[Plugin] New Piping System Plugin

SHK

this may help some people who need to generate piping systems in SketchUp:

http://www.3skeng.com

Jim

This looks great!

I changed the subject of the post - I think more people may be intersted than the original subject suggests.

Khai

oh I love it already and my TARDIS Project loves you.

but is the activation server down?

remus

great plugin Extremely useful for any sort of pipework.

watkins

Dear All,

What happens when you download the software? Do you get the usual plugins or is there an installer that places software elsewhere? I note that the 'free' offer is only until October 2009. How does that work? Does the installed software time out? I would hate to get used to using it and then find it carries a heavy price tag after October.

Regards,
Bob

remus

Theres an installer. It then activates through a little dialogue when you start up SU.

Im guessing there will be a charge for the plugin after october, i'd be interested to hear confirmation of this though (and how much it's likely to cost.)

Jean Lemire

Hi SHK, hi folks.

After playing with it for 10 minutes, I find this software interface quite nice and intuitive.

However, I did not find these features or items (either they are missing or I did not found a way to access them):

Reducers are usually of given length according to the small diameter and large diameter. Actually, the software allows for any length.
Eccentric reducers are nor covered. this can be worked around since it is easy to move the outlet to align it to the inlet.
Tees branches can be any length. Normally, tees come with standardised branches length.
Laterals or Y are not offered.
Some other piping items are also not offered like flanges, blind flanges, caps, unions, miter bends, treaded fittings. socket weld fittings, grooved end fittings. Maybe be these will be offered as components at a later date.

Added piping items are groups but they are not named. Adding a name to the groups that are being created by the software would be nice since they would appear in the outliner and would also give the possibilities of using the Report generation feature introduced in SU 7 to get a report that could act as a fairly good start to a bill of material.

Khai

ok ignore my question about the licencing server.. overactive firewall here...

Sekta

I can see some real potential with this plug-in. I have had a play with the pipe tool which is good but needs to go to the next level. I am thinking of a combination of this and the profile builder plug-in, now what an awesome combo that would be The beauty of profile builder is the ability to compile your own library of profiles. Here in New Zealand, I tend to use alot of oval ducts in my office fitouts, especially where they are exposed, so it would be great to have the ability to build my own profiles and junctions. Just my 2 cents worth

Stan

SHK

thank you for all the positive feedback

We work hard on the release of 3skeng conceptual. It will have a lot more features and possibilities then 3skeng pipe free including some of the whishes above.

We will consider your whishes and ideas and try to implement as much as possible in the comming release.

Sebastian

Jean Lemire

Hi Sebastian, hi folks.

I tried to give you feeback at the address: feedback@3skeng.com
that you give on your web site but it does'nt seem to work. So far I got 2 "mail delayed" messages.

Keep up the good work you have what looks to be a very promising software.

redinhawaii

Very interesting plugin,
but it seems I cannot download a Mac version?
Let me know if I am doing something wrong or keep me posted as to when it will be available.
aloha
red

pilou

FAbulous Pipeline maker

Jean Lemire

Hi Red, hi folks.

If you go to their web site, namely at the download page at:

http://www.3skeng.com/download.htm

you will see that the Mac version is coming soon.

Just ideas.

Daniel S

I just install this one, but is not working here:

Error: #<FloatDomainError: Infinity>
(eval):213:in round' (eval):213:in roundToSystemUnits'
(eval):1546:in getDiameter' (eval):2340:in onMouseMove'
Error: #<FloatDomainError: Infinity>
(eval):213:in round' (eval):213:in roundToSystemUnits'
(eval):1546:in getDiameter' (eval):2340:in onMouseMove'
(eval):213

Any idea?

Daniel S

SHK

Daniel,

please make sure, your length snapping under "Model info>units" is using a value bigger then 00000.

This should solve your problem.

Regards, Sebastian

P.S. we could fix a problem at the mail server. All email addresses ending with @3skeng.com are now up and running.

craigbic

Awesome plugin! Very intuitive interface. I can't wait for the conceptual version. Keep up the good work!

urgen

....Many thanks to SHK (Sebastian Kummer?) and talent of Josef Leibinger!...Very useful!... PIPESOAPSKINBUBLE?

pilou

In the video we can see a modification in "Real time" ,
a move of a grey pipe with automatic transformation
That is possible because it's built with library components or it's possible with any pipes built with the plug?

SHK

Thank you for your answers, suggestions and positive feedback. Yes, Josef Leibinger is part of our software team and he is dong a great Job.

We have very interesting functions (flex, editing...) on our roadmap. We are working hard to convert our prototypes into products "ready to publish".