[Plugin][$] Tools On Surface - v2.6a - 01 Apr 24

kdrr1607 · 8 Oct 2013, 20:33

Hi Dave, here it is.

Dave R · 8 Oct 2013, 21:00

Maybe we're onto something. Or just on something.

The fact that 'Compatibility files' shows in the top row of buttons in your screenshot of the Plugins folder indicates insufficient privileges for you. And in the second screenshot it appears you don't have full permissions to the folder. Click on Compatibility files and restart SketchUp. See if that changes anything. You might as well change your permissions to Full for the Plugins folder which you would do by clicking the Edit button under the Security tab.

kdrr1607 · 8 Oct 2013, 22:40

Hi Dave! Thanks for the help. It's working now.

Dave R · 9 Oct 2013, 01:26

Excellent! Thanks for letting me know.

AirPlaneFreakMaster · 2 Nov 2013, 02:19

Hey fredo, I need a little bit of help installing the tool, I can't open the zip folder because it says it's some archive or it's invalid, could you change the extension for it?

fredo6 · 2 Nov 2013, 08:23

@airplanefreakmaster said:

Hey fredo, I need a little bit of help installing the tool, I can't open the zip folder because it says it's some archive or it's invalid, could you change the extension for it?

I would suggest you install via the SCF Plugin Store tool. This is really the safest way.

Fredo

fredo6 · 12 Nov 2013, 14:35

NEW RELEASE: Tools on Surface 2.0a- 12 Nov 13

This release is mainly for future Sketchup compatibility. No functional change.

You will need to migrate to LibFredo6 5.4 or higher

Please see main post for download

Fredo

suHappyPills · 17 Nov 2013, 10:29

Very useful,thanks a lot!

archigokce · 17 Dec 2013, 12:17

thank you so much ...

mdfahd · 19 Dec 2013, 16:16

hey when i try instlling this plug it says i need 5.2 or higher version. plz suggest wat to do..using sketchup 7

massimo · 19 Dec 2013, 17:08

From the very first post of this thread...

wyoung221 · 10 Jan 2014, 21:36

I have looked around and I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere else. When I try to draw shapes on a sphere (smooth or not), faces get deleted randomly. Sometimes I can get it to come back with the line tool, but sometimes I can't. Am I missing something?

Rich O Brien · 10 Jan 2014, 22:09

How big is the sphere?

wyoung221 · 13 Jan 2014, 18:05

This example is 2" wide, the one I was working on is 4". Is that the issue? It just needs to be bigger?

Dave R · 13 Jan 2014, 18:23

Yep. Try scaling up by 100x.

Box · 13 Jan 2014, 19:04

Not that it matter here but you are working inside out. You should work with the faces orientated correctly or you will run into problems. The Default front face is white and back face bluegray.

jgb · 14 Jan 2014, 15:17

Before using any "surface" tools (tools-on-surface, Joint-push-pull, etc) do an Orient Faces first.
It really does not matter which face is outside, although standard practice is "white outside - blue inside" as Box noted.

The missing faces is an SU quirk when 1 side is tiny. Scaling up does solve that problem, but sometimes scaling up then back down creates a placement problem.

So to prevent that, I make the overall object, or just a piece of it a temporary component, and copy it away in free space. Then I do an OUTSIDE of box scale up, edit that and do the surface operation. It will be duplicated on the original, intact. Then delete the scaled up working copy and explode the original comp.

Dave R · 14 Jan 2014, 15:51

In some cases it does matter which faces are out. It's good practice to do housekeeping as you go along and correct reversed faces and otherwise keep the model clean. It can pay off big later on. As with anything computer related, GIGO applies.

TightLines · 24 Mar 2014, 14:11

I'm having trouble finding an active link to download this plugin. Can anyone point me in a direction?

Thanks

Dave R · 24 Mar 2014, 18:55

It's amazing what you can find if you look at the first post in a thread.