⚠️ Important | Libfredo 15.6b introduces important bugfixes for Fredo's Extensions Update
  • Solid Tools - Bugs/bad design

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    I saw this comment by thomthom about another plugin but it seems pertinent to this conversation - "I haven't used the tool, but common convention for tools is to create the entities they create within model.active_entities instead of model.entities. It also allows for the best flexibility. Since it is the convention with the native tools and pretty much all custom tools it is confusing if the geometry is created in a different context." Seems to me that SolidTools clearly violates any conventions that are normally in force. KrisM
  • Bend Structers

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    @dave r said: Try selecting all the geometry and run Intersect Faces>With Model. I have already tried to do intersect Faces>With Selection – but a message "No intersection found between selection and the rest of the model" appeared Only after I posted my problem here in this thread and tried again I realized that the dish like shapes where not selected even I drew a huge selection box over everything which made me think they would be selected but in fact they were not, now I’ve selected each of them individually then it worked
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    When I loaded this model SU said it had problems. Fixing problems made the hulls unsolid. So I chose not to fix. Like you the solids did not make a solid when combined. Solidsolver could not solve it. Starting back with the three separate components: Solid inspector found one tiny tiny hole in the hull at the inside gunnel. I fixed this and made it a component and placed the hull mirrored on the opposite side. Combining the solids again failed to make a solid. Solid inspector showed numerous errors in the resulting group. Too much to work out. I scaled the model up 1000 times before using outer shell. That worked and scaled down OK to be solid.
  • New Doors from SketchUp to Mozaik and back

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    Dave, thanks for the reply. That's exactly what I'm trying to accomplish is the move/scale balance on the doors. Do you happen to have a door template with formulas for how to achieve that? PC, thanks for all the detailed attachments & template file. I've imported a door to try out the features in our Mozaik program, but when I render it back out to SketchUp the rails and stiles are all stretched instead of staying at their constraints. Thanks though, nice work if I was only drawing cabinets in SketchUp!
  • Crazy triangles

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    @kellenraid said: .......But on one edge, there are these triangles; though small, they kinda ruin the smooth edge. .......Is there a fix for this? ..... Temporarily make hidden geometry (all the edges) visible. Did you try to smooth the triangle's edges by sweeping the 'Eraser' tool over its edges while holding down [Ctrl] This will smooth the triangle's edges and will make one large smooth surface.
  • Tips on creating this type of geometry?

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    Component stringer looks like a reliable tool. thanks
  • Dynamic cabinet door

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    Thanks Jim for the work-around. I've definitely commanded the pieces to the "0" position using XYZ "=0". I essentially fixed the problem with Cotty's method of re-doing the local origins of the components. However, not that the pieces are back I wonder if you guys can offer info for scaling. I'd like to door to be able to scale & move pieces to fit a cabinet. Meaning, if I change the width of a cabinet, I want to tell the program to move the left & right stiles, and the scale the rails to fit the new width. Similarly, if I change the height I want SketchUp to move the rails to fit & scale the stiles to their new heights. Could use some genius on this issue!
  • Nesting DC components - how many levels?

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    You can only reference attributes a distance of one component away. Parent -> Child, Child -> Parent, Sibling -> Sibling. So if you need deeply nested DC's then you need to repeat the attribute at each level.
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  • Solid tool "Subtract" destroys model

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    Oh. I guess we'll wait.
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    Prime Gray (yes it's SLA) and Form 1 prints should be very similar. Prime gray also has those little bumps from the support structures. In your case, I'd look up someone with good reviews on 3DHubs or MakeXYZ with a Formlabs printer and have them make some parts for you to see if they're good enough for what you need, and go from there. Might turn out to be your best option!
  • Wrapping textures never quite works!!

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    Making solution difficult, see the tutorial by Gaieus I ref above
  • Flattening a cone frustum

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    Thanks once again. It works
  • Disegnare piede in legno

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    Hi, if it can can help you can dowload a table I designed years ago. https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=42df67bcad713396e9750bcb34c78caa
  • Importing Objects

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    mac1: I just posted a couple of my renderings of my projects. Most of the items in these projects I created myself. Other items, I downloaded...and added them. garystan
  • Toolbar Oddities

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    @dave r said: I got around the wasted real estate by sticking in a couple of single button toolbars thusly These two are anyway more important than the lower...
  • Too many instances?

