[Plugin] Superglue

Gaieus

Version 1.1.0
Merged into one tool. Use Ctrl to toggle between Superglue and Solvent.

Works like charm!

thomthom

I can't illustrate this, but I can try to explain it.
You can rotate (using SU's native rotating tool) components on a specific glue line. Basically so that components are angled at something other than 90, 180, 270, 360 degrees.

Sorry - I'm still not understanding this. "rotate one a glue line"?

CodyV1

You basicaly rotate the glue, and every component stuck together with the glue. Like making a group of those components, and then rotating the group.

thomthom

@codyv1 said:

You basicaly rotate the glue, and every component stuck together with the glue. Like making a group of those components, and then rotating the group.

Isn't that just selecting the components and using the rotate tool?
I can't get a grip on what this "glue" is.

CodyV1

Nevermind

thomthom

honoluludesktop

Very clever tool. Didn't try it myself, and the illustration looks like it cuts a hole in the face. How about a wall made up of two faces? Don't program much, but can the api provide a way to find all the faces that a component intersects?

thomthom

@honoluludesktop said:

Very clever tool. Didn't try it myself, and the illustration looks like it cuts a hole in the face. How about a wall made up of two faces? Don't program much, but can the api provide a way to find all the faces that a component intersects?

All it does it glue/unglue existing glueto components. In the examples given that happened to also be cutout components.

CodyV1

Also haven't tried this myself either. But, how about equalizing the hight of components placed. Like if you have windows and their everywhere, just enter a hight or chose a component that you want to be adjacent to the others?

thomthom

It would be a different plugin, but it would be an interesting way for bulk adjustments.
An align tool, where you specify bottom/center/top etc. and then just make a sweep across the comps/groups you want to adjust.

I do like this way of choosing entities - I want to explore further ways other than the traditional pre-select or click-click-click select.

agamemnus

I (think) I always wanted something like this; downloading it now!

arjunmax09

@unknownuser said:

About the glue

LOL!!! ultimate man..TINTIN IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE CARTOON SERIES..used to watch it everyday on cartoon network when i was in class VI

pilou

I have find a use of Super Glue
and at last understood the use

Fletch

@gaieus said:

@thomthom said:

@unknownuser said:

HAve you a little animation of what must the glue's pot must do?

A video of the plugin in use? Yes I'll make one once I make v1.1.0.

Here you go sir (especially, with the annotations it is pretty fast so pause it when needed):

OH! Thanks so much Gaius, I was very confused what the point of this plugin was... so now, when I copy lights on the ceiling and they don't cut the opening in the face, the "Superglue" will "fix" it so that they DO cut the opening... BRILLIANT!

Thanks for sharing, ThomThom!

thomthom

@fletch said:

OH! Thanks so much Gaius, I was very confused what the point of this plugin was... so now, when I copy lights on the ceiling and they don't cut the opening in the face, the "Superglue" will "fix" it so that they DO cut the opening... BRILLIANT!

Provided that the axes are correct for the component you try to glue on - if the axis isn't aligned to match the face you try to glue on it won't do anything.

pilou

No more need glue for the plug Component Punch!!!
Tig found just add a # at the line 186 and all works fine!

My bottle of glue will be full at the end of the week
Sorry Thomthom
Edit Ah damned , this modify works only on the same face!

My bottle of glue will be empty at the end of the week

pilou

Edit Curious this morning all works fine!

free agent

hey thom thom just tried this ruby and works great. thanx alot

thomthom

Sean!
Long time no see. How are you?
What have you been up to? Are you completely Max person now? Got some new work to show off?

free agent

Im good, you? and nope, i speak max and sketchup sketchups just too easy to completely throw out of ones workflow.

check out the company blog http://www.constructmedia.co.uk/news will post some new stuff soon