Coming Soon:Profile Builder

Richard

Thanks for the encouraging responses! Sorry, but I will not be taking any more requests for beta testing. If you have already PM'd me, chances are good that I will send you a message in the coming weeks (be patient...) to give you further details.

I know there have been lots of questions about the plugin but I will have to keep a bit quiet for now

Cheers,
Dale

Mate I don't think you ever have to say sorry for anything!

Seriously what you have bought to the SU community and I'm sure will continue to (sure hoping) exceeds all expectations and imaginations!

I feel everyone gains greater confidence that SU will be around for a long while yet whilst it's development is supported with such insight and foresight!

idraft

BRILLIANT WORK!

You'll have to make sure everyone gets a copy once its released.

utiler

@idraft said:

BRILLIANT WORK!

You'll have to make sure everyone gets a copy once its released.

that's if everyone wants to buy it, Jeff....

Simon B

[flash=425,344:pq62f782]http://uk.youtube.com/v/PPvRsLWlDXw[/flash:pq62f782]

BTM

Amazing! This would be extremely useful for almost ANYONE using sketchup!

My only question is this: Will it work properly on macs? Almost 1/2 of the plugins I've found Don't.

donkey_b

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idraft

If Im right it looks like you can select components and use a Profile builder similar to the "follow me" tool to drag components along a line or path. Imagine how fast one can draw a basic house model if adopting a similar idea here.

Attached is a brick house follow me example.

Utiler: are you saying you dont want this?

Brick_House.skp

utiler

certainly will Jeff!!! all that needs to be sorted then is dimensioning and text then i can put BIM back in it's box and use it as a door stop.....

idraft

I know, with these rubys SU is becoming a very very powerful tool.

elson77

Hello!
i cant believe it! where can i get it? for weeks now i had to create dozens of profiles in my project, which is really a pain with curved extrution paths. and there are still lots of profiles i need to create. i wish i would have checked out this forum earlier...

remus

Its not out yet, although you should be able to pick it up from smustard when its released: http://www.smustard.com/scripts/

Howard leslie

Dale,
Your proposed script looks REALLY promising.
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In case you hadn't already thought of it, could you please ensure that any guidelines drawn represent a profiles ORIGIN point eg Centre, Centre (if thats how a user has drawn a particular profile).
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See attached for explanation
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This is particularly important for Structural Steelwork Drawings.
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Thanks once again for what looks like another one of your fantastic scripts.
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Regards
Howard L'

Steel Beam Centre Centre.skp

Whaat

@unknownuser said:

In case you hadn't already thought of it, could you please ensure that any guidelines drawn represent a profiles ORIGIN point eg Centre, Centre (if thats how a user has drawn a particular profile).

Thanks, I've already thought of it....

david_h

so any word on time frame for release???? My wife is looking for ideas for a Christmas present for me!

dizain

My wife also...

plot-paris

I am not sure though, if your wives approve with getting you something as a christmas present, that will keep you in front of the computer for hours/days...

Whaat

@unknownuser said:

so any word on time frame for release???? My wife is looking for ideas for a Christmas present for me!

As shown in the video, my best estimate is sometime between Jan-Mar 2009. Sorry, releasing before Christmas is highly unlikely.

david_h

well. . .I will have visions of Profiler Builder dance in my head on christmas Eve and wait for early 09--I had forgotten it was in the video - --Maybe The easter bunny can bring it.

Richard

@unknownuser said:

well. . .I will have visions of Profiler Builder dance in my head on christmas Eve and wait for early 09--I had forgotten it was in the video - --Maybe The easter bunny can bring it.

Hmmm! Chocolate coated!

Howard leslie

Dale,
With Profile Builder, will it be possible to utilise profiles that have already been created as *.dwg or *.dxf files without having to first import them into SU and then saving them as a *.skp files ???
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Like many users, we use both AutoCad and SU and have lots of such profiles / blocks already drawn as *.dwg files.
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This ability would be extremely useful.
(top of my wish list if its not yet possible)
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Regards
Howard L'

PS Good news about the profile origin (earlier post) - I knew you would have already considered it.