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    • A Offline
      applemango85
      last edited by

      oh my goodness, I think I got it to work - I deleted a few of the guidelines and zoomed out - not the prettiest looking object but it does the job

      thank you for sparing the time to help

      the key seems to be to note where the blue/purple dots appear and keep guides to a minimum


      test 1.skp

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      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
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        Good for you. If you use the inferencing tools you really shouldn't need much in the way of guides.

        Etaoin Shrdlu

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          aofaofaof
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          thanks

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            tonamu
            last edited by

            Hi
            Thanks for share.
            tonamu

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            • fredo6F Offline
              fredo6
              last edited by

              NEW RELEASE: Tools on Surface 2.3a- 06 Oct 17

              This maintenance release is required for:

              • the support of usernames with non-ascii characters
              • the compatibility for High Sierra for Mac users
              • the support for hi-resolution screens
              • the certification for SU2017

              You will need to migrate to LibFredo6 7.7g or higher

              Please see main post for download

              Fredo

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                rv1974
                last edited by

                Fredo would it be hard to add fillet tool please?

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                • fredo6F Offline
                  fredo6
                  last edited by

                  @rv1974 said:

                  Fredo would it be hard to add fillet tool please?

                  What do you mean?
                  This is a set of tools "on Surface".

                  Fredo

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                    rv1974
                    last edited by

                    I mean fillet on 3d surface. See attached:
                    Say you have AB and CD lines. The red fillet connectig AB abd CD is demanded.


                    fil.skp

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                      rv1974
                      last edited by

                      Street - underground parking ramp junction. Example from real life (VERY common an tedious task).


                      ca.skp

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                      • fredo6F Offline
                        fredo6
                        last edited by

                        @rv1974

                        Somehow, you are asking if I could implement teh equivalent of BezierSpline 'on surface', of which the filetting is just one tool.

                        That's probably possible, but non trivial.

                        Actually the real difficulty with TOS is to handle the sharp changes in surface, because this is where directions may change abruptly. If everything was on a smooth surfce it would be simpler.

                        I'll think about it.

                        Fredo

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                          rv1974
                          last edited by

                          I'd gladly use this 3d fillet on more or less 'calm' surfaces and get an error report on sharp ones. no problem.

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                            Einstein
                            last edited by

                            Hi!

                            As you can see in the screenshot, I selected two neighbouring surfaces. Offset on Surface creates one big offset for them both, together. I was thinking, if it's possible that offsets would be created separately, independently for each surface?


                            Offset on Surface.png

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                              fredo6
                              last edited by

                              @einstein said:

                              Hi!

                              As you can see in the screenshot, I selected two neighbouring surfaces. Offset on Surface creates one big offset for them both, together. I was thinking, if it's possible that offsets would be created separately, independently for each surface?

                              Why don't you select each face for individual offset?

                              Fredo

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                                Einstein
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                                @fredo6 said:

                                Why don't you select each face for individual offset?
                                Fredo

                                Because in another model I have tones of surfaces to offset and selecting them one by one would be haaard.

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                                  rv1974
                                  last edited by

                                  Use one of lattisizers and then intersect it

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                                  • fredo6F Offline
                                    fredo6
                                    last edited by

                                    NEW RELEASE: Tools on Surface 2.4a- 01 Nov 18

                                    This maintenance release is for bug fixing

                                    You will need to migrate to LibFredo6 8.6j or higher


                                    Please see main post for discussion

                                    See Plugin download page for download

                                    Fredo

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                                      reza1813
                                      last edited by

                                      Dear Fredo,
                                      Hello, I kindly reach you to ask you, Is there any possibility to add curve line to the Tools On Surface plugin or link BezierSpline plugin with Tools On Surface in order to draw the F-spline or Catmull Spline. Because sometimes we need to draw the special curve on curved surfaces. (Attachment file).
                                      Tools On Surface
                                      Tools On Surface
                                      Tools On Surface

                                      Sincerely
                                      Hamidreza

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                                      • fredo6F Offline
                                        fredo6
                                        last edited by

                                        That's relatively difficult to make a Draw Bezier on Surface.

                                        I think in the case of your model, the best would be to proceed with shaped cylinder and then intersect the torus.

                                        Fredo

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                                          reza1813
                                          last edited by

                                          Dear Fredo,
                                          Thank you for your prompt reply to my question. Wow, I thought that adding curve line(Bezier) on Tool on surface plugin will be possible in SketchUp as MESH interface because this is just an example in order to show you what I mean and you obviously know that we usually need to add curve line on the curved surface(Like other Software: Rhino and...). Indeed, I ever use Drap(Feature in the SketchUp) or Flowify plugin(Anders L.) in order to put a pattern on my curved surface but most of the time it doesn't work properly or It does not look like what I am looking for.
                                          All in all, I hope so in the near future, we have this feature on SketchUp. Thanks in advance.

                                          Tools On Surface

                                          Tools On Surface 02

                                          Yours sincerely,
                                          Hamidreza

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                                          • ChumleyC Offline
                                            Chumley
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi there.

                                            Do you have a link to download the Tools on Surface plugin? I tried on the main page but link doesn't work.

                                            Thanks.

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