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    [Plugin] Stair Maker

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    • D Offline
      db11
      last edited by

      How tough is it to add an inside radius variable for the spiral stair generator to allow curved stair creation?

      I'm trying to make a 180° curved staircase with and inside radius of about 3'.

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      • sdmitchS Offline
        sdmitch
        last edited by

        @db11 said:

        How tough is it to add an inside radius variable for the spiral stair generator to allow curved stair creation?

        I'm trying to make a 180° curved staircase with and inside radius of about 3'.

        Something like this?

        Spiral Stair.skp

        Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

        http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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          db11
          last edited by

          @sdmitch said:

          @db11 said:

          How tough is it to add an inside radius variable for the spiral stair generator to allow curved stair creation?

          I'm trying to make a 180° curved staircase with and inside radius of about 3'.

          Something like this?

          Exactly like that.

          It will be a single stringer (u-channel) open tread stair. I figured I could generate a follow-me path for the stringer chord pretty easily by simply joining the bottom centre points of the treads.

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          • atelierpaarA Offline
            atelierpaar
            last edited by

            Hi there,
            after installing "StairMaker" the plugin shows up under "plugins"
            The Dialog box asks for "normal, spiral....." etc
            That was it, nothing else happens.
            Sorry - what has to be done next ?
            Thanks for your comments
            Uli

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            • sdmitchS Offline
              sdmitch
              last edited by

              @atelierpaar said:

              Hi there,
              after installing "StairMaker" the plugin shows up under "plugins"
              The Dialog box asks for "normal, spiral....." etc
              That was it, nothing else happens.
              Sorry - what has to be done next ?
              Thanks for your comments
              Uli

              This is what you should see
              stair maker.gif

              If not, open the Ruby Console window(Windows>Ruby Console) and try the plugin again to see if there are any error messages.

              Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

              http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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              • atelierpaarA Offline
                atelierpaar
                last edited by

                thanks for your quick response
                Here is what i get from the Ruby Console

                Error: #<ArgumentError: Cannot convert "7.65748031496063" to Length>
                C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/Stair Maker.rb:267:in to_l' C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/Stair Maker.rb:267:in get_defaults'
                C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/Stair Maker.rb:77:in reset' C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/Stair Hello Maker.rb:68:in initialize'
                C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/Stair Maker.rb:25:in new' C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/Stair Maker.rb:25:in block in <top (required)>'
                SketchUp:1:in `call'

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                • sdmitchS Offline
                  sdmitch
                  last edited by

                  @atelierpaar said:

                  thanks for your quick response
                  Here is what i get from the Ruby Console

                  Error: #<ArgumentError: Cannot convert "7.65748031496063" to Length>
                  C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/Stair Maker.rb:267:in to_l' C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/Stair Maker.rb:267:in get_defaults'
                  C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/Stair Maker.rb:77:in reset' C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/Stair Hello Maker.rb:68:in initialize'
                  C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/Stair Maker.rb:25:in new' C:/Users/Architekt/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/Stair Maker.rb:25:in block in <top (required)>'
                  SketchUp:1:in `call'

                  Do you use ',' instead of '.' between number and fractional part?

                  Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                  http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                  • atelierpaarA Offline
                    atelierpaar
                    last edited by

                    Well, I dont get to type in any value.
                    the plugin quits right after the first Dialog box

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                    • sdmitchS Offline
                      sdmitch
                      last edited by

                      @atelierpaar said:

                      Well, I dont get to type in any value.
                      the plugin quits right after the first Dialog box

                      That doesn't answer my question. If you could enter a number say 1234 mm as meters, would it be 1.234 or 1,234?

                      p.s.

                      Please check messages.

                      Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                      http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                        filipebonito
                        last edited by

                        hello,

                        i have the same problem, when i open the plugin, i see the dialogue to chose the stair type, but after that get no options...

                        i use "," in numbers, lile "12,50"

                        here is the ruby console:

                        "Error: #<ArgumentError: Cannot convert "4.921259842519685" to Length>
                        C:/Users/admin/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Stair Maker.rb:267:in to_l' C:/Users/admin/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Stair Maker.rb:267:in get_defaults'
                        C:/Users/admin/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Stair Maker.rb:77:in reset' C:/Users/admin/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Stair Maker.rb:68:in initialize'
                        C:/Users/admin/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Stair Maker.rb:25:in new' C:/Users/admin/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Stair Maker.rb:25:in block in <top (required)>'
                        SketchUp:1:in `call'"

                        what can i do?
                        thanks
                        filipe bonito

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                        • sdmitchS Offline
                          sdmitch
                          last edited by

                          I have sent by Personal Message a version that should work for you.

                          Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                          http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                            rabas
                            last edited by

                            Could i have , please, the comma version?

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                            • sdmitchS Offline
                              sdmitch
                              last edited by

                              @rabas said:

                              Could i have , please, the comma version?

                              I have updated the plugin at the Plugin Store to work with comma or period. Delete the existing Stair Maker.txt file.

                              Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                              http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                                MattBram
                                last edited by

                                Hi,

                                I meet the same result as Filipe does in the console, and the same result in Sketchup, i.e. nothing appears after having completed the tables.

                                I tried using either "." and "," with the plugin download today, and I also tried working in inches as well as in mm without need of using decimals nor fraction.

                                What have I been doing wrong?

                                Thanks,

                                Matt

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                                • sdmitchS Offline
                                  sdmitch
                                  last edited by

                                  Deleting the existing StairMaker.txt file and allow the plugin to recreate it.

                                  Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                                  http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                                    johnwmcc
                                    last edited by

                                    Thanks, SD Mitch, for this very useful plugin.

                                    Just installed this on iMac El Capitan. The input box dialogue is truncating the field names.
                                    InputBox truncates field names.png
                                    This is a known bug in InputBox on Mac, and can be fixed by adding extra spaces in the Prompts line of the call to inputBox.
                                    prompts=["Step Width: ","Tread Depth: ","Riser Height: ","Num of Steps: ","Step Depth:","Rail Height:", "Rail Offset:","Height of Stairs:"]

                                    The text above displays only one extra space added but in reality there are several - HTML is collapsing multiple spaces into one.

                                    Result
                                    InputBox fixed.png

                                    I've incorporated this change into my own copy. Could it be fixed for any future plugin updates?

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                                    • sdmitchS Offline
                                      sdmitch
                                      last edited by

                                      Since I don't have or have access to a Mac, there is no way for me to address this problem.

                                      Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                                      http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                                        Silentip
                                        last edited by

                                        Hello. I'm trying to launch the Stair Maker plugin in SketchUp 2017. I get this error

                                        Error: #<NameError: uninitialized class variable @@ss_height in SDM::Stair_Maker>
                                        C:/Users/Silent_ip/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/SketchUp/Plugins/StairMaker/StairMaker.rb:287:in put_defaults' C:/Users/Silent_ip/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/SketchUp/Plugins/StairMaker/StairMaker.rb:84:in reset'
                                        C:/Users/Silent_ip/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/SketchUp/Plugins/StairMaker/StairMaker.rb:54:in initialize' C:/Users/Silent_ip/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/SketchUp/Plugins/StairMaker/StairMaker.rb:9:in new'
                                        C:/Users/Silent_ip/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/SketchUp/Plugins/StairMaker/StairMaker.rb:9:in block in <top (required)>' SketchUp:1:in call'

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