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    • R Offline
      rv1974
      last edited by

      Unprecedented responsiveness Fredo,many thanks!
      I'll test the update later today.
      Another imperfection (?, - maybe I just can't find right buttons) I encountered with Loft by spline is that
      the inter-medial segments can't keep exact dimensions of initial profiles (lowest and highest ones in attached example 12X81m*, storey height is 3.5m). Another issue is that segments are slightly OFFXY Plane.

      Is it possible to develop some special mode that'd keep segments exactly parallel to the input profiles, and if initial profiles are equal it'd keep their dimensions?

      • P.S. In this particular case of 50+ storey towers PlayitItAgain script helped a lot.

      dddd.skp1.skp2.skp

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      • fredo6F Offline
        fredo6
        last edited by

        This seems to be a problem of geometry which you can simulate manually.

        Profile not same length.png

        If you wish to keep the junction straight, then the intermediate profiles do not keep the same dimensions.

        Also, the intermediate sections are parallel to the initial profiles. Do you have something different?

        Fredo

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        • R Offline
          rv1974
          last edited by

          With prussian pedantry I took all horizontal segments, run make faces and...
          it did it all πŸ™‚ which proves you are right- they are horizontal. What misleads is "~" sign in measurements, must be some SU glitch.


          yyy.jpg

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            rv1974
            last edited by

            This seems to be a problem of geometry which you can simulate manually.
            If you wish to keep the junction straight, then the intermediate profiles do not keep the same dimensions.
            

            If you wish to keep the junction straight
            No, what is needed is intermediate segments to preserve initial dimentions of the profile.
            In attached file the red body is OK (all horizontal segments keep right sizing),
            and the blue one (lofting with 51 intermediate segments) misbehaves.


            dddd.skp1.skp21.skp4.skp

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            • fredo6F Offline
              fredo6
              last edited by

              @rv1974 said:

              No, what is needed is intermediate segments to preserve initial dimensions of the profile.

              Then, Curviloft is not adapted, and you should use FollowMe Rotate or TIG Grow extensions.

              With rotated profile, line joining the begin and end profile corner does not meet the corner of the intermediate profiles.

              Curviloft NO straight 2.png

              In your red shape, you can see that the short segments joining stores are not aligned and do not form a big straight line.

              Curviloft - NO straight.png

              Fredo

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                rv1974
                last edited by

                Thanks for mentioning those alternatives- I'll check them. I'm so glued to your tools that completely forgot others πŸ˜„
                BTW the straight line on a blue tower shows the horizontal segments don't sit perfectly on it. The gap is ridiculously small in real life scale (~0.3cm in the middle floors, but big enough to spoil the model

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                  rv1974
                  last edited by

                  Fredo could you take a look please


                  messy result with a newest version (loft)


                  uuu.PNG

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                  • fredo6F Offline
                    fredo6
                    last edited by

                    @rv1974 said:

                    Fredo could you take a look please

                    I need to consider this case of indetical profiles more seriously, which Curviloft did not really do.

                    So I'll come with something more robust.

                    Fredo

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                      Architure
                      last edited by

                      Hi there,

                      When selecting more than 3 edge curves, and choosing for junction by orthogonal bezier curves, the surfaces do not get the reach the right spline method result.

                      Here is what the ruby console shows

                      Error: #<ArgumentError: Cannot create unit vector from zero length vector>
                      c:/users/mbe/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2018/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/lib6profile.rbe:119:in axes' c:/users/mbe/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2018/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/lib6profile.rbe:119:in compute_by_offset'
                      c:/users/mbe/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2018/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/lib6profile.rbe:58:in compute_by_vectors2' c:/users/mbe/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2018/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/lib6profile.rbe:86:in compute_by_normals'
                      c:/users/mbe/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2018/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_curviloft/curviloftspline.rbe:357:in block in spline_profiling_construct' c:/users/mbe/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2018/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_curviloft/curviloftspline.rbe:351:in each'
                      c:/users/mbe/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2018/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_curviloft/curviloftspline.rbe:351:in each_with_index' c:/users/mbe/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2018/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_curviloft/curviloftspline.rbe:351:in spline_profiling_construct'
                      c:/users/mbe/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2018/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_curviloft/curviloftspline.rbe:249:in spline_junction_construct' c:/users/mbe/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2018/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_curviloft/curviloftalgo.rbe:497:in generic_junction_construct'
                      c:/users/mbe/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2018/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_curviloft/curviloftalgo.rbe:1418:in junction_construct' c:/users/mbe/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2018/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_curviloft/curviloftalgo.rbe:407:in block in link_construct_all'
                      c:/users/mbe/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2018/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_curviloft/curviloftalgo.rbe:407:in each' c:/users/mbe/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2018/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_curviloft/curviloftalgo.rbe:407:in link_construct_all'
                      c:/users/mbe/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2018/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_curviloft/curviloftalgo.rbe:396:in link_calculate_all' c:/users/mbe/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2018/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_curviloft/curviloftalgo.rbe:530:in option_set_prop'
                      c:/users/mbe/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2018/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_curviloft/curvilofttool.rbe:206:in option_set_prop' c:/users/mbe/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2018/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_curviloft/curviloftpalette.rbe:773:in call'
                      c:/users/mbe/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2018/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_curviloft/curviloftpalette.rbe:773:in block in pal_family_spline_method' c:/users/mbe/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2018/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6palette.rbe:3963:in call'

