[Plugin] Component Stringer UPDATED May 23, 2013

simon le bon

Hello Chris, Hello everybody,
I'm back for a little addition in using Component Stringer.

I have had the idea to use a progressive segmented curve in conjunction with Component Stringer for various interesting effects.
It exists a Fredo's tool :Fredo_BZ__Animation which can do the goal. But it is build for animation matters and I had found it not enough flexible for my purpose.

So I have made a small tut to make our Own BZ_animation Curve

I have made some exemples, not very subtle I guess but I think the idea is shown

*s

brookefox

Well, I'm happy to post this homely little picture: my first entry into the well-worn spiral stair saga. Contents: the usual suspects: one set of edges, one component (soon to be tuned and embellished with stringers, railings etc.). Why bother this thread? I just thought maybe a point or two needed clarification: In this case the length of each edge determines the displacement of the component, and the component cannot touch the edges or the routine will not work (for me).

Thanks, Chris!!

(For me, it would be nice if the settings were sticky across uses.)

jackalvn

Hi Chris, Hi All.
I used the plugin to make an array of component along a path, but it only create one component at the start of the path and nothing else.
I don't know what i do wrong. Any help?
One more thing: The plugin don't give me a choice of inputting distance between components (like Copy to spacing in Copy along path plugin). Or I miss something?
Thanks for your attention!

Chris Fullmer

Hi Hu. There is no option for spacing. It always inserts a component at each line segment. There is no way to skip line segments, or evenly space components over uneven lengthed lines.

It should not stop after a single component though. Could you upload the test model where this happened? Thanks,

Chris

tomislavm

Thank You Chris!

maybach67

great plugin, thanks alots

pep75

unbelievable! Well this is an essential plugin! What can they still do at Google?

SU has become a full functional modeller at the moment...

Thanks Chris!

grim

chris
the video shows a great tool and i have put it to the test, i build a chain link and made it a component, however when i apply the plug in it spaces the component far apart and rotates it in odd positions a can not seem to imitate the steps you show in the tutorial video is there a problem with this script?

pilou

@unknownuser said:

is there a problem with this script?

no

Chris Fullmer

Hi Grim, it is important to pay attention to the x-component axis. This plugin uses the component axis to place the component. So you are going to have to make sure that the axis is placed very strategically. You can post you test model if you are still unable to get it to work,

Chris

simon le bon

@unknownuser said:

I have found no solution to make the flat stakes to follow the path while they are planted vertically (=invariable direction+ following direction)

Well.., I've found a hand-assisted solution

Fredo6 [Plugin] Tools On Surface - v1.5f

Fredo6 [Plugin] BezierSpline v1.21

I assume I want the stakes are to be regularly spaced, non depending of the declivity. So The 3D curve must be regularly segmented (Segmented Polyline) before to be projected on the wall and on the floor.
(Re: if reversely we want the stakes planted depending of the déclivity, the segmentation must be done after curve projection on the floor and on the wall.)
Didier Bur [plugin] Projections version 2

The long rectangle set as component, distributed along the wall projected curve using Component Stringer is going to be used as a gauge. A line of this rectangle fall in coincidence with the initial 3D curve. This intersection is the point where to move each stake placed on the ground.
(Re: 1)ground face is deleted to make the process easy.
2)Move tool is used with Up arrow to constraint the moving on the blue direction)

(The same on Youtube )

[flash=575,360:1p7pi4pm]http://www.youtube.com/v/zDAQYT0jk6k[/flash:1p7pi4pm]

Simon

EscapeArtist

Anyone tried this with SU8 yet? I seem to be having difficulty with component orientation and scaling.

thomthom

@escapeartist said:

Anyone tried this with SU8 yet? I seem to be having difficulty with component orientation and scaling.

Screenshots? Would help with more specific information.

Chris Fullmer

Yeah, screenshot please I have not gotten around to testing my plugins with version 8. I'm sure there might be some problems. But problems with scaling and orientation were not on my list of things I was expecting to break - so I'm not exactly sure what might be wrong. But screenshots might help, thanks!

Chris

sklu

Component Stringer Loading Problem

I loaded the RB into sketchup folder..but when trying to activate, it doesn't work.

Ruby Console showing:

Error: #<ArgumentError: Cannot convert argument to Sketchup::Point3d>
C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:79:in add_text' C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:79:in curve_labeler'
C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:70:in curve_ordering' C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:105:in main'
C:/PROGRA~1/Google/GOOGLE~2/Plugins/clf_component_stringer.rb:190

Any help, Chris?

Chris Fullmer

Hmm, its past my bedtime right now, I'll check it out tomorrow. But what version of SU are you trying it on?

Chris

sklu

SU 7 Pro...tried a few different windows..same error occurs..many thanks

olishea

Great plugin

EscapeArtist

@thomthom said:

@escapeartist said:

Anyone tried this with SU8 yet? I seem to be having difficulty with component orientation and scaling.

Screenshots? Would help with more specific information.

I found the bug, it was on this side of my computer screen.

voxdei_999

thanks Chris very useful to me