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

jeff hammond

It's it the content of 'ToolsOnSurface 1.6c - 15 May 10(3)' that should be in the plugins folder?

that's what i was thinking as well.
though when i unzip the download, i'm left with a folder called ToolsOnSurface%201 which then needs to be opened to find the goodies.

davidheim1

@unknownuser said:

i'm not quite sure how you ended up with a folder called 'ToolsOnSurface 1.6c - 15 May 10(3)' but it's not correct..

the simplest way for you to install would be to download the installer here:
http://web.me.com/jeffhammond/su/TOS.zip

(this was made for someone else a little while ago.. su8 osx only)

you'll probably want to trash the ToolsOnSurface 1.6c - 15 May 10(3) folder

I trashed the ToolsOnSurface folder and used your installer to reinstall the program. Still no luck. Can't find the plug-in even when I restart SU 8. Does it matter that I'm using SU Pro?
Many thanks for your help.
dh

jeff hammond

you might have to enable the plugin

go sketchup-> preferences-> extensions
and check tools on surface

pro doesn't matter

davidheim1

@unknownuser said:

you might have to enable the plugin

go sketchup-> preferences-> extensions
and check tools on surface

pro doesn't matter

Tools on Surface is enabled. But the plug-in still doesn't appear. I really don't know what to do. These fredo6 plug-ins always give me fits.

mitcorb

Do you have the current LibFredo file in place, or does that matter here?

davidheim1

@mitcorb said:

Do you have the current LibFredo file in place, or does that matter here?

Yes. Current LibFredo file is in place. I even downloaded LibFredo Dir_34, even though I have Dir_35 installed. Arrgh!

davidheim1

Finally got it! The ZLoader_Onsurface.rb file needed to be pulled from the TOS folder.
Thanks for all your help.
dh

fredo6

@davidheim1 said:

Tools on Surface is enabled. But the plug-in still doesn't appear. I really don't know what to do. These fredo6 plug-ins always give me fits.

David,

Your unzip operation does not work properly and that's why you have problems.

For Tools on Surface, you should have only 4 elements in the Plugins directory:

folder LIBFREDO6_Dir_35
file LibFredo6.rb
folder TOS_Dir_16 (and not Tools on Surface....)
File ZLoader__ToolsOnSurface.rb

I suggest you remove all other files.

Fredo

fredo6

NEW RELEASE: Tools on Surface 1.8a- 12 Jan 11

This is mostly a new release in relation with the migration to LibFredo6 3.6 and to small SU8 issues.
There is no functional evolution, but it is advised to upgrade when you can in order to get a better support with up-to-date code. You will also get the two-phase loading in this version.

You will need to migrate to LibFredo6 3.6 or higher

Please see main post for download

Fredo

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ

Hi Fred.
These days I've been using your plugins for drawing and detect some problems.

be possible to fix these problems?

Greetings, and thank you very much for all his contributions

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Hexmeister

Life saving stuFF!!!

d12dozr

I'm having trouble with the arc tool, the arc has some kinks in it, please see attached picture and SU file. Am I doing something wrong?

TOS question.skp

Dave R

I don't think it is you. I get it, too. Yours is selected. The ones above it show the problem to varying degrees. The one below it doesn't seem to have a problem, though. strange.

TOS Arc.jpg

d12dozr

Yeah, it seems the problem gets worse the farther around the surface you go...I just wonder if there is a setting that I am missing or a workaround

d12dozr

Ah, fredo explains the problem in the documentation...it happens when the arc is so shallow that the centerpoint is off the surface (see attachment)

If anyone knows a workaround, I'd love to hear it

From the documentation...

lytk

such an useful script, thanks for your post

derei

Possible bug? TOS acts strange when I try do traw over group. It works fine on raw geometry, but on group I have strange projections. See the attachments.

Tools On Surface - drawn on group

Tools On Surface - drawn iniside group (on face)

Dave R

I didn't think it was supposed to draw on groups or components.

As a work around, though, you could open the group or component and draw your lines. Then select them and use Edit>Cut. Close the group and use Edit>Paste in Place.

TIG

@dave r said:

I didn't think it was supposed to draw on groups or components.

Quite!
The clue is in its name - it's NOT called Tools_on_Group or Tools_on_Instance,
So just draw ON a 'Surface' not ON other things...........

Rich O Brien

My version doesn't draw on Groups/Components?