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    [Plugin] Ellipse script

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    • Joe WoodJ
      Joe Wood
      last edited by

      Right on, thanks Didier, can't wait to try it out!

      Joe Wood
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      • JClementsJ
        JClements
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        Thank you very much, Didier

        John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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          bellwells
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          Just d/l the script and will try it out. Thank you so much for this, Didier. This will prove to be an extremely useful tool.

          Edit- I think "major" and "minor" axes should be switched?
          Edit Again - I would do it myself, but the code seems to be scrambled when I open it in Notepad.

          Ron

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          • Didier BurD
            Didier Bur
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            Hi bellwells,
            Major and minor axis are "switchable", yes. In my example, the major axis is smaller than the minor 😳
            But it doesn't matter. I could call them "first" and "second" as well πŸ˜„

            DB

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            • boofredlayB
              boofredlay
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              Very nice, thanks.

              http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                bellwells
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                @didier bur said:

                Hi bellwells,
                Major and minor axis are "switchable", yes. In my example, the major axis is smaller than the minor 😳
                But it doesn't matter. I could call them "first" and "second" as well πŸ˜„

                Well, I feel like a dork. Not the first time.

                Ron

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                  jchampe01
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                  anyone know of a script that would equally divide an ellipse about the circumference a specified number of segments? Or an easy way to acomplish it?

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                    mgfranz
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                    I just found this utility and it works fine on a predefined plane, but it would be nice if I could just plug in some values and have the ellipse drawn for me.

                    "If you like what you do, it will never be work..."
                    In memory of Sam Maloof, 1916-2009

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                      whitedavidp
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                      Hi. I just managed to install this on Maker 2016 under Windows 10, 32-bit. I mean I can see it listed and checked among the Extensions under Preferences. But I do NOT see it anywhere else - especially under the Draw menu. I must be missing something. Thanks for any tips.

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                      • Dave RD
                        Dave R
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                        This is an ancient plugin and it appears it hasn't been updated to work in newer versions of SketchUp. There's the Ellipse plugin by Regular Polygon that does work, though.

                        You don't really need a plugin to draw an ellipse, anyway.

                        Etaoin Shrdlu

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                        • Gus RG
                          Gus R
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                          Plugin doesn't work in SU 2021 or 2022. Kept trying to create an ellipse in both and I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. Fired up the old rig and it worked as usual on SU 2017. Yes, I know it's an oldie. Just a very useful plugin sometimes.

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                          • Dave RD
                            Dave R
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                            @gus r said:

                            Plugin doesn't work in SU 2021 or 2022.

                            See the post I made immediately before yours.

                            Etaoin Shrdlu

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                            • Gus RG
                              Gus R
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                              Thanks Dave. I just installed that other plugin and it's so-so.

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                              • Dave RD
                                Dave R
                                last edited by

                                What's wrong with it?

                                I did all these ellipses with it. It worked fine for me.

                                https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51710306366_f4304e2465_z.jpg

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                                • Gus RG
                                  Gus R
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                                  It's fine. Just found that Arc Circles + will create an ellipse much the same like the old plugin.

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