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    • TIGT Offline
      TIG Moderator
      last edited by

      Assuming that the straight line is drawn along the red-axis...
      How big is the group ?
      If bending it would make facets <1mm then it might fail...

      TIG

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      • B Offline
        BlueFalcon
        last edited by

        I have done the same procces along the red axis with lines all higher than 1 meter, and the same happens.

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        • Dave RD Offline
          Dave R
          last edited by

          Could you post a screen shot of your Plugins folder as well as the contents of the folder called clf_shape_bender?

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          • Chris FullmerC Offline
            Chris Fullmer
            last edited by

            Hmm, not sure why the previes is not shoing up. Just try pressing "enter" after you select the line and curve. See if that does anything.

            Also, run it with the ruby console open, see if it shows any errors.

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

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            • TIGT Offline
              TIG Moderator
              last edited by

              The line should be ON the red axis ??

              TIG

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              • B Offline
                BlueFalcon
                last edited by

                i have tried everything thats told me, nothing helps.
                i have a screen shot of my folder with the plugin and the folder, but i cant upload cause the site is down.
                only when i opened the ruby console, an error appeared.

                the error:
                Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `/' for nil:NilClass>

                here is the picture but i dont know if this link works:
                file:///C:/Users/Gebruiker/Pictures/shape%20bender%202.png

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                • TIGT Offline
                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by

                  BlueFalcon

                  Please attach your image to your post, using the tools accessible at the foot of the page when you are typing your reply = 'Upload Attachment'...

                  TIG

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                  • Dave RD Offline
                    Dave R
                    last edited by

                    @tig said:

                    The line should be ON the red axis ??

                    To avoid potential confusion, the line needs to be parallel to the red axis but it does not have to be literally on it.


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                    • pilouP Offline
                      pilou
                      last edited by

                      it's better also to make all the process on the positive quadrant x,y,z in case of 😉

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                      • T Offline
                        Termin8
                        last edited by

                        I want to thank you really much Chris, for the Shape Bender plug-in.
                        It is realy one of the most wanted tools for me!

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                        • B Offline
                          borneo
                          last edited by

                          i can´t make it work...😞
                          it loaded correctly after install but i can´t select the line on the red axis. i guess this is not a new thing but i still can´t find a solution around.
                          group selected > shape bender > it doesn´t recognized the line...

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                          • Dave RD Offline
                            Dave R
                            last edited by

                            After starting shape Bender, does the cursor change to an arrow with a straight line below it?

                            And is the line outside the group or part of it?

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                            • B Offline
                              borneo
                              last edited by

                              @dave r said:

                              After starting shape Bender, does the cursor change to an arrow with a straight line below it?

                              And is the line outside the group or part of it?

                              It´s fixed, i am too impacient! The problem was about putting the shape bender folder in the wrong place. I used the whole unzipped folder under the plugins directory...
                              Thank you Dave (and Chris of course. let´s have some fun 😄

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                              • Dave RD Offline
                                Dave R
                                last edited by

                                Ah ha! The old, "installed it wrong" effect. 😉

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                                • Y Offline
                                  yuchuan
                                  last edited by

                                  3q for shareing!

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                                  • O Offline
                                    Ouch
                                    last edited by

                                    For shape bender and a few other items, I see that you have already received much and well deserved praise and I want to add to that with a HUGE THANK YOU!!!! You have ended the progression of my gray hair. I’m a real novice with all of this and I needed to make a large, long screw bolt that left miffed and mumbling profanities. Your tutorials are excellent as well. It took me a bit to figure out how to actually add a plug-in but it was nothing compared to the frustrations of trying to make a screw. Again thank you very much.

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                                    • P Offline
                                      professor_pine
                                      last edited by

                                      I've been trying to bend a logo for about two days now. Your plugin was the answer.

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                                      • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                        Chris Fullmer
                                        last edited by

                                        Oh good, glad it worked! Thanks for watching the tutorials or reading the instructions or something so you could figure out how to use it 😄

                                        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,

                                          I'm probably the last person who has noticed that it also works with vertical curves.

                                          Charly


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                                          • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                            Chris Fullmer
                                            last edited by

                                            I have to admit that I did not purposely design it to work with vertical curves like that, but someone else did point it out and it does seem to work pretty well.

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

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