[Plugin][$] VisuHole - v1.5a - 01 Apr 24

pilou · 1 Oct 2014, 10:14

We have yet the rotation
but...
... does this is possible ?
Will be very smart!
And a Gizmo with separated scale X, Y, Z super smart!

Whaat · 2 Oct 2014, 18:08

Congrats Fredo! Another great release! I am looking forward to playing with this one...

Elibjr · 7 Oct 2014, 20:04

Fredo this looks amazing! I can 't wait to play with this one!

fredo6 · 19 Oct 2014, 22:49

NEW RELEASE: VisuHole v1.1a - 19 Oct 14

VisuHole 1.1a is required for the support of usernames with non-ascii characters in Sketchup 2014

See main post of this thread for Download of VisuHole.

Fredo

MALAISE · 20 Oct 2014, 16:04

Once more time, awsome tools. MALAISE

reboot05 · 21 Jan 2015, 12:45

This is an awesome plug-in, thank you! I have one question, if for example I punch a hole in a component it seems to make that component unique and doesnt make that change to what were instances of the original component. It cant see to find if there was an option to make the change to all instances of the component. Other "typical" changes on components are working properly. Am I doing something wrong? Or have some preference set wrong?

Thanks again!!

fredo6 · 22 Jan 2015, 12:19

@reboot05 said:

This is an awesome plug-in, thank you! I have one question, if for example I punch a hole in a component it seems to make that component unique and doesnt make that change to what were instances of the original component. It cant see to find if there was an option to make the change to all instances of the component. Other "typical" changes on components are working properly. Am I doing something wrong? Or have some preference set wrong?

Thanks again!!

You have the choice

If you are outside the component, only the component selected is affected (and thus is made unique)
if you are inside the component, then all instances will be affected.

Fredo

skogen75 · 31 Jan 2015, 06:36

Just found this...awesome indeed. Any tips on how to position the drill on guide points or lines? The stencil seems to disappear when I hover over a guide cross or guideline that intersects a face. I would love to know how to accurately place the drill. Very cool. I'm using SU15.

Pants · 4 Feb 2015, 00:32

@skogen75 said:

Just found this...awesome indeed. Any tips on how to position the drill on guide points or lines? The stencil seems to disappear when I hover over a guide cross or guideline that intersects a face. I would love to know how to accurately place the drill. Very cool. I'm using SU15.

+1.

I think this is what <pilou » Sat Sep 27, 2014 10:55 am> was describing (along with a workaround?) and if so, I don't get his results, or just don't understand exactly what he was suggesting to do the workaround.

I can NOT get it to punch through any semblance of guidelines, pencil-lines, etc. The stencil disappears as soon as it infers an intersection point - though yes, arrow-keys seem to bring it back as per previous post, but...still...there's no punching going on. Yes, I can punch to my heart's content if I just "get random" with it, but I'm trying to hit precise measurements, not do an art piece where measurements don't matter.

Fantastic capabilities, but for me...entirely hamstrung by this flaw. Help!

Downloaded today with Sketchucation plugin store - Downloads: 3037 [ Version Updated: 2014/10/19 ]

fredo6 · 4 Feb 2015, 10:47

Thanks for signaling.

I normally fixed this ennoying problem in version 1.2a, now available on the PluginStore

Fredo

fredo6 · 4 Feb 2015, 10:49

NEW RELEASE: VisuHole v1.2a - 04 Feb 15

VisuHole 1.2a fixes a major bug preventing to drill when the cursor is positioned on a Guide line, Guide point or Edge over the target face.

See main post of this thread for Download of VisuHole.

Fredo

pilou · 4 Feb 2015, 11:22

Super! Works very fine on Guides Line, Guides points!
No news for a Gizmo size just before drawing the Stencil ?

But something is always wrong on the edge sides!

Works on the edges as soon as there is a little angle!
But when pararall not!

visuhole_hum01.skp

fredo6 · 4 Feb 2015, 12:59

@pilou

The problem for border edges is different. It deals with the fact that the stencil is usually partially outside of the shape. VisuHole only accepts to drill if the pivot point is inside the shape.

No I need to fix that as well.

Fredo

PS: for the Gizmo, it is on my list. VisuHole is actually not a finished plugin, but I don't know when I will resume work on it.

Pants · 4 Feb 2015, 13:56

Thanks, Fredo...I look forward to punching with surgical precision.

pilou · 4 Feb 2015, 18:19

@unknownuser said:

VisuHole only accepts to drill if the pivot point is inside the shape.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Damned! Un effet collatéral!
ça progresse, ça progresse!

Pants · 4 Feb 2015, 22:11

Fredo,

Hope you got time for this, because it feels so close...anyway, can you confirm that you're able to make up new stencils and have them work as "punches?" I've found this only works for me if I use your "stock" three sample stencils - the ones you provided as defaults. It lets me pick a new shape that turns yellow and shows all signs of being ready to make a hole, but when I double-click, or try to "orient," etc...no hole results...just a "time elapsed" display.

I also have some Sketchucation plugins-vs-extensions issues/possible confusion. Plugin manager shows current 2/4 version. Later, after finding I was still having problems, I noticed the SUcation Extensions manager still showed the old version (now disabled). I keep thinking there's a need to delete/uninstall old versions, not just disable. Apparently one can disable a plugin and still find that it shows up as the old version, active, but in the SUcation extensions manager. Confusing, to me, anyway.

Mahalo - Dave

fredo6 · 4 Feb 2015, 22:45

Dave,

I would need to have your model with

the shape to drill
the set of faces to be used as a stencil.

That would help me to troubleshoot

Fredo

Pants · 4 Feb 2015, 23:13

@fredo6 said:

Dave,

I would need to have your model with

the shape to drill

the set of faces to be used as a stencil.

That would help me to troubleshoot

Fredo

I just PM'd you...thanks - Dave

thorx · 11 Jan 2016, 22:08

Hi to every one, only to mention that the last version of visuhole(1.3a) crashed in sketchup 2016 last version for mac and the way to replicate the issue is this:

Make a cube
Make a little circle to use with drill option
Put the circle at the corner vertex of the cube to make some kind of chamfer effect by clicking twice (to fix position and establish the axis).
Make the procedure number 3 one more time in another corner vertex of the cube and... that's it!, sketchup 2016 (last ver.19913 for mac) completely crashed and bugsplat appears.

To be sure that the problem isn't for incompatibility with another plugin, I disabled all other stuff before test the plugin and the same thing occurred.

Anyway, the whole collection of fredo6 plugins are the best I have seen, I know this is only a stupid bug that could be fix it soon...

Thanks for your wonderful work and the spectacular plugins you do guys.

My Machine:

Macbook pro (mid-2012) with OS X El Capitan 10.11.2
8GB RAM
1GB Nvidia 650gt
512GB SSD

pilou · 10 Jul 2017, 17:32

Hello Fredo
No progress in this domain ?
Will be fine for Grooves with complex path!