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    • TIGT Online
      TIG Moderator
      last edited by

      I see now... ☀
      So to recap: DON'T use EEbyRails for making Fillets between Rounded Legs and Arms etc - instead USE Fredo's 'Round Corners' - it's quicker and produces better results !
      Blajnov - it might be best if you edit / retitled your SKP without reference to EEbyR, to avoid confusion 😄

      TIG

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      • TIGT Online
        TIG Moderator
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        Here's a way to make a Multi-Railed Mesh with EEbyRails by making sub-meshes and combining them...EEbyRailsMultiRailSteps.pngEEbyRailsMultiRailSteps.skp

        TIG

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          Rip Tanion
          last edited by

          Awesome plugin! Thanks!

          Three attached curvesround_corner.pnground_corner.skp

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          • TIGT Online
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            I don't understand you diagram.
            You can already do this ?
            Are you wanting some sort of 2-face FollowMe ? Just use the faces edges [welded into a curve] as your Rails ?
            With EEbyRv2 [that is about to be launched] you will be able to choose the Profile, Rail1 and Rail2 and then a 'Melding-Profile' that fixes the end form too - is that what you want ? It will allow a definite start and end profile location form to be predefined...
            ❓

            TIG

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              hsjzyangbin
              last edited by

              Hi,TIG,I have a idea that <extrude edges by rails> adds a path like this,thanks

              next:I wish it could be add rotate and scale function


              gogo.png


              gg2.png

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                hsjzyangbin
                last edited by

                @tig said:

                I don't understand you diagram.
                You can already do this ?
                Are you wanting some sort of 2-face FollowMe ? Just use the faces edges [welded into a curve] as your Rails ?
                With EEbyRv2 [that is about to be launched] you will be able to choose the Profile, Rail1 and Rail2 and then a 'Melding-Profile' that fixes the end form too - is that what you want ? It will allow a definite start and end profile location form to be predefined...
                ❓

                Yes,it could be "2-face +2-path+FollowMe" 😍
                I also do not have this plug-in, I use the LATHE. RB command generates images shown, as you said, the first path to the same, choose the second Rails as a control Rails
                "lathe" you can see it http://www.sketchupbbs.com/thread-40382-1-1.html

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                • charly2008C Offline
                  charly2008
                  last edited by

                  Hi,


                  Beautiful Work.jpg

                  He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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                  • TIGT Online
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    @hsjzyangbin said:

                    @tig said:

                    I don't understand you diagram.
                    You can already do this ?
                    Are you wanting some sort of 2-face FollowMe ? Just use the faces edges [welded into a curve] as your Rails ?
                    With EEbyRv2 [that is about to be launched] you will be able to choose the Profile, Rail1 and Rail2 and then a 'Melding-Profile' that fixes the end form too - is that what you want ? It will allow a definite start and end profile location form to be predefined...
                    ❓

                    Yes,it could be "2-face +2-path+FollowMe" 😍
                    I also do not have this plug-in, I use the LATHE. RB command generates images shown, as you said, the first path to the same, choose the second Rails as a control Rails
                    "lathe" you can see it http://www.sketchupbbs.com/thread-40382-1-1.html

                    I too have a lathe.rb that is somewhat similar...

                    TIG

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                      hsjzyangbin
                      last edited by

                      @tig said:

                      I too have a lathe.rb that is somewhat similar...

                      希望我的提议对你的插件有用,谢谢!

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                      • TIGT Online
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        @hsjzyangbin said:

                        @tig said:

                        I too have a lathe.rb that is somewhat similar...

                        希望我的提议对你的插件有用,谢谢!

                        Your proposal for my plug-in very useful, thank you!

                        TIG

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                        • david_hD Offline
                          david_h
                          last edited by

                          very fun indeed. Is there a toolbar? I get the command in my Plugins Tab, but Is there an onscreen toolbar as well?

                          If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                          • TIGT Online
                            TIG Moderator
                            last edited by

                            No Toolbar yet OR webdialog BUT it's on the list - trying to get v2 and segmentation right first...

                            TIG

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                            • TIGT Online
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=201286#p201286
                              Here's v2 - now allows a final 'melding-profile' if desired and facets minimized...

                              TIG

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                              • TIGT Online
                                TIG Moderator
                                last edited by

                                Here's some examples of EEbyRails v2ExtrudeEdgesByRailsV2Examples.pngExtrudeEdgesByRailsV2Examples.skp

                                TIG

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                                • EarthMoverE Offline
                                  EarthMover
                                  last edited by

                                  Amazing work on the new version. You've created almost a patch method with really clean mesh results. THis is going to make a lot of people happy!

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

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                                    Daniel S
                                    last edited by

                                    Thank you TIG!! Amazing!!!

                                    This plugin deserves its own toolbar... what about adding one?

                                    EEbyRails toolbar.jpg
                                    Daniel S


                                    EEbyRails icons.zip

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                                    • TIGT Online
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      @daniel s said:

                                      Thank you TIG!! Amazing!!!
                                      This plugin deserves its own toolbar... what about adding one?
                                      Daniel S

                                      Thanks for the button pngs.
                                      Now I've got it working v2.1 will probably have a toolbar and I'm looking at consolidating the closing dialogs into a single [web]dialog... Might take a good few days as I am busy on other things right now...

                                      TIG

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                                        alpro
                                        last edited by

                                        Thanks TIG, I'm sure that this is gonna be one of my most used rubies. Awesome work.

                                        Mike

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                                        • TIGT Online
                                          TIG Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          Here's an EEbyRails new V2 example of making a 'flat-topped' sinuous roof barrel, with one end arched and the other angular, in two halves...EEbyRailsV2_FlatTop.png

                                          TIG

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

                                            This is way more than an improvement, this is exceptional scripting that pushing SU in a new direction

                                            Hats Off to you 👍

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