[Plugin] extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb
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@tig said:
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You are correct it is'extrude edges *by*edges'and does NOT extrude alongedges as in the followme mode... It's not exactly what you want.
However, I am looking at another tool ... watch for first beta release...
will be looking, thanks, TIG! -
Version 7.
Seems to do the trick.
Thank you, SIR.
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So great! So many uses! This is one of my new favorite plugins!
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Here's v1.8
Significant speed improvements in Orienting and Triangulation...
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=166780#p166780 -
@tig said:
[...]However, I am looking at another tool
'extrude edge by rails'- you'll select a profile and two 'rail' edge-sets [or just one 'rail' and the other will be inferred as being like the first but at the other end of the profile] and then it extrudes the profile along the edges in a followme manner; these rails can be different shapes and orientations and a complex surface mesh is made from the three in combination... It's WIP at the moment... watch for first beta release...Great bird of the galaxy, you're actually taking a go at that? I really don't know where I would be if it weren't for you guys with a SketchUppers best friend in the form of ruby's ^_^
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If fact. ExtrudeEdgesByRails.rb is now progressing well... Expect a release within the month !
It already 'works'. BUT I am trying to make it 'foolproof' - as it's possible [easy] to select a profile and 2 rails that cause all sorts of generation complications - I am trying to trap this out...
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@tig said:
If fact. ExtrudeEdgesByRails.rb is now progressing well... Expect a release within the month !
that is fantastic news, TIG. can't wait to try it out!
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Many thanks...first post btw.;.
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Hi all,
I could be blind but where can I find or download these scripts?
TIA,
Nick
I think I found it. Thanks again. -
@nick1 said:
Hi all,
I could be blind but where can I find or download these scripts?
TIA,
Nick
I think I found it. Thanks again.It's the first post in the thread...
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Tig, is the extrude edges by rails going to be something that has the ability to morph 2 different polylines into each other across another polyline? Much like a cross between Chris Fullmers loft plugin and your extrude edges by edges?
Btw, just curious, how long does it usually take to program something like this? I'm amazed at all your and everyone else's work!!!! Thanks again.
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@plot-paris said:
@tig said:
If fact. ExtrudeEdgesByRails.rb is now progressing well... Expect a release within the month !
that is fantastic news, TIG. can't wait to try it out!
Hows it coming? I have a feeling this is one of those plugin that will really make organic (along with others ofcourse) modelling easy in SU.
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@chango70 said:
Hows it coming? I have a feeling this is one of those plugin that will really make organic (along with others ofcourse) modelling easy in SU.
yes, the others
i'm probably just dreaming that there's an easier way to draw this in SU but it sure would be nice!
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Thanks for the upload. I don't know what I'm going to do with it yet. Maybe I'll do some blobitecture for my final project in 3 weeks
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Extrude Edges by Railsis now out and can probably do this more efficiently ? -
Hi TIG, I am new to this thread...somehow totally missed it.
This plugin looks awesome so I tried it.
However when activating it, it remains unresponsive.
I drew two Bezier curves, exploded each,made them into 2 groups and then used the plugin...
At the bottom of the SU screen it says "multiplying edges" but nothing happens. As soon as I start moving my mouse the text disappears but nothing was created.Am I doing something wrong?
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If there are a lot of edges it might take a while to process the mesh. You only need to group the two sets of edges/curves - usually no need to explode them...
Retry with a modest number of edges in the two sets and see what happens: also please keep the Ruby Console open and see if there are any error messages... -
I don't know if this is the right plugin for what I am trying to d, but it looks like what I need. However, I am having trouble making it work. I am trying to help a local wood worker that has a CNC router. They need to create a drawer top that have concave pockets on 3 sections of the face. I am trying to model this in SU and am looking for a plugin that will allow this. Seeing the attached file will make clear what I am trying to describe.
I can't seem to get this plugin to work on this model, but I have gotten it to work on random lines I draw in space to test it. Not sure what I am doing wrong.
The pockets I wish to make on the drawer face are simple curves on the x and y sides. Any help would be appreciated, including suggestions for other plugins that would work for this type of operation.
Thanks!!
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You need to use ExtrudeEdgesByRails - look on this forum for it http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=201286#p201286 - an updated version will be out shortly but it should still do what you want...
Make the three 'scallops' and then join it all back together, smoothed etc. The make a straight line into a curve divide it in half, weld as curve - erase coplanar edges will remove the division later...drawer top[EEbyR].skp -
AH! I found the 'rails' version just after posting, and did the same thing! It worked well.
Thank you so much for your reply, and your PLUGINS!! Many thanks. I eagerly await the update of rails!
Mark
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