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    • L Offline
      littleche
      last edited by

      yeeeeeeeeeeee ! it is ! πŸ˜„ πŸ˜„ πŸ˜„

      The problem here was exactly : ""straight line" who is in several segments"

      Thanks pilou for your help . πŸ‘

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      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
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        So a case where GIGO reared it's ugly head.

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        • pbacotP Offline
          pbacot
          last edited by

          I tried the file and it worked. Albeit it worked nice once, and I couldn't repeat, so there was some issue.

          MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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            littleche
            last edited by

            @dave r said:

            So a case where GIGO reared it's ugly head.

            Hi dave

            My English is little poor.I did not notice you.You get guys easier to say? ❓

            @unknownuser said:

            I tried the file and it worked. Albeit it worked nice once, and I couldn't repeat, so there was some issue.

            hi again

            solved problem and i test it again and again and again ...
            There is not a problem for me anymore .
            Everything was strange!

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            • Dave RD Offline
              Dave R
              last edited by

              Sorry, Nabi. GIGO is computer nerd speak for "Garbage In, Garbage Out"

              In your example, the bad geometry of your curve was creating a bad bent component.

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                littleche
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                @dave r said:

                Sorry, Nabi. GIGO is computer nerd speak for "Garbage In, Garbage Out"

                In your example, the bad geometry of your curve was creating a bad bent component.

                ok dave ! get it ! thank you . πŸ‘

                I realized that with the offset tool we can test health of workline !
                It is hard for me to explain . In summary I can say Everything depends on a correct offset!

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                • eidam655E Offline
                  eidam655
                  last edited by

                  hi πŸ˜„

                  i'm using the latest version downloaded from the extension warehouse (0.6.1). However, in combination with SU 2015 Pro I'm getting the following errors:

                  Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method all_connected' for nil:NilClass> C:/Users/eidam/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender_data.rb:255:in line_picker'
                  C:/Users/eidam/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender_data.rb:187:in `onLButtonUp'

                  As witnessed on the Extension Warehouse website, there are more users with this issue. Has it been resolved since then? Or is there an alternative plugin that achieves similar results? πŸ˜„

                  Thank you for any answer.

                  I'm using SketchUp 2017, V-Ray 3.4

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                    Pangea
                    last edited by

                    Fellows,

                    I'm in the process of redesigning a concrete structure for the greater good. It's called the Villager model and I intend to mass produce them in impoverished areas of the world, beginning in West Africa along the Congo River.

                    The structure is circular, 20 ft across from the outer walls. The base is made up of three arches which elevate it off the ground. I started with a circle made up of 30 segments. Next I broke it into thirds. I then copied the outer arc from one of the thirds. The length of the arc is 20' 11 5/16". Next I drew the shape that I plan to bend the same length as the arc ( 20' 11 5/16"). I go through the CLF Shape bender steps and the result is very close to what I need. The problem I'm having is the faces on the inner wall of the curved arch are all triangulated. I notice when I perform the CLF steps on just a rectangle, the faces on the inner walls are not triangulated. So the problem is being caused by the arch. There are 50 segments in the arch pictured. I tried drawing it with 12 segments and the triangulation on the inner curved faces was less, but still unacceptable. I need these faces to be flat and extrudable so i'll be able to draw the formwork panels that will be used to pour the structure. I've attached a picture of my original Villager model and another sketch showing the problem I'm having with the new one. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

                    Thank you,
                    Eric
                    ~∞~


                    Africampaign111.jpg


                    Triangulation.jpg

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                    • pilouP Offline
                      pilou
                      last edited by

                      this ?
                      Projection by Didier Bur
                      Joint Push Pull by Fredo6

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

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                        Pangea
                        last edited by

                        Merci Beaucoup Pilou!

                        I'm going to try this now. I'll let you know how it goes.

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                        • M Offline
                          milenoliegsalz
                          last edited by

                          Really nice and helpful extension πŸ‘ πŸ‘ Would be even much nicer if it could bend the groups without exploding the sub-groups. Nevertheless, thanks for sharing it.

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                            Cynthiat
                            last edited by

                            HELLO,
                            I HAVE DOWNLOADED THE SHAPE BENDER PLUGIN BUT WHEN I INSTALLED IT, IT WAS WRITTEN UNDER IT UNSIGNED AND COULDN'T FUNCTION. ANY HELP?

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                            • Dave RD Offline
                              Dave R
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                              Unsigned doesn't mean it doesn't work. Shape Bender works just fine unless you set the loading permission to prevent it from loading.

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                                hungryhamster
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                                the plugin does not work in the Sketchup 2019 when you select a line nothing happens

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                                • Dave RD Offline
                                  Dave R
                                  last edited by

                                  @hungryhamster said:

                                  the plugin does not work in the Sketchup 2019 when you select a line nothing happens

                                  Click on the picture if it doesn't move

                                  It works fine for me in SU2019. Have you installed the maintenance release? You should have 19.1.174. There was a problem in 19.0.

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                                    kinhkhaag
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                                    @dave r said:

                                    @hungryhamster said:

                                    the plugin does not work in the Sketchup 2019 when you select a line nothing happens

                                    [attachment=0:p4n8mnom]<!-- ia0 -->sb.gif<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:p4n8mnom]

                                    It works fine for me in SU2019. Have you installed the maintenance release? You should have 19.1.174. There was a problem in 19.0.

                                    Please! How to do plusgins Shape Bender Beta v.0.6.1 work. The plugin does not work in the Sketchup 2019 when I select a line, curve nothing happens

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                                    • Dave RD Offline
                                      Dave R
                                      last edited by

                                      @kinhkhaag said:

                                      The plugin does not work in the Sketchup 2019 when I select a line, curve nothing happens

                                      Yes. It does work in SketchUp 2019.
                                      Click on the picture

                                      Most likely you haven't set up the model correctly to use it. If you share the SKP file, I'm sure we can help you make it work.

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                                        kinhkhaag
                                        last edited by

                                        @dave r said:

                                        @kinhkhaag said:

                                        The plugin does not work in the Sketchup 2019 when I select a line, curve nothing happens

                                        Yes. It does work in SketchUp 2019.
                                        [attachment=1:f3usmxfu]<!-- ia1 -->SB.gif<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:f3usmxfu]

                                        Most likely you haven't set up the model correctly to use it. If you share the SKP file, I'm sure we can help you make it work.

                                        I don't can for SU 2019 finish
                                        EX:


                                        Untitled.skp

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                                        • TIGT Online
                                          TIG Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          Your example SKP is very similar to Dave's demonstration.
                                          Your red-axis line is elevated and the curve in vertical - but it will still work.

                                          To reiterate...

                                          Preselect the group.
                                          Activate the ShapeBender tool.
                                          Click on the Line.
                                          Click on the Curve.
                                          Press Enter to accept 'ghost' version of the bent form...


                                          Capture.PNG

                                          TIG

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                                          • TIGT Online
                                            TIG Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            NOTE: there was an issue with a few tools [like ShapeBender] found in the first version of v2019, but that was fixed in the more recent MR version currently available - have you downloaded the latest v2019 version ?

                                            The issue related to the way SketchUp can take either a point or a vertex when setting up geometry.
                                            This well established protocol was unexpectedly broken in v2019 first incarnation, but that problem is now fixed in the current v2019 installer...

                                            To see if that's the case with your set up open the Ruby Console before running the tool.
                                            The error message [if any] should be obvious...

                                            TIG

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