[Plugin] Helix along curve

[gripple]

This is a great plugin, I have been using it in Sketchup 2017, however it doesn't seem to work/install in Sketchup 2018!
Anyone else got it to work in Sketchup 2018?
Thanks,
Jez.

[gripple]

UPDATE!
This does work in Sketchup 2018.
Cheers,
Jez.

[Ahmed0007]

@gripple said:

UPDATE!
This does work in Sketchup 2018.
Cheers,
Jez.

it's work fine for me on SU18 Windows

[Jami123]

Is it possible to find input on a helix I already drew? Or to match properties? Once I move on to another curve or experiment with scaling the helix I'm not able to find details on my previous input.

Thanks!

[oyercab]

This is working in Sketchup Pro 2020 (on Mac). Thank you!

[WhyDoesItMatter]

it seems the download link is not working. Is this discontinued by any chance?

[TIG]

The PluginStore entry downloads just fine...
https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=helix_along_curve

[paoloelia]

hi, thank u for ur work, but i wonder if i need to install your signature(idk if it's the right word) , the one that autenticates you are the one who created the plugin, in order to use, cause sketchup

[Dave R]

@paoloelia said:

... but i wonder if i need to install your signature(idk if it's the right word) , the one that autenticates you are the one who created the plugin, in order to use, cause sketchup

To what are you referring? This extension installs and works fine in all versions of SketchUp.

Please correct your forum profile. There is no Free/Make version of SketchUp 2022 as you pit in your profile.

[Aurora2017SRL]

Hello !
Using Sketchup 2024 on MacOS, I have a very small problem with the plugin, which is that I can't find a way to not let the plugin show when the project starts up, ( I mean the floating shortcut not the shortcut in the pref bar )
Thank you!

[Dave R]

@Aurora2017SRL what do you mean by "floating shortcut"? Are you referring to the panel where you enter the values?

[TIG]

@Aurora2017SRL
This extension [actually a plugin] is well over a decade old !
It's also encrypted in the old RBS format.
It's unlikely to get updated.

Luckily the toolbar's code is in the editable RB file...
Find the file in Plugins, it's named Helix-along-curve-tool-0.9.rb
Edit it with a plain text editor [Notepad++ or on MAC bbedit || wrangler ?]
Find the line
helixD_bar.show
and edit it, adding extra text to read
helixD_bar.show if helixD_bar.get_last_state.abs == 1 # TB_VISIBLE/NEVER
Save the changes and restart SketchUp.
Now the toolbar's status will be remembered across sessions - i.e. either visible or off