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    [Plugin] FollowMe and keep (v0.04 update 20090210)

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    • TIGT Offline
      TIG Moderator
      last edited by

      This is a really old plugin, it's encrypted and terribly out of date !
      Also it ships in its RBZ in two versions - the EN one is actually in Chinese and always fails, the other file [CN?] is actually in ENglish and works !
      There are instructions in earlier posts on how to fix this...

      In any case it may well prove flaky in newer versions of SketchUp, but you can try it and see...

      TIG

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      • J Offline
        JohnMTB
        last edited by

        Wikii,

        I can see the extension in my Extension Manager, but it shows up as, ‘Blocked’. If I click on the arrow, I am advised that it is unsigned.

        What do I do please?

        johnmtb

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        • jujuJ Offline
          juju
          last edited by

          @johnmtb said:

          Wikii,

          I can see the extension in my Extension Manager, but it shows up as, ‘Blocked’. If I click on the arrow, I am advised that it is unsigned.

          What do I do please?

          johnmtb

          unsigned isn't a problem the extension will work just fine, just relax your extension loading policies

          Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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          • J Offline
            JohnMTB
            last edited by

            juju,

            I have done as you suggest and it is now in the Extension Manager as enabled.

            It also appears as FollowMeAndKeep, under Extensions, but I do not see it in the Toolbars, so how do I get it onto the main screen?

            johnmtb

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            • TIGT Offline
              TIG Moderator
              last edited by

              Read the tool's usage notes.
              Many Extensions don't appear under the Extensions menu !
              Some appear elsewhere - e.g. for Fredo's tools are under:
              Tools > Fredo Collection OR Fredo Tools...

              The Toolbars are activated separately...

              To use Extensions/Plugins effectively you must read their usage notes...
              So don't even have menu items - e.g SectionCutFace which is a context-menu tool only available when there's a selection of a single Section-Plane...

              TIG

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              • J Offline
                JohnMTB
                last edited by

                TIG,

                where do I find the usage notes?

                johnmtb

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                • TIGT Offline
                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by

                  The '[More ]Info' button when considering downloading/installing etc is a good starting point, but also read the main thread's posts for each tool - there are often good tips and advice in those...

                  TIG

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                  • J Offline
                    JohnMTB
                    last edited by

                    TIG,

                    It was from clicking on the, ‘More Info’, that I got to this forum. And, I have read all of the posts but found nothing that would help me.

                    Also, as I mentioned earlier, on the menu line, under Extensions, I have FollowMeAndKeep and Mirror Selection. Mirror Selection works, but FollowMeAndKeep does nothing.

                    Any ideas?

                    johnmtb

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                    • TIGT Offline
                      TIG Moderator
                      last edited by

                      The FaK instructions are in the first post: https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=129504#p129504
                      There's also some discussion in subsequent posts...

                      It is old and unsupported for many years, so it's unsigned - set your Extension Manager > Extensions Loading Policy to 'Unrestricted' and restart SketchUp to see the menu-item if needed...

                      There's no Toolbar...

                      It appears under the Plugins menu - which is now known as 'Extensions' in newer SketchUp versions...

                      put simply, preselect a path and a face and run the tool, it should extrude OK...
                      Run it with the Ruby Console open to see if there are any issues...

                      TIG

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                      • J Offline
                        JohnMTB
                        last edited by

                        TIG,

                        In the Extension Manager, FAK is there and it is marked as Enabled.

                        As I mentioned previously, under Extensions, I have FollowMeAndKeep and Mirror Selection. Mirror Selection works, but FollowMeAndKeep does nothing. However, when I downloaded FAK.skp, at the beginning of this forum, and clicked on FollowMeAndKeep it worked; why?

                        Unfortunately, I am very new to SketchUp and I do not know what you mean by, ‘Run it with the Ruby Console open to see if there are any issues.’ Where do I find the Ruby Console?

                        johnmtb

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                        • pilouP Offline
                          pilou
                          last edited by

                          Menu Window / Ruby Console 😉 (till 2017... i suppose that is the same for new versions)
                          Sorry in French but ... 😄
                          menuConsole.jpg

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

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                          • J Offline
                            JohnMTB
                            last edited by

                            Pilou,

                            Thank you for that information.

                            TIG,

                            The Ruby Console was blank when I used FollowMeAndKeep but when I used Mirror the console was populated with information.

                            johnmtb

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                            • TIGT Offline
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              Please copy/paste those messages from the Ruby Console, explaining which tool was being used...

                              My Mirror should not produce any error-messages in the RC...
                              Sometimes the FAK tool can produce error messages - usually around 'zero-length' vectors when the path is overly complex...

                              Perhaps conflating these two tools is confusing ?

                              TIG

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                              • J Offline
                                JohnMTB
                                last edited by

                                TIG,

                                When I used the Mirror Extension (which I assume was written by you), the console was populated with information, because I made a mistake in the way I used the extension.

                                When I used the FollowMeAndKeep Extension there were no comments in the Ruby Console, but nothing happened either.

                                However, subsequently, I changed the position of the surface from horizontal to vertical, and changed the path from pointing downwards at an angle of about 42° to 0° which then created the extrusion. But it did not correctly follow the path will have to try other angles, dimensions, etc. until I get it right.

                                Previously I have used the Eneroth Upright extruder, but I had problems with that one as well.

                                I shall keep on trying.

                                Thank you all for your help.

                                johnmtb

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                                • BoxB Offline
                                  Box
                                  last edited by

                                  John, it sounds like Follow and Keep may not be what you need.

                                  Best bet would be to start a new thread asking 'How to make this shape?'
                                  Add images of what you want to achieve and any model you have so far so we can perhaps offer better suggestions.

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                                  • J Offline
                                    JohnMTB
                                    last edited by

                                    Box,

                                    After having changed the position of the surface from horizontal to vertical, and changed the path from pointing downwards at an angle of about 42° to 0°, I also used the Scale tool to increase the size of the whole thing by 100; this appeared to make the FollowMeAndKeep Extension do what I wanted. Then I used the Scale tool to take me back to the original size; all was good.

                                    So, I have finally solved my problem and once again thank everyone for their help and suggestions.

                                    johnmtb

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