[Plugin][$] Tools On Surface - v2.6a - 01 Apr 24

Gjenio

I am working on ToolsOnSurface, but actually wanted to clean up and structure a little bit the script so that it is easier to write additional functionality. Part of it was using Web dialog, to avoid the Function keys, another part was to manage the releasing, the proliferation of icons and having a cleaner shared libraries. It just happened that on my way, I had this problem with Web Dialog on Mac, for which I hope to get some help from big G.

Fredo

Fredo I find your script a real Sketchup improvement, thank you for developing it!
It's really interesting the construction line circle. It reminds me a suggestion I've had some time ago
http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=3610
The possibility to take a real construction circle you can refernece on it to draw with accurance. For example, now in sketchup I can't draw an arc with given radius tangent to two circles; I can't draw a circle (with a random point center) tangent to another existing one.
Would Such as request be possible to seen developed in your script, sooner or later? Or it's something Sketchup cant support?

fredo6

This is possible, and actually only On Surface in the general case (otherwise you need the 2 tangents to be in the same plane).
Will think about it, as this may simply be an adaptation of the Arc tool.
The only issue is that I don't have much time to be very active on my scripts at the moment, so it may take a while.
The alternative is that someone writes a dedicated script for that specific function.

Fredo

tulacong

Thank you verymuch, i love you

Qpernick

Hello,

I am new here. My name is Filip. Nice to meet you.

I wonder if this plugin works with Sketchup 7?

I unzipping but no Tos-Dir-13 directory is created. Why?

fredo6

@qpernick said:

I unzipping but no Tos-Dir-13 directory is created. Why?

The script should work in SU7.
For your problem, be careful in Winzip to do a SELECT ALL, and then an EXTRACT in the Sketchup Plugins directory, in order to have Winzip to recreate the folder structure.

Fredo

Qpernick

Hi,

Thanks.I was using bed unzip program. I unpacked it by winzim now and structure of files is ok but still dont have this plugin in sketchup. Any idea?

Gaieus

Hi Qpernick and welcome.

You should activate the toolbar (Surface operations or what) fro the View > Toolbars menu (somewhere at the bottom).

Qpernick

Hi. No, becouse I couldnt find this there.??

Daniel S

"you need to activate the script via the menu Windows->Preferences->Extension."
link
Daniel S

Qpernick

Thanks. I just did it that way. It works very well now. Very nice plugin.

Gaieus

Ah yeah, that also. Sorry, I didn't remember.

nankyo

Ok OK, I was using some time tos and in deed it is great.. it is just lately it doesnt work on my SU....
mainly offset is just doing annoying beepand thats all, no offset ni nada...
Please help me with that,

fredo6

@nankyo said:

Ok OK, I was using some time tos and in deed it is great.. it is just lately it doesnt work on my SU....
mainly offset is just doing annoying beepand thats all, no offset ni nada...
Please help me with that,

Could you turn on the Ruby Console and advise on any error message you would see (best would be to copy them and post the result on the forum).
By the way, which version of SU do you use, and on which OS?
And what did you do 'lately' with SU (upgrade?).

Thanks

Fred

nankyo

ohh, well, this is what is written there:

when I select face:

Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method +' for nil:NilClass> C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~3/Plugins/MatchboxPlugin/Population.rb:174:in +'
C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~3/Plugins/TOS_Dir_13/OffsetOnSurface.rb:617:in compute_active_loops' C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~3/Plugins/TOS_Dir_13/OffsetOnSurface.rb:569:in construct_contour_loops'
C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~3/Plugins/TOS_Dir_13/OffsetOnSurface.rb:214:in check_initial_selection' C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~3/Plugins/TOS_Dir_13/OffsetOnSurface.rb:1425:in activate'
C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~3/Plugins/TOS_Dir_13/OffsetOnSurface.rb:66:in select_tool' C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~3/Plugins/TOS_Dir_13/OffsetOnSurface.rb:66:in launch_offset'
C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~3/Plugins/TOS_Dir_13/LoaderOnSurface.rb:108:in manage_command' C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~3/Plugins/TOS_Dir_13/LoaderOnSurface.rb:108:in call'
C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~3/Plugins/TOS_Dir_13/LibTraductor_20.rb:572:in add_command' C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~3/Plugins/TOS_Dir_13/LibTraductor_20.rb:572:in call'

and when I don't select..

Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method +' for nil:NilClass> C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~3/Plugins/MatchboxPlugin/Population.rb:174:in +'
C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~3/Plugins/TOS_Dir_13/OffsetOnSurface.rb:617:in compute_active_loops' C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~3/Plugins/TOS_Dir_13/OffsetOnSurface.rb:569:in construct_contour_loops'
C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~3/Plugins/TOS_Dir_13/OffsetOnSurface.rb:282:in virtual_selection' C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~3/Plugins/TOS_Dir_13/OffsetOnSurface.rb:1656:in onMouseMove'

I am using SU7 right now, but in 6 i was not function as well....

thanks alot
Nankyo

thomthom

nanyo: Try removing the MatchboxPlugin. I think I remember reading somewhere that I modified some of the base ruby classes which lead to errors in other plugins. From your errors it appears that it's coming from that plugin.

nankyo

wowo so simple and work ) thanks alo alot
muchisima gracias !!!!
now I can offset, lets party

thanks thomthom,
next time i will try to read those messages...
Have fun.

skylinerz

HI, where can i donwnload this script? Sorry a newbie here. Thanks.

thomthom

@skylinerz said:

HI, where can i donwnload this script? Sorry a newbie here. Thanks.

At the bottom of the original post. First page on this thread.

acio

Thank you so.

simon le bon

Hi!
I'm actually working with arc tool (on surface).
May be I have missed something. I would like to remove all the construction points in one operation when the drawing is finished but i don't know how to do..

;-)simon