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    [Plugin] BezierSpline - v2.2a - 22 Apr 21

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    • jeff hammondJ Offline
      jeff hammond
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      @pieterv said:

      I think I experience the same thing (see attachement): There are more vertexes towards the end of the curve.

      it's not that there are more vertices towards the ends, it's that there are more when the bend is a tighter curve..
      here it's shown with the vertices closer together in the middle of the line.


      bezexample.jpg

      dotdotdot

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        seraphix
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        very nice plugin thanks.

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        • thomthomT Offline
          thomthom
          last edited by

          "Classic Bezier" - what does that refer to?
          I was under the impression that Cubic Bezier was the most common one - so what is the classic?

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

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          • thomthomT Offline
            thomthom
            last edited by

            Oh wait - I'm getting confused... Is Cubic the Classic?

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

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            • fredo6F Offline
              fredo6
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              @thomthom said:

              Oh wait - I'm getting confused... Is Cubic the Classic?

              Classic Bezier is the true bezier curve, which does not pass thorugh the control points, except the first and the last ones. It is often referred to as simply "Bezier".

              In contrast, Cubic Bezier is a spline passing through all control points. It is made of portions of Bezier curves for 3 consecutive points, with derivative continuity. There are other type of splines, but this one is quite fast to compute with direct formulas.

              Fredo

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              • mitcorbM Offline
                mitcorb
                last edited by

                Thank you, Fredo, for that clarification, and best that you did.

                I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                  meganm
                  last edited by

                  Hi there,

                  I'm trying to download this plugin but am receiving a message saying I'm not authorised to download it...
                  I'm registered on this site. Are there other steps I need to take to be able to run BezierSpline?

                  Thanks,

                  Megan

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                  • GaieusG Offline
                    Gaieus
                    last edited by

                    Hi Megan,

                    There should not be any further steps and you shuld be able to access any attachments once you are logged in. Please, have a look at this topic however and see what the problem can be (essentially the issue is that the forum software logs people ooff once in a while):
                    http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=19797

                    Gai...

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                      LannorMov
                      last edited by

                      Gracias Fredo.you are wonderful in the art of making plugin, great is thy heart to give. Muy agradecido.

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                        Scott M
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                        Need help loading this file.I saved it to desktop and exracted to su 8 plugins restarted su 8 but it is not there.I see that the file ext. is efw how do I get it to load as rb. I am new to plugins.

                        https://www.youtube.com/user/ecabinetstips

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                        • GaieusG Offline
                          Gaieus
                          last edited by

                          efw? I have never seen that. Maybe try to rename it to rb (or rbs)?
                          Also, Bezier Spline may need to be enabled under Window > Preferences > Extensions (and then you find a whole toolbar for it under View > Toolbars)

                          Gai...

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                            LannorMov
                            last edited by

                            @scott m said:

                            Need help loading this file.I saved it to desktop and exracted to su 8 plugins restarted su 8 but it is not there.I see that the file ext. is efw how do I get it to load as rb. I am new to plugins.

                            Scott M. you excuse my English is not so good. I use Sket8. What I did was to delete the first folder icons (without removing the internal folder containing the images), because it appeared to me the bar and showed me and the bar, but no picture and then I went back to get Images folder in the folder icons (which is the same, what happens is that it comes two in one) and do not know why but it appeared to me and icons. Not if you understand me, maybe you serve.

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                              danbig
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                              I have a question:

                              First, let me add my thanks to the many who have already said it: this tool should ship with SketchUp, and it really provides some key functionality.

                              I'm curious about the details of how you control the curves of a bezier curve: this plugin seems to have a different mode of control than say, Illustrator or even LayOut. In each of the latter programs, curves can be controlled with the two-sided handle, as shown here:

                              http://www.webopedia.com/FIG/BEZIER.gif

                              My question really has two parts:

                              1. Is the functionality of the bezier curves in this plugin the same as the curves in Illustrator and LayOut?
                              2. Would it be possible to change the mode of curve control to the two-sided handles for this plugin?
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                              • thomthomT Offline
                                thomthom
                                last edited by

                                The Bezier curves you see in Illustrator and similar are series of Bezier curves connected together. While the splines in this plugin are all one segment.

