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

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    • W Offline
      wyoung221
      last edited by

      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?

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      • Rich O BrienR Offline
        Rich O Brien Moderator
        last edited by

        How big is the sphere?

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        • W Offline
          wyoung221
          last edited by

          http://i.imgur.com/uZy3ZC9.jpg

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

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          • Dave RD Offline
            Dave R
            last edited by

            Yep. Try scaling up by 100x.

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            • BoxB Online
              Box
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              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.

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              • jgbJ Offline
                jgb
                last edited by

                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.


                jgb

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                • Dave RD Offline
                  Dave R
                  last edited by

                  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.

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                    TightLines
                    last edited by

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

                    Thanks

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                    • Dave RD Offline
                      Dave R
                      last edited by

                      It's amazing what you can find if you look at the first post in a thread.
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                        TightLines
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                        I should have specified. When I click the link, it tells me I do not have access to that page. Is it for paid subscribers only? Is there an alternate link?

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                        • BoxB Online
                          Box
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                          You should try the link again, your account may not have been fully authorized when you clicked it before.

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                            TightLines
                            last edited by

                            Thanks for the help. Unfortunately I'm still not "authorized to view this page".

                            Hmmm.

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                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              As a new member with >3 posts your access should now be reset...
                              Try again...

                              TIG

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                              • BoxB Online
                                Box
                                last edited by

                                It's actually easier to go install the plugin store and auto install if from there.
                                http://sketchucation.com/resources/plugin-store-download

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                                • R Offline
                                  rythm
                                  last edited by

                                  I am trying to draw a line on a curved surface using Tools on Surface plugin.

                                  My question is: Once I draw the line does the process take a long time? I now am watching my Mac ball spin for 45 minutes.

                                  The line is only 37" long. See the screen shot below.

                                  Should I let it continue to run?

                                  Thanks,


                                  The line is drawn parallel to the angle. The end of the line is the red x in the screenshot

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                                    rythm
                                    last edited by

                                    I loaded this plugin directly form the Plugin Store and it installed successfully I then restarted SU and the tool was there immediately like it was supposed to.

                                    After looking at the curve in my screenshot, Should this curve take an hour to process. I have never used the tool before but I cannot believe this curve could take that long to process.

                                    Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

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                                    • BoxB Online
                                      Box
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                                      The simple answer is , no it shouldn't. But then we don't really know what it is working on.
                                      Are you just trying to cut the metal panel along the diagonal line?

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                                      • R Offline
                                        rythm
                                        last edited by

                                        Thanks for reply.

                                        Actually I gave up a while ago and started working on something else. I will go back to it and run a couple of tests and try again.

                                        Mainly I was looking for the short answer to thank you.

                                        -R

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                                        • Dave RD Offline
                                          Dave R
                                          last edited by

                                          As Box asked, are you just trying to cut the sheet metal at the angle of the roof? Tools on Surface is an excellent plugin but it would be easier to cut the tin with a cutting plane using the native Intersect Faces. Let SketchUp draw the edge and get into all the curves.

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                                            fredo6
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                                            NEW RELEASE: Tools on Surface 2.1a- 19 Oct 14

                                            This release is required for the support of usernames with non-ascii characters in Sketchup 2014

                                            You will need to migrate to LibFredo6 6.3 or higher

                                            Please see main post for download

                                            Fredo

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