[Plugin] 2D Tools
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I think that would be terrific as me thinks it would improve the utility greatly.
On another front, if the text window would accept a paste larger than one line that also would be terrific.
For reasons unknown to me, I experienced a lot of bug splats yesterday (display driver faults and recovers, but not SU) while occasionally using the line tool (EDIT: Thinking back, I think it more likely was the hatching tool). I know such info is of no or limited use but I mention it in case it might be more than that.
Thank you.
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Finally getting to know SU's native text tools, 3D included, and have a confirmed sense of appreciation for the functionality your tool set provides.
(As far as your contemplated line style enhancements, I say progress shouldn't wait on sleeping dogs.., er.., or.. snoozin' sailors or whomever.)
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The text dialog etc would need to become a web-dialog... as at the moment we are limited to the UI.inputbox type which is one line hence the \n work round. It's on a list...
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At last, here's my updated v4.0...
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=185760#p185760
Main changes are:
v4.0 20091122 'Debabelizer' added to all tools to ease locale language translation of text/dialogs/prompts/menus etc.
ES and FR versions of lingvo [translation] files supplied in zip.
ES version of 2D Tools-Help htm etc supplied in zip.
2D Tools-Help expanded to cover recent changes and also to explain how to customize Help-htm and lingvo files to your locale; 2D Tools-Help now opens a locale suffixed version if it exists.
2D Line-Style now offers user defined 'Custom Styles' by defining dots+spaces patterns; glitches whilst working inside groups fixed.
2D Text miscellaneous glitches fixed.
2D Face-Maker and 2D Hatching glitches whilst working inside groups fixed.The new deBabelizer.rb script must be put into the Plugins folder with the other files/folders, as directed in the instructions. If you use any half-decent zip program to extract all of the files/folders into the Plugins folder then it should put everything in the right place for you...
Look out for additional [or updated] locale-lingvo files and help-htm files from third-parties: these will go into the ../Plugins/2Dtools/ folder...
Feedback please...
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There is no deBabelizer.rb inside the archive.
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Damn! There is now...***
Here's a copy of it too deBabelizer.rb
***The 8 of you who got the zip which was missing deBabelizer.rb please re-download from the main link or simply add this rb file to the Plugins folder - sorry for the problem - I'm tired...
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Get some sleep - we need You!!
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hello,
in help : 2DtoolsHelp.htm, the freehand icon is not the good one
i ll try this plugin at workJuan974 (reunion island)
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Here's v4.1 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=185760#p185760
There are minor corrections to the Help htm images etc... -
Here's v4.2 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=185760#p185760
No changes to the main 'workings'... Just some minor changes to a few strings in Adjust/LineStyle/Tidyup and their lingvo files that weren't translating properly. -
Thanks, TIG! Seems You slept well
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hello tig,
great plugin,- but line weight are locked in inch and i m drawing in millimeter, it s possible to have for example a 0.1 weight of the unit you use?
- pattern works fine
- drawing on selected plane could be fine too, on rotated plane, or select the plane with 3 points
i m thinking to not renew my autocad lt licence.
big thank you
Juan974 (reunion island)
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@juan974 said:
hello tig,
great plugin,- but line weight are locked in inch and i m drawing in millimeter, it s possible to have for example a 0.1 weight of the unit you use?
- pattern works fine
- drawing on selected plane could be fine too, on rotated plane, or select the plane with 3 points
i m thinking to not renew my autocad lt licence.
big thank you
Juan974 (reunion island)
I took the decision to set the line widths in fractions and multiples of an inch because lines only need 'relative' proportional thicknesses...
After all 1/4"=~6mm 1/2"=~12mm 1"=~1", 2"=~50mm 4"=~100mm etc
I originally had a set in mm to mimic the old 'Rotring' pens mm thickness 0.13,0.18,0.25,0.35,0.50,0.75,1.0,1.5,2.0,3.0,4.0,6.0,8.0 etc with x10 and x100 versions, but I eventually thought not to do it ...
IF there is enough pressure to introduce a 'mm' version I can do it [with a bit of tweaking] - it's easy to find the model's units and set to " or mm...
[Yo tomé la decisión de fijar el ancho de las líneas en las fracciones y múltiplos de las pulgadas ['inches'], porque sólo las líneas necesidad de espesores proporcional relativa ...
Después de todo 1/4"=~6mm 1/2"=~12mm 1"=~1", 2"=~50mm 4"=~100mm, etc
Originalmente tenía una serie en mm para imitar las viejas plumas 'Rotring' en 'mm' 0.13,0.18,0.25,0.35,0.50,0.75,1.0,1.5,2.0,3.0,4.0,6.0,8.0 etc con las versiones x10 y x100, pero finalmente he decidido no hacerlo...
Si no hay suficiente presión para introducir una versión de 'mm' puedo hacerlo [con un poco de ajustar] - es fácil encontrar unidades del modelo y se puso a las pulgadas o 'mm'...] -
Millimeters please. I have no idea on how inches and fractions and multiples work. Using that would be purge guess work for me.
Heavy pressure here.
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Here's v4.3 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=185760#p185760
The 2D Line-Style Dialog now has Inch OR mm Widths displayed, depending on the Model's Units being Imperial or Metric. The Help htm files have also been updated to suit.
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Damm Tig your fast!!!!
Bep
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i try last version, for line weight i can t go under 1 mm because of the size of the screen, so i try whit the arrow key, same problem, i ll try on office tomorrow ...
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hello,
i can't go under 1 mm for line weight ...
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Juan974
You can't make a line under 1mm wide because that's the minimum size in metric that's set in the script !
For imperial it's 0.05" == 1.27mm = even worse !!!A line 1mm wide doesn't display very well at most expected 'scalings' of the view anyway - that's why there are no narrower options... why'd want a line that's so thin it's barely visible as it's often < 1 pixel ?
If you want thinner options then open and edit the 2DLineStyle.rb Ruby file in NotePad and find the two places where there a list of possible metric widths and add yours at the start - say 0.5... so
["1|2|4|5|8|10|20...
becomes
["0.5|1|2|4|5|8|10|20...
or whatever thinner line settings you want...
From there on in you'll have lines that are so thin you won't be able see them ! -
Since I haven't found a smarter way, I spent a long while tracing raster contours into a model and found the Z set and line tool to be good friends in that context.
Two items: 1. it would be nice to have a step-back, undo the last segment (only) that could be invoked without exiting the routine, and 2. that curious unwanted mini-segment that keeps inserting itself on occasion while drawing a series of connected 2d lines, perhaps that result of something I'm doing but such is not apparent.
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