[Plugin][$] Tools On Surface - v2.6a - 01 Apr 24
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No known issues with the latest Lib - indeed it fixed an issue...
Let's backtrack...
TOS is an Extension.
Have you treble checked that it is not listed under Preferences > Extensions
called 'Tools On Surface'.
If it is then activate it by 'ticking' it.
Once it's activated then you might also have to activate its toolbar from the View > Toolbars menu - called 'Tools On Surface'
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Nothing like Tools on Surface in extensions. I just noticed that roundcorners is not listed as well.
I used RoundCorners by the past with sketchup 7, with no issues. Recently, I reinstalled to Sketchup 8, added LibFredo, JoinPushPull, RoundCorners and Tools on Surface. Only JoinPushPull is listed and works.
And of course I looked in the toolbars menu! I use plugins from quite a while, but this time it is a mess...
I will try on another computer with a fresh sketchup install just in case.
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Well, I deleted all plugins, re-downloaded all, everything works...
Sorry for the mess
Etienne
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Weird!
But at least it's fixed.
Although we don't know how exactly...
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Perhaps the problem has to do with the order of events? I've assisted several users who have Win7 and had problems getting plugins to work. They tried installing the plugin prior to setting the admin privileges for the Plugins folder correctly. Removing the .rb file from the folder and installing it anew allowed it to work.
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great plugin
but I need more shapes maybe shape editor [in commercial version ] -
@sicksickisck said:
great plugin
but I need more shapes maybe shape editor [in commercial version ]Drape or intersect?
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No. Intersect isn't difficult and it is a fundamental thing to know how to use in SketchUp.
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Intersect
[difficult ?].edit : ...or both... I like how "tools on surface" works
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I've been playing around with this tool for a day, and I really like its potential. But I'm having a really hard time getting the shapes I draw to turn into surfaces to use with the Joint Push Pull tool. For example, I extrude a simple cylinder (using built-in tools), and then draw a rect, a circle and a hexagon on the side using ToS. Sometimes it creates a face that I can use with JPP, sometimes it doesn't, and I can't figure out why. Any clues?
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It works for me. How large is the cylinder?
Or are you getting a result something like this?
In this case the left edge of the rectangle falls on one of the natural softened edges of the cylinder. You can see that edge if you turn on Hidden Geometry under the View menu. You'll have to unsoften that edge to separate the rectangle from the rest of the surface. You can do that with the native Line tool or the Line tool in ToS and just connect the ends of the adjacent edges of the rectangle. Or you can display Hidden Geometry, select that edge and unsoften it.
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@dave r said:
You'll have to unsoften that edge to separate the rectangle from the rest of the surface. You can do that with the native Line tool or the Line tool in ToS and just connect the ends of the adjacent edges of the rectangle. Or you can display Hidden Geometry, select that edge and unsoften it.
Faster; easier ..... Shift+Ctrl Erase (tool) Just click on the soft "missing" line segment.
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Hi,
I can't seem to get this fantastic plugin working on sketchup 2013. Can anyone help?
David.
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Sure. But we need some useful information. What do you mean you can't get it working? What happens when you start SketchUp? Do you get an error message related to the plugin?
Did you install the required LibFredo6 files as spelled out in the first post in the thread? How did you install the files? Do you have Administrative privileges for the Plugins folder?
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@dakenyon27 said:
I can't seem to get this fantastic plugin working on sketchup 2013. Can anyone help?
Can you please describe the problem?
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FRedo thanks a lot for all good plugins
You a great thanks a lot -
hi... I have a problem with this plugin... I installed the sketchup pro 2013 and when I started the program, one message said that the plugin can't been uploaded... what can I do?
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Reread this plugin's main-page instructions.
Is it installed exactly like that page says ?
Have you also installed the very latest version of 'LibFredo...' from the link that is given [or the SCF PluginStore listing] ? -
tools on surface v1.8a plugin, sketchup 8 does not work. windows 8 operating system
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Ibrahim,
More info is needed here. I have SU 8 on Windows 8 and the tool works fine on my computer so a "general doesn't work" is not enough.
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