[Plugin] Select Outer Edges v1.0

Chris Fullmer · 30 Jun 2009, 18:50

This is pretty simple, from a request from John Clements here:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=20267&p=168997&sid=195d6184b32fa0a6257f3883cb07a9f6#p168940
Select a group of faces and edges and run this plugin. It will select only the outer edges (perimeter edges) and also edges that border an interior hole. It only selects edges that you have selected before running the script. So hidden edges will not get added to the outer edges selection if they are not selected. Use the triple click selection method to make sure that hiiden edges are selected correctly. Also, single lines are not added to the selection either. Here is a video that sort of shows all of that. I hope it makes sense, and is helpful. Video (no sound):

[flash=564,503:3kvcrnb0]http://www.chrisfullmer.com/forums/select_outer_edges.swf[/flash:3kvcrnb0]

Chris

PS this is a script I probably wont be updating or adding to. Maybe it should just be included in Thom's selection toys (maybe it already is?). So if its in another, more major script out there, you might just be best using that one. And if someone points me to it, I'll probably just remove this script and point people to the better script.

clf_select_outer_edges.rb

boofredlay · 30 Jun 2009, 18:58

I could have used this last weekend when I made this:

Thanks Chris, works great.

Dave R · 30 Jun 2009, 19:44

Thanks Chris.

Eric, you going to build that?

boofredlay · 30 Jun 2009, 20:12

I already did, in SU, for FF
http://www.formfonts.com/viewModel.php?view=1&id=12463&config=1

Build it physically... nope.

simdidengelecege · 3 Jan 2010, 23:11

Thank you very much for this plug-in...

It is so functional.

urs0815 · 4 Jan 2010, 19:03

Thank you Chris, this is a very useful plugin!

Panga · 8 Jan 2010, 12:26

Thanks a lot for this simple but very usefull script !! Good work.

3dbuilder · 29 Jan 2010, 16:34

Hey Google:

Hire. Chris. Fullmer.

And if they don't hire you Chris, you should apply for a position with Bonzai 3D.

Thanks for all your plug-ins. Whenever I need to be productive and find basic functionality like this that isn't in Sketchup, I just Google "Chris Fullmer tool"

Thanks again.