[Plugin] Component Stringer UPDATED May 23, 2013

utiler

Hi Chris, thanks for this great work!!! It is very close to something i have asked questions about in the past....

Like Pilou, I think it would be great to see some rotation options at each segment. Also the suggestion of nil scaling would be nice too so the component is think dependent on segment length.....

I haven't played with it yet but I can say now that it's a BOMB!!!!!!

d12dozr

@martinrinehart said:

Blows me away, Chris. What was the inspiration?

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=200754#p200754

Chris Fullmer

The rotation options are implemented here, so they will be in the next release. I also like John's ideas about scaling the components smaller. But that will take a lot of code writing so I would not count on seeing that soon. And I will not be using this tool to add a skin. That's very complex.

But I will say the rotation is working great and is perfect for chains. Nil scaling would be easy to implement. I'll put that in too. So I'll hopefully get this released within the next 24 hours.

Thanks for all the comments!

Chris

Chris Fullmer

UPDATED!

Added rotation and twist capabilities
developed and added my menu items for donations and youtube
Added a no-scaling option

Ok, there you have it. It now lets you rotate components easier for chain making. I updated the video on the main page, or see it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ymYoEHiexg

That shows how I would use it to make chains. Have fun!

Chris

simon le bon

@chris fullmer said:

UPDATED!

Added rotation and twist capabilities

developed and added my menu items for donations and youtube

Added a no-scaling option

Hi Chris, ....!......

Hi Jeff,
Your Black and white chocolat Skeleton his highly... "eatable"

I thought it was not possible to make imbricated components with this Chris' tool...
You show me I was wrong!
I have tried to find your "how to".
We just have to scale up or reajust with Move tool the component once it is distributed along the path.

Scaled Up with FredoScale

simon

thomthom

Can you use FredoScale to apply the same scaling to each component en masse?

simon le bon

Yes absolutely!

You just need to enter one of the components, select all the geometry, and scale it

*s

pilou

Speedy Chris!
Next add: colors?

thomthom

@simon le bon said:

You just need to enter one of the components, select all the geometry, and scale it

Ah! ofcourse - you open up the component! doh! I was thinking it scaled each instance.

c.plassais

Hi Chris,

Perfect as always

Christophe

pilou

Suggestion: a vertical rotation of each component in the same time between them

Another thing actualy plug works fine with path welded or not
but not with curves "disconnected" : is that normal

plot-paris

fantastic plugin, Chris. there are going to be a lot of funny spine images in the gallery section now...

just two minor suggestion/question: when running your script it asks you whether start and end of the curve are right. then it lets you define the parameters. that means you will always have to perform at least two clicks, even if the curve direction is correct.

therefore my question: is it possible to go straight to the dialog box, while labeling start and end of the curve and having a check-box for 'reverse curve'?
ideally the 'start' and 'end' labels would dynamically change, when ticking/unticking the check-box.

and secondly: could you make the script remember former input during a SketchUp session? (except for the 'reverse curve' check-box of course). that might speed up workflow as well.

Ecuadorian

I certainly hope Chris and other Ruby geniuses get hired by the Google SketchUp team. SU might be a dead end if you want NURBS, but there's still a lot to be done with polygonal faces.

Click Draw

Hey Chris,

This is awesome! Thank you so much. I'm glad to see the PayPal link as well. You deserve it. I also love the crickets sound effects on your tutorials. Your obviously up late at night doing these. Thank you....

Jeff

EscapeArtist

Chris, that is amazing. Thank you so much for the quick response to the ideas everyone posted.

Another fantastic plugin. Thanks!!

pilou

And you can after use the Shape Bender!
Not here

Here yes, each link itself is now curvated after the general Shape bender
So a double curvature

Bob James

Simply fantastic, Chris. Thank you so much for all your hard work: what would SU be without guys like you???
Again, thank you.

utiler

@unknownuser said:

Suggestion: a vertical rotation of each component in the same time between them
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Another thing actualy plug works fine with path welded or not
but not with curves "disconnected" : is that normal
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Another wish of mine, Pilou. see http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=19204
The plugin in is getting sooooo close to a suggestion i had a while back; thanks again, Chris!!!!

Would be great to have the option of rotation around all 3 axis and the order of rotation as well as with TIG's GROW plugin.....

pilou

Yes!
Scripters are amazing people

leixing

Thank you Chris
itis wonderful!
i find a little bug.if the compoents only have one face -- that means the componet is a 2d ojb ,then run the plu and nothing start. the ruby console said "Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `position' for nil:NilClass>"
a very little bug ,just make a uimessage to tell people they must have a 3d components.
thank you again!!