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

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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
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        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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        • T Offline
          TightLines
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          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
              last edited by

              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
                last edited by

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

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                • T Offline
                  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
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                    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
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                        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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                                • fredo6F Offline
                                  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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                                    chijuiwang
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                                    Thanks Fredo6! very useful plugin!

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                                      Extractor
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                                      Hi,
                                      does anyone else have the same issue? ToS works perfectly with SU 2014. In SU 2015 64 bit the faces created on a 3D shape are not separated. It is mysterious: when I export for example a cylinder from SU 2014 to SU 2015 sometimes ToS works properly with SU 2015! Maybe the problem is that both versions of Sketchup are installed in parallel?


                                      example.jpg

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                                        Extractor
                                        last edited by

                                        I am wrong. The problem is not Sketchup 2015. ToS doesn`t work correctly when I use a template with meters as units.

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                                        • BoxB Online
                                          Box
                                          last edited by

                                          It begs a couple of questions.

                                          How many segments are you working with and what scale is your model?
                                          If you are working at a small scale and lots of segments SU can have problems forming the edges.

                                          Also you may have the precision setting different in your metric version.

                                          Here is a small example.
                                          The larger circle was draw while the cylinder was scaled down and you can see how it distorts the surface. Scale up and the small circle can even cope with the distortion.


                                          Tos.JPG

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                                          • jgbJ Offline
                                            jgb
                                            last edited by

                                            The same thing happens with intersect, when some of the intersections cause very short lines. Gaps happen. Perhaps ToS uses the same/similar methodology to form the line on the surface.

                                            Try adjusting the number of segments forming the curve and see if that helps. 💭


                                            jgb

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