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    • I Offline
      InterArchi
      last edited by

      @chris fullmer said:

      Good, glad you got it working.

      The main problem with this plugin is that it was written by a no good hack of a programmer. Everytime this plugin works it surprises me. I love this plugin and I'm certainly proud of it. But it could use a major re-writing to get it to be more stable and more versatile.

      Thanks for using it,

      Chris

      I have the honor to have an answer from you mister Chris, I'm now in this forum, and in the plugins world,

      But I really need some help, I started to add some plugins to my Plugins repertory but I sometimes have a problem with the loader file

      for exemple with the 1001Bit it didnt work please see what the error message shown by sketchup

      http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs132.snc4/36962_1359064545183_1488620643_30957670_3783764_n.jpg

      and this is the screenshot of the those files right indside the Plugins folder

      http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs201.snc3/20864_1359067105247_1488620643_30957672_1265033_n.jpg

      THIS IS THE ERROR MESSAGE

      http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs130.snc4/36839_1359068385279_1488620643_30957673_5799759_n.jpg

      http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs130.snc4/36839_1359068385279_1488620643_30957673_5799759_n.jpg

      😢 😢 😢 😢

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      • thomthomT Offline
        thomthom
        last edited by

        You've put all of 1001bits files into the plugins root folder. All but one, 1001bit_tools.rb should be in a 1001bit folder.

        Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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        • A Offline
          Allen Brown
          last edited by

          @chris fullmer said:

          This loos like you probably just got some files in the wrong spot. In your base Plugins folder, there should be a file called clf_shape_bender_loader.rb and a folder called clf_shape_bender. All other files (a bunch of icons and and file called clf_shape_bender.rb) should all be inside the clf_shape_bender folder.

          If you feel like you have the files in the right spot, then you need to open the Ruby Console in the "Window" menu. Have that open, then try to run shape bender once. It will probably write a bunch of errors to the console. copy (ctrl-c) those and paste them back here. I'll look at what the error is and we'll go from there,

          Chris

          Awesome Chris! That was it.

          Thanks so much for all you do!

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          • I Offline
            InterArchi
            last edited by

            @thomthom said:

            You've put all of 1001bits files into the plugins root folder. All but one, 1001bit_tools.rb should be in a 1001bit folder.

            Thanks Bro ..U have a heart of Gold

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              thelandscaper
              last edited by

              Hey, you have no idea the way you are helping me my friend!!! Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!

              keep on the gooooood work. 😍

              "If life brings you lemons, get salt, Tequila and call me over"

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              • charly2008C Offline
                charly2008
                last edited by

                Hi,

                Yesterday I installed the beta version 0.55 and get the following error message.

                The clf main folder is containing all files. the progressbar and the shape bender loader are in the plugins folder. Can anybody help.

                Charly


                shape bender.JPG

                He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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                • TIGT Offline
                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by

                  Try replacing this file in the ../Plugins/clf_shape_bender/ sub-folder clf_shape_bender.rb - there was a potential error with the YouTube linking in part of its code [around line 1003] that got 'masked' if you have other clf tools loading it correctly before this one - this now fixes it in every case.

                  TIG

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                  • charly2008C Offline
                    charly2008
                    last edited by

                    Hi TIG,

                    thanks for your quick response it works now.

                    Charly

                    He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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                      mjsnyder80
                      last edited by

                      Hello out there. I'm new to the forum, but have been using sketchup for many years now. I just discovered the bender script, but am not able to get it to work. The progress bar at the bottom stops either at 1% or 5% depending ont he complexity of the group. The ruby console shows the following text:

                      Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method /' for nil:NilClass> C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender.rb:676:in draw'
                      C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender.rb:676

                      As I am not a programmer, this is completely over my head. Can anyone help to get this script working?

                      Many thanks.

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                      • Chris FullmerC Offline
                        Chris Fullmer
                        last edited by

                        This sounds like you might be having a conflict with an old version of Component Spray plugin.

                        If you have component spray installed, please uninstall it and re-install the newest version. THat should fix your problem. Let me know if works or not.

                        Chris

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

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                        • M Offline
                          mjsnyder80
                          last edited by

                          That did the trick. Thank you very much. And by the way, this is an awesome plugin. Nice work, and thanks again.

                          Mike

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                            darkhelmet
                            last edited by

                            I've almost given up. Ran Ruby console while trying to use this plugin and this is what i got:

                            Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method all_connected' for nil:NilClass> C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender.rb:307:in line_picker'
                            C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender.rb:239:in `onLButtonUp'
                            C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender.rb:307

                            WIN7 64bit

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                            • Chris FullmerC Offline
                              Chris Fullmer
                              last edited by

                              Hmm, do you have component spray installed? If so, please update. There was a version that was around for a while that caused problems.

                              If that does not work, please verify that you have the files in the right places. In the plugins folder you should have a file called clf_shape_bender_loader.rb and a folder called clf_shape_bender. All other shape bender files (another .rb file and a bunch of icons) should go inside the clf_shape_bender folder.

                              So I guess verify those two things. If you do have the most current version of component spray instlled (please actually do re-download and install it again) and you do have your file structure set up correctly, then come back and we'll keep trying things.

                              Chris

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

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                                yna
                                last edited by

                                im having problems with the plug in. in the video after i click both the curved line and the straight line the red highlight appeared but the green diddnt and when i pressed enter, nothing happened. what did i do wrong? please help me

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                                • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                  Chris Fullmer
                                  last edited by

                                  The red and green highlight will not always appear at the same time. So if you get the red highlight, then you're doing pretty good - better than most who have initial problems with the script.

                                  It could be that the thing you are trying to bend is too complex. Test it with a simple box or something. That should bend instantly. If that works, then you might just need more patience. If the box does not work, and it still hangs on the red/green highlight, then there might be bigger problems. If that is the case, please open the Ruby console (from the Windows menu). Then try running the plugin. It will probably write errors to the ruby console. Please copy and paste ALL of those errors back here. I'll dig through them and see what I can see. Thanks,

                                  Chris

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

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                                    yna
                                    last edited by

                                    i tried using it with a less complex shape and it did work. thank you. amazing plugin!!

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                                    • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                      Chris Fullmer
                                      last edited by

                                      Great! Now it should also work with complex groups. It just might take more time. I've run some shapes that took 3 hours to bend (it was a fairly detailed corvette model). So once you know its working, you can start experiemneting with more complex shapes. Kust let it run until its done.

                                      Thanks for trying the plugin,

                                      Chris

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

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                                      • charly2008C Offline
                                        charly2008
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi Chris,

                                        i have a Question. How can i control to get a exact Half circle. Please have look at the Image below. Thanks in advance.

                                        Charly


                                        Unbenannt.JPG


                                        Half Pipe.skp

                                        He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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                                        • charly2008C Offline
                                          charly2008
                                          last edited by

                                          Sorry,

                                          the problem is solved. There was a difference in the length between the model and the line.

                                          Charly


                                          Unbenannt.JPG

                                          He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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                                            THX-1138
                                            last edited by

                                            Love this, though it's grovelling over my screw threads. 😄

                                            One thing, though. My desktop lost power during the final stage (after pressing 'enter'), and when I restarted Sketchup I chose to recover from the last autosave. Unfortunately, the shape-bending context didn't save gracefully (shape to bend had weird alterations, there were multiple 'start'/'end' markers, etc.) and I had to throw things out and re-load from the last manual save.

                                            I don't know if SU provides a mechanism for plugins to be notified when a save is about to happen, but if so I think there's room for some fixes there.

                                            How often do you lose power, though..

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