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    [Plugin] PipeAlongPath

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    • T Offline
      tashaco
      last edited by

      TIG - it's late at night and I have about a hundred little pipes to draw - each at a slightly different angle - before tomorrow morning, and have just stumbled across your plugin. I could cry I am so pathetically grateful, I thought I was going to be up all night doing it. Thanks so much!

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      • kingsiK Offline
        kingsi
        last edited by

        Great plugin. Many thanks

        Noobtastic

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        • TIGT Offline
          TIG Moderator
          last edited by

          Version v1.9 now available in the PluginStore.
          http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=PipeAlongPath
          It has a trap for the occasional lockup if the path has a very slight skew and changes of direction, which SketchUp's FollowMe can't handle.
          It now allows any units to be used in ne input [defaults to Model Units display]
          It remembers the last used options across sessions and globally for all models.

          TIG

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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            Version v2.0 now available in the PluginStore.
            http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=PipeAlongPath
            The lockup/skew trap is now improve and far less likely to appear.
            The v2014 graphics glitch with some pipes not appearing smooth unless they were subsequently edited is resolved.
            The name now better reflects if the pipe's internal diameter == 0.

            TIG

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              Bethidralas
              last edited by

              Hello there.

              Is there any RAR file available for this plugin? I really don't know how to install sketchUcationTools.rbz

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              • massimoM Offline
                massimo Moderator
                last edited by

                I see that you have SU8. If you have the latest version of SU8 you must be able to install .rbz by clicking on window-->preferences-->extensions-->install extension.
                Cattura.JPG
                If you want to install the plugin manually, just rename the .rbz as .zip and unzip it.

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                  bwantedstar
                  last edited by

                  why can't I find the download button?
                  where is it?

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                  • massimoM Offline
                    massimo Moderator
                    last edited by

                    At the bottom of the very first post of this thread.
                    Cattura.JPG

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                    • B Offline
                      bwantedstar
                      last edited by

                      OH, I found it! Thank you very mush!!

                      @massimo said:

                      At the bottom of the very first post of this thread.
                      [attachment=0:3tt49ous]<!-- ia0 -->Cattura.JPG<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:3tt49ous]

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                      • TIGT Offline
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        Version v2.1 is now available in the PluginStore http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=PipeAlongPath It fixes some rare issues when edges in paths have a very slight skew in Z, it still warns if <~0.3 degrees etc which might Bugsplat, but traps for such slight differences which have previously caused a failure, but which would not have caused a Bugsplat...

                        Please test and feedback...

                        TIG

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                        • TIGT Offline
                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by

                          Version v2.2 is now available in the PluginStore http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=PipeAlongPath It addresses a glitch with the misplacement of node-cpoints [if that option was set], if the path was found to be slightly skewed, and the user chose 'No' in the additional dialog to process things anyway...
                          Now the node-cpoints are correctly placed in every case...

                          TIG

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                          • GarethG Offline
                            Gareth
                            last edited by

                            thanks again Tig

                            great work as always, and most genuinely appreciated

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                              bonk
                              last edited by

                              I am very green;experience and envy ! Thanks to Tig and others who have gone before. Trying to create a square tube spiral to specs. Steep learning curve. Thanks

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                                mist3ry30
                                last edited by

                                Great plugin, thanks! Is there perhaps a way to extrude a specific profile (instead of just a circle as with the pipe extrusion here) along, say, multiple different curves? I have a louvre profile which I wish to extrude along many different curves. Ideally I'd like to select all of the curves, select the profile, and then hit 'extrude'.

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                                • TIGT Offline
                                  TIG Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  @mist3ry30 said:

                                  Great plugin, thanks! Is there perhaps a way to extrude a specific profile (instead of just a circle as with the pipe extrusion here) along, say, multiple different curves? I have a louvre profile which I wish to extrude along many different curves. Ideally I'd like to select all of the curves, select the profile, and then hit 'extrude'.
                                  look at
                                  http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=DM_ProfileBuilderFree_v.1.1.0
                                  That's the older free-version, there's a newer/better version available for a few $...
                                  http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=560134#p560134

                                  TIG

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                                    leo1234
                                    last edited by

                                    hey TIG, just want to thank you for your pipe along path plug in! Fantastic !!! On a v tight deadline here and your plugin has saved me untold grief. Cheers, Paul

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                                      amis
                                      last edited by

                                      Thanks to author for great plugin! But I encountered the situation when I tried to make a pipe it caused my SU 2013 hang. I suppose the reason of that some problem with my edges or connections, even though TT's Edge tools inspections were done. Can anyone say what was wrong with edges? Sorry for my English


                                      Pipework.skp

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                                      • TIGT Offline
                                        TIG Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        There are 8 edges connected in that SKP.
                                        Selecting them all and running PipeAlongPath I get no issues.
                                        The pipe forms perfectly and quickly.
                                        I can also draw a circle centered on the vertical line's end and then successfully use FollowMe on the selected path.
                                        Can you do that ?
                                        Do you perhaps have another plugin loading that has an Observer ill-advisedly messing with group creation etc ?
                                        Have you installed something new recently ??
                                        Try disabling most of the plugins, except PipeAlongPath, then retry and see what happens.
                                        It it no longer fails you know that one of the disabled plugins is messing you up... 😕

                                        TIG

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                                          amis
                                          last edited by

                                          @tig said:

                                          There are 8 edges connected in that SKP.
                                          Selecting them all and running PipeAlongPath I get no issues.
                                          The pipe forms perfectly and quickly.

                                          Thanks you for quick response

                                          @tig said:

                                          I can also draw a circle centered on the vertical line's end and then successfully use FollowMe on the selected path. Can you do that ?

                                          Yes, I performed that and everything's well

                                          @tig said:

                                          Do you perhaps have another plugin loading that has an Observer ill-advisedly messing with group creation etc?

                                          Never heard about such things. I always try to load not too many plugins

                                          @tig said:

                                          Have you installed something new recently ??

                                          Just updated some of plugins.

                                          @tig said:

                                          Try disabling most of the plugins, except PipeAlongPath, then retry and see what happens. It it no longer fails you know that one of the disabled plugins is messing you up... 😕

                                          That's not the shortest way actually) Anyway thanks a lot. I will try.

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                                          • TIGT Offline
                                            TIG Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            You can probably reduce the list of possible culprits by looking at the recent updates or those with do complicated processes - they are more likely to have observers etc...
                                            Can you post a simple list of your installed plugins ?

                                            TIG

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