[Plugin][$] Curviloft 2.0a - 31 Mar 24 (Loft & Skinning)

[fredo6]

@thomthom said:

Hi Fredo

I just tried the Skinning feature.
At first I thought it failed to create the mesh - but then I realised it had created it, just not in the current context. I was working on some curves inside a component with Hide Rest of Model enabled - so I did not see the mesh getting created.

Currently the mesh is created as a Group at the first level of the model. That's a small bug.
Anyway, I will probably improve this part, in particular the possibility to use existing groups, if you build the mesh piece by piece

Fredo

[TIG]

It's quite straightforward to make your new mesh-group in the same 'context' as the selected curve edge[0], in the form entities=edge.parent.entities group=entities.add_group()
Then the 'group' for the new mesh will be in the same 'context' as the curve's 'edge'...

[fredo6]

TIG,

The bug is simply that I used model.enntities instead of model.active_entities, which is the current working context.

I cannot rely on edges context, because Curviloft can actually 'borrow' contours from Edges that can be within different groups or components.

fredo

[TIG]

Got you...
So just add the active_ to entities and it works !!!

Line#198 in CurviloftGeometry.rb
@top_group = @model.**active_**entities.add_group

[charly2008]

Hi,

some further simple constructions with Curviloft. The last image show the basi construction.

Charly

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Curviloft95 Basic Construction.skp

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[pilou]

Cool geometric exploration

[ken28875]

Wow, that's pretty cool.

Who would think that Sketchup could do such a thing with a few click of the mouse.

[d12dozr]

Amazing stuff, Charly

[charly2008]

Hi,

some new curviloft objects.

Charly

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[ken28875]

Wow, this is really cool.

Could you please show the screenshots of the sketchup geos?

Thank you, Sir.

_KN

[robert111]

charly2008
can you make juste one tutorial for yours nice jobs

[charly2008]

Hi Ken, hi Robert,

at first a few screen shots from SketchUp.

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[mitcorb]

You have a great imagination, and I assume your knowledge is less limited than many

I notice in the SKup captures that the geometry is coincident but not intersecting. I did not realize that a render app would tolerate this?

By the way, which render app is it?

[dedmin]

[charly2008]

Hi mitcorb,

I use Kerkythea. With Kerkythea I have the most experience. I consider myself still a beginner as regards to rendering. I would recommend anyone to begin with Kerkythea and to study the program thoroughly. This is a good basis for understanding other rendering programs.

Charly

[charly2008]

I usually start trying to construct a basic form. Then you can play with the spline Methods. Then make a group and copy them and connect them several times. Make it a group again and use again rotate copy. It is very easy. The result is mostly interesting geometric objects. Useless but nice to see.

I would be very interested in what ideas others user have. Has someone already used it for architectural purposes?

Charly

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Untitled.skp

[robert111]

charly thanks for your nice tuto , but i am interresting for this objet
if you can make tuto too ,

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[charly2008]

Robert,

it is very easy. I used this basic construction shown in my post before. Connect the faces as you want and use spline method "junction by orthogonal Betier curves" as shown below.

Charly

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[robert111]

charly thanks for your tuto but i havent cuved form , i dont know why??
look this picture

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[robert111]

thanks charly , i dont have use spline in curviloft , thanks