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

Ferroman

Hi folks, I'm new here and am getting boggled by the depth of the software and the community. I have been familiarizing myself with the BezierSpline plug in. I was very happy to find it as I've used Illustrator for years in my design work. What I need help with is that I am unable to put a face on the bezier forms I am drawing. I can select the line but there is no face. Can someone tell me how to do it? I have been trying for a few hours and I am flummoxed. Thanks, Ray

TIG

A curve will 'face' if all of its vertices are coplanar and it is looped [or at least connected to other edges so there are on open ends].
Draw over one of its edges and it should face.
If not try drawing a diagonal line across where the face should be - this can force a face - you should be able to erase the temporary line afterwards and the face should stay behind.
If not there are 'face-making' scripts - search for 'makefaces'....

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ

hi fredo.
could you fix this little mistake?
thank you very much

Error: #<NameError: undefined local variable or method preserve' for BZ__Segmentor:Module> D:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/BZ_Dir_13/BZ__Segmentor.rb:128:in calculate'
D:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/BZ_Dir_13/BZ__Segmentor.rb:57:in bz_compute_curve' D:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/BZ_Dir_13/bezierspline_main.rb:1995:in call'
D:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/BZ_Dir_13/bezierspline_main.rb:1995:in call_compute_curve' D:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/BZ_Dir_13/bezierspline_main.rb:2063:in conversion_curve'
D:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/BZ_Dir_13/bezierspline_main.rb:2323:in compute_contextual_menu' D:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/BZ_Dir_13/bezierspline_main.rb:2323:in call'

TIG

Diego

In the latest version of the file - that's download-able from the first post in this topic - the 'preserve' variable is 'commented out' with # ...
C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 7\Plugins\BZ_Dir_13\BZ__Segmentor.rb should have the word 'preserve' in it only twice [lines 86 and 128] - both times the line starts with a # to stop it loading...
Do you have the right version ?
If not, get it or add the two # yourself ?

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ

TIG thanks.
now it works perfect.

fredo6

Thanks TIG for your help.
For info, the preserve variable is to have an option to keep the original control points, but for whatever reason I forgot to finish the code.

Fredo

hsjzyangbin

Hope to improve the function :control point along z axis

maybe add "ctrl" key to control XY plan or z plan

fredo6

@hsjzyangbin said:

Hope to improve the function :control point along z axis

maybe add "ctrl" key to control XY plan or z plan

Do you mean you can do it or you wish to do it.
Planar lock is supported in creation mode.
Axis lock is also supported in Edition mode for th moving the control points.
This is explained in the doc, using Ctrl and Arrows
In a next version, I'll try to make something more explicit and straightforward however.

Fredo

hsjzyangbin

I used Bonzai3d to do it .
thanks a lot

hsjzyangbin

hsjzyangbin

wish to have a visual interface control nodes of the function like YAD
here is an example:

best regards

Daniel S

@hsjzyangbin said:

wish to have a visual interface control nodes of the function like YAD
here is an example:

About visual interface control nodes... Something like this is possible? (Like most 2d Vector software)

"A quadratic Bézier curve has a start and an end point (blue dots) and just one control point (red dot) while a cubic Bézier curve uses two control points."

http://www.caffeineowl.com/graphics/2d/vectorial/bezierintro.html

Daniel S

hsjzyangbin

@daniel s said:

@hsjzyangbin said:

wish to have a visual interface control nodes of the function like YAD
here is an example:

About visual interface control nodes... Something like this is possible? (Like most 2d Vector software)
[attachment=1:21zf7cs5]simulation.gif[/attachment:21zf7cs5]

[attachment=2:21zf7cs5]bezier.png[/attachment:21zf7cs5]
"A quadratic Bézier curve has a start and an end point (blue dots) and just one control point (red dot) while a cubic Bézier curve uses two control points."

http://www.caffeineowl.com/graphics/2d/vectorial/bezierintro.html

Daniel S

maybe some difference:

visual interface control number of nodes
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thank you

2010-03-18_0456.swf

thanhsjc

thank you very much

kyyu

Hi Fredo6,

First of all, thank you very much for this wonderful plugin! I would like to report a small bug with the "Convert to Catmull Spline" feature. One of the segments is always left out of the conversion.

-Kwok

Convert to Catmull Spline bug.png

fredo6

@kyyu said:

Hi Fredo6,

First of all, thank you very much for this wonderful plugin! I would like to report a small bug with the "Convert to Catmull Spline" feature. One of the segments is always left out of the conversion.

-Kwok

You need to explictly close the loop, by hitting the Key F9 (or via contextual menu).

Fredo

kyyu

@unknownuser said:

@kyyu said:

Hi Fredo6,

First of all, thank you very much for this wonderful plugin! I would like to report a small bug with the "Convert to Catmull Spline" feature. One of the segments is always left out of the conversion.

-Kwok

You need to explictly close the loop, by hitting the Key F9 (or via contextual menu).

Fredo

Thanks, that worked perfectly!

-Kwok

Slimdog

Hi guys I have just downloaded the most recent version. BezierSpline%201.

I have put LibTraductor.rb, BZ_Dir_13, and bezierspline.rb into the plugins folder on my MAC. When I open sketchup I get this error:

Error Loading File #extrusionToolbar.rb
no such file to load -- deBabelizer.rbError Loading File 2D#.rb
no such file to load -- deBabelizer.rbError Loading File extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb
no such file to load -- deBabelizer.rbError Loading File extrudeEdgesByFaces.rb
no such file to load -- deBabelizer.rbError Loading File extrudeEdgesByLathe.rb
no such file to load -- deBabelizer.rbError Loading File extrudeEdgesByRails.rb
no such file to load -- deBabelizer.rbError Loading File extrudeEdgesByVector.rb
no such file to load -- deBabelizer.rb

any ideas guys???

Cheers

Steve

thomthom

That's messages related to TIG's tools. you're missing one of his dependant files deBabelizer.rb.

TIG

Since you must have downloaded both my 2DTools and ExtrusionTools I wonder where you put deBabelizer.rb that comes with both of them ?
Anyway... here's another copy to save you having to find it - put it into the Plugins folder and restart SUp - that error should then be gone...deBabelizer.rb

Slimdog

Yes you guys are correct. My bad. I thought it out when I was loading Bezierspline.

Thanks for the responses.

S