sketchucation logo sketchucation
    • Login
    ⚠️ Attention | Having issues with Sketchucation Tools 5? Report Here

    [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Plugins
    39 Posts 18 Posters 31.5k Views 18 Watching
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • thomthomT Offline
      thomthom
      last edited by

      @gaieus said:

      Also, how about an option that the bounding box is inside/outside of the group/component? (Would be easier to move them together with just one click selection). Of course, in this case there would be the risk of loose geometry merging inside...

      I was thinking adding to the input box:

      Option to group the generated geometry
      Option to generate the geometry inside the components they represent.

      Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
      List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • GaieusG Offline
        Gaieus
        last edited by

        OK, I'll stop nagging you now...
        πŸ˜‰

        Gai...

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • cmeedC Offline
          cmeed
          last edited by

          I just downloaded this plugin and its a very useful addition, I'm using it, thanks to 'dedmin's recommendation for use with Layout. Its difficult sometimes to use the dimensioning tool in LO on rounded or odd shaped geometry. this tool certainly helps! Thank you

          grouping the resulting boundary box would make a great simple plugin more streamlined. if at all possible.... please ... maybe

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • A Offline
            agamemnus
            last edited by

            I noticed that if I rotate some objects and use this plugin, the bounding box will use the rotated boxes of these other objects... any way to perhaps get the real limits of the object set instead of using their (inaccurate) bounding box without having to explode everything?


            ahh3.png

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • thomthomT Offline
              thomthom
              last edited by

              There probably is, but I'm not sure how. This plugin is very simple designed specifically to use the boundingbox.

              Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
              List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • EarthMoverE Offline
                EarthMover
                last edited by

                I missed this useful plugin the first time around. Thanks to Rich for pointing me here and of course thanks to ThomThom for another brilliant tool! πŸ‘

                3D Artist at Clearstory 3D Imaging
                Guide Tool at Winning With Sketchup
                Content Creator at Skapeup

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • J Offline
                  John_C
                  last edited by

                  Thanks for this great little plugin Thomthom, it's allowed me to reset the axis on an irregular component that inherited from someone else's model.

                  I'm not sure how often I'll use it, but it's great to know about all of your cookie ware plugins, thanks ... πŸ‘

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • A Offline
                    AISmebel
                    last edited by

                    Hello dear thomthom. Can I ask you to make a small edit to your plugin for me so that it puts construction points not only at the outer corners, but also in the center of the construction lines. For your understanding, I will attach a picture. (Additional points I built using AAV) Additional points help to move or position rounded objects. Thank you.


                    1.jpg

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • Didier BurD Offline
                      Didier Bur
                      last edited by

                      Hi AISMebel,

                      Below is what you can do:
                      Browse your disk to your Plugins folder to find a sub-folder named 'tt_draw_bb'

                      • open the file 'core.rb' in that folder (using a'pure' text editor)
                      • find line #118
                      • add the following line:
                      ents.add_cpoint( Geom;;Point3d.linear_combination(0.5, face[0], 0.5, face[1]))
                      
                      • save the core.rb file and restart SketchUp.

                      line_to_add.jpg
                      click to see if it works ;-)

                      DB

                      F A 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • Dave RD Offline
                        Dave R
                        last edited by

                        @didier bur said:

                        Below is what you can do

                        What a nice addition to Thom Thom's valuable plugin. I didn't know I needed that until now. Thanks. And I hope TT doesn't mind.

                        Etaoin Shrdlu

                        %

                        (THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE)

                        G28 X0.0 Y0.0 Z0.0

                        M30

                        %

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • F Offline
                          FlorinAp @Didier Bur
                          last edited by

                          @Didier-Bur Your text code is wrong (different than the one from your picture) - the one from your picture is correct.!
                          Thank you anyway - it worked, after an error from SU 2024, I figured it out.!

                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                          • A Offline
                            AISmebel @Didier Bur
                            last edited by AISmebel

                            @Didier-Bur Hi. Thanks a lot, everything worked out. I was a little late thanking you, I completely forgot that I asked for help))
                            I also added the option to move the "Bounding Box" to a separate layer, which proved to be very useful.

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • 1
                            • 2
                            • 2 / 2
                            • First post
                              Last post
                            Buy SketchPlus
                            Buy SUbD
                            Buy WrapR
                            Buy eBook
                            Buy Modelur
                            Buy Vertex Tools
                            Buy SketchCuisine
                            Buy FormFonts

                            Advertisement