. Just try any of the paths. You may want to avoid the ones labelled they will freeze the program. They should almost all be ''square''. I test that by creating temporary faces between vertices and placing the circle tool on the face. If the tool is red, green or blue, the linework is orthogonal and not skewed.
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Model Info > Statistics > Purge Unused...
Removes the dross...
Makes the file much smaller and quicker to load/navigate...There are so many examples, if you could offer a reduced set that includes only those paths which fail, then it'd be much easier to find what's up...
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Please see attached samples. FYI - my diameters are normally between 2'' and 18'' with 8 segments.
SAMPLES FROM PIPE-ALONG-PATH FAIL TO EXTRUDE COLLECTION 3-20-16.skp
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All of those provided paths extruded a 4" diam pipe with PipeAlongPath, without any issues...
However, I did Select the entire path, then chose to Explode any Curves, and then used TIG-Weld to make a single bound path, which I then Selected and used with PiprAlongPath...
Can you try that ?
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I tried that, without luck. The weld extension I use looks like this:
LOAD SUPPORT FILES
require 'sketchup.rb'
require 'extensions.rb'CREATE EXTENSION
ext = SketchupExtension.new('Weld', 'smustard_Weld/weld.rb')
EXTENSION INFORMATION
ext.creator = 'Rick Wilson'
ext.version = '3.0.1'
ext.copyright = '2004, Rick Wilson'
ext.description = 'Create custom toolbars through a WebDialog'REGISTER AND LOAD THE EXTENSION
Sketchup.register_extension(ext, true)
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I did NOT say to use RickW's old version.
I said 'TIG-Weld'...
My simplified version is available here http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=TIG-weldDownload/install it.
Select the entire path.
Use the Explode Curves in the context-menu [if any are found].
Use TIG-Weld to make a bound-curve from the whole path.
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OK - so I deleted the old weld plugin and installed the TIG-weld ver-2.0 plugin. However, the plugin will not work. See attached.....
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How did you attempt to install TIG-Weld? Did you just put the downloaded RBZ file into Plugins?
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