[Plugin] Edge Tools

thomthom

Overview
Collection of some small edge tools I needed for my work.

Access
Tools > Edge Tools
View > Toolbars > Edge Tools

Features

[anchor=divide-face:wwgv9kwm]Divide Face (v1.1.0)[/anchor:wwgv9kwm]
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[anchor=close-gaps:wwgv9kwm]Close Gaps (v2.0.0)[/anchor:wwgv9kwm]
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Co-linear Edges
Select any sets of connected edges. (Other entities and edges that form loops are ignored.) For each set, the points between the first and last point will be made co-linear to the first and last point. You can also choose to restrict the adjustments of the points to a given direction.

Curve Simplification
"Curve" does here not mean a Curve entity. You don't have to weld anything together. It's just a series of connected edges selected. You can select multiple curves to run this command on. Good for after importing CAD plans of contours.

[flash=640,385:wwgv9kwm]http://www.youtube.com/v/-WzsUQTonmk?fs=1&hl=en_US[/flash:wwgv9kwm]

Algorithm used is the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramer-Douglas-Peucker_algorithm

When you are prompted for an epsilon value it refers to the distance b in the above illustration. It's max distance any point is allowed to deviate from the simplified polyline.

The curves must not connect to anything else and not fork. The resulting simplified curve is created as a Curve entity.

Note: The plugin does not check for forking curves. If you see unexpected behaviour - check that your selected curves doesn't fork.

Requirements

SketchUp 7 or newer - ( Other versions untested )
TT_Lib2 (v2.5.4)

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thomthom

Small bug-fix.

Gaieus

This looks very useful, thanks Thom. I remember cases when I had to move vertices one by one manually to end up with something this plugin is capable of.

wind-borne

Thanks, this will be extremely useful in my work and outside of work

Khai

so just so I'm sure, this aligns vertices to one straight line?

if so this is a great import clean up tool...

thomthom

@khai said:

so just so I'm sure, this aligns vertices to one straight line?

yes.

Khai

oh you just made my day...
I'm getting a lot of faces divided on import bringing my work over from trueSpace - in tS, they are quads and there's no issue.. but in SU, they are tri'd.. the vertices are ever so slightly out of alignment.. tS does not care... SU does... this should then fix those faces

pilou

cool tools sets!

EarthMover

Thanks Thomthom. Very useful. Max has something similar to straighten edges in the edit poly modifier called Make Planar. Adding the Make Colinear also is a nice touch.

a4chitect

perfect tool - thanks!!!

simon le bon

Hi Thomas,

You are incredibly productive and innovative.
One more time, this one promise to be strongly useful (I'm reminding the number of times this tools was missing to me)..

my thanks and my respect,

simon.

thomthom

@simon le bon said:

Hi Thomas,

You are incredibly productive and innovative.
One more time, this one promise to be strongly useful (I'm reminding the number of times this tools was missing to me)..

my thanks and my respect,

simon.

Thanks for your kind words.

@simon le bon said:

(I'm reminding the number of times this tools was missing to me)

Co-linear Edges, or Curve Simplification?

Panga

Thanks for this new tool !! I'm sure i'll find cases in which it'll be usefull.

simon le bon

Co-linear

Pixero

Wow, I've totally missed this. Great plugin.

mknorr

I am sure this is a stupid question but where does one get this plugin? None of the links here take me anywhere.

thomthom

@mknorr said:

I am sure this is a stupid question but where does one get this plugin? None of the links here take me anywhere.

At the end of the first post in the thread. Look for the cookie.

mknorr

See, it was a stupid question

Thank you Sir

thomthom

Update v1.1.0

New:

Divide Face (See video in main post.)

pilou

That is very good!