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    I question if the SSD will do as much as you want. I use one in may machine and of course opening, saving should be quicker but normally the drive should not see a lots of use unless the model load is so large the paging file needs to be used , but it looks like you have more than enough memory. My working memory sets and private bites usually in low to mid MB range and CPU usage and memory in the 25% range. I do not render however.
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    dukejazzD
    On 4/7/2015 The Current: 3D Printing Trade Shows, Announcements and Upcoming Events 3D Printed RC Car & Other Cars, Boats, or Rockets New 3D Printer Stores, Retails, Farms, Funds & Jobs 3D Printing engineers scientist mathematician physicist 3D Printing Architecture Building, Structures, Houses & More will be split and merged with, Current news on 3d Printing 2015 in a sub page section; PLEASE GO OR CLICK HERE. http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=388%26amp;t=60582%26amp;start=0 for new postings. New 3D Printer Stores, Retailers, Dealer, Company's, Services, Ads, Opportunities, Jobs and Funding ( Highlight WEB title. line right click the mouse, click on search provider and go to the WEB page ) Director Engineering Services. 3D Printing| 3D Printing has been identified as one of a small "a production methods, distribution models, and supply chain strategies will be important" 3D Printing vs Traditional Manufacturing?. ResearchGate| "in Traditional 3DP, do you think 3D Printing will cause Traditional Manufacturing to collapse" MakerBots 3D printers debut at Sam's Club. Retail Dive| "at more than 300 U.S. locations of the Sam’s Club warehouse chain" Fablab Maastricht. 3D Printshow| This printer is designed by Floris Hoff, an industrial product "ABS PLA Nylon etc it can also handle the materials we mentioned above" Horde Invasion, set of Hi-Res 3D printed fantasy miniatures successfully funded. 3Ders.org| "high-quality 3D printers offer competitors an easy way into the market of gaming miniatures" [image: the-horde-is-coming-1.jpg] Chinese company Prismlab unveils super-fast SLA 3D printer, can print 2712 cm3. 3Ders.org| "the time MakerBot and FormLabs hit the scene" S-Max Industrial Sand Casting 3D Printer by ExOne. 3D Printing| "a cerabeads or zirconia which are “glued” together making a solid 3D cast" The 3D Printing Reseller Advantage. Fabbaloo| "the store shelf, one you read about or perhaps it’s one your friend talked about" Terminator 2 Inspires New 3D Printing Technique. Bang!| "A conventional 3D printer would have taken around 10 hours to create the same shape" Piping Mad Entrepreneurs Create Two Businesses with One 3D Printer.. Airwolf 3D| "molds, stencils, and supplies to people who prefer to make their own treats" Ritchie Industries Inside the Factory - 3D Printing. Ritchie Industries, Inc| "to printed miniature models of our waterers which reside on our Engineers desk" Businesses need to embrace 3D printing: Australian technology expert. Manufacturers' Monthly| "include it as a tool within their operations. He likened it to the " 3D HUBS Releases April 3D Hubs Trend Report with New Category, Some Surprises. 3DPrint.com| "No one can touch 3D Hubs when it comes to collecting data on 3D printing" Connecting Big Business With 3D Printing. 3D Hubs| "platform really can help the independent 3D printer do business with large companies" Frame “Printer” Seeks to Revolutionize Cyclocross Manufacturing, Win at NAHBS. Cyclocross Magazine| "hidden away from the cyclocross community. But all of that is about to change" What the Future Holds in Store for 3D Printing. Digital Journal| "made through the use of CAD (Computer-Aided-Design) applications"
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    Never mind. I figure it out for myself. Eric Schimelpfenig eat your heat out. P.S The doors extend down past the cabinet to cover the 16mm light shield. I's not a mistake. Wall Unit.skp