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    [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09

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    • M Offline
      moujiik
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      Hi Chris, and all the others (my first post)
      I find the first version of your script (0.1a) is realy a good start. The loft tool in moi 3d have the same result with two curves. The bezier connection seems only necessary with tree or more curves. It makes a smooth connection between curves. Anyway. This is the tool missing in sketchup. How brave you are! Thank you for your script, and all of you who keep sketchup fascinating.
      Moujiik.


      Loft moi 3d_2 curves.jpg


      Loft moi 3d three curves.jpg

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      • Chris FullmerC Offline
        Chris Fullmer
        last edited by

        Hey moujiik, that is a great image that clearly shows what I was asking about. Indeed it just makes straight connections from point to point with only 2 splines. Its not until you add a 3rd spline that it starts to use a bezier connection.

        In the current version, I faked in a bezier curve even on 2 curves, and I think I'll leave it in place. Partially because I've also now added the ability to control the amount of curve. So if a user selects just 2 splines and wabts the straight straight connections, with multiple segments, it will be possible in the next version I release.

        Thanks for the image and the kind words!

        Chris

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

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          dtrarch
          last edited by

          Chris

          It was DoubleCut all right. ☀

          Dave

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            AcesHigh
            last edited by

            I think this may already be enough to allow me to create my uplifted neo-dolphin suit!

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            • W Offline
              watkins
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              Dear Chris,

              What I actually did to get the bowl was to:

              • start with a circle about the origin, and on the X-Y plane
              • explode the circle
              • delete one segment
              • move and copy the modified circle in the Z direction
              • scale the upper circle about its centre
              • use simple_loft
              • stitch the open part using the line tool

              Regards,
              Bob

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                watkins
                last edited by

                What happens if one tries to use two half circles to create a bowl (see image). The edges are not suitable for joining.


                Bowl using half circles.jpg

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                • Chris FullmerC Offline
                  Chris Fullmer
                  last edited by

                  Ahh, very true. Well, someday I'll get it so that it works with circles and ellipses and all closed splines. Then it will work much smoother 😄

                  Chris

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

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                    Daniel S
                    last edited by

                    @watkins said:

                    What happens if one tries to use two half circles to create a bowl (see image). The edges are not suitable for joining.

                    This is for me the problem with loft.
                    There are other tools that creates surfaces bounded by 2, 3 or 4 curves..
                    It looks like a double loft.
                    But something like this is possible?
                    boundary curves.gif


                    boundary curves.skp

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                    • Chris FullmerC Offline
                      Chris Fullmer
                      last edited by

                      Yeah, something like that is probably possible. Its not something I'm working on. But maybe in time. I would need to play with it in rhino or 3dsmax and figure out what its really doing to the geometry. I can't tell exactly how its making the cross splines. But I'm sure I could figure out if I played with it long enough.

                      Chris

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

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                        sepo
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                        @aceshigh said:

                        @sepo said:

                        Is it possible to make circles or elipses to be lofted?

                        so far, it seems the best option is to create two halfs of the closed loop you want (be it a circle, elipse or anything else). Than you loft and join them.

                        If you want to loft a circle to a line, MAYBE its possible to cut the circle in two. Then you loft half the circle to the line, and then you loft the other half of the circle to the same line. Then you join the two sides.

                        Yes, but beziers overlap. Better way is to have say circle and circle losing one segment at same position and lofting remain.

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                          sepo
                          last edited by

                          @thomthom said:

                          @sepo said:

                          OK good news is it works on my laptop on both SU7 and SU6.
                          On my other XP I found culprit. It is tt_double_cut.rb.... As soon as I removed it(as this was only one which was not on all comps) loft started to work.
                          I know Tom's script is only alpha but it seems to clash with yours.

                          Double-cut should not be used in a production environment. It makes SU unstable, liable to bug-splats and interferes with the observer events. It will need major rebuilding to make it work, so I won't be looking to track down bugs in in the alpha. It is in it's current state FUBAR. I need to get my thinking-cap on first before I start on re-writing it. (I also need a minor break from it as well as my frustration level increases just by looking at it as it is now 😞 )
                          Sorry for the inconvenience.

                          Thom...you should not feel bad about it. You are trying to make awesome script...hope finding that leak is help rather than hinderance for you. 👍

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                            pilou
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                            @unknownuser said:

                            There are other tools that creates surfaces bounded by 2, 3 or 4 curves

                            4 curves is Coons surface
                            more 4 bounded or/and crossed is Gordon surface

                            Frenchy Pilou
                            Is beautiful that please without concept!
                            My Little site :)

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                              jmmad
                              last edited by

                              Chris i think found a little bug.
                              When I try to loft two lines inside a group SU crashes.
                              Everything else is working perfect

                              Get Upa !

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                                pilou
                                last edited by

                                @unknownuser said:

                                I would need to play with it in rhino or 3dsmax

                                @Chris : Play with Moi, the learning curve is the same than Sketchup and same ergonomic 😉 (you have a demo infinite without save) ☀
                                Rhino or 3Dmax are a little bit more long 😄

                                Frenchy Pilou
                                Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                My Little site :)

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                                • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                  Chris Fullmer
                                  last edited by

                                  Yeah, it won't work with grouped objects. Future versions will make it more clear that a grouped object can not be selected.

                                  @Frenchy, I didn't realize MOI had a free non-saving version. I might actually have to try it! Thanks. Also thanks for the heads up on the surface types. I'll look into that better when I get thinking about the next phases of the script.

                                  Chris

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

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                                    Click Draw
                                    last edited by

                                    I have to say that Sketchup would be very basic and nothing special and I'm sure most people would be using other modeling programs if it wasn't for the absolutely amazing work that the ruby writers like yourself AND all the others that I won't mention (we all know who they are). All these scripts that are written for us on here and ones that are for sale, for a very reasonable price I might add, makes one feel like we actually have some sort of ownership in Sketchup and makes this a very personalized service that we have access to. I really appreciate this. Thanks to ALL.....

                                    Jeff

                                    Have I mentioned how much of a laugh I get out of some of the Signatures on here!

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                                      sepo
                                      last edited by

                                      👍 👍

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                                        numerobis
                                        last edited by

                                        WOW!!! Thank You for this great plugin!
                                        Very helpful! Very Cool!

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                                          pilou
                                          last edited by

                                          @Chris
                                          @unknownuser said:

                                          MOI had a free non-saving version

                                          It's the V1 but all functions are yet exist 😉
                                          Beta V2 is only for owners of the V1

                                          Frenchy Pilou
                                          Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                          My Little site :)

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                                            AcesHigh
                                            last edited by

                                            @Pilou: does Moi has a Sweep2Rail too?

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