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    [Plugin] SectionCutFace

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    • R Offline
      rhankc
      last edited by

      Many thanks Tig. Have a great day!

      Hank

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      • massimoM Offline
        massimo Moderator
        last edited by

        Sorry TIG, I got this error with the 2.3 version with a simple box model
        Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined methodset_visibility' for nil:NilClass>
        C:/Programmi/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/SectionCutFace.rb:383:in face' C:/Programmi/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/SectionCutFace.rb:451 C:/Programmi/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/SectionCutFace.rb:451:in call'`
        and i don't understand how the plug works with the scene/page transition. Draw a cube, add two scenes, in second scene make a section and add "section cut face". Is the below result the expected one?
        Thanks.
        Massimo.


        scene 1


        scene 2

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        • TIGT Offline
          TIG Moderator
          last edited by

          Here's v2.4

          http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=172583#p172583

          Trapped layer visibility setting error if no pages/scenes set...

          TIG

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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            @massimo said:

            Sorry TIG, I got this error with the 2.3 version with a simple box model
            Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined methodset_visibility' for nil:NilClass>
            C:/Programmi/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/SectionCutFace.rb:383:in face' C:/Programmi/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/SectionCutFace.rb:451 C:/Programmi/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/SectionCutFace.rb:451:in call'`
            and i don't understand how the plug works with the scene/page transition. Draw a cube, add two scenes, in second scene make a section and add "section cut face". Is the below result the expected one?
            Thanks.
            Massimo.

            Do you have any 'Pages' [Scenes] ?
            EDIT: see next message for fixing update...

            TIG

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            • massimoM Offline
              massimo Moderator
              last edited by

              No error now, thanks. Real time plugins... ๐Ÿ˜„ But about the result?

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              • massimoM Offline
                massimo Moderator
                last edited by

                This is the situation after the cut with no scenes added, but if i add a scene before the cut no error occurs.
                EDIT: TIG answered with the 2.4 version before my reply ๐Ÿ˜„


                ScreenHunter_03 Aug. 18 13.20.jpg

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                • D Offline
                  dimario
                  last edited by

                  this is just a fab plugin.
                  thank you a lot. very helpful!!! saves a lot of time...

                  kind regards...

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                  • GaieusG Offline
                    Gaieus
                    last edited by

                    Works really cool, thanks, TIG! ๐Ÿ‘

                    (And now... If only the section cut face would also move when I make a section animation/transition between two scenes! But sigh... I know, I know...) ๐Ÿ˜‰

                    Gai...

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                    • massimoM Offline
                      massimo Moderator
                      last edited by

                      @unknownuser said:

                      If only the section cut face would also move when I make a section animation/transition between two scenes! But sigh... I know, I know...

                      That's exactly the result I was looking for, Gaieus. ๐Ÿ˜„

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                      • GaieusG Offline
                        Gaieus
                        last edited by

                        ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

                        I didn't even expect it to be possible at all!
                        Fingers crossed however (and now all the exporter scripters for external renderers should start thinking about how to export these animated section cuts! ๐Ÿ˜„ )

                        Gai...

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                        • TIGT Offline
                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by

                          @gaieus said:

                          Works really cool, thanks, TIG! ๐Ÿ‘

                          (And now... If only the section cut face would also move when I make a section animation/transition between two scenes! But sigh... I know, I know...) ๐Ÿ˜‰

                          I have a half-baked version that keeps bug-splatting ! It adds observers between the section-plane and the faced-group and remakes/moves them together... Don't expect it to be safe for public consumption soon... ๐Ÿ˜ž

                          TIG

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                          • bmikeB Offline
                            bmike
                            last edited by

                            just downloaded. this should help with my longhand way of doing this!

                            mike beganyi design + consulting llc

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                              anderskouv
                              last edited by

                              I've only been using SU for half a year and I love it. But at the same time leaving autodesk for sketchup, I left pc for mac and I allso love that. Just one tiny little problem "sectioncutface"!!! Everyone gets saved by Tig, but what about me and my resentance to ever using pc again. Is there anything simular to OS x?! Help ๐Ÿ˜’ http://forums.sketchucation.com/posting.php?mode=reply&f=323&t=20564#

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                                anderskouv
                                last edited by

                                I posted a message one hour ago, but I have learned that the sectioncutface.rb does work with mac. Needed to make the folder Plugin in my libary. Thanks for the solution to a big problem.

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                                • TIGT Offline
                                  TIG Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  Most scripts work on a MAC as well as a PC.
                                  It's relatively easy to spot the platform and make minor internal adjustments to suit...

                                  TIG

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                                    lazychild
                                    last edited by

                                    hum.. I have just installed this plugin.
                                    It does the cut but how do I render my section with V-ray after?

                                    Vray still seem to catch whats 'un-cut' and rendered my entire model.
                                    Thanks in advance.

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                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      @lazychild said:

                                      hum.. I have just installed this plugin.
                                      It does the cut but how do I render my section with V-ray after?

                                      Vray still seem to catch whats 'un-cut' and rendered my entire model.
                                      Thanks in advance.

                                      This tool only adds a filled in section-cut group - to do it so it's cut for Vray etc you need to copy the skp and then physically cut the model in two [using Zorro] and throw away the unwanted half - there's a detailed thread about this already - http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=184604#p184604

                                      TIG

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                                        lazychild
                                        last edited by

                                        @tig said:

                                        @lazychild said:

                                        hum.. I have just installed this plugin.
                                        It does the cut but how do I render my section with V-ray after?

                                        Vray still seem to catch whats 'un-cut' and rendered my entire model.
                                        Thanks in advance.

                                        This tool only adds a filled in section-cut group - to do it so it's cut for Vray etc you need to copy the skp and then physically cut the model in two [using Zorro] and throw away the unwanted half - there's a detailed thread about this already - http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=184604#p184604

                                        Thank you very much!
                                        Just what i needed ๐Ÿ˜„

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                                        • brookefoxB Offline
                                          brookefox
                                          last edited by

                                          Thanks only. Pity the poor saps like me making building sections by hand, albeit an SUF hand...
                                          (Duh... must try the native 'creating grouped section slices' sometime.)

                                          The fortunate ones stumble on, perhaps to eventually find a real hand up.

                                          ~ Brooke

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                                            ahornet
                                            last edited by

                                            thanks bro
                                            this is really good

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