[Plugin] SectionCutFace
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%(#FF0000)[Tig,
Update:
It appears removing Pipe Along Path V 2.2 20141112 stops the BugSplat on launch described below]@tig said:
What is your SUp version ?
SU Pro 2016
@tig said:
No error messages [e.g. in Ruby Console] ?
At what point does it splat ?
On opening the tool or on OK ?
Does it spat on all permutations of the options ??Did not have opportunity to see console, or (new SCF V6.1)options
Splat was/is immediate on launch of SU.@tig said:
How did you install the plugin ?
From its RBZ ?Initially I downloaded .rbz to desktop and through SU.....window....preferences....extensions....install(ed) extension.......rbz
Note:I did not uninstall SCF V4.4 prior either. (figured it would just overwrite)SU did not Bugsplat at this point, however, the options available were the same as in SCF V4.4 and for this reason I closed and re-launched SU.....and immediate Splat.
I Then tried manual install by renaming the .rbz to .zip and deleted SCF folder and SCF ruby file from the 2016 plugins folder, and dragged the contents of the .zip to 2016 plugins folder........launch produced same splat.
@tig said:
Can you delete all "SectionCutFace" files and its subfolder in the Plugins folder [manually] and then reinstall and restart and see what happens...
I did exactly that after second splat, and splat on launch again.
@tig said:
I assume an earlier version of the plugin work OK...
Yes, manual reinstall of SCF V4.4 works fine as before.
@tig said:
Do you have many other plugins installed ?
Maybe five or six, not on that machine right this moment.....will have to report back.
I can try to reproduce later today if you think it will be helpful, and I do recall seeing some text in the bugsplat window that may be helpful for you to see?
Thank You!!
Charlie
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There should be not connection with PipeAlongPath and SectionCutFace - except that I wrote both!
Have you tried re-installing the newest version of PAP [v2.2]
I'll do some more digging though...
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@tig said:
There should be not connection with PipeAlongPath and SectionCutFace - except that I wrote both!...
I did see that.....and I am very appreciative for you having written them....especially since I use very few and found yours to be very helpful to me.(think you wrote 3 out of the six I use)
@tig said:
Have you tried re-installing the newest version of PAP [v2.2]...
I have, and unfortunately the same Bugsplat returns.
@tig said:
I'll do some more digging though...
Please don't spend much time on it for me, I can continue using SCF V4.4 should I need PAP as well.
Thank you,
Charlie
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Plugin looks great but once I have created the section cut face I can't Dimension or measure even in layout measurements won't snap to points is there a fix for this
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Section cut lines are not edges that dimension tools in SketchUp or LayOut can snap to. You could make the edges of the section cut face visible in the UI and dimension to the edges of the face.
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@dave r said:
Section cut lines are not edges that dimension tools in SketchUp or LayOut can snap to. You could make the edges of the section cut face visible in the UI and dimension to the edges of the face.
Edge detection in sketchup and layout works for me if I enable visible edges. But I'll have to hide the section cuts via layers instead.
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i dont understand this plugin, i was expected to close the solid and get as the final result the solid cuted. for example, i made a 3d model of a house, then i cut and use the sectioncutface and then i would like to render that solid cut but i cant...
sorry for me english
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Olá Rui!
You can render the solid cut if you use a supported renderer that works with sketchup sections.
I work with Thea that can do it.
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A few renders will keep section-plane cuts visible in their output.
The ones I know of are Thea and Twilight.
SU Podium has an add-on tool which does something similar, but by making a copy of the model and and then using two operations, much like SectionCutFace AND Zorro2, to add the face, and then cut and delete the rest of the model, you can then render that.
You can mimic that - make a copy of your model - use SectionCutFace to add the face, then use Zorro2 to cut the model at the same section-plane, render that...
Remember to work on a copy, because it does cut up and delete chunks of your model ! -
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The best section plugin I have ever found! Thx TIG.
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Hi TIG,
I am too new to have PM privileges yet, is it still possible to get the ruby script files for SectionCutFace, I am still using SketchUp Pro version 8.
Progressing_Slowly.
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Hi, I cannot PM yet as I am a new member, but I wanted to get the additional files needed to run this in Pro Version 8.
I have downloaded Sketchup Make to test, and it works great, just want to keep with my version of Pro 8 for now as everything runs so smoothly on it.
