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

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    • pilouP Offline
      pilou
      last edited by

      Maybe try to subdivide surface before if that works not as you want!

      Frenchy Pilou
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      • jgbJ Offline
        jgb
        last edited by

        I've tried to select only faces that I know will contain the curve. That did not work either.


        jgb

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        • pilouP Offline
          pilou
          last edited by

          Have you an Skp file example?

          Frenchy Pilou
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            applemango85
            last edited by

            Sorry I'm still having no joy with the arc

            I've been using the ellipse tool instead. But even that is hit and miss. The tools don't always draw on the surface and draw weirdly on the x or y axis instead. I seem to get success when a purple dots show up but more often then not it's the red star for the intersection.

            I'd love to sing the praises of this plugin because it's a great concept but I need help to get it working properly

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            • Dave RD Offline
              Dave R
              last edited by

              Upload an example SKP file with a surface on which you can't draw a curve. Give us something to work with. Maybe we can help.

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                applemango85
                last edited by

                sorry just done it now

                Ive been using a separate group with lines as a guide.

                Ive been using the ellipse tool instead of the arc as the arc tool will not draw a solid line.

                the plan is once the 4th ellipse is drawn to delete the above area then delete the Bottom of the ellipse lines (first time I did this I did a few of the measurements wrong so I know it works I just need to do it again)

                thank you all in advance


                tools on surface.skp

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                • Dave RD Offline
                  Dave R
                  last edited by

                  The group you created as a guide is getting in the way of letting the tool work properly.

                  I copied the top edge of the cylinder down to give me a base line for the arcs and set a few guidelines to locate the ends of the arcs. The Arc on Surface tool works just fine.
                  Click to animate

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                    applemango85
                    last edited by

                    think that my guides were drawn wrong so I redraw I but now I have the problem that the ellipses round is made up of many little lines not the one line which is a tad of a problem when trying to use jointpushpull on the cylinder surface

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                      applemango85
                      last edited by

                      thank you dave - ill see if that works now

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                      • Dave RD Offline
                        Dave R
                        last edited by

                        It's hard to tell what you have going on now without seeing the file.

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                          applemango85
                          last edited by

                          well I'm getting a solid line but my arc isn't happening - its either a mess or something like the attachment


                          tools on surface.pdf

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                            applemango85
                            last edited by

                            oh my goodness, I think I got it to work - I deleted a few of the guidelines and zoomed out - not the prettiest looking object but it does the job

                            thank you for sparing the time to help

                            the key seems to be to note where the blue/purple dots appear and keep guides to a minimum


                            test 1.skp

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                            • Dave RD Offline
                              Dave R
                              last edited by

                              Good for you. If you use the inferencing tools you really shouldn't need much in the way of guides.

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                                aofaofaof
                                last edited by

                                thanks

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                                  tonamu
                                  last edited by

                                  Hi
                                  Thanks for share.
                                  tonamu

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                                  • fredo6F Offline
                                    fredo6
                                    last edited by

                                    NEW RELEASE: Tools on Surface 2.3a- 06 Oct 17

                                    This maintenance release is required for:

                                    • the support of usernames with non-ascii characters
                                    • the compatibility for High Sierra for Mac users
                                    • the support for hi-resolution screens
                                    • the certification for SU2017

                                    You will need to migrate to LibFredo6 7.7g or higher

                                    Please see main post for download

                                    Fredo

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                                      rv1974
                                      last edited by

                                      Fredo would it be hard to add fillet tool please?

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                                      • fredo6F Offline
                                        fredo6
                                        last edited by

                                        @rv1974 said:

                                        Fredo would it be hard to add fillet tool please?

                                        What do you mean?
                                        This is a set of tools "on Surface".

                                        Fredo

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                                          rv1974
                                          last edited by

                                          I mean fillet on 3d surface. See attached:
                                          Say you have AB and CD lines. The red fillet connectig AB abd CD is demanded.


                                          fil.skp

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                                            rv1974
                                            last edited by

                                            Street - underground parking ramp junction. Example from real life (VERY common an tedious task).


                                            ca.skp

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