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    [Plugin] Terrain Reshaper

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    • plot-parisP Offline
      plot-paris
      last edited by

      Didier, this is marvellous! thank you so much! 😍

      some observations after a first short try.

      after completion of the process you have to smooth the terrain manually (context click > soften/smooth edges). does it make sense to automate this process or would that bring disadvantages? 😕

      indeed, with the "merge coplanar faces" function you are likely to use some faces, especially near the border.

      really great is, that the borders are maintained - thus the reshaped terrain does still perfectly fit into surrounding geometry. 👍

      what would be great: if holes in a terrain would be cept. but thats probably the same mentioned issue you want to fix in the next release (if you do succeed in fixing it, you are one step ahead of SketchUp's from contours function 😉 ).

      http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/4944/regularterrainvn1.jpg

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      • alexschreyerA Offline
        alexschreyer Extension Creator
        last edited by

        Great plugin! Looking forward to trying this out. Maybe this could be the start of a panelizing plugin as well (similar to the Rhino version). At this point it seems to implement a regular grid on the projected surface. Would it be possible to re-use code from the "lines on surface" plugin to make it possible to apply a grid directly to the surface?

        Author of "Architectural Design with SketchUp":
        http://sketchupfordesign.com/

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        • I Offline
          ilay7k
          last edited by

          Thank you!

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          • EdsonE Offline
            Edson
            last edited by

            great work, didier! you --and a few other ruby coders-- are taking SUp to a very high level.

            regards.

            edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
            http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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            • M Offline
              marcosrodrigues
              last edited by

              @alexschreyer said:

              (...) Maybe this could be the start of a panelizing plugin as well (similar to the Rhino version) (...)

              👍

              | menos é mais

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              • Didier BurD Offline
                Didier Bur
                last edited by

                Hi,

                @unknownuser said:

                thats probably the same mentioned issue you want to fix in the next release

                Exactly: faces outside borders and in "former holes" will be removed automatically.

                @unknownuser said:

                does it make sense to automate this process

                That's very easy to do by script but IMHO this will have to be an option of the dialog box, I don't intend the user to have a smoothed/soften terrain if he doesn't want to.

                @unknownuser said:

                this could be the start of a panelizing plugin

                Call me stupid but I don't know what a 'panelize' operation is ?

                DB

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                • I Offline
                  ilay7k
                  last edited by

                  @unknownuser said:

                  I don't know what a 'panelize' operation is

                  http://en.wiki.mcneel.com/default.aspx/McNeel/PanelingCommands.html

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                  • I Offline
                    ilay7k
                    last edited by

                    sorry 😒

                    it will be nice to see grasshopper-like plugin too - http://grasshopper.rhino3d.com/

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                    • M Offline
                      marcosrodrigues
                      last edited by

                      c'est pas grave, Didier 😄 not a problem
                      http://en.wiki.mcneel.com/default.aspx/McNeel/PanelingCommands.html

                      I used it to do this: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3104/2672948946_b41ed61d61_b.jpg

                      oh, you beat me, Ilya 😉

                      | menos é mais

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                      • Didier BurD Offline
                        Didier Bur
                        last edited by

                        OK, I'm less stupid now than this morning 😎

                        DB

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                          cyan.archnet
                          last edited by

                          Marvelous plugin, THANKS A LOT!

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                          • urgenU Offline
                            urgen
                            last edited by

                            ...thanks Didier,very useful! 👍

                            --pupil forever...------

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                            • jujuJ Offline
                              juju
                              last edited by

                              Didier, you're the MAN! thumps chest twice with thumb side of fist

                              The smoothing can be done with Matt666's smoothing plugin, should work like a charm...

                              Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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                                chango70
                                last edited by

                                Man u are the reason Sketchup is half as cool as it is for me! Keep it up!

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                                  boerenkool
                                  last edited by

                                  Mille grazie !

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                                  • R Offline
                                    redot
                                    last edited by

                                    Thanks Didier. Great plugin
                                    👍

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                                    • plot-parisP Offline
                                      plot-paris
                                      last edited by

                                      hi Didier,

                                      I just wanted to clean up a terrain. I used the options

                                      -create group: yes
                                      -delete original: yes
                                      -merge faces: no
                                      -size 600mm

                                      when it was finished it looked like this

                                      http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/8200/meshmessij3.jpg

                                      the original terrain had not been deleted. but the new terrain was incomplete where the old mesh was visible (see image above). no idea, why it didnt work. just thought I would tell, in case you have a clue. 😉

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                                      • Didier BurD Offline
                                        Didier Bur
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi,

                                        @unknownuser said:

                                        The smoothing can be done with Matt666's smoothing plugin

                                        Fredo6,Matt666 and me, the french connection 🤣

                                        @Plot-paris:
                                        Could you PM me the SKP file ? I'm curious to know what bug's still there 🎉

                                        DB

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                                        • pilouP Offline
                                          pilou
                                          last edited by

                                          And if Ruby was my cup of tea, that will the The Four Musketeers! 🤣
                                          Frenchy Pilou

                                          Frenchy Pilou
                                          Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                          My Little site :)

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                                          • R Offline
                                            REGIS
                                            last edited by

                                            And if Ruby was my cup of tea, that will the "club des cinq" 🤣

                                            @Plot-paris:

                                            Can you show us or share the starting idea, I would like to see before you apply model with contours.(perhaps I've got an idea using your technic to model terrain).

                                            After a few tests using different methods, I let you guess
                                            who's who.
                                            contours.jpg

                                            regards

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