[Plugin] 2D Tools

TIG

You're right - after all of these years !
There is no context-menu when right-clicking in empty space in the model entities context, but there is when inside an edit mode...
You can of course set the 2dLineStyle when in the model entities context and that will be used in the edit context.
Or use the default 2dLineStyle on one piece and then select it and edit its 2dLineStyle, resetting the selected's 2dLineStyle that way...

It also occurs in the '2dHatch' tool, when trying to reset the 'PATT' !

This is clearly quite unsatisfactory - so I'll look at how I might fix it...

JQL

@tig said:

@JQL

You're right - after all of these years !

LOL it's all your fault! I was working inside sectioncutface group!

After your release of the latest SectionCutFace, where XY axis are parallel to section planes (I only requested it, it's your fault you developed it ), I've been rethinking my workflow for doing more stuff in sketchup than in LO. This includes linework of course and your dashed lines came to mind. I knew they were there but hadn't used them before...

As you're diving into this again, have you ever tought of drawing a sequence of lines for your dashed lines instead of faces?

That would allow us to use styles to control thickness instead of having a fixed face width, and it would allow us a bit more control on scenes displayed at multiple scales inside LO.

(I would personally have a hard time with it as I'm using profiles to control width but...)

TIG

Here's v7.5 http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=2Dtools Unlike when used within the Model entities-context, when editing a Group/Component the "right-click_in_open_space" was failing to open the 2dLineStyle-Settings or the 2dHatching-PATT-selector dialog: this has now been addressed - so that if used within an edit situation the short context-menu that appears has an appropriate command added onto it, which will then open that particular 2dTool's dialog.

JQL

Thanks Tig!

function

newest version is messing with select tool I think. say i do control g to group something - usually it lets me select things again immediately. this plugin is conflicting and makes it so i have to hit the select tool again to select things. hope that makes sense

TIG

@function said:

newest version is messing with select tool I think. say i do control g to group something - usually it lets me select things again immediately. this plugin is conflicting and makes it so i have to hit the select tool again to select things. hope that makes sense
This might be because of the tool-pop/push needed to add the context-menu...
I've investigated...
Here's v7.6 http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=2Dtools The context-menu for changing the 2dLineStyle & 2dHatching settings, when opened on a right-click from inside an edit situation, are now set up so that they do not interfere with other tools...

LDHall

2D Fillet / Chamfer tool does not work.

TIG

There was an issue reported with 2dFillet sometimes failing - this January - but the latest versions, since v7.4, have addressed this.
The Fillet tool was changed for compatibility with all versions + >= v2016.
This update was important when its fillets are NOT applied onto a faced area.
Also the 2dFillet tool now helpfully highlights the two hovered/selected lines etc [as DaveR's gif illustrated very well].

Please get/install the latest RBZ - now v7.6 [which also include some fixes for 2dLineStyle and 2dHatching dialogs right-click opening when inside non-model contexts]...
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=2Dtools
Test and report back...

josephkim626

Thanks for the great work TIG!

Clayton49

Hi all,

Is anyone using TIG'S-2D-TOOLS on version SU-PRO-2017, as I see it's not validated yet for this version ?

Thanks,
Over & out,
CJT54

Dave R

I already replied in the other thread. This extension works just fine in SU2017. Leave the loading policy set to unrestricted.

Clayton49

@dave r said:

I already replied in the other thread. This extension works just fine in SU2017. Leave the loading policy set to unrestricted.

Hi Dave-R,

Thanks for confirming this, it's best this was aired on this 2D-tools page for others, tenuous links & all that. I see on my very old posts about subject, DASHED-LINES, I did in fact download & install this plugin, I now remember using it, but lost & forgot all about it, it must have been around the time I had a PC HD melt down...grrrr.

I wonder why it's not been badged o.k. for SU-PRO-2017 on the download page... ? it sure is a great tool from what I remember, I can't wait to plug-it-in again.

SU I feel has missed out on not providing 2D-CAD type tools, not everything needs to be modeled in 3D, adding the odd extra detail with 2D lines on saved model sections for building plans/sections makes this tool invaluable. I prefer doing it this way, rather than SU-LAYOUT, as all fixed & tied into the model. Besides that, I failed miserably in measuring off the model in SU-LAYOUT when trying to place/trace extra line details off the model in the view port at precise known distances. I think measuring was influenced by the scale of the view port window, anyway seemed tedious from what I recall. Not too sure why this is, as dimensions know what scale your using ? SU-LAYOUT is great for other items.

facer

Draftsight (Free)
https://www.3ds.com/products-services/draftsight-cad-software/

If you are looking for 2D drafting tool to complement your Sketchup work
Draftsight offers the following advantages:

Free
Continually upgraded, allowing reading of current Revit or Autocad drawings in dwg or dxf
Supported by Dassault Systemes 3DS - a large French company.

juju

@facer said:

Draftsight (Free)
https://www.3ds.com/products-services/draftsight-cad-software/

If you are looking for 2D drafting tool to complement your Sketchup work
Draftsight offers the following advantages:

Free

Continually upgraded, allowing reading of current Revit or Autocad drawings in dwg or dxf

Supported by Dassault Systemes 3DS - a large French company.

I second this suggestion, I use it for viewing and conversion purposes.

pavelleon410

Thank you so much, this simple option was so lacking for me to work! Great!

MarekSk

Hello,
I used to use 2D tools regularly, especially 2D text. Since I have completely reinstalled PC, installed Sketchup v.17.2.555 64-bit the function "Edit text" is very slow. If change the text in the
pop-up window and hit ENTER, sometimes I wait even for one minute. This happens even the project is empty. Can you help me how to solve the issue please? In the past modifying text was getting slow when the project grows but not empty. Many thanks

Dave R

@mareksk said:

Hello,
I used to use 2D tools regularly, especially 2D text. Since I have completely reinstalled PC, installed Sketchup v.17.2.555 64-bit the function "Edit text" is very slow. If change the text in the
pop-up window and hit ENTER, sometimes I wait even for one minute. This happens even the project is empty. Can you help me how to solve the issue please? In the past modifying text was getting slow when the project grows but not empty. Many thanks

What video card are you using?

MarekSk

Hello,
many thanks for the fast feedback. I am using Lenovo T520:

i7-2760 2,4Ghz
Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000
and
NVIDIA Quatro 1000M

Same time ago it worked fast enough. At least for not so large projects.

TIG

Ensure that your system is set up to use the NVIDIA graphics-card when using SketchUp.
A Windows system update might have reset this to the less good built-in Intel card.

PS: Please update your user's profile.
You can't be still using SketchUp v6 !
And your Windows version would be useful too...

KSpring

I am not having any luck getting this plugin to work in SketchUp 2018. Will update it to work in SU2018? When I tried the Linestyles tool no line would draw. When I tried the 2D text tool no text.