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    • TIGT Offline
      TIG Moderator
      last edited by

      My EEbyFace also does something similar but it allows you to define the extrusion's cross section by making a 'flat' face [it's Y green axis = extrusions initial Z blue axis] - the face can be any shape you like so you are no longer limited to circular tubes...

      TIG

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        harshal kshatriya
        last edited by

        wow its working man............
        i love it
        thanks a lot πŸ‘

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          cadmunkey
          last edited by

          Just installed this plugin and its great for converting custom autocad hatches into solids. Thanks man!

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          • pilouP Offline
            pilou
            last edited by

            @unknownuser said:

            no longer limited to circular tube

            Didier Bur plug "Line to tubes" can make circles of 3 edges so a triangle, 4 edges so a square, etc...β˜€ πŸ˜‰

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

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              agamemnus
              last edited by

              I tried this, but the tubes don't get "welded" / smoothed at edges:
              http://img109.imageshack.us/i/tubes.png/

              Is there a plugin that does this?

              Edit: Ok, never mind.. I used BZ tools to convert my loop to a bezier curve (edit 2: polyline is better, actually, for this...), and then applied this plugin. It's all welded now! πŸ˜„

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                alvin_pox
                last edited by

                Hi.
                I've downloaded the .rb file in the plugin folder but when I restart sketchup, I keep getting a pop-up window with the following...

                Error Loading File lines2tubes.rb
                undefined local variable or method `book' for main:Object

                This plugin would really help with my design project greatly, so I'm really hoping someone here could help me get it to work.
                I'm using sketchup 8 on mac btw.
                Thanks.

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                • TIGT Offline
                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by

                  Sounds like the file is corrupted as there is no reference to 'book' in it. πŸ˜•
                  Get the file again and put the .rb file into the Plugins folder, and retry.
                  Don't edit it with a word-processor or similar as this might corrupt it...
                  The file is 'packed' and is unencrypted as it loads - I have no problems with it so you seem to have messed up something in the file's text itself ? πŸ˜•

                  TIG

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                    majid
                    last edited by

                    Thank you Pilou
                    I was specting junction spheres. like this , 1 min try wings3d ( it is handy in some cases, while a different approach, and is easy enough for me that am not a 3dsmax fan)


                    geo.gif

                    My inspiring A, B, Sketches book: https://sketchucation.com/shop/books/intermediate/2612-alphabet-inspired-sketches--inspiring-drills-for-architects--3d-artists-and-designers-

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                      alvin_pox
                      last edited by

                      @tig said:

                      Sounds like the file is corrupted as there is no reference to 'book' in it. πŸ˜•
                      Get the file again and put the .rb file into the Plugins folder, and retry.
                      Don't edit it with a word-processor or similar as this might corrupt it...
                      The file is 'packed' and is unencrypted as it loads - I have no problems with it so you seem to have messed up something in the file's text itself ? πŸ˜•

                      Have downloaded the file again and it works now!
                      I noticed that the file I had yesterday had a big red "Rb" on the file icon thumbnail, but it doesn't today after I redownloaded it.
                      I also tried other plugins yesterday and all seemed to get the same error message when loading and the big red Rb on their thumbnails, so it doesn't look like it was a single corrupted file. Weird.
                      But it's all sorted now. Thanks so much:p

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                      • pilouP Offline
                        pilou
                        last edited by

                        And Wings3D can reload 3DS format from 3Dwharehouse or from SU πŸ˜‰

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

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                        • majidM Offline
                          majid
                          last edited by

                          yeap, it has wide range of import/export formats included. very handy,... sort of free subd/smooth πŸ˜‰

                          My inspiring A, B, Sketches book: https://sketchucation.com/shop/books/intermediate/2612-alphabet-inspired-sketches--inspiring-drills-for-architects--3d-artists-and-designers-

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                            btxscg
                            last edited by

                            it's great

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                              irwanwr
                              last edited by

                              i'd like to thank the author, Didier for this very useful plugin.
                              i used to utilise the push/pull tool before. with this plugin, i could just do it on the line frames and one or two more clicks.

                              thank you very much πŸ‘

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                                Steuart
                                last edited by

                                Hi Didier and all.
                                I have just installed the Lines2tubes plug in. Initially I tried to use it and it crashed (of course before I had saved anything - auto save does not seem to work unless you have done at least an initial save). Then each time I tried to re:launch SU it would instantly crash. I also tried TubeAlongPath and pretty much the same thing happens. In each case it was fine once I had remeoved the plug in. Anyone any ideas? I am using a Macbook pro, with 10.5 and SU 8. I would love to be able to use the program as it would save a huge amount of time.

                                Thanks

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                                • TIGT Offline
                                  TIG Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  Might it be the scripts are getting corrupted?
                                  How are you downloading / installing them ?
                                  DO you have other scripts that work OK ?

                                  TIG

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                                    Steuart
                                    last edited by

                                    Hi Tig,
                                    I simply put them into the plugins folder - the same as i have put several other plugins (see list below - I have removed the lines2tubes and the other similar plugin that was crashing the program) with no problems (hard disk/library/application support/google sketchup 8/sketchup/plugins

                                    centerpoint.rb
                                    DEFPARAM_Dir
                                    Examples [folder]
                                    examples.rb
                                    Fredo6Trace.txt
                                    LIBFREDO6_Dir_43
                                    LibFredo6.rb
                                    LibTraductor.rb
                                    maxwell[folder]
                                    maxwell.rb
                                    MI.png
                                    Ocean[folder]
                                    ocean_extension.rb
                                    ROUNDCORNER_Dir_23
                                    Smooze[folder]
                                    Soften.rb
                                    Utilities[folder]
                                    utilities.rb
                                    ZLoader__RoundCorner.rb

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                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      πŸ˜•

                                      TIG

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                                        bharvey
                                        last edited by

                                        πŸ˜„ You're freaking awesome Didier!

                                        Guard/Handrails just got alot easier.

                                        Thanks!!!

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                                          ninehundred
                                          last edited by

                                          also, here is a picture of the one ive made in blender but as mentioned before you cant edit the joins or create a join.
                                          http://archibitd.tumblr.com/image/40256783011

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                                          • TIGT Offline
                                            TIG Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            @ninehundred said:

                                            also, here is a picture of the one ive made in blender but as mentioned before you cant edit the joins or create a join.
                                            http://archibitd.tumblr.com/image/40256783011
                                            I've given some pointers in your other very similar thread...

                                            TIG

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