[Plugin] Lines to tubes

pilou

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...

agamemnus

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!

alvin_pox

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.

TIG

Sounds like the file is corrupted as there is no reference to 'book' in it.
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 ?

majid

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)

alvin_pox

@tig said:

Sounds like the file is corrupted as there is no reference to 'book' in it.
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 ?

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

pilou

And Wings3D can reload 3DS format from 3Dwharehouse or from SU

majid

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

btxscg

it's great

irwanwr

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

Steuart

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

TIG

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

Steuart

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

TIG

bharvey

You're freaking awesome Didier!

Guard/Handrails just got alot easier.

Thanks!!!

ninehundred

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

TIG

@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...

slocraftus

how can i download this plugin?

gilles

First page, don't you read the post?

slocraftus

will it be useful to create the rope on knife?
or can you tell me the better plugin,if it exists