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  • K Offline
    kcummings
    last edited by 15 Apr 2008, 18:38

    Befor I buy flattin I thought I would see if this problem can be resolve in SU.

    Importing a DXF file. Push/pull and Paint Bucket does not work.

    I work in a 2D program. So I the lines should be at zero.

    KaseyDXF.skp

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      Alan Fraser
      last edited by 15 Apr 2008, 18:57

      It's already flat. It's just that complicated surfaces such as this are very difficult to fill. You'd be advised to download Todd's Makefaces.rb http://www.smustard.com/script/MakeFaces

      That's all I used on the file.
      Note: you will also need progressbar.rb


      DXF.skp

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        remus
        last edited by 15 Apr 2008, 18:59

        I managed ot get all the geometry to work properly by entering the component, selecting the outer rim and going tools->create face. I then selected the whole thing and intersected it with the model to get the middle details on the face.

        There might well be a ruby out there that does this, but i dont know it.

        EDIT: allan beat me to it, and good news on the ruby 👍

        http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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          kcummings
          last edited by 16 Apr 2008, 03:32

          Do you have any way to now use Push/Pull on what you painted.

          I usally need 1" or 2" thickness.

          What is progressbar.rb?

          Kasey

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            Alan Fraser
            last edited by 16 Apr 2008, 07:12

            You will find that Push/Pull works perfectly normally on the file I posted. I haven't painted it, I have used Makefaces .rb to create a face there. The reason that you cannot use Paint or P/P on your version is that there is no face to work on. Dxf files typically import as lines-only; you need to create a face before you can do anything at all with them.

            Progressbar.rb is another Ruby script which is required by Flatten.rb and certain other plugins. It places a small progress meter on the left hand side of the status bar when such Rubies are working their wonders.

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              kcummings
              last edited by 18 Apr 2008, 16:31

              I place the two plug-ins

              1. Make Face
              2. Progress Bar
                in this path
                C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 6\Plugins

              Is that correct?

              Kasey

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                remus
                last edited by 18 Apr 2008, 16:52

                Yes, thats right.

                http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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