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    [Plugin] Extrude Edges by Loft

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    • jason_marantoJ Offline
      jason_maranto
      last edited by

      Thank-you so much TIG for the cool new tool and the pictures to go along with it.

      Best,
      Jason.

      I create video tutorial series about several 2D & 3D graphics programs.

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      • teufT Offline
        teuf
        last edited by

        Wow !!
        Really a good plug. Relevant to do 3D.

        Thanx thanx thanx

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        • R Offline
          rv1974
          last edited by

          Super! Thank you TIG so much!
          Though it skips segments in the very first try.


          ScreenShot109.jpg

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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            @rv1974 said:

            Super! Thank you TIG so much!
            Though it skips segments in the very first try.

            Without the skp to try I'm unsure what's up...
            Are the curves continuous - it would help it they had the same number of segments [although that IS meant to be coped with].
            Can you post [or PM me] a skp displaying this glitch ?
            😕

            TIG

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            • N Offline
              notareal
              last edited by

              Nice work. Thanks!

              Welcome to try [Thea Render](http://www.thearender.com/), Thea support | [kerkythea.net](http://www.kerkythea.net/) -team member

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              • erikBE Offline
                erikB
                last edited by

                Yet another, but very helpfull, extension of the (extrude) set.
                Thanks very much TIG 👍
                erikB

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                • R Offline
                  rv1974
                  last edited by

                  @tig said:

                  @rv1974 said:

                  Super! Thank you TIG so much!
                  Though it skips segments in the very first try.

                  Without the skp to try I'm unsure what's up...
                  Are the curves continuous - it would help it they had the same number of segments [although that IS meant to be coped with].
                  Can you post [or PM me] a skp displaying this glitch ?
                  😕


                  loft.skp

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                  • TIGT Offline
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    I've tested your skp and I agree that the tool has a glitch - for some reason it's missing out a part of the mesh in the latter/earlier stages - the two versions I first illustrate below are by picking the curves in their reverse order - different bits get missed out...
                    The original has curves with varying edge counts...
                    In the 'copy' I edited the curves so each has 12 edges [or 24 for the S one] - to make them readily sub-dividable - now it works fine - so it must be a bug in the re-division of the edges to try and get them to match each other - also used in EEbyRails incidentally
                    I'll debug and get back to you...
                    In the meanwhile please use curves with more closely related edge counts - they will work... any number SHOULD work...
                    😒loftRAB-NETTO.pngloftRAB-NETTO - Copy.png

                    TIG

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                    • TIGT Offline
                      TIG Moderator
                      last edited by

                      I see that the problem is that the 6-segment zigzag is being divided into pieces of four to match the 24-segment S-curve BUT at one point it's becoming 1 piece short [3] and at another one too many [5] so that the 'apportionment' of the edges goes wrong and it fails - so at least I have the effect... but now to find the cause 😒

                      TIG

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                      • mitcorbM Offline
                        mitcorb
                        last edited by

                        And what logically follows in the ExtrudeTools collection?
                        It was inevitable. Thank you, TIG

                        I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                        • mitcorbM Offline
                          mitcorb
                          last edited by

                          TIG:
                          What would it take to make the resultant mesh into a Bezier mesh? Or am I talking about another tool?
                          In other words after generating the mesh, you could modify it by Bezier control points that would allow you to pull and stretch the mesh like a rubber sheet, and even unfold some unwanted contortions.

                          I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                          • TIGT Offline
                            TIG Moderator
                            last edited by

                            Thomthom is working on a Vertex-Editor. which I think would become the basis of this editing tool ?

                            TIG

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                            • P Offline
                              Panga
                              last edited by

                              Thanks a lot TIG for this one !!

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                              • TIGT Offline
                                TIG Moderator
                                last edited by

                                There's an update of EEbyLoft - see the notes here: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=231016#p231016

                                Get the tool in the zipped set from here http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=217663#p217663

                                TIG

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                                • EarthMoverE Offline
                                  EarthMover
                                  last edited by

                                  UNREAL!!!!!! You are the man TIG!!!! 👍 👍

                                  I'm starting really wish you would take these algorithms and write a new plugin to handle making terrains similar to "From Contours" but without the rats nest of a mesh the native tool creates. Your meshes are so smooth. Google needs you on staff immediately with a nice fat salary so you can code to your hearts content!

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

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                                  • C Offline
                                    chrisjk
                                    last edited by

                                    I don't know if this is another Mac peculiarity but I get very strange results. From three circles (two copies plus an original), when I would expect a cylinder to result, I get this:-

                                    Screen shot 2010-03-10 at 16.11.24.png

                                    I attach the skp file just in case there is something weird lurking in it.


                                    Twisted.skp

                                    Chris

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                                    • MALAISEM Offline
                                      MALAISE
                                      last edited by

                                      TIG's plugin's , what else ???? 😄

                                      MALAISE

                                      La Connaissance n'a de valeur que partagée

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                                      • TIGT Offline
                                        TIG Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        Twisted.png

                                        TIG

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                                        • D Offline
                                          dedmin
                                          last edited by

                                          😮 😮 ❓

                                          Clipboard-1.jpg

                                          Erased the copies and made the new ones

                                          Clipboard-3.jpg

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                                          • C Offline
                                            chrisjk
                                            last edited by

                                            Fantastic! TIG, thank you very much indeed for these great plugins.

                                            Chris

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