[Plugin][WIP][OpenSource] Bezier Surface

Box · 4 Dec 2014, 23:48

Thanks for looking into it Thomthom, it's such a good tool, with amazing potential.
I tried Bezier Triangle today from EH and it's nowhere near as good.

JQL · 5 Dec 2014, 11:13

@thomthom said:

@jql said:

(Thomthom - I submited the bugsplats.)

Which platform and what OS? Did you mention Bezier Surface in the BugSplats?

Win7 SU2015 64bits and I believe I did mention Bezier Surface

JQL · 5 Dec 2014, 11:18

@oxer said:

Other suggestion, it would be very interesting if you could adjust the control points to a external geometry of the bezier surface, like the inference in SU, so you can adjust quickly your bezier surface to a predefined shape.

Would be perfect.

And what if you'd pick a quadface (defined in quadface tools) and convert it on a bezier patch.

thomthom · 6 Dec 2014, 15:20

@thomthom said:

@box said:

If you type 2 enter, in other words try to set the subdivisions to 2, it will bug splatt.

I have reproduced this and created a fix. The fix will appear in TT_Lib2 however. I'm still looking into a couple of other issues - so I'm not pushing an update right now. Just be careful no to change the subdivs to less than 3 until Bezier Surface and TT_Lib2 is updated.

I've uploaded a new version of TT_Lib2 which should fix the crash. You can now safely set the segments down to 1 if you like.

AcesHigh · 24 Dec 2014, 19:21

I am getting this error message in SKP 2015

I wonder if "Error: #<Encoding::CompatibilityError: incompatible character encodings: ASCII-8BIT and UTF-8>" refers to the fact the default new plugins folder path is the "USER" and in my language it´s USUÁRIO with that accent over the A.

Error Loading File C:/Users/Usuário/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/tt_bezier_surface/core.rb
Error: #<Encoding::CompatibilityError: incompatible character encodings: ASCII-8BIT and UTF-8>
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:109:in end_with?' C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:109:in rescue in require'
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:35:in require' C:/Users/Usuário/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/tt_bezier_surface/core.rb:117:in block in module:BezierSurfaceTools'
C:/Users/Usuário/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/tt_bezier_surface/core.rb:115:in each' C:/Users/Usuário/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/tt_bezier_surface/core.rb:115:in module:BezierSurfaceTools'
C:/Users/Usuário/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/tt_bezier_surface/core.rb:33:in <top (required)>' C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in require'
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in load' C:/Users/Usuário/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/tt_bezier_surface.rb:42:in register_extension'
C:/Users/Usuário/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/tt_bezier_surface.rb:42:in <module:BezierSurfaceTools>' C:/Users/Usuário/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/tt_bezier_surface.rb:15:in module:Plugins'
C:/Users/Usuário/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/tt_bezier_surface.rb:14:in <module:TT>' C:/Users/Usuário/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/tt_bezier_surface.rb:13:in <top (required)>'

thomthom · 27 Dec 2014, 17:37

@aceshigh said:

I wonder if "Error: #<Encoding::CompatibilityError: incompatible character encodings: ASCII-8BIT and UTF-8>" refers to the fact the default new plugins folder path is the "USER" and in my language it´s USUÁRIO with that accent over the A.

Yes ... but I thought I had fixed that. Exactly what version do you have installed?

thomthom · 27 Dec 2014, 18:03

Meh! I can reproduce this. Another Ruby encoding issue with filesystem functions. I think I have a fix for this. Look for an update.

thomthom · 27 Dec 2014, 18:19

Just realized I'd forgotten to push a couple of other fixes so I uploaded a new version now (0.1.3). Live on PluginStore - pending review on Extension Warehouse.

JQL · 28 Dec 2014, 00:47

@thomthom said:

Just realized I'd forgotten to push a couple of other fixes so I uploaded a new version now (0.1.3). Live on PluginStore - pending review on Extension Warehouse.

Aren't you the one reviewing extensions on EW? That seems beurocratic...

BTW what a great tool you have here... full of possibilities!

Would rival the rotated rectangle tool/pushpull combo if my buildings weren't so... well... flat!

Thanks again Thomthom!

thomthom · 28 Dec 2014, 14:41

@jql said:

Aren't you the one reviewing extensions on EW? That seems beurocratic...

I'm not the sole person handling it. And it wouldn't be right for me to review my own extension.

cmeed · 9 Jan 2015, 21:37

GREAT TOOL!
So easy to use. this took me 30 minutes, it's not anatomically correct but I think you can get quite close .
I've had limited time using this, is there a bug when you try to use it over an image, I tried drawing the patches over a reference image but the tool wouldn't work. When I clicked inside the box there was just a mesh of quad. the Bezier surface tools didn't appear.
To make this image I just started afresh. I will endeavour to try again soon to see if this is a problem or not.

cmeed · 9 Jan 2015, 22:01

encountered a problem. All the patches have disappeared and it's now one mesh. Can't seem to get the patches back but I had great fun while it lasted.
Can't wait till I have more time to play with this
Cheers
Chris

pbacot · 10 Jan 2015, 01:20

Whoa, excellent SU modelling, Cmeed!

thomthom · 10 Jan 2015, 15:08

@cmeed said:

encountered a problem. All the patches have disappeared and it's now one mesh. Can't seem to get the patches back but I had great fun while it lasted.
Can't wait till I have more time to play with this
Cheers
Chris

I think that's the bug which I have a fix for already - will be released soon. I found that the bezier tool wouldn't always activate.

Though it appear to work again if I first draw a new temp patch.

Just to confirm, do you get any errors in the Ruby Console?

cmeed · 10 Jan 2015, 20:08

Sorry no i didn't look at the ruby console.
So in future - do I have the ruby window open while I work or open it when something's happened. Just do I know for next time.
Great work. (As always)
C

cuttingedge · 11 Jan 2015, 20:08

I got it finally working.. It will do wonders for me...For once, I have a feeling Im working in Max environment. Clean mesh... Thank you so so much Thomthom. I look at you and I see possibilities for our beloved SU to conquer the 3d world..May your kind multiply..

BTW, Im still awaiting updates for the non destructive SubD..

thomthom · 12 Jan 2015, 11:16

@cmeed said:

Sorry no i didn't look at the ruby console.
So in future - do I have the ruby window open while I work or open it when something's happened. Just do I know for next time.
Great work. (As always)
C

Before - otherwise it won't be recorded. So if you experience problems, undo, open Ruby Console and try again.

thomthom · 12 Jan 2015, 11:17

@cuttingedge said:

BTW, Im still awaiting updates for the non destructive SubD..

It's coming along.

saldstudio · 9 Dec 2015, 15:12

hello,

im litttle confused with this plugin. Ive got latest version, and toolbar looks different

Its about some older version, that had triangle surface?
And how can I precize manipulate with green, bezzier lines (to modify shape)?
Always when I try to model sommething symmetricval, I fail, becouse I cant do the same thing on both sides, becouse those green lines cant react with sketchup tricks (like shift+direction, or set lenght manualy).

Still great work and plugin

thomthom · 15 Dec 2015, 16:05

That was some an older version. The Triangle Patch is removed because it was never implemented. The control points handling changed as well.