[Plugin] Multi face offset

remus · 28 Jun 2009, 10:27

As per this request: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=20193

version 3 now up.

You'll need offset.rb , courtesy of RickW.

How it works:

select the faces you want to offset
Plugins->Multi face Offset
Put in the distance
...and away you go

Stuff id like to change but probably wont:
-condense it in to one script with a choice of units. Added, sort of. See thoms post.

multi face offset.rb

thomthom · 28 Jun 2009, 10:34

Why all the different versions? .to_l http://code.google.com/intl/nb/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/numeric.html#to_l should take care of the units for you.

remus · 28 Jun 2009, 10:41

thats a rather handy tip, thanks.

thomthom · 28 Jun 2009, 10:52

Btw, .to_l might give different result from what you expect - depending on that object you convert.

If you have a number - 30.to_l <- that means 30 inches.
If you have a String - "30".to_l <- that means 30 model units, so if your model units are mm - then you'll get mm.

And then with a string, users can override the model units. If the model units are mm and a user type "30m" you'll still get the correct length.

rv1974 · 28 Jun 2009, 12:21

Isn't windowizer already make the same ?

thomthom · 28 Jun 2009, 12:28

Windowizer generates window components. This is just plain offset.

Gaieus · 28 Jun 2009, 12:37

Remus, please, post some image in the first post so that we can have some clue what it does (and I can rip it for TDC, too)

rv1974 · 28 Jun 2009, 13:12

@thomthom said:

Windowizer generates window components. This is just plain offset.

A "window component" is a pure abstraction. With glass inset =0 it makes the same plain offset+ additional options (i.e. materials assignment, edit and eraze in the future)

chango70 · 28 Jun 2009, 13:29

Does the faces have to be on the same plane?

remus · 28 Jun 2009, 17:06

No, the faces can be on any plane. It wont work on curvy things, though.

As for windowizer doing the same thing, it probably can, and i think Fred06's offset on surface could do it as well, i just fancied writing it for a bit of practice.

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ · 28 Jun 2009, 19:19

Thanks, but does not work.
Using sketchup 6 and 7, windowsxp SP3 in Spanish
If you have a solution, thank you

remus · 28 Jun 2009, 20:11

Could you open the ruby console (window->ruby console), run the script and post whatever comes up in the console?

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ · 28 Jun 2009, 20:49

Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method offset' for #<Sketchup::Face:0x5aad818>> C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/multi face offset.rb:23:in multi_face_offset'
C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/multi face offset.rb:21:in each' C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/multi face offset.rb:21:in multi_face_offset'
C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/multi face offset.rb:34
C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/multi face offset.rb:33:in `call'

remus · 28 Jun 2009, 21:17

most unusual, i'll have a look in to it and see if i can find out whats going on.

TIG · 28 Jun 2009, 21:22

Remus - do you have RickW's [free from Smustard] 'offset.rb' and elcorto doesn't ?

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ · 28 Jun 2009, 21:26

Thanks Tig, I had no offset.rb.
Now works fine

remus · 28 Jun 2009, 21:28

I havent got it, but im guessing its included in some other script. Thanks for the pointer by the way, i'll add it to the 1st post.

TIG · 28 Jun 2009, 21:32

It's the simple things that are often the most complicated !
[¡Se trata de las cosas simples que a menudo son las más complicadas!]

pilou · 29 Jun 2009, 00:39

And seems Protrude by Jim Foltz makes the same and more!

remus · 29 Jun 2009, 07:18

A veritable Smörgåsbord of repeated functionality