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    [Plugin] Extended Views v1.2 UPDATE May 23, 2013

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    • Chris FullmerC Offline
      Chris Fullmer
      last edited by

      Heh, yeah sorry. I apparently forgot to make it not have an undo show up. I'll fix that.

      But you might be best off just to use Alex's script. It is more complete. I wrote mine before he had published his. didn't know he also had a similar script in progress.

      Chris

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

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      • JClementsJ Offline
        JClements
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        Hi Chris:

        Not sure if the following is as designed or something related to changes in 7.1.

        If, for example, I click on the Top View icon, the the camera is oriented properly; however, it zooms to the model extents rather than the current display as is the case with SU's native View Toolbar.

        My work around is to preselect geometry in the display, use Extended Standard Views, then zoom to the selection extents.

        ==========================

        I like that you found a way to use the User Defined Axis. Do you think other scripts could utilize your code, such as Todd's Nudge script?

        John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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        • Chris FullmerC Offline
          Chris Fullmer
          last edited by

          Hi John, I'll have to look into the zoom extents vs. zoom current context. THat indeed was an issue while testing 7.1, so perhaps their fix messed up ruby script methods. I'll try to look at it today.

          And yes, and script could implement the ability to use the user defined axis, but it only works in SU 7.0 and higher. 6.0 does not support it. And it is a bit of a hack. It would be nicer if they built a true method into ruby to access the user defined axis. But yes, it could be incorporated into plugins for sure, like nudge.

          Chris

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

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          • JClementsJ Offline
            JClements
            last edited by

            Thanks, Chris.

            John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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            • simon le bonS Offline
              simon le bon
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              Hi Chris, Hi everybody,

              @chris fullmer said:

              EDIT: Confirmed, it doesn't work with version 4,5,6 or earlier. Just version 7. Sorry Pilou and any other SU6/5 devotees!

              (Am I SU6 devotee ? Not sure. I just still use it mainly. Why? May be because I'm not found of the actual way of SketchUp development.)

              Thank you ++ for this new plugin!! I don't need it for I'm still with Su6, but I Keep it in mind for future.

              @unknownuser said:

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              Cool to mention my How can i attach a Flash (Swf) video to my posts

              but You can better follow this simpler way by Ecuadorian.
              Easy way to embed Youtube video in SketchUcation that I mentioned at the end of the thread.. 👍 👍

              😉 simon

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                ermethic
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                Any way of making the standard views also force a Parallel Projection switch to the camera ? I've been looking everywhere for a plugin that would do that, but i haven't found anywhere.
                Thank you very much in advance...

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                • TIGT Offline
                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by

                  @ermethic said:

                  Any way of making the standard views also force a Parallel Projection switch to the camera ? I've been looking everywhere for a plugin that would do that, but i haven't found anywhere.
                  Thank you very much in advance...
                  It's easiest enough to add a shortcut key combo to toggle between parallel and perspective camera settings. That way the tools suit everyone and pressing a key to change from one format or the other is no great hardship 😕

                  TIG

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                    ermethic
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                    I know, that's how i am working at the moment. Although the things i'm working on require constant changing from various parallel projection viewpoints to perspective and back, and it's kind of a hassle to press several keys each time i'm changing the view, and i was wondering if there is anything i can add to the script to force changing to parallel each time i switch to a standard right/front/top view, and to perspective when i switch to iso.
                    Coming from 3ds max, it's very easy there to switch fast between named views with just a single shortcut, and i'm kind of missing that 😄

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                    • sicksickisckS Offline
                      sicksickisck
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                      brilliant!

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                        wodur
                        last edited by

                        works perfect it was exactly what I was looking for, thank you.

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                          wodur
                          last edited by

                          works perfect and really improves sketchup possibilities to draw 2D while everything is represented 3D but working with several axes views I realize that it could be interesting to have a way to save the axes position.

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                            TIG Moderator
                            last edited by

                            @wodur said:

                            works perfect and really improves sketchup possibilities to draw 2D while everything is represented 3D but working with several axes views I realize that it could be interesting to have a way to save the axes position.
                            Set the view as a scene-tab and then revert to it as needed...

                            TIG

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                              glro
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                              @wodur said:

                              works perfect and really improves sketchup possibilities to draw 2D while everything is represented 3D but working with several axes views I realize that it could be interesting to have a way to save the axes position.

                              Didier BUR made UCS manager plugin to do exactly that, but i don't find it anymore on the web

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                              • ntxdaveN Offline
                                ntxdave
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                                I like the plugin because I find that I need to view from the bottom fairly often which the standard views does not do. However, I am wondering if it could be made to use my zoom setting instead of always Zoom to Extent. Since I started using it, I always wind up having to zoom back in to where I was instead or it just "rotating" he camera to view from the bottom.

                                If this is not realistic, just let me know.........

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                                  leedeetee
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                                  Hi Chris,

                                  Just wondering if there are any plans to make this 2016 friendly? Love the plug in, would be a great help.

                                  Cheers.

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                                    driven
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                                    I think the version in 'Extension Warehouse' is working, even if it gives a warning when installing...

                                    john

                                    learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                                    • leedeeteeL Offline
                                      leedeetee
                                      last edited by

                                      Thank you John.

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                                        ronhiatt
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                                        What a great plugin! Once installed, I mapped my arrow keys to it, and now I can see the basic mechanical views of my cabinets. Obviously this should have been the default in SU originally. THANKS!!

                                        How do I send a donation? Really.

                                        Ron

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                                          AirWindSolar
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                                          Any word on an update for SU2017? This was probably the extension that I most often forgot wasn't just an integral part of SketchUp, and I'm missing the functionality a lot.

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                                            drw12333
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                                            any chance for update to 2017?

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