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    • A Offline
      AcesHigh
      last edited by

      haha, yeah, but I had already used the plugin before. I just had forgot how to use it!

      worse of all is that Marian asked if I had pressed enter and I had already clicked the reply button and written YES and I was going to click submit than I thought... "well, maybe I should be sure I really pressed enter"... i created a new profile, created the soapbubble face like always... and pressed enter and MAGIC, it started "calculating" in that cool way this plugin works. That was what made me feel ashamed, I almost answered "yes" to the question like if it was some obvious thing to do... when in fact I had not done it! ๐Ÿ˜„ ๐Ÿ˜ณ ๐Ÿ˜„

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        RootlessAgrarian
        last edited by

        newbie idiot here...

        I'm trying to learn how to make curved surfaces with soap/skin plugin...

        Is there any tutorial skp for this plugin? so far I cannot even figure out where to input the parameters... they display at upper R of screen but do not appear to be editable. am I missing some other plugin that would provide a popup form for parameter entry?

        can anyone point me to a step-by-step tutorial for using soap/skin?

        Nothing is 'mere'. -- Richard Feynman

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        • pilouP Offline
          pilou
          last edited by

          Maybe this can help you ๐Ÿ˜‰(click image for zoom)


          soapbubble.jpg

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

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            RootlessAgrarian
            last edited by

            @unknownuser said:

            Maybe this can help you ๐Ÿ˜‰(click image for zoom)

            Ah. it's the "hit Enter TWICE" thing. also, I made the newbie error of clicking in the small text entry box at lower right, which isn't necessary and actually seems to mess things up. I've just managed to get the tool to work and WOW. very nice animation. I enjoyed making my bubble "breathe" by fooling with the pressure values.

            now all of a sudden I'm having FEA dreams -- modulus of elasticity of various materials, and a realistic response to pressure. [just kidding, just kidding] thank you Pilou.

            Nothing is 'mere'. -- Richard Feynman

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              mambo.harts.u
              last edited by

              guys could you please help me,, it seems that i couldn't make the soap and bubble plugin work...
              where should i paste the SoapSkinBubbleTools.rb, SoapSkinBubbleMenus.rb, generateSoapSkinBubble.rbs, the images and help folder... should i paste it in the tools or the plugin folder?

              thanks a bunch guys! im really in need of this plug in!

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              • pilouP Offline
                pilou
                last edited by

                Seems all is clear here (Scroll the page) ๐Ÿ˜‰
                In the Tools folder! โ˜€

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

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                  thomthom
                  last edited by

                  @unknownuser said:

                  Seems all is clear here (Scroll the page) ๐Ÿ˜‰
                  In the Tools folder! โ˜€

                  Nah - put it in the Plugin folder. Still works there and it's where plugins should be. Tools folder is for Google Sketchup plugins. Regardless of that the SSB site says.

                  Thomas Thomassen โ€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                  List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                    Aerilius
                    last edited by

                    If you download a zipped plugin, extract it. Then move the .rb-file (+ eventually a folder with additional files) all together as they are into the Sketchup/Plugins folder.
                    ๐Ÿ˜‰

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                      mambo.harts.u
                      last edited by

                      well i placed the files (both SoapSkinBubblefolder and the SoapSkinBubbleTools.rb file in the plugin folder... and tried it in the tools folder... still, i couldn't make it work. though i do see the soap and bubble plugin when I operate my SU, but whet i hit the button it just say timelimit finished.

                      maybe something wrong with my SU?

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                      • jeff hammondJ Offline
                        jeff hammond
                        last edited by

                        nah, you installed it right if you're getting that message.. you have an old version. soapskinbubble only works for a certain amount of time and then the developer extends the limit..

                        go here:
                        http://www.tensile-structures.de/sb_software.html

                        get version 1.0.9 which will work until april 2010

                        dotdotdot

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                        • GaieusG Offline
                          Gaieus
                          last edited by

                          Yup, guys, SSB is "speacial" in the sense that it goes to the Tools folder (instructions clearly given on its site). I know that this is "extraordinary" but it is not our choice.

                          Please, also donate on the site if anyone can afford otherwise the developer is considering stopping the development (or making it a commercial plugin)
                          ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

                          Gai...

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                          • pilouP Offline
                            pilou
                            last edited by

                            I don't know the word "nah" ๐Ÿ˜„ ๐Ÿ˜‰

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

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                            • jeff hammondJ Offline
                              jeff hammond
                              last edited by

                              @unknownuser said:

                              I don't know the word "nah" ๐Ÿ˜„ ๐Ÿ˜‰

                              haha.. i was going to say it's a redneck version of 'no' but then found it's actually in the dictionary..
                              http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nah

                              dotdotdot

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                              • thomthomT Offline
                                thomthom
                                last edited by

                                @unknownuser said:

                                @unknownuser said:

                                I don't know the word "nah" ๐Ÿ˜„ ๐Ÿ˜‰

                                haha.. i was going to say it's a redneck version of 'no' but then found it's actually in the dictionary..
                                http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nah

                                ๐Ÿ˜†
                                Even dates back to 1920

                                Thomas Thomassen โ€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                • pilouP Offline
                                  pilou
                                  last edited by

                                  Nah! ๐Ÿ’š Not in mine except in the external answers ๐Ÿ˜‰

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

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                                  • thomthomT Offline
                                    thomthom
                                    last edited by

                                    nay is a good variant.

                                    Thomas Thomassen โ€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                    List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                      mambo.harts.u
                                      last edited by

                                      @unknownuser said:

                                      nah, you installed it right if you're getting that message.. you have an old version. soapskinbubble only works for a certain amount of time and then the developer extends the limit..

                                      go here:
                                      http://www.tensile-structures.de/sb_software.html

                                      get version 1.0.9 which will work until april 2010

                                      oh thank you so much! its now working!
                                      i am working on my thesis and i really wanted to use this plugin, that is why i am so desperate on making this work! i owe this community a lot! thanks!

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                                      • pilouP Offline
                                        pilou
                                        last edited by

                                        I love deviant variant, nay will be in my wordbox ๐Ÿ˜†
                                        (but nay exist in mine ๐Ÿ˜‰
                                        Nay = "Que nenni" in French is very precious old school joking ! ๐Ÿ’š

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

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                                          CoshkunAbi
                                          last edited by

                                          but this expired again. can we modify anything to undo it?
                                          (it says it expires on april 10th and today it's 11th)

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                                          • Dave RD Offline
                                            Dave R
                                            last edited by

                                            @coshkunabi said:

                                            but this expired again. can we modify anything to undo it?
                                            (it says it expires on april 10th and today it's 11th)

                                            Patience. The author has always updated it in the past. I'm sure it'll get updated soon.

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