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    • S Offline
      Sir
      last edited by

      i get around the problem by making the curve more curvey thani need it, then intersect a plane through so its cutoff after 180 degrees rotation... its a work around, but it works!

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        Alsatic
        last edited by

        You can also start with a circle and explode it. Then keep one additional segment on each end of the half circle and weld it. You will get something like in the picture. Then erase the two red blocs you don't need and you're done.

        Shape_Bender_half-circle+.jpg

        This solution has been posted on a french forum here:
        http://www.systemed.fr/Forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32570&PN=1&TPN=1

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          Physicsguy1
          last edited by

          It won't bend the shapes. The progress bar will completely freeze well below 20%, and won't unfreeze. i don't know what happened.

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          • pilouP Offline
            pilou
            last edited by

            Cool trick & works fine!
            the funny thing is that the red blocks are false in the length! 😉
            circle explosed and arc curves were build with same length of their segments!


            trick.jpg

            Frenchy Pilou
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              Tobobo
              last edited by

              Try to follow what chris told me to solve my problem with the bar freezing.

              @chris fullmer said:

              My first guess would be to try component spray. Just unload that script and see if that does the trick. There was a problem with it and Didier uploaded a new version that fixes the problem. So remove it and that fixes the problem, download the newest update here

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              I really think that's it. Let me know if its not,

              Chris

              Toby

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              • Chris FullmerC Offline
                Chris Fullmer
                last edited by

                I agree, update component spray. If thats not it, we'll start debugging!

                Chris

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                  caramel1982
                  last edited by

                  The sketches that you have made are just simply amazing. I can't do it myself. I need more practice.

                  Simulation pret immobilier
                  -- caramel --

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                    bianhai
                    last edited by

                    Nice plugin, 👍 Thanks!

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                      darkPhysics
                      last edited by

                      Please help me! It just wont work. I have the progressbar.rb, but it wont show the preview of bend. Here is the image
                      http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/9918/problemfyj.png
                      . Can anyone help me? Here is my plugins folder:
                      http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/3189/pluginsfolder.png
                      .

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                      • Chris FullmerC Offline
                        Chris Fullmer
                        last edited by

                        The problem is with the compspray.rb

                        Update it from here:

                        http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=11746

                        Didier had a bug in it that was breaking the progressbar, but he fixed it nicely. So just update that, then it should work.

                        Let me know if that does not help.

                        Chris

                        Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
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                          darkPhysics
                          last edited by

                          @chris fullmer said:

                          The problem is with the compspray.rb

                          Update it from here:

                          http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=11746

                          Didier had a bug in it that was breaking the progressbar, but he fixed it nicely. So just update that, then it should work.

                          Let me know if that does not help.

                          Chris

                          It didn't work with new compspray, but I removed it and it worked!

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                          • Chris FullmerC Offline
                            Chris Fullmer
                            last edited by

                            I see you are on Vista.

                            There is a good chance that when you tried to install compospray, Vista played a dirty trick on you. It has a hidden file system called "Compatibility Files" where it puts things without telling you. So try this.

                            • Delete the existing compospray.
                            • In the Plugins folder, towards the top is a button called "Compatibility Files" (or maybe Folders). - Click it.
                            • Now your in a new folder, probably with other scripts. Cut and paste them all back into your regular plugins folder manually.
                            • If there is a compospray in there, delete it too.
                            • Now reinstall compospray, and be forewarned that it might end up in compatibility files world, so go track it down, and cut and paste it back into the plugins folder.
                            • now start SU again, see if shape bender works and if compo spray is installed and working.

                            I know its lame and a bit of work. Vista just does it to keep us safe 🤢 👎 👿

                            Hope that helps,

                            Chris

                            Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
                            All my Plugins I've written

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                            • simon le bonS Offline
                              simon le bon
                              last edited by

                              Hi Chris,

                              Another thing i think it would be great to fix for a next update is that construction points and construction lines they follow the Bend processes.


                              http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/SketchUp/th_ShapeBender_CP.jpg

                              😉 simon

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                              • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                Chris Fullmer
                                last edited by

                                Ahh, thats a good idea! I see if I can get that to work.

                                Chris

                                Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
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                                  Tobobo
                                  last edited by

                                  Chris,

                                  I stripped all the rubies out and it worked. I know that I should add the others back in one at a time but I have soo many scripts with references i keep getting lost on which ones need each other. Can you take a look at the screen dump and see if anything jumps out at you.

                                  Here is the console text aswell

                                  Error; #<ArgumentError; comparison of Float with nil failed>
                                  (eval);44;in `>'
                                  (eval);44;in `update'
                                  C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender.rb;533;in `exploder'
                                  C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender.rb;526;in `each'
                                  C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender.rb;526;in `exploder'
                                  C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender.rb;244;in `onLButtonUp'
                                  C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender.rb;671
                                  Error; #<NoMethodError; undefined method `/' for nil;NilClass>
                                  C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender.rb;671;in `draw'
                                  C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender.rb;526
                                  

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                                  Toby

                                  Philippians 4:13

                                  I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

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                                  • M Offline
                                    magpie
                                    last edited by

                                    many thanks for your plugin...brilliant!

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                                    • L Offline
                                      lexmonteiro
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi Chris, It is possible to the texture bend with the model?

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                                      • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                        Chris Fullmer
                                        last edited by

                                        @lexmonteiro said:

                                        Hi Chris, It is possible to the texture bend with the model?

                                        Hi Lex, that is a good question. I think someone else had also asked about that previously. I'm not sure how easy or hard it will be to do. I pretty much never use textures and I've never touched them using Ruby yet, so its possible it might be pretty straightforward.

                                        When I re-work this script, I'll see if I can get it to treat textures better.

                                        Chris

                                        Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
                                        All my Plugins I've written

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                                          lexmonteiro
                                          last edited by

                                          Thanks for the quick answer, I was searching for some plugin that help me to create a road, and ajust the texture to fit in the curves. This could be a very good tool
                                          Anyway, thank you very much for this plugin!
                                          Cheers
                                          Alexandre

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                                          • GaieusG Offline
                                            Gaieus
                                            last edited by

                                            @chris fullmer said:

                                            @lexmonteiro said:

                                            Hi Chris, It is possible to the texture bend with the model?

                                            Hi Lex, that is a good question. I think someone else had also asked about that previously...

                                            That was me. And I'm still looking forward to that. 🎉
                                            😉

                                            @unknownuser said:

                                            When I re-work this script, I'll see if I can get it to treat textures better.

                                            Chris

                                            Did I say I'm looking forward to it? 😒

                                            Gai...

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