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    [Plugin] Drape Cpoints

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    • X Offline
      xrok1
      last edited by

      great plugin. thankyou. here is the .zip file that contains this and the other two plugins needed to create a mesh. maybe you could add it to your original post. would be less confusing for some. 😳


      DRAPE_TRIANGULATE_DELU_Plugins.zip

      “There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

      http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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      • olisheaO Offline
        olishea
        last edited by

        TIG..I've got a problem.

        The construction points appear, but they are not draped over the mesh (see screengrab). It just creates a regular, flat grid of c points under my mesh.

        Am I doing something wrong?

        http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu269/olishea/Picture26.png

        oli

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        • olisheaO Offline
          olishea
          last edited by

          Never mind, I've got it to work now. You have to drape points over a group....I was triple clicking the mesh and then trying to use the plugin. duh!

          I am using this to simplify a dirty 3D topographical survey and it work beautifully! such a good idea. I was just about to start manually draping construction points then I thought, "hang on a minute.....there MUST be a plugin for this"

          so thank you ever so much for taking the time to make and share this wonderful ruby! It will save me lots and lots of time and stress so hats off to TIG! bravo!

          oli

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          • thomthomT Offline
            thomthom
            last edited by

            @olishea said:

            Never mind, I've got it to work now. You have to drape points over a group....I was triple clicking the mesh and then trying to use the plugin. duh!

            I am using this to simplify a dirty 3D topographical survey and it work beautifully! such a good idea. I was just about to start manually draping construction points then I thought, "hang on a minute.....there MUST be a plugin for this"

            so thank you ever so much for taking the time to make and share this wonderful ruby! It will save me lots and lots of time and stress so hats off to TIG! bravo!

            If I remember correctly, the Archiland plugin has a tool that recreates a terrain in a regular pattern: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=13760#p102771

            Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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            • olisheaO Offline
              olishea
              last edited by

              ah thomthom thank you!! i didnt know that plugin existed. you can really simplify a mesh with it, nice one!! and cheers to cadfather too.

              here is a screenshot of my mesh tests.

              Think i will be using the triangulated construction points at 5000mm centres....detailed enough for my needs. I love the archiland "simplify contours" tool as well, its a great idea.

              http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu269/olishea/Picture28-1.png

              oli

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              • EdsonE Offline
                Edson
                last edited by

                @earthmover said:

                Another use for the script.....5 minute bedspread. (Bed model from warehouse)

                adam,

                did you just move the points using the regular move tool or did you use another plugin to make the bedspread?

                edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
                http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                • EarthMoverE Offline
                  EarthMover
                  last edited by

                  Yes, Edson I just moved the Cpoints manually before running the triangulate plugin to give the appearance of ruffled edges. I also used JPP to give thickness to simulate the fold over atop the pillows.

                  3D Artist at Clearstory 3D Imaging
                  Guide Tool at Winning With Sketchup
                  Content Creator at Skapeup

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                    yukonhoo
                    last edited by

                    @tig said:

                    The script 'points_cloud_triangulation.rb' [which shows in the Plugins menu as 'Triangulate Points'] is here...
                    http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/Ruby/points_cloud_triangulation.rb
                    that also requires 'delauney2.rb' - which you can get here...
                    http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=117071#p117071
                    🤓

                    Thanks!!

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                    • TIGT Offline
                      TIG Moderator
                      last edited by

                      @yukonhoo said:

                      @tig said:

                      The script 'points_cloud_triangulation.rb' [which shows in the Plugins menu as 'Triangulate Points'] is here...
                      http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/Ruby/points_cloud_triangulation.rb
                      that also requires 'delauney2.rb' - which you can get here...
                      http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=117071#p117071
                      🤓

                      Thanks!!

                      I have recently updated a version of the 'cloud' tool and a related delauney3 - do a search on the Plugins forum... 🤓

                      TIG

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                      • Didier BurD Offline
                        Didier Bur
                        last edited by

                        Hi,

                        Note that I recently changed the old typo in the main script 'require ./delauney2.rb' to 'require 'delaunay2.rb'
                        The required file has been renamed 'delaunay2.rb'
                        Regards,

                        DB

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                        • tibetT Offline
                          tibet
                          last edited by

                          @earthmover said:

                          Another use for the script.....5 minute bedspread. (Bed model from warehouse)

                          hi,
                          could you please make step by step tut for creating your wonderful "5-minute bedspread" for those, who´re in the process of learning, just a bit far behind you (youtube is fine too)

                          thanks !

