Helix - not one full turn - HOWTO?

lexje

@tig said:

I have fixed the problems with drawhelix13.rb.
It now allows turns that are not whole numbers...
Here it is[attachment=0:1sjnwqr5]drawhelix13_TIGd.rb[/attachment:1sjnwqr5]

Jeez, TIG you fix faster than I can think & write ))

Erwin

lexje

B.t.w How do I get URL's right??
That is: to not show up as the full URL, but as a 'clickable' word?
I've had a look [url]http://www.phpbb.com/community/faq.php?mode=bbcode/]here[/url], but this doesn't seem to work..
Allthough the one below DOES work ?

@unknownuser said:

Linking to another site
phpBB BBCode supports a number of ways of creating URIs (Uniform Resource Indicators) better known as URLs.

    * The first of these uses the  tag, whatever you type after the = sign will cause the contents of that tag to act as a URL. For example to link to phpBB.com you could use:

      [Visit phpBB!](http://www.phpbb.com/)

      This would generate the following link, Visit phpBB! Please notice that the link opens in the same window or a new window depending on the users browser preferences.

Erwin

Gaieus

@unknownuser said:

I'm native Dutch (Flemish) speaking...

Haha... We know that1s not the same (I had a Flemish room-mate when I went to an American univ. for a semester )

Anyway, for staircase building, TIG's Grow is definitely a good tool (and thanks TIG for a revised version or the helix plugin, too).

@lexje said:

B.t.w How do I get URL's right??

This is not the correct way:

[url]http://www.phpbb.com/community/faq.php?mode=bbcode/]here[/url]

But do it like this:

[url=http://www.phpbb.com/community/faq.php?mode=bbcode/]here[/url]

And the result will be this:
here

Edit: wow, does somebody read the FAQ???
You have a bright future here, my friend! (Just look at what our other moderator, solo has in his signature about this)

lexje

Edit; wow, does somebody read the FAQ???
You have a bright future here, my friend! (Just look at what our other moderator, solo has in his signature about this)
;)

As a matter of fact, I did search the FAQ, and it simply is not there (correct me if I'm wrong)Off course being the better than average user, I searched phpBB's faq for this... Hence..

Solo doesn't seem to have too much of a Stoppelbaard

Erwin

stefx

Hi,
I have just tried the plugin about Helix and it works perfectly!.
So I want to thank you, guys, for the script and the info.
Then I have a question:
I would like draw my helix/spiral giving the radius and the pitch information but I would like to decide the height of the spiral.
For example

In the image I have a fixed height 11590mm and in the whole height I have to build my helix. I have tried with some parameters in terms of radius and pitch (the radius is fixed as well) but it is smaller.
Any tips?

TIG

Once the helix is made with the expected turns etc you can Scale it in the Z, typing in 1590mm [note the units 'mm'] - it then scales to that exact z-size rather than by a factor...

stefx

Thank you TIG.
I have tried and it works.

PlyrJames791

I'm currently working on a plugin that can produce a highly customizable curved or spiral staircase in SketchUp.
I hope to release it soon, but in the meantime, take a look at this page:
http://www.freesketchupplugins.co.uk/spiral_staircase.php

As for a helix, I also have a tool that will make one. Unlike helix.rb or drawhelix13.rb, this will automatically give it a thickness based on a value you can specify. http://www.freesketchupplugins.co.uk/springtool.php

pilou

Seems you have one inside 1001bits

PlyrJames791

The plugin on 1001 bits is nothing to do with me. This one is freeware, not a trial:
http://www.freesketchupplugins.co.uk/springtool.php