[Plugin] 2D Tools

Box · 13 Dec 2021, 08:59

From watching your gifs Dave, as I don't have the 2d tools, it is quicker with native tools.

njsanna · 13 Dec 2021, 15:01

@dave r said:

@njsanna said:

My goal is a radius of 0.24". It seems that any radius 0.27" and greater trims the corner lines just fine.

Any thoughts?

Reduce the number of segments from the default 18 to 12.

Alternatively, use the native 2-Point Arc tool instead. Double click in the corners for the arcs after the first one.

Please update your profile. It says you're still using SketchUp 2013.

Thanks Dave. I did not know you could do that with the native arc tool. That's a very specific point that you have to be in to input the radius. I was always building guides at the correct distance from the corner and snapping it.

Dave R · 13 Dec 2021, 15:13

@njsanna said:

Thanks Dave. I did not know you could do that with the native arc tool. That's a very specific point that you have to be in to input the radius. I was always building guides at the correct distance from the corner and snapping it.

At the time TIG released 2D Tools the 2-Point Arc tool didn't do that. The feature was added later.

There are several ways you can set a specific radius for the arc. One is the way you've done it with guides. Another is to place the arc and then edit the radius in Entity Info. The method I show does require that you bring the cursor back along the second edge to get the Measurements window to be asking for the Radius. In some cases you can just type the radius value followed by r although that requires knowing where the ends of the arc will be.

Box · 13 Dec 2021, 15:21

The magenta inference is the trick, click once when you get the magenta the first time then move back along the edge until you get magenta again, then let go and type the radius.

bebdesign · 15 Feb 2022, 15:57

Installed the latest version 7.7. It worked for a couple of hours but started to freeze when using the rektangle, arc, etc. The line tool works just fine. Did a fresh install of sketchup (21.1.331) an have no other extentions installed but 2Dtools an debabelizer. It is strange but it just stopped working. Not knowing for sure but i think it started after playing around with the different line weights/types.

TIG · 16 Feb 2022, 13:59

No known issues about this...
If you work in an empty new model is it the same ?

bebdesign · 17 Feb 2022, 10:45

@tig said:

No known issues about this...
If you work in an empty new model is it the same ?

yes, fresh install, different empty templates, inches, mm, cm.... etc, make no difference.
It freezes when I try to use the rectangle, circle, arc tools. The line and text tool is working. On page 25 in this tread there are several reports on the issue. the user "rdube" amon others. https://sketchucation.com/forums/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=561750.

I work on a iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) with Mac OS 10.14.6 (18G9323)
8GB RAM and AMD Radeon R9 M395 2 GB

TIG · 17 Feb 2022, 11:48

I am stuck.
I can't get the issue to appear on PC.
A few MAC users have had issues, but I haven't been able to track-down the problem...
If you try the tools when the Ruby Console is open are there any error massages ?

bebdesign · 18 Feb 2022, 09:18

@tig said:

I am stuck.
I can't get the issue to appear on PC.
A few MAC users have had issues, but I haven't been able to track-down the problem...
If you try the tools when the Ruby Console is open are there any error massages ?

No messages. One thing I come in mind; just before this started I got the "unexpected file format" error message on one of my models. I did not use 2dtools in that project but the problems started right after that.

anyways, I can live without that tool so no need to do alot of work and errorhunting.
I use many of your tools every day. Thanks for all the work and good tools!

marketeye · 6 Aug 2022, 12:16

Thank you for this wonderful ruby

and I have a problem

my 2d tools is related with y axis. not z axis

so, actually I can't find any way to use it correctly

Do you have any way to solve this problem?

or Can I direct the right axis?

My sketchup is 2022 version

I'm looking forward to your reply

thank you

marketeye · 8 Aug 2022, 05:42

the 1st one is from top view

2nd one is from iso view

3rd one is the one I rotate it as if y(green) axis is z(blue) axis

these 3 captures are my problem

it follows y axis always

I can't find why

plz help me

Dave R · 8 Aug 2022, 09:59

Edit the style so ground and sky are displayed and repeat the screenshots.

