[Plugin] Extrude Edges by Face

chrisjk

TIG,
I guess you never sleep! Or perhaps you do..

You left Manifold stuff out of the TIGtools folder.

OK - I know it wasn't really a mistake , I just did a wholesale replace of the folder - me being lazy.

Now and then, I find myself thinking, "I should use XYZ program, it's easier to do XXX" then another plugin arrives that mostly addresses my problem and I save $500.

TIG

@diego-rodriguez said:

TIG thanks. Exelentes contributions.
I found a little mistake...
I see the problem... a strange scaling of the extruded face when it starts on a downwards curve ???
I will investigate and report back...

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ

if tig.

I did a test with the same curve at different positions.
And they generate deformations of the face, and rotations of the face

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03.skp

xrok1

here's what i get:

charly2008

A promising tool, thanks TIG

Face.skp

charly2008

Another Profile. Maybe interesting for Woodworkers.

Face.skp

charly2008

The first experiments reminded me of the plug-ins "Convert arcs, circles ..... to cylinders" and "tube along path". But the fact that you can use different profiles I see it as a powerful extension of the possibilities which the above mentioned plugins have.

Face.skp

charly2008

Here are a few experiments with different geometric bodies.

Face1.skp

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ

TIG excellent update. thank you very much for the speed at which fixes plugins

can you add, optional, the orientation of the face?
similar to the file attachment, or other options for rotation of the face
maybe
align with curved or aligned with the axis, or random alignment

TIG is possible?

05.skp

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ

hi tig.
a question.
This plugins can work with 2 face and 1 rail?

for example
initial one face (circle), and a final face (square)

or

initial one face (rectangle), and a final face (square)

or just the same face but with a different scale.

for example

face 1 rectangle of 10cm x 15cm

face 2 rectangle 20cm x 30cm

TIG

Yes it can.
Make sure the two Profiles' edges - the circle and the square [welded] - are both Curves.
Make the Rail a Curve too - even if it's only one segment long !
Pick Rail-1 and re-pick it as Rail-2 when prompted...

xrok1

@xrok1 said:

here's what i get:

????

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ

@tig said:

Yes it can.
Make sure the two Profiles' edges - the circle and the square [welded] - are both Curves.
Make the Rail a Curve too - even if it's only one segment long !
Pick Rail-1 and re-pick it as Rail-2 when prompted...

you say use the extrude edgesbayrailes plugins?

my question is can you do with your extrude edges by face.
that automatically positions the face about the curve

the idea is that works like this plugins
http://www.drawmetal.com/tapermaker

is it possible?

TIG

It's the Extrude Edges By Rails **By Face** plugin that does this.
That works very similarly to EEbyRails BUT it makes the ribs from a preselected face - like the individual 'rib' made with EEbyFace..............

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ

tig apologize. not understand well what you say.
My idea was that the plugins Extrude Edges by Face, work with both sides and a rail.

like the example attached. ( picture + file )

Operating:

select two sides + a curved edge
run the plugins
generates geometria

this is possible?

Sin título.skp

pilou

@unknownuser said:

this is possible?

2 faces + path by Kirill2008

TIG

OK you can already do this with EEbyRails IF the edges of the two faces are Curves and you make the 'path' curve as the two Rails...
You want a tool Extrude Face to Face By Rails ?
You pick Face1 then Face2 then Rail1 and Rail2 [or Rail1 again].
It'd work just like EEbyRails but the Profile and the Melding-Profile are made from the edges forming the two faces' outer_loop...
I'll think about it but I think it's been done

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ

if Tig. It has done something similar.
2 faces + path but it can do, but is more complex.

other plugins that generates something like this is tapermaker. but is limited
only use preset faces in a dialog box

but

Extrude Edges by Face is fantastic plugins. is simple and fast

TIG

See here http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=226249#p226249 for Extrude Edges by Faces...

TIG

Tool has been updated
1.4 20100220 Glitch on some text in db fixed.
1.5 20100220 Glitch with number of Rail-Ribs fixed.
Color coding of picked curves added.
Profile=Cyan
Rail1=Magenta
Rail2=DarkVioletRed
MeldingProfile=DarkCyan
FaceEdges=Orange
See here for download link http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=224218#p224218