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

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  • J Offline
    JohnMTB
    last edited by 8 Feb 2020, 19:59

    TIG,

    where do I find the usage notes?

    johnmtb

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      TIG Moderator
      last edited by 9 Feb 2020, 14:25

      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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        JohnMTB
        last edited by 9 Feb 2020, 19:30

        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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          TIG Moderator
          last edited by 10 Feb 2020, 11:43

          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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            JohnMTB
            last edited by 13 Feb 2020, 21:54

            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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              pilou
              last edited by 14 Feb 2020, 08:31

              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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                JohnMTB
                last edited by 14 Feb 2020, 15:56

                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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                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by 14 Feb 2020, 16:02

                  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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                    JohnMTB
                    last edited by 14 Feb 2020, 21:56

                    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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                      Box
                      last edited by 15 Feb 2020, 01:10

                      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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                        JohnMTB
                        last edited by 15 Feb 2020, 14:43

                        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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