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    • Dave RD Offline
      Dave R
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      @gregors said:

      Now I will try to design a lamp with the plugin! If I can install it! there were no installation instructions so I do not know where to put the files extracted from the .zip...

      Knock, knock. http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323%26amp;t=51770%26amp;p=555970#p534207

      Etaoin Shrdlu

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        3dalbertsoft
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        GregorS thank you very much πŸ˜„, I updated the description of plugin options using your suggestions.

        Dave Thanks for responding to the subject of the installation

        (google translator)

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          HikerDave
          last edited by

          Hi 3dalbertsoft - having lots of fun with this plugin!
          Is there a way to rotate the extruded shape on its own axis as it follows the curve? That is to say, in your video at 5:00 you extrude a triangle along the curve. What I would like to do is rotate the triangle on its center, perpendicular to the curve, so that I may have a twisting triangular tube. Thanks for the work on this! πŸ˜„

          Dave

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            3dalbertsoft
            last edited by

            Hello Dave, now that option is not implemented. It seems a good idea for future versions

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            • wimveW Offline
              wimve
              last edited by

              THANK YOU VERY MUCH !

              Very nice and simple to use plugin.

              I have a question too: how can I create flat start and ends ?
              Real spings have a "flat" end. So the last coil bends inwards and flattends out.
              (I hope I write something that makes sense)

              Best regards,
              Wim
              Holland
              http://www.petromax.nl/DeBeer.html

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              • Dave RD Offline
                Dave R
                last edited by

                When I need to draw a compression spring or a spring with a hook or eye on the end, I draw the flattened helices for the ends separate from the middle section. adding a hook would be a matter of continuing the paths. See this for ideas. The same basic workflow can also be used for springs with changing radii.

                https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6106/6211771064_a30af04cce.jpg

                Etaoin Shrdlu

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                  MCVet
                  last edited by

                  Great Plugin, I was able to replicate a Torque (a celtic jewel) and then 3dprint the result.

                  https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/9_5Y3qwr-KsnrJWIbYeaoWxhUsvFaYlPoc53dFg09HgvrmCwz_aq1fDuJTq01Aan7VVNqEwG_x6UwF10Ju0RNzCB2pijCQSoQSEwrl0rekjsXsz5XLyQFQk2Cdk07jg_E3ws0dvByj8z8bfJuDcrcNxh-weNRICiKRuce8OfmPjzWwyO1BgONGm-hA-QpR_kLpuH7st1zeCveW5pRXoo_ZSYwKCqWx6G025r4794pINfkI9zzGzMeqjq1zUYZMfnV3Z7QeNg8i1_F9yhbHVlIyaM2qe4mSm0hIAGggnqKpd32PyWgRZxitQTJr0r0OZ01B4yDJwd2ebp57vjGVcgkvhmvxCu_4fnmVNhP6eFfSDu7zaVpjILM_e32H5RnXIGyjoEzvc4xCVuQR2tKP_sseczSgXldmFdZfZOaTuC5m00gwN5R96jg0EA9cHn1qjS_NoFEw6Kid258TnbFvbTdtAf9pROJNGyvHWiQN8K7yNvHgFuwAEGQxF-ig15htIrXrp2V-EHBdMcPwCoc1daxulZWWj-2y72ZQ_iPSNLFczcHBZFC7DFpWx-FzS4uK2WHHu_5PyJqrCarK6yRRINOZUGeS7d-rH2=w1053-h851-no

