[Plugin] FredoTools::SolidVolume - v1.4a - 10 Feb 20

fredo6 · 26 Apr 2015, 23:57

SolidVolume is a standalone script which is part of FredoTools .

It computes the volume and the total faces area of the true solids (groups and component instances) in the selection.

SolidVolume gives the correct value regardless of the orientation of faces and the position in the model.

It is now based on a persistent web dialog box, allowing you to change the selection or use the outliner.

This follows an interesting discussion in this thread .

Select the solids and invoke SolidVolume

in the contextual menu FredoTools > SolidVolume
in the menu Tools > FredoTools > SolidVolume
by clicking on the icon of SolidVolume (barrel)

In this second version, the volume and faces area is displayed in a persistent dialog box. As long as it is open, any change of selection will show the volume and area dynamically. You can choose your preferred units and number of decimals.

SolidVolume is installed as part of FredoTools 3.2c and above .

See the main post for this plugin for Installation of FredoTools

no documentation yet

SU Versions: SU2017 and above
Platforms: Windows and Mac
Languages: English
Menus: by default, SolidVolume is installed in Tools > FredoTools. There is also an entry in the Contextual menu.
Icon toolbar: Fredo6 Tools. There is only a single icon. By default, it is not shown. You need to go to the Default Parameters… dialog of FredoTools to enable the icon.
The plugin is free, for private and commercial usage.

Just launch SolidVolume on a selection containing solids to compute their aggregate volume and the total area of their faces.

The dialog box is persistent so that you can change the selection, manually or via the outliner.

SolidVolume 1.2b – 12 Mar 18: Fix a bug in the calculation of volume (for certain solids where the center is outside the solid)

SolidVolume 1.2a – 09 Jul 15: Solid with holes are considered Solid and you can calculate its volume. Area of faces takes the holes into account

SolidVolume 1.1d – 29 Apr 15: fixes bug for the height of the dialog box

SolidVolume 1.1c – 28 Apr 15: fixes bugs in the calculation of volumes signaled by srx and ken

SolidVolume 1.1b – 27 Apr 15: fixes a small bug in the decimals for area

SolidVolume 1.1a – 27 Apr 15: Second public release in FredoTools 2.7b, with web dialog box and calcuation of faces area

SolidVolume 1.0a – 26 Apr 15: Initial public release in FredoTools 2.7a

pilou · 27 Apr 2015, 00:26

Cool!
And about the M2 surfaces faces?
No possibility to add this inside this one?

srx · 27 Apr 2015, 09:15

Thank you Fredo! You are my hero! This should be incorporated in Sketchup 2016 to prevent people for making mistakes in volume calculations..In the meantime we have Fredo Sketchup.

srx · 27 Apr 2015, 11:11

I am sorry, but plugin has some kind of problem with the geometry you can see in the example. I didn't know the volume calculation problem was so complex.

Example of wrong volume.skp

fredo6 · 27 Apr 2015, 15:58

@srx

That's just a bug which I will fix. As long as the shape is a true solid, there is an exact solution.

Fredo

pilou · 27 Apr 2015, 17:21

And the model must be made in the rules of art!

fredo6 · 27 Apr 2015, 22:14

NEW RELEASE: FredoTools::SolidVolume v1.1c - 28 Apr 15

SolidVolume 1.1a is a release with a few enhancements:

It now computes the faces area of solids in the selection.
The volume and areas are shown in a persistent dialog box, allowing you to change the selection and use the outliner.
You can choose your preferred unit and number of decimals for display of values

See main post of this thread for more information.

Fredo

fredo6 · 29 Apr 2015, 20:20

NEW RELEASE: FredoTools::SolidVolume v1.1d - 29 Apr 15

SolidVolume 1.1d is a release fixing a problem of display of the main dialog box.

See main post of this thread for more information.

Fredo

fredo6 · 9 Jul 2015, 14:31

NEW RELEASE: FredoTools::SolidVolume v1.2a - 09 Jul 15

SolidVolume 1.2a is a minor release allowing holes for a shape to be considered as a solid. The Volume is computed as if there was no hole, but the area of faces takes the holes into account.

See main post of this thread for more information.

Fredo

Alex37550 · 10 Jul 2017, 15:47

Hi Fredo

I was so happy to find this plug in volumes, but it seems there is a problem with the volumes. i had a complex solid an found a volume that seemed very big. So i try with a small cube with an hole (20 cm for each side) and there is definitively a bug. see image

I downloaded the latest versions of LibFredo, FredoTools (09 Jul 17) and that is the same

anyway, thanks a lot Fredo for all your super plugins !

have a good week !

Alexandre

fredo6 · 11 Jul 2017, 14:59

@alex37550 said:

Hi Fredo

I was so happy to find this plug in volumes, but it seems there is a problem with the volumes. i had a complex solid an found a volume that seemed very big. So i try with a small cube with an hole (20 cm for each side) and there is definitively a bug.

You are right. There is definitely a bug and this is annoying.
I fixed it, and will re-release (as soon as the certification on EWH works again).

Fredo

Alex37550 · 11 Jul 2017, 15:04

thanks for your reactivity !
will you publish a reply when it will be downloadable?

Alex

fredo6 · 11 Jul 2017, 21:22

@alex37550 said:

thanks for your reactivity !
will you publish a reply when it will be downloadable?

Alex

Just republish, now that EWH certification seems to work again.
Please advise if this fixes your problems.

Fredo

Alex37550 · 18 Sept 2017, 08:57

@fredo6 said:

@alex37550 said:

thanks for your reactivity !
will you publish a reply when it will be downloadable?

Alex

Just republish, now that EWH certification seems to work again.
Please advise if this fixes your problems.

Fredo

I have not seen your post.

Thank you Fredo.
I downloaded all new versions of you plug in and solid volumes works now.

Alex

DGR · 8 Mar 2018, 14:31

Hi Fredo6

It seems that the bug in solid volume is back

Regards

Dirk

Component_1.skp

fredo6 · 12 Mar 2018, 07:51

Thanks for signaling. A major bug actually.

Fixed in FredoTools 3.2c .

Fredo

fredo6 · 10 Feb 2020, 09:03

NEW RELEASE: FredoTools::SolidVolume v1.4a - 10 Feb 20

SolidVolume 1.4a is a major release fixing issues in some situations where faces where not properly oriented.

See main post of this thread for more information.

Fredo

jure · 11 Nov 2023, 13:42

Hi!

Calculation of volume is wrong in certain cases. See attached file.

solid_volume_wrong_volume.skp

fredo6 · 12 Nov 2023, 22:42

@jure said:

Calculation of volume is wrong in certain cases.

Got it and fixed it. Need some repackaging and will publish soon.

By the way, the main interest of SolidVolume is that it is supposed to work on pseudo solids too, as shown in the video.

fredo6 · 13 Nov 2023, 12:45

NEW RELEASE: FredoTools::SolidVolume v1.5a - 13 Nov 23

SolidVolume 1.5a is a major release fixing issues in the calculation of volumes in some situations where the solid is scaled. It also adds the capability to compute the volumes of pseudo-solids: objects with multiple solids inside, objects with holes in faces or some mssing faces.

See main post of this thread for more information.

Fredo