[Plugin] Polar line - 20110525

Matt666

Hi all.
Following a request, here's a script that created a polar line.

1- Specify First point
2- Complete table.
Sans titre-1.jpg

English and French versions.
all improvements or suggestions are welcome !

EDIT 1: Package includes icons
EDIT 2: Should work on Mac... I hope! Thank you Thomthom & Edson for the tests!
EDIT 3: V1.1 New encapsulation, folder added, bug resolved (thank you Thomthom), supports organizer. Will try to do a tool which works like native line tool. With VCB.

Unzip it directly in plugins dir.

watkins

Dear Matthieu,

Thank you for the script. Up until now I have had to use the protractor to set the angle before drawing a line. A nice icon combining the pencil icon and the protractor icon would be nice too.

Kind regards,
Bob

Matt666

Like that ?

polarline.rar

fr_polarline.rar

bianhai

good!
Thank you!

watkins

Dear Matthieu,

First, thank you for making the icon. As we say in the UK, it is just the ticket.

I have no means of opening a .rar file, so could you post it as a .zip file?

Kind regards,
Bob

PS Can anyone recommend a program for opening .rar files?

jenujacob

watkins..
winrar would be the best option.. but u could always go for the free 7zip extractor
http://www.7-zip.org/

watkins

Dear Jenujacob,

Thanks for that speedy reply.

Regards,
Bob

Edson

a dumb question: how do i make the icon appear on my toolbar?

Matt666

Activate toolbar by clicking on Menu View>Toolbars>polar line.

cyan.archnet

very nice script Matt666, did activate the toolbar, but how come it's just a blank icon that comes out, any help?, THANKS A LOT!

stanmarsh

hi matt666, thanks for the script!

Mike Lucey

Thanks Matt , this is very generous of you and I most
definately load this up as it will be very useful.

Mike

Matt666

@unknownuser said:

it's just a blank icon that comes out, any help?

In the rar file your have three files (two icons and the script). Just copy the three files in the plugins folder. Don't make any folder !

marcosrodrigues

Wow! We'll need a better interface to manage all these plugins. Another SU7 wish list item. Thank you Matthieu!

Matt666

Yep. you also can manage these plugins yourself... this is what i do.... For the moment i hope !!

In another post, an improvent has been asked...
a rotation of the line after creation.
Like that : Sans titre-1.jpg

What do you think about that ?
Because I don't want this plugin become too complicated

MALAISE

good idea, may be, could we draw later a polar grid....
Merci Matt
MALAISE

remus

More update ideas: perhaps an option to draw the line on the plane of a selected face? it would make drawing weird lines a lot easier.

And a little thing, could you update your first post with the .rar version of the script?

Cheers for the useful script none the less

watkins

Dear Matthieu,

Perhaps I'm being a little dense, but why would you want to rotate the line after creation?

Is the line copied first and then rotated?

Regards,
Bob

urgen

...good tool,thanks!

cyan.archnet

THANKS A LOT Matt666, will do!