                      Just ask me for the file if needed!

                      Cheers

                      Manuel
                      ...

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                      • fredo6F Offline
                        fredo6
                        last edited by

                        @architure said:

                        Just ask me for the file if needed!

                        Yes the file would be useful, as this seems to be a special case.

                        Thanks

                        Fredo

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                          Architure
                          last edited by

                          Hi there,
                          Sorry for my late reply. Here is the attached 2018 skp file . You can see that the selected mode is only applied between the first 3 curves.
                          Let me know if I can provide more information.
                          Cheers


                          seat back.skp

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                          • fredo6F Offline
                            fredo6
                            last edited by

                            NEW RELEASE: Curviloft v1.8a - 31 Oct 18

                            Curviloft 1.8a is a maintenance release for bug fixing.


                            See Plugin Page of Curviloft for Download (or use the Sketchup PluginStore plugin for auto-installation.

                            Main post of this thread

                            Fredo

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                            • Z Offline
                              zswseu
                              last edited by

                              Looking forward to another excellent work.

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                              • R Offline
                                rv1974
                                last edited by

                                In 99% of of lofting uses I have to straighten borders connnecting ends of segments afterwards(thanks Thom there're Edge tools so it's not manual). Could there be an optionto keep them straight when creating?
                                Thanks

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                                • fredo6F Offline
                                  fredo6
                                  last edited by

                                  @rv1974 said:

                                  In 99% of of lofting uses I have to straighten borders connnecting ends of segments afterwards(thanks Thom there're Edge tools so it's not manual). Could there be an optionto keep them straight when creating?
                                  Thanks

                                  Not too sure what you mean by 'straighten'.
                                  Maybe an example would be helpful.

                                  Fredo

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                                  • R Offline
                                    rv1974
                                    last edited by

                                    Edit: Only after posting I figured out 'junction by connected lines' in 'spline method' fixes this problem' πŸ˜„


                                    Capture.JPG

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                                    • fredo6F Offline
                                      fredo6
                                      last edited by

                                      @rv1974 said:

                                      Edit: Only after posting I figured out 'junction by connected lines' in 'spline method' fixes this problem' πŸ˜„

                                      I really need to refresh the plugin with more explicit control of the different options (and maybe selecting a few ones which make sense). Currently, Curviloft rather exposes the options that come from the algorithm, up to the user to find out what is appropriate. That's why I still leave it in Beta after all these years!

                                      Fredo

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                                      • jgbJ Offline
                                        jgb
                                        last edited by

                                        I really need to refresh the plugin with more explicit control of the different options (and maybe selecting a few ones which make sense).

                                        I wholeheartedly agree, but please also update your last 32 bit version as well.
                                        I cannot run 64 bit apps on my old PC. I'm still running Make V.13.


                                        jgb

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                                        • pilouP Offline
                                          pilou
                                          last edited by

                                          Loft along the path: can we modify the path after launch the plugin?

                                          I don't see it! (the path)

                                          loft_path.jpg

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

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                                          • fredo6F Offline
                                            fredo6
                                            last edited by

                                            @jgb said:

                                            I wholeheartedly agree, but please also update your last 32 bit version as well.
                                            I cannot run 64 bit apps on my old PC. I'm still running Make V.13.

                                            What do you mean?
                                            Do you have issues with Curviloft on Sketchup 2013?

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