[Plugin] SectionCutFace
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A01.
The SectionCutFace is group set just behind the Section-Plane, and it will persist even if the Section-Plane itself is switched off.
However, it has its own layer[tag] and that can be switched off in scenes as desired.
As within SketchUp itself any new layer[tag] created in the model will be 'on' in all scene-tabs, so you need to manually edit their visibility and update the scenes' settings as desired - its set up is remembered thereafter.
This is not directly related to SCF, more a foible of Layers[Tags] and Scenes.
SCF does try and circumvent this by offering Layer[Tag] naming & visibility options etc...A02.
There are three settings available regarding 'updating'.
The default has no 'Auto-Update' attached to the SCF is 'No' - so if you move the Section-Plane the SCF remains where it was made.
Saying 'Yes 'means that if the model changes or the Section-Plane moves the SCF is automatically updated - this is only recommended in simple models because the frequent refreshing can be annoying.
Also any manually editing to the SCF is lost
The 'On-Demand' option lets you select the SCF and update ['Remake'] it to suit the current model elements and Section-Plane location etc - this gives you more control, but again any manually edits on the SCF are lost.Please decide how you want to use it - there are many permutations...
- e.g. give your Section-Plane a layer[tag], give the SCF the same layer[tag] and name...
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Thank you TIG and DAVE R for your assistance. This helps heaps
Kindest Regards
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@tig said:
I've sent a PM.
v6.2 might work in v8, I've sent you an older version v2.6 as an RBZ, that should work but has far fewer options etc...
I no longer have anything in between...May you send me too for SU8?
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I've sent you a PM with it attached...
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Section Cut Face V6.0 is not a recognised Download from SketchUcation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The SectionCutFace v6.2 RBZ can be downloaded from the PluginStore - I just did it to double-check !
Then you need to install it using the built-in Extension Manager's dialog...
You could also auto-install it using the SketchUcation ExtensionStore³ dialog, and sidestep the RBZ download altogether... -
Wondering why the only way I could get it to install in SU23 is just double-clicking on it. Seem to have some disfunctionality with it , too. Is this because it has not been updated for SU23?
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@jagripton said:
get it to install in SU23 is just double-clicking on it
Extensions cannot be installed by double clicking them.
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@jagripton said:
Wondering why the only way I could get it to install in SU23 is just double-clicking on it. Seem to have some disfunctionality with it , too. Is this because it has not been updated for SU23?
Extensions have NEVER been installed in SketchUp by double clicking them. There's no "disfunctionality" with it and the extension works perfectly in SketchUp 2023. No need for any updating.
Best practice for extensions from Sketchucation is to install the Sketchucation Extension Store tool and use it to search for and install extensions.
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Extensions have NEVER been installed in SketchUp by double clicking them. There's no "disfunctionality" with it and the extension works perfectly in SketchUp 2023. No need for any updating.
Best practice for extensions from Sketchucation is to install the Sketchucation Extension Store tool and use it to search for and install extensions.[/quote]
I guess I'll figure out what I'm doing wrong eventually...
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@jagripton said:
I guess I'll figure out what I'm doing wrong eventually...
When you hit a wall holla back
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Without waiting for you to holla back,
If you download extensions to your computer, open the Extension Manager, click on the Install Extension button at the bottom of the window. Navigate to where you saved the file, select it, choose Open.
Using the Sketchucation Extension Store tool. Search for the desired extension and click the Install button.
Letting the Extension Store tool do the installation means it'll also be able to keep track of updates and let you know there are updated extensions to install and it's required for any paid extensions like those valuable ones from the venerable Fredo6.
FWIW, I just ran Section Cut Face on this model in SketchUp 2023. As I wrote, it works fine.
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Hi Tig!
Hi Everyone.
Would you consider making a pro/paid version of this plugin that would color faces by material or by Layer, as Skalp and Curic does?
I'd love to have your plugin doing that, as that is the only thing missing in it. I've been using the other two plugins for ages, but really miss the simplicity and control of scenes and sections your plugin allows. The others are way more advanced and automatic, making a lot of background actions that ruin the fluid workflow we used to have.
At the same time, having the automatic coloring/texturing of sections, has also become key in our recent workflow.
What do you say? Having a "little" update to this, would certainly make me ditch the other two, and get back to the original.
Thanks in advance and all the best,
João
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TIG, I cannot thank you enough for updating this legendary extension to v8.0 for the latest versions of the SketchUp. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart!!
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@TIG sir, can you provide me download link, section cut face plugin for sketchup 8 please?
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It works best with >=v2014
This is the oldest version I have...
SectionCutFace+_v2.6.rbz
or try this...
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@TIG thank you,
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Hello!
I was hoping that this plugin might allow me to color the section fill within a certain group while leaving other section fill to the default style setting. The use case is for the demo sheet in arch drawings –– ideally I could show the section fill of the walls/objects to remain (in group ‘EXISTING’) in grey, and the section fill of walls/objects to be demoed in orange (in group ‘DEMO’, which is within group ‘EXISTING’). I tried to accomplish this by having a universal section plane with a grey section fill, and adding a second section plane in the ‘DEMO’ group that is an inch lower than universal section plane and using the plug in to create a section cut face that is orange. So far, each time I try this it removes the section fill from the universal section plane. Strange.
No doubt there’s further troubleshooting I could do, but wanted to check if this is a use case that other people have been able to execute, of if the mods/TIG might know whether or not executing this use case is within the plugin/SU's capabilities.
Thank you!!
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@charliemortenson55 said in [Plugin] SectionCutFace:
Hello!
I was hoping that this plugin might allow me to color the section fill within a certain group while leaving other section fill to the default style setting.
You could have a color/material In Model that is the same as your default fill color and then after creating the section cut face, edit the resulting group and with Hidden Geometry displayed. paint the faces you wish to have a different color or fill. I frequently use a section cut face with different materials applied to different faces and this works perfectly.
Alternatively you can use multiple section cuts through different objects and apply different materials to each section cut face.
This uses one section cut face and two different hatch pattern materials. Some faces with a different rotation and scale for the material, though.
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TIG, I need section cuts to be colored (blue for the water) in one group and black on all other sections. Will SectionCutFace do the trick?
Joel
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