[Plugin] 3D Text Editor

Jorgensen

Hi ThomThom, I'm having problems with 3D Text Editor. If I create some text using this Plugin then rotate it I get problems editing it! After I select 'Edit Text' the text rotates back to it's original orientation!?

I'm using SketchUp Pro 2016 on a Mac OS X 10.11.06.

I'm having the same issue - not a big deal but it would be nice not to need to rotate in place after edit.

jorgensen

atelierpaar

Hello and good morning,
After intalling 3D Text Editor in SU 2019 I cant find the plugin
Is it me or SU 2019 ??
thanks for looking into it
Uli

Dave R

Did you look in the Draw menu? Make sure you have installed the most recent version and also the latest TT_Lib2 installed.

atelierpaar

ok that was it !!
the draw menue ist the thing to look for,
thanks for your advice
Uli

Dave R

@atelierpaar said:

ok that was it !!
the draw menue ist the thing to look for,
thanks for your advice
Uli

Happy that took care of it.

pierrearchi26

hello ThomThom,

I'm trying to use the plugin to import Sketchup dimensions lines into Sketchfab which is a well known big problem (if you don't use a picture for it)... I use the plugin to create the 2d dimension line value ... but i need the line ... maybe a possible improvement of the 3d text editor plugin ?

Thank you.

Sketchfab discussion : https://forum.sketchfab.com/t/dimensions-on-a-3d-model/5480

Dave R

@pierrearchi26 said:

I'm trying to use the plugin to import Sketchup dimensions lines into Sketchfab

What version of SketchUp are you using? Please complete your profile as that information helps us help you.

If you are going to the trouble of adding dimensions as 3D text, why not make a dimension line component that you can insert?

Personally if I'm going to download a 3D model to use as a plan, I wouldn't want all the dimensions as 3D geometry. That would just bloat the file without providing much benefit.

Einstein

I noticed that SketchUp creates 3D text with very low precision. I mean, letters' curvature are made up with very low number of segments, and they look quite jaggy when you zoom in.
I guess Editable 3D Text uses the same methods for text generation so it also looks jagged but I thought: maybe it would be possible to generate text with more precision?

onidarbe

For some reason it only shows a red cross where you click until selecting an other tool.

So the pop-up to enter or edit the 3D text doesn't show up anymore in Sketchup 2019

TIG

Works fine for me up to the latest SketchUp version...

What's the version of its RBZ - 1.3.0 is the newest...
If you have the Ruby Console open when you start the tool are there any error messages ?
Have you got the latest TT Lib installed ?
Have you cleared the Internet Explorer cache ?? It might be corrupted and affecting the dialog...

critz1184

@onidarbe said:

For some reason it only shows a red cross where you click until selecting an other tool.

So the pop-up to enter or edit the 3D text doesn't show up anymore in Sketchup 2019

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I am experiencing the same issue in Sketchup 2021. Even uninstalled/reinstalled it and TTlib2. It used to work but no longer does, no 3d text window appears, just some "align to face" dialogue that does nothing after clicking. After that I just get a red X on the screen.

Dave R

This is what I see in SketchUp 2021.
Click on the picture

Make sure you installed SketchUp correctly which involves right clicking on the downloaded installer and choosing Run as administrator from the context menu.

By the way, perhaps you could update your profile. Currently it says you are using SketchUp 2019 Free/Make which would be impossible anyway.