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    • R Offline
      rv1974
      last edited by

      There's free and stable windowizer script for a decade already. The main problem is filtering off those bounding edges, which none of scripts does, unfortunately.

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      • pilouP Offline
        pilou
        last edited by

        Windowizer don't works fine with this figure! πŸ˜‰

        Another method(s)
        Select your Upper face
        Deselect "Border Selection" (i don't remember from what plugin it is! 😞 (Selection Toys ? )
        Select "Only Edges"
        Use SU Frame by Suforyou (maybe another plugin can make the uper stripe surface)
        (with a Pro version of SU just a PushPull + Boolean Diff can makes the trick and better than Vishole because you can "extend" the stripe so no need to erase the end faces border! )
        Explode
        Extract the Upper Face
        Use VisuHole
        Erase the end border faces (not a big deal! πŸ˜‰
        Et voilΓ ! πŸ˜„

        su_frame.jpg

        Frenchy Pilou
        Is beautiful that please without concept!
        My Little site :)

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        • R Offline
          rv1974
          last edited by

          it's indeed not a big deal for a single forum doodle. But if you fabricate some 30 floor tower (especially with non-ortho geometry) it turns to lots of pain.
          P.S. try to groove attached


          Untitled.skp

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          • sdmitchS Offline
            sdmitch
            last edited by

            @nguyentuyen1986 said:

            Hi,

            I'm working on something that requires lots of groves within a surface. I hope you guys can help write a plug-in that will get this done quickly. The image blow shows what I'm talking about.

            First, we have lines, arcs on a surface.

            Then, we select lines, arcs that we want to make grooves from.

            Next, we put in depth and width of the grooves.

            Most importantly, I don't want the outter edge to be offset (just like the lines and arcs inside it).

            Has anybody done it? Or is this something you can help me with.

            Very much appreciated!

            http://sv1.upsieutoc.com/2017/07/08/Untitled0015e.jpg

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

            http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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            • sdmitchS Offline
              sdmitch
              last edited by

              Fixed the bug but you need to avoid edges/arcs that meet at a small angle.

              Rounded groove. Something to think about.

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

              http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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              • sdmitchS Offline
                sdmitch
                last edited by

                This plugin was provided for a single request and is not or was ever meant to be a universal solution to all the possibilities imaginable. Sorry it it doesn't work for you but I have no intention to pursue this further!

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

                http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                • R Offline
                  rv1974
                  last edited by

                  no problem. just tried to illustrate for Monsieur Pilou the real complexity of the subject.

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                  • N Offline
                    nguyentuyen1986
                    last edited by

                    Hi SDMITCH.

                    Thanks so much! It works perfectly now.

                    Thanks.

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                    • pilouP Offline
                      pilou
                      last edited by

                      I will ask to Fredo maybe to make a little modification
                      for have this erasing side face in Visuhole! πŸ˜„

                      Frenchy Pilou
                      Is beautiful that please without concept!
                      My Little site :)

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                        rv1974
                        last edited by

                        no Pilou, I guess it'd lead the things to the wrong direction. It should be treated as edge extrusion, not pseudo-boolean imprinfing. But I agree, only almighty Fredo is capable to sort it out.

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                        • pilouP Offline
                          pilou
                          last edited by

                          A little tricky! πŸ˜„
                          As Visuhole makes a perfect Drill, Carve, Emboss..
                          Scale your object, scale your Stencil
                          Apply Visuhole for the groove
                          And Slice! (With Su_Slice by Suforyou)

                          GIF_visu_slice.gif

                          Maybe some Guide lines will be necessary...

                          GIF_visu_slice02.gif

                          Will be the same for your mountain surface! πŸ˜„

                          bloc.jpg

                          Frenchy Pilou
                          Is beautiful that please without concept!
                          My Little site :)

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