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    • S Offline
      stch
      last edited by

      Hi - brilliant plugin - seems to be working for simpler shapes, but i can't get it to work for the attached file. I put in the shell thickness, then double click (or press return) and the shell just doesn't 'set' - when I click elsewhere the shell has disappeared. Help massively appreciated as I'm working to a deadline. Any ideas?shape that i cannot shell.skp

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      • thomthomT Offline
        thomthom
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        Yea, this plugin is in very early stages - an experiment. I've not had time to work on it. I'd recommend you try Fredo's JointPushPull instead: http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6708

        Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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        • S Offline
          stch
          last edited by

          Thanks. I'll give it a go. And thanks for the other plugins of yours I'm using. Solid Inspector is a life saver, as I'm sure you know.

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          • Bob JamesB Offline
            Bob James
            last edited by

            I downloaded version 0.3.0 last night and found the following differences:

            Usage

            Select groups and/or components.
            Activate Shell from the Tools menu. %(#FF0000)[**It's in plugins under thomthom plugins**]
            Enter a thickness in the VCB or pick a distance in the model.
            Double-click to commit. (You can also use Return to commit as long as the thickness has not changed.) %(#FF0000)[**It defaults to the last value you used. (if you've not used it before it defaults to 1"). If you change it to something else you have to hit return before double-clicking.**]
            

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              Dentice
              last edited by

              Hi there,
              when selecting the group / component and then selecting the shell from the list of plugins, I do get the temporary shell. I can also type in the dimension but as soon as I double click or press enter, nothing happens. I do not know how I can terminate the command. please can you help?? thanks a lot.

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              • mitcorbM Offline
                mitcorb
                last edited by

                I think the Spacebar works in most cases. See if that is correct.

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                • tt_suT Offline
                  tt_su
                  last edited by

                  @dentice said:

                  Hi there,
                  when selecting the group / component and then selecting the shell from the list of plugins, I do get the temporary shell. I can also type in the dimension but as soon as I double click or press enter, nothing happens. I do not know how I can terminate the command. please can you help?? thanks a lot.

                  Double-click or hit Return. It's described in the first post of this thread.

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                  • Randy HutniakR Offline
                    Randy Hutniak
                    last edited by

                    I've used the plugin for a few years very successfully but in SU17 I can't seem to get it to commit by using the Enter key and a set distance, in this case 1".

                    I even drew a 1" line to try with the mouse and curser but that didn't work either. dbl click, triple, didn't matter. It did work with larger offsets, 4"+.

                    any thoughts?

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                    • thomthomT Offline
                      thomthom
                      last edited by

                      If you open the Ruby Console, is there any errors appearing?

                      Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                      List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                      • Randy HutniakR Offline
                        Randy Hutniak
                        last edited by

                        Hi Tomas

                        Today its working fine...the Ruby Console says that Points are not planar.

                        I've been having a few problems with SU17. 'Out of Memory' freeze and Move/Ctrl place crashes. maybe be it has something to do with those things. see my post: http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11%26amp;t=66314%26amp;e=0

                        thanx for the quick reply!

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                        • thomthomT Offline
                          thomthom
                          last edited by

                          Do you have a sample model that reproduce this?

                          Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                          List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                          • em3diE Offline
                            em3di
                            last edited by

                            Hey thomthom, Thank's for this great plugin! But I instaled it and it doesn't show up on tools menu!

                            https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYNmtuA2NTauttxNz8Qu9MVq8oqdjXQcoQ165pZQYpHeR/1.png

                            but when i go to "Extensions -> SketchUcation -> SketchUcation Plugins Manager" the "tt_shell" is there!

                            https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQAggY21so6ryCL1BT3TqQVKjQkJJA4UD9TbBor6WXgAm/2.png

                            How can I acesse the Shell Plugin?

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                            • Dave RD Offline
                              Dave R
                              last edited by

                              @em3di said:

                              How can I acesse the Shell Plugin?

                              What version of SketchUp are you using? Your profile indicates 2016 Make but your screen shot shows Solid Tools and Eneroth Solid Tools which aren't available for Make.

                              Do you have the current version of TTLib installed?

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                              • em3diE Offline
                                em3di
                                last edited by

                                Hey Dave, thank's for the feedback!

                                @unknownuser said:

                                Do you have the current version of TTLib installed?

                                Nop! And that was it! I installed, and work's fine now!

                                Thank You Dave!

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