                          SU 2015 Pro on Win10 x64

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                          • Rich O BrienR Offline
                            Rich O Brien Moderator
                            last edited by

                            Excellent Adam 👍

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                              pilou
                              last edited by

                              Nice tut! ☀

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                                nomeradona
                                last edited by

                                Wow Adam that is a cool tutorial.

                                visit my blog: http://www.nomeradona.blogspot.com

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                                • EarthMoverE Offline
                                  EarthMover
                                  last edited by

                                  Thanks guys..glad it was helpful. Here's a few tests of the method on different shapes. It's not as good as a physics based cloth simulation, but the results are fairly convincing. For table cloths, you just need to make sure you have a ground shape object that is slightly larger than the table and in the same group, so that the Cpoints will drape down and onto the ground. The same method can be used to make water in a stream bed or snow on a rooftop.


                                  Drape shapes.jpg

                                  3D Artist at Clearstory 3D Imaging
                                  Guide Tool at Winning With Sketchup
                                  Content Creator at Skapeup

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                                  • tibetT Offline
                                    tibet
                                    last edited by

                                    hi earthmover,
                                    thanks for your valuable time and desire to share your knowledge among sketchup fans/learners.
                                    it´s pretty cool, well done!
                                    cheers!

                                    SU 2015 Pro on Win10 x64

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                                    • EarthMoverE Offline
                                      EarthMover
                                      last edited by

                                      Tibet, here is a quick tutorial on the bedsheet.

                                      [flash=800,600:pdjve3kf]http://www.youtube.com/v/wIcHHsjQ-Mo[/flash:pdjve3kf]

                                      3D Artist at Clearstory 3D Imaging
                                      Guide Tool at Winning With Sketchup
                                      Content Creator at Skapeup

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                                        xrok1
                                        last edited by

                                        @tig said:

                                        @yukonhoo said:

                                        @tig said:

                                        The script 'points_cloud_triangulation.rb' [which shows in the Plugins menu as 'Triangulate Points'] is here...
                                        http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/Ruby/points_cloud_triangulation.rb
                                        that also requires 'delauney2.rb' - which you can get here...
                                        http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=117071#p117071
                                        🤓

                                        Thanks!!

                                        I have recently updated a version of the 'cloud' tool and a related delauney3 - do a search on the Plugins forum... 🤓

                                        "and a related delauney3" can't find this?

                                        “There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

                                        http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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                                        • TIGT Offline
                                          TIG Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          @xrok1 said:

                                          @tig said:

                                          @yukonhoo said:

                                          @tig said:

                                          The script 'points_cloud_triangulation.rb' [which shows in the Plugins menu as 'Triangulate Points'] is here...
                                          http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/Ruby/points_cloud_triangulation.rb
                                          that also requires 'delauney2.rb' - which you can get here...
                                          http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=117071#p117071
                                          🤓

                                          Thanks!!

                                          I have recently updated a version of the 'cloud' tool and a related delauney3 - do a search on the Plugins forum... 🤓

                                          "and a related delauney3" can't find this?

                                          The delauney3.rb is a modified version I wrote to use with my version of The Triangulate-Points tool here http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=301274#p301274 = the .rb is in the zip file with the tool's .rb...
                                          It in no way replaces or affects other tools using earlier 'delauney' scripts - however the earlier scripts can clash with so other tools so that is why I rewrote the modularized versions of them...

                                          TIG

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                                            thepolarblair
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi TIG - First off - Amazing Plugin! Currently trying to model a leather headboard and will be using it to get nice uneven edges for a more realistic look. This may have already been flagged up so please ignore if that's the case, but I can't seem to get the plugin to work in Sketchup 8. 6 is fine so its not causing me any hassle but I just thought it could be worth a mention. Again - thank you very much. I'll try to post the results when I get there.

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