[proto] 2d stencil - real line hatches

julyyen · 4 Jan 2015, 13:22

Thank you very much, I don't know how to make a texture from the file and the most important thing is that I want the texture to automatically fit on a surface, when applied.
That's the reason why I (and possible, others like me) hope to kindly share this plugin with us maybe in the future, if not, we're out of luck.(even with that nasty bugs)

kaas · 4 Jan 2015, 17:29

@julyyen said:

...and the most important thing is that I want the texture to automatically fit on a surface, when applied...

the thing is: this is a plugin that doesn't use textures but uses real edges(lines) instead. If you want a solution that uses textures you have to look elsewhere (Skalp for instance)

kaas · 6 Jan 2015, 07:20

update: added some features. See new video in first post.

Krisidious · 6 Jan 2015, 07:43

Nice Kaas... I'll be watching.

juju · 6 Jan 2015, 10:24

Nice going there, a few questions:

are the hatches editable once applied?
can one "explode" the hatch/fill to the surface to have it intersect the surface (thinking of quick flagstone, and the like, creation)?

kaas · 6 Jan 2015, 10:52

@JuJu:

the hatches are just grouped lines / edges. They have no special properties so you can do with them whatever you like.
yes, you can explode them and use them as a cookie-cutter to cut a face. Although, if the pattern is very complex, it doesn't always go right and Sketchup needs some re-tracing some of the edges but I did use it to cut and color a mosaic floor for instance (see image).

JQL · 6 Jan 2015, 12:57

This is becoming an almost must have tool! Also looking forward to it

pibuz · 7 Jan 2015, 09:04

Following with interest! Great addon!

function · 7 Jan 2015, 17:14

looking forward to hatch blasting with this one

unearthed · 7 Jan 2015, 19:49

Hi Kaas, Great plugin, really, really useful - I really hope you're able to make a SU 8 version.

JClements · 8 Jan 2015, 05:34

Would it be an improvement to save the hatching element as a component rather than a group so that the file size is smaller?

kaas · 8 Jan 2015, 07:06

@jclements said:

Would it be an improvement to save the hatching element as a component rather than a group so that the file size is smaller?

I didn't go that route with this version because the plugin was initially made from a hatching-sections point of view. That involves lots of cutting of the hatches after the copy process so a lot of the components would have to be exploded.

I do see the benefits using components for 2d elements that wouldn't have to be cut. Stuff like: cars, trees, furniture, plants etc etc. Someone also suggested if it could be done with glue/cut-components. I will have a look if this can be implemented.

function · 8 Jan 2015, 14:02

I do like the idea of using this as a component or block library. I always have found then native component window clunky for setting up my libraries

JQL · 8 Jan 2015, 15:39

@kaas said:

I do see the benefits using components for 2d elements that wouldn't have to be cut. Stuff like: cars, trees, furniture, plants etc etc. Someone also suggested if it could be done with glue/cut-components. I will have a look if this can be implemented.

penaten · 21 Sept 2016, 23:17

Looks like over a years worth of non activity. Any further progress? Looks like a very useful concept. Is it downloadable?

kaas · 22 Sept 2016, 06:15

@penaten said:

Looks like over a years worth of non activity. Any further progress? Looks like a very useful concept. Is it downloadable?

I stopped development in feb 2015 (see my 'edit' in the original post). Maybe at some point I will pick it up again (with the help of a proper coder) - it was my first ruby plugin and needs a complete overhaul. At that point it would be a payed plugin so the current code is not downloadable.

julyyen · 25 Apr 2021, 11:45

Hi, after 6 years still not found another good real line hatches solution.
May I ask if there's any progress with your plugin? When you estimate we can buy it?