Is there pluging for expanding/making face along line/edges?

pbacot

Edge tools split face is great but what OP is asking for is double offsets and removal of the original edges, also for working on curves which split face can't help with much. The second part--removal of original edge--is not too slow manually.

This action seems so common. In making facades, doors, windows cabinets, paneling etc. where all is needed is a "reveal" or joint or, in this case a ridge. So easy to lay out the defining edges, next step is to give those edges "width" for 3d use.

I'd leave out the perimeter action as that seems a different action.

The last example can be achieved by smart offset. I think it is more difficult to just do the interior edges.

So for now smart offset for multiple edges and split faces for single edges...

hdpv

Hello Namelessone!
Try my plugin S4u Frame.
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=s4u_frame

cotty

@Huynh: very nice plugin! Works great for this example.

cotty

Quick example...

pilou

French version
Click image for Animation!

s4u_frame.zip

pilou

PS Seems Triangulated frames must be refined!

dtrarch

Hi All
s4u Frame and s4u Slice are just must have plugins.
Perfect for this use and ONE click to go.

Thanks Vi

dtr

hdpv

Thank you!
@Pilou: convert lines to curve ,It'll work correct.

pilou

@unknownuser said:

Convert line to curves

Very cool trick!

cotty

Can you explain the "trick" a bit more, please?

pilou

The trick!
And all will work fine!

cotty

And for my example (e.g. rectangle with diagonal)?

TIG

My original http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=Latticeizer
Maybe not the best, but you judge...

pbacot

S4U Frame worked for me (though I was confused trying to figure out the settings). But with this plugin loaded, SU crashes on relaunch--on my Mac.

cotty

@tig said:

My original http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=Latticeizer
Maybe not the best, but you judge...

It's hard to remember all your great plugins, isn't it?

pilou

@Cotty
As a rectangle + diagonal = 2 triangles
Select all segments and same trick!

But the result will be not so nearly almost perfect that the excellent Lattice-izer of TIG that I have used
in this thread of anthology (2010)

You will find inside that some same results can be made with Windowizer by Rick Wilson, Street Generator by Thomthom, 1001bits etc...!

hdpv

@Cotty
Because you only select edges. In this case(rectangle + diagonal) ,first you need make face (Edges have faces).

TIG

My 'Latticeizer' uses all faced-Edges in the preselected Group as the center-lines for its extrusions -
including the perimeter edges, so offset the main face inwards by half the extruded width before sub-dividing and erase the outer edges to move the assumed perimeter inwards, and then the over all size will be maintained when it's a lattice...
In its dialog you can choose different dimensions, materials and whether or not there are 'panes' to the lattice etc...