                  https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Y5PEz4IZ9M99fQLTCI6LX1a4wfOMEk3OmE49o9X4JVLJimpsnrYZZOHIomn1qWcU9GfDz-nbHJiJszG_QgTe5ZS3SAcl3G9Xs18g6QPm1jj-zxzPHETJlsyw-mvYa5GKELqhkUrY7EHmsDEnWQEGwg-Ck21YlWp8MBknaEq5YtRqn16xzjOCOto5wL96ucxY8CygGoT9Iutn9eMWqmfBIPoT_o358ArO-A9qCOBtSaopq1nat85WZx_N9GYwcVORpBCilN7xUkpeYwE2Y_bEWqgFA_P7OnU0-IWiFDHkehJ6QTxJpsKmPlsItq-eQXdEfDgtmOzxjtrt59oIZCRbRpMst5RV94OvsYQ2xnzgHBo2mOH_lAlCX-mBbMeH3tNxfXt9sDDwPuFmYJSVn9Qvdsqc2LozbwKu2bsJiVA8UMw9jnccfJWb6y75vLQL7G-DJh-emOGOSsxmDfUW1pMz_pp0VScUdZrDr4ehjuSQvLXZ8SzMQ38M1HT-45-2ChfMWUvB7u9xLpXQiVgT6I-6VkNmqbrSH-7iCU-2MCfPxRa3JSRAvwTIUMc8XnYgDALIuuxa1GVs1V1KdnCVPGo2PjDFw21h0_ZA=w661-h881-no

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                  • R Offline
                    Rozina
                    last edited by

                    Does anyone know hot to install it?

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                    • TIGT Offline
                      TIG Moderator
                      last edited by

                      @rozina said:

                      Does anyone know hot to install it?
                      Swapping the word 'hot' for 'how'...
                      I assume you mean this:
                      http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=467840#p467840
                      The first post in the thread...
                      There are two links.
                      One to the author's own site and the other to the PluginStore's RBZ...
                      http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=helix_along_curve

                      Please learn to use the links, search-tools and so on...

                      TIG

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                        jack_sprat
                        last edited by

                        Great plug-in - a really handy tool. Thank you.

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                          uxamakhan21
                          last edited by

                          how to download this plugin please letme know ..

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                          • TIGT Offline
                            TIG Moderator
                            last edited by

                            @uxamakhan21 said:

                            how to download this plugin please letme know ..
                            Most plugin threads have download links in their first post.
                            This is no exception.
                            The PluginStore entry is also easily found using helix + curve as the search...
                            https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=helix_along_curve

                            Download its RBZ and install that using the native Extension Manager installer...
                            Or of course, the SketchUcation ExtensionStore's similar tool...

                            TIG

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                              Ahmed0007
                              last edited by

                              This plugin initially emerged in order to meet design needs some personal projects. I've decided to add some additional details and publish this work. [highlight=#ffff80:3h93mwy4]I plan to make more plugins when I have free time.[/highlight:3h93mwy4] 😳

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                              • K Offline
                                kapstuff
                                last edited by

                                A great tool. Tried a number of different helix plug-ins. This one best satisfied my needs, and much easier than many others.
                                Would be handy if I could load the variables from a text file (or XLS). Have multiple helixes to create.

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                                  chaster
                                  last edited by

                                  3dAlbertsoft, this is one of my FAVORITE plugins. Thank you so much for making and publishing it!

                                  By chance, would it be possible to modify the plugin so that it takes a second curve to define the radius of the helix? This feature would help me on a project greatly. πŸ˜„

                                  Regardless, WONDERFUL work! Thanks again for making it available to everyone!

                                  Eric

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                                    gripple
                                    last edited by

                                    This is a great plugin, I have been using it in Sketchup 2017, however it doesn't seem to work/install in Sketchup 2018!
                                    Anyone else got it to work in Sketchup 2018?
                                    Thanks,
                                    Jez.

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                                      gripple
                                      last edited by

                                      UPDATE!
                                      This does work in Sketchup 2018.
                                      Cheers,
                                      Jez.

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                                        Ahmed0007
                                        last edited by

                                        @gripple said:

                                        UPDATE!
                                        This does work in Sketchup 2018.
                                        Cheers,
                                        Jez.

                                        it's work fine for me on SU18 Windows

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                                          Jami123
                                          last edited by

                                          Is it possible to find input on a helix I already drew? Or to match properties? Once I move on to another curve or experiment with scaling the helix I'm not able to find details on my previous input.

                                          Thanks!

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                                            oyercab
                                            last edited by

                                            This is working in Sketchup Pro 2020 (on Mac). Thank you!

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