It appears you have moved the model axes. That doesn't change the ground plane orientation.

Dave R · 8 Aug 2022, 10:02

@marketeye said:

my 2d tools is related with y axis. not z axis

These tools are designed to work on the ground plane, which is indicated by the default location of the red/green (x,y) plane so with no Z element. Use the standard Top view.

By the way, your profile indicates you are using SketchUp 2022 Free/Make but there is no such version. Please correct that as the information in your profile helps us help you.

TIG · 8 Aug 2022, 10:30

2dTools always draws 'flat' on the model's ground plane XY, or above/below it, if you change its datum.
I suspect that you have changed the model's displayed axes to not be the default model's axes - e.g. the blue Z axis is now rotated and the green Y axis is shown where the Z axis really is.
2dTools always use the model's default axes, even when you have manually reset them.
To change your axes back to the default you set the axes to be displayed and right-click > context-menu when hovering the cursor over any one of the three axis lines [RGB] and choosing 'Reset' from the context-menu...
If your Template, used for your new models, has ill-advisedly got revised axes then you probably want to fix that too...

gbr120 · 20 Nov 2022, 17:55

Hello,
When I use the 2d Line Style tool and right click in an open space to activate the Style Dialog box, I get the Invert Selection dialog instead. I am using Version SketchUp Pro 2020 20.2.172 64-bit. I reinstalled the update below with no change.
Please help.
Thank you, GBR

TIG · 20 Nov 2022, 19:55

It works fine for me !
What extension do you have that adds 'invert selection' ?
Whatever it is, it shouldn't work if nothing is selected - because there would be nothing to invert ?

Do you have anything selected before right-clicking ??

killernova · 22 Feb 2023, 03:03

@tig said:

I am stuck.
I can't get the issue to appear on PC.
A few MAC users have had issues, but I haven't been able to track-down the problem...
If you try the tools when the Ruby Console is open are there any error massages ?

I also met the such problem. I did some tests and found the possible problem.
For the 2dArc Tool:
Steps:

Click
Move on the screen
Click
Move on the screen
After step 4, SketchUp crashed.(Only on MacOS, Windows is fine)

Possible Reason:
After step 3, the view will draw a line, which presents two points the arc will pass through.
In Step 4, the 2dArc tool will create a temporary arc, get the points of this arc, then remove the arc, and draw lines of those points. Those operations will execute when the mouse moves, and this may consume large CPU resources.

If I remove these operations, then the tool works well. But I don't know why Sketchup only crashes on MacOS.

slbaumgartner · 18 Apr 2023, 15:04

I looked into this (posted also on the SketchUp public forum). Reposting here where TIG keeps the actual extension and has the main discussion about it.

I reproduced the issue on macOS Ventura 13.3.1 on my Intel-based 2019 MBP 16" using both SketchUp 2023.0.396 and SketchUp 2022.1.165. So it is not specific to Apple Silicon nor to SketchUp 2023. I don’t have a pre-Ventura version of macOS running, so I can’t verify whether the issue also happens on Monterey or earlier.

After some testing, I found that the extension was looping in the draw (view) method after the second point is picked (in the @state > 1 clause.) I think the problem is that the code calls view.invalidate from within the draw method, triggering an immediate call again to draw - endless loop! I commented out the view.invalidate, and the problem went away.

I’m not clear why the view.invalidate was needed in the first place, even on Windows. @TIG, perhaps you can explain? If it is needed on Windows or older versions of macOS, a simple branch test based on OS version could fix it?

TIG · 18 Apr 2023, 15:40

Thanks very much for your testing and info.
I'll look at the code and try getting rid of the view.invalidate parts, re-sign it and give out some test versions RBZ, republishing if it's proved OK...

anglaret · 24 Apr 2023, 15:41

Hello TIG
I am a real fan of your extensions.
2D I use every day. But 2023 release dose not allow to parametre lines, witdth and type.
Unless I am dumb, do you have a solution
Marc ANGLARET France