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SectionCutFace should work on all currently available versions of SketchUp.
Obviously the newer versions are recommended, and be aware that v8 is no longer supported by Trimble, and v2013 will go that way shortly - they already have limited access to 3dWH and EWH pages...It is available in the SketchUcation PluginStore - download its RBZ and install using SketchUp's Preferences > Extensions > Install Extension... button, alternatively install the SketchUcation ExtensionStore³ and that allows you to install anything available in the PluginStore automatically from within SketchUp.
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Hi TIG!
I've installed sectioncutface on my SUP 2016, but then appeared this error:
Error Loading File C:/Users/(...)/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/SectionCutFace/SectionCutFace_start.rbs
Failed to read RBE/RBS file.Do you have a clue about solving this problem?
Thanks!!!
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Does that RBS file actually exist?
How did you install it from the downloaded RBZ ?
Use SketchUp's Window > Preferences > Extensions > Install Extension... button.
Or AutoInstall it from within SketchUp itself, using the SketchUcation ExtensionStore³ toolset... -
@unknownuser said:
@tig said:
There should be not connection with PipeAlongPath and SectionCutFace - except that I wrote both!...
I did see that.....and I am very appreciative for you having written them....especially since I use very few and found yours to be very helpful to me.(think you wrote 3 out of the six I use)
@tig said:
Have you tried re-installing the newest version of PAP [v2.2]...
I have, and unfortunately the same Bugsplat returns.
@tig said:
I'll do some more digging though...
Please don't spend much time on it for me, I can continue using SCF V4.4 should I need PAP as well.
Thank you,
CharlieUpdate:
Tig......as always.....many thanks for all you do for us all!!!I just wanted to share that I updated/installed SU Pro 64 bit 16.1.1449 today and reinstalled Pipe Along Path (PAP) with your most recent Section Cut Face (SCF)an all is well now.
No more bugsplat!Best regards,
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Hello,
i dont know if it came up along the 15 pages of feedback, but i downloaded the plugin, and seems to be installed OK. when adding a section from sketchup and right-clicking it the add section cut face appears and doing its job BUT the CUT MODEL AT SECTION command doesnt apear afterwords. i try using Versions 2014 / 2016 / 2013.
i read on the download page that it's possible to have problems with V.2014 and that i should contact Via PM (which i can not do yet - hence, writing here). i have a presentation due to the end of the week and will appreciate all help.
NOTE: i tried using the plug-in in a simple model just to make sure that the amount of Info is not the problem.
Thanks.
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It it possible you are looking for "Slice model at section" which comes from Zorro2?
It works fine for me after running SectionCutFace.
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Tig,
I use your sectioncutfaces to draw details on my projects and that has been greatly enhanced by your latest updates.
I've recently been working on a project where it made sense to have a lot of ceiling plans and elevations/sections that looked both ways. My workflow was that I generated a single SectionCutFace for each pair of section planes, converted it into a Component and copied it reflected to the other section, separating both instances of the component into the section's corresponding layers and scenes.
This allowed me to manually fix and edit a single section for each pair and the changes were applied to both sections.
I think this is a nice workflow to have for architectural projects, specially if we use reflected ceiling plans and I would find it interesting if the plugin would generate SectionCutFaces as components wich could probably be an option.
It makes manual edition faster but it has other added benefits as being able to export sectioncutfaces to other models and also store them in component manager for times where we accidently delete them.
Of course we can do this right now, just like I did, if we convert sectioncutface groups into components but it would be much faster if the plugin did it for us.
If it happens that you find the idea interesting, it would also be cool if you'd consider that we could somehow link two or more section planes wich had similar sectioncutfaces and this would allow us to generate/update one of the linked sections and affect all linked SectionCutFaces.
An example would be that we would associate a floorplan with a ceiling plan and when we'd generate the sectioncutface for the floorplan an instance of the component would also be placed on the corresponding ceiling plan. Updating it via plugin or manually editing any of them would, of course update both, speeding up our workflow.
So I hope you find this interesting and easy to acomplish, and eventually find the time/patience to implement it, but if not, rest assured that I know I'm pushing my luck too far!
Thank you for your plugin, wich is key for my projects, and thank you for your attention.
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