[Plugin] Extrude Edges by Rails by Face

mitcorb

Ok.
Your reply makes more sense.
I was really just throwing out some kind of idea if it would help.

TIG

Here's an update http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=224219#p224219

1.8 20100312 Erasure of original curves glitch fixed.

tald311

That is amazing!

sepo

I am not able to get extrude edges by face or extrude edges by faces or extrude edges by rails by face to work. They all give me the message like on attached image and if I click OK I start losing the profiles created. What am I doing wrong. BTW I have installed demo of Thea. I wonder if the export plugin is making problem. The loft, lathe and extrude edges by rails works no problem. I am using latest version of the extrusion tools.

TIG

The "profile's" face must be flat facing up [or down] in the Z [blue] axis.
Try again with that...

sepo

yes ...it works now....after reading in detail....

monkeybss

But not for me! I've tried all possibilities and the Extrude Edges by Face doesn't work! Is there some other plugin that interferes ?

TIG

@monkeybss said:

But not for me! I've tried all possibilities and the Extrude Edges by Face doesn't work! Is there some other plugin that interferes ?

None that I know of...

Are you completely sure you are following the instructions: you do have have curve 'paths' ready and a single flat face selected etc ?
Do you get any error messages in the Ruby Console when trying to use the tool[s] ?

EEbyFace needs some preselected edges/curves as paths and a preselected flat face.

EEbyRailsByFace needs 2/3/4 curves and a face - you preselect the face then choose the four curves to form the 'mesg' ribs - as profile, rail1, rail2 [can be 'rail1' again] and melding_profile [can be 'profile' again] (that's what I said, "...2/3/4 curves..."). The curves should have a modest number of segments and work best with the same or multiples of segments in the profiles/rails - although uneven segmentation will work, uneven 'meshes' can result as the unevenness is ironed out...

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ

Tig.
a query.
Why? When the Rails have different number of segments in the rail less divisive segments of different lengths

could divide the rail in lengths equal?

[flash=853,505:2alsp9zu]http://www.youtube.com/v/NzdgTrjqodg&fs=1[/flash:2alsp9zu]

TIG

Because rails are curves and these have segments if you give them the same number of segments then they are an even mesh, but if you don't the script tries to even out the mesh as much as possible: so 12+12 is fine [12 ribs], but 12+13 means that we need to squeeze an extra one into the 12 set [13 ribs]. We must run from node to node, we can't spring from a random point along a segment ? The sure way to even up unmatched rails would be to multiply the segments together - e.g 12x13=156 ribs - far too many !!!

DIEGO-RODRIGUEZ

I have tried.
and note that using multiples of the number of segments. for example
Rails1 12segment and Rails2 24segmen
Rails1 12segment and Rails2 36segmen
Rails1 12segment and Rails2 48segmen
divisions that are generated in the mesh are equal.

however if we use number of segments that are not multiples.
divisions that are generated in the mesh are not equal.

could enter the number of divisions after selecting the rails and profiles?
could preview a mesh phantom, similar to extrudelathe. and create changes in the number of divisions of the rails and profiles?

broomstick

YOU THE MAN TIG!!

First attempt: 30 seconds of calculation!!

Same structure, using extrude edges by rails to do the panes!!

Is it magic? I think it is!!

simon le bon

Does somebody have already thought of that fantastic kind of Eebrbf possibilities ?

In order to achieve the left figure: -> ->

simon

pilou

And at the end you can now rotate each "lines volumes" between them!

For the pleasure of the eyes
A geometric study by Cristobal Vila

simon le bon

Hi Pilou,
Isfahan is a pure Gem (as you sometimes like to say) It would deserve a dedicated thread IMO.
(I would like to know what softs Cristobal Vila had used.)

@unknownuser said:

And at the end you can now rotate each "lines volumes" between them!

Can you please explain further. I don't understand what you mean. What you say let me think I have missed an important enhancement..

A remark for TIG:
Here and there, the process make Su krashes whith the following message: BUG SPLAT RC _ RESOURCE DLL NOT FOUND
Is there some manipulations to avoid?

*simon

pilou

@unknownuser said:

It would deserve a dedicated thread IMO.

I believe that it's yet exist somewhere in this forum

Cristobal uses in general Electric Image! It's a big fan of it

@unknownuser said:

I don't understand what you mean. What you say let me think I have missed an important enhancement.

You absolutly no missed something
Is just that your final example is some "Flat"
So if you take each form you can rotate it

simon le bon

@unknownuser said:

Electric Image Animation System v8.0 EIAS 8 full version $895.00

not for me dear Pilou

@unknownuser said:

You absolutly no missed something

Oh! I see!

In my mind that wasn't really an "exemple" to show but a potential to point out. ->How can we obtain else way a regular evolution of a curve from a shape to another in SU without any calculation? I see plenty of possible applications in architecture..
-> the other possibility offers a great time saving in building fences, trellis, framework...

Here is a quick rather poor exemple