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    • C Offline
      Coronel
      last edited by

      @darkphysics said:

      @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!

      It's working fine again after compspray removing too on Mac

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      • Chris FullmerC Offline
        Chris Fullmer
        last edited by

        Oh good, glad its working Coronel. There is a new version of component spary that you can download and safely install. Didier fixed it up so it doesn't conflict with anything.

        Chris

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          rem_s
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          I try to use the shape bender but nothing happen. When I open the ruby console I saw an error message :

          Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method /' for nil:NilClass> C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender.rb:671:in draw'

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            thomthom
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            @rem_s said:

            I try to use the shape bender but nothing happen. When I open the ruby console I saw an error message :

            Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method /' for nil:NilClass> C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender.rb:671:in draw'

            Do you have an old version of Component Spray installed?

            Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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              rem_s
              last edited by

              Yes but it still not work

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              • Chris FullmerC Offline
                Chris Fullmer
                last edited by

                Thom asked if you had an old version installed, because the old version causes my script to break. Try updating to the new component spray hee:

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

                Funny thing is, compspray causes ANY script that uses the progressbar to break (including MakeFaces!). But seems like people only notice it on my script 😞

                Anyhow, update it and see if that helps.

                Chris

                Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
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                  charly2008
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                  Hi Chris,

                  i had the same problem. I installed the compo spray version you mentioned above. But the problem was not solved. i had to remove the compo spray from the plugins folder, than shape bender worked fine.

                  Karlheinz

                  He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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                  • Chris FullmerC Offline
                    Chris Fullmer
                    last edited by

                    That really shouldn't be the case though. The new compo spray no longer intereferes with the other scripts. So if you installed the new compo spray correctly, it will fix the issue.

                    I don't want people to think that there is a problem with compo spray, because it works well.

                    Chris

                    Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
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                      hasan
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                      @unknownuser said:

                      Chris,

                      I am really impressed by what you achieved. This is a master transformation

                      I played a little bit with it, and I think you got the essentials. The rest is just about adjustments in UI and options. And indeed to extend it to embedded components.

                      Well done!

                      Fredo

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                      • Chris FullmerC Offline
                        Chris Fullmer
                        last edited by

                        Did you ever get it working Hasan?

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

                          Wow! great tool. It looks like it would not be to hard to change the code to create orientated text for a Catenary curve? Which is not possible in the present version. 😢


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                          tomot

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                          • Chris FullmerC Offline
                            Chris Fullmer
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                            Hi Tomot, sure it can do a catenary curve. You just have to be able to draw one on your own, which I suppose is the hard part. This script will bend a shape to match any supplied line/curve. So if you can draw the catenary curve, it will certainly bend to match it.

                            Chris

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                              tomot
                              last edited by

                              yes I know, but as my pic shows I would like the text oriented so that I don't have to read it upside down

                              [my plugins](http://thingsvirtual.blogspot.ca/)
                              tomot

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                                tomot
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                                @tomot said:

                                yes I know, but as my pic shows I would like the text oriented so that I don't have to read it upside down

                                I just discovered that the first implementation of Shape bender will influence a second implementation, in the same file. however I can combine one with cutting and pasting from another file.

                                [my plugins](http://thingsvirtual.blogspot.ca/)
                                tomot

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                                • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                  Chris Fullmer
                                  last edited by

                                  Hey, thats it! That is something that has come up but I could never quite put a finger on what was going on. There has always been a bug where often the 2nd time you bend a shape, it does not work as expected. I think I am carrying overy information between shape bender uses.

                                  As for your text, just turn it upside before you bend the bottom one. That will doe the trick.

                                  Chris

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

                                    Consider this: - I (shamefully!) haven't kept up on plugins for a while, and this is pretty much the first new one I've tried in, well, a year or more... now ask me if my mind is in anyway blown.

                                    Excellent piece of software there, Chris, and thank you a thousand times for sharing it!

                                    I am currently running it with the latest 7.1 beta, I'll be sure to let you know if anything comes up - so far, flawless.

                                    Thanks again mate!

                                    😄
                                    Jesper W.
                                    http://www.jesperwille.com

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                                      EarthMover
                                      last edited by

                                      It's great isn't it jesper!? I just wanted to say thanks again as well to Chris. I use this tool on every project and I'm really thankful to have it in my repertoire! It's been a real blessing!

                                      3D Artist at Clearstory 3D Imaging
                                      Guide Tool at Winning With Sketchup
                                      Content Creator at Skapeup

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                                        kwistenbiebel
                                        last edited by

                                        Jesper is right.
                                        All these new rubies are wonderful. We should not take them for granted.
                                        Thanks plugin developers!

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                                          olishea
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                                          great tool, thank you. very easy to use as well.

                                          oli

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                                          • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                            Chris Fullmer
                                            last edited by

                                            Thanks for all the encouragement and kind words everyone. Great to see you on here Jesper! Its been a long time.

                                            This is one of my favorite plugins, but it also has the most bugs. So its fun, but also frustrating. This is one on my list of things to do - get this thing re-written. I'm currently updating a few of my other scripts, but they are all small and simple compared to this beast. So once I finish moving in to my new house (just moved with last weekened), I'll try to make this script one of my priorities. I think I need to tidy up my existing scripts before I tackle anything new.

                                            So again, thanks for the comments. It definitely helps the motivation.

                                            Chris

                                            Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
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