                                It would be interesting to see a variant like you describe, would allow for better local control.

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

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                                  tfdesign
                                  last edited by

                                  This is a brilliant plugin. Thanks Fredo6! When I've got some money again, I'll send you a donation 😄
                                  (In fact I'll send donations to all whose plugins I use, once the work gets flowing again! 😳 😄 ).

                                  My book "Let's SketchUp!" Download from here

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                                    Scott M
                                    last edited by

                                    @gaieus said:

                                    efw? I have never seen that. Maybe try to rename it to rb (or rbs)?
                                    Also, Bezier Spline may need to be enabled under Window > Preferences > Extensions (and then you find a whole toolbar for it under View > Toolbars)

                                    If you go to the download link clik on save it will show the file type as a EFW file. When I save it too my desk top it is a EFW file. I then clck on send too zip folder.Then extract all into plugin folder. It showes up in this folder as a EFW file type.Am I doing something wrong.

                                    https://www.youtube.com/user/ecabinetstips

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                                    • thomthomT Offline
                                      thomthom
                                      last edited by

                                      @scott m said:

                                      @gaieus said:

                                      efw? I have never seen that. Maybe try to rename it to rb (or rbs)?
                                      Also, Bezier Spline may need to be enabled under Window > Preferences > Extensions (and then you find a whole toolbar for it under View > Toolbars)

                                      If you go to the download link clik on save it will show the file type as a EFW file. When I save it too my desk top it is a EFW file. I then clck on send too zip folder.Then extract all into plugin folder. It showes up in this folder as a EFW file type.Am I doing something wrong.

                                      When you click the "BezierSpline 1.4 - 02 Sep 10.zip" link you get an .eft file?
                                      That is odd. Are you using some download manager that might be interfering?
                                      When I click I get the expected "BezierSpline 1.4 - 02 Sep 10.zip" file...

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

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                                        Scott M
                                        last edited by

                                        @thomthom said:

                                        @scott m said:

                                        @gaieus said:

                                        efw? I have never seen that. Maybe try to rename it to rb (or rbs)?
                                        Also, Bezier Spline may need to be enabled under Window > Preferences > Extensions (and then you find a whole toolbar for it under View > Toolbars)

                                        If you go to the download link clik on save it will show the file type as a EFW file. When I save it too my desk top it is a EFW file. I then clck on send too zip folder.Then extract all into plugin folder. It showes up in this folder as a EFW file type.Am I doing something wrong.

                                        When you click the "BezierSpline 1.4 - 02 Sep 10.zip" link you get an .eft file?
                                        That is odd. Are you using some download manager that might be interfering?
                                        When I click I get the expected "BezierSpline 1.4 - 02 Sep 10.zip" file...
                                        When I clik on the download link this is what I see.
                                        File Download
                                        Do you want to open or save
                                        Name:BezierSpline 1[1].4-02 Sep 10.1.321C02.efw
                                        type:unknown File Type,108MB
                                        From: forums,sketchucation.com

                                        https://www.youtube.com/user/ecabinetstips

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                                        • thomthomT Offline
                                          thomthom
                                          last edited by

                                          @scott m said:

                                          Name:BezierSpline 1[1].4-02 Sep 10.1.321C02.efw
                                          type:unknown File Type,108MB

                                          108MB! 😲 That is just wrong. You either got a download manager interfering, or a virus/malware. Something is not right there.
                                          Can you try with a different browser? Or from a different machine?

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

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                                          • thomthomT Offline
                                            thomthom
                                            last edited by

                                            Here's what I found in regard to EFW files:
                                            http://knightknetwork.com/2008/01/31/fix-your-efw-file-problems/
                                            http://discuss.extremetech.com/forums/thread/1004400807.aspx

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

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