[Plugin] Wudworx Board Maker Plugin (woodworking)

dedmin

But everything is there! WinXP SP3, SketchUP 8

Dave R

Dedmin, I had this problem when I initially installed the plugin. It turned out that it was due to an RB file that another plugin installed. I think it was Extensions.rb. That file is supposed to be in SketchUp 8/Tools, not Plugins but one of the other plugins contained Extensions and added it to the Plugins folder. I deleted it from Plugins and Wudworx ran just fine.

dedmin

Works now! Thanks, Dave!

Dave R

Thank you for showing me that my memory isn't all bad.

dedmin

We gonna keep it up with regular questions and asking for help!

Dave R

thanks but you might have already gotten everything I remember in that one answer.

dedmin

Dave R

Excavated?

Do you mean do the legs get mortises for the tenons on the aprons? There is a mortise and tenon plugin in the Wudworx suite but it isn't part of the free Boardmaker. It creates the mortise and the tenon in one step by editing both components.

pilou

Trivial question
That is not shown on the video (4.55 minutes )
Does the legs parts are excavated?

pilou

@unknownuser said:

Do you mean do the legs get mortises for the tenons on the aprons?

Yes
So this one above don't make the mortises ?

Dave R

No. It just makes the boards and as you know, boards don't come with mortises pre-cut.

Take a look at this.

dedmin

It would be handy to add this options:
Make groups/components
Ask for a name
Ask for a layer

Dave R

I'm just curious. Would you be willing to pay for the plugin if it had those options?

ktkoh

Here is a plugin I wrote that allows you to rename the board and places it on a layer of the same name. To use right click on the board component after it is made and select board to layer from the context menu.

KeithBoardToLayer.rb

dedmin

@ktkoh said:

Here is a plugin I wrote that allows you to rename the board and places it on a layer of the same name. To use right click on the board component after it is made and select board to layer from the context menu.

Keith[attachment=0:3qj13aul]BoardToLayer.rb[/attachment:3qj13aul]

Thanks, but this only works on components. And I have all the layers already set up with the template. There is an excellent plugin for creating named groups - http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=23582
and another one - http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=9318
And the best is a combination of both plus the board maker - in one step I can create a panel with a set thickness, give it a name from the drop-down list and choose the layer for it. And I have to type the names in Cyrillic - big headache to switch the keyboard and a lot of errors! So, having a list to choose from is a huge time saver!
Dave, I would pay if it has this options plus ability to set default height. All other woodworking plugins are not suitable for my work - no mortise and tenon, no dovetails, no real wood - just MDF, HDf and MFB, slides and lifts and a lot of banding.

ktkoh

Sorry my script was not what you needed. This topic started with the boardmaker plugin that makes a component but you must be using a different plugin to draw the board as you are making the board a group.

So you have a list of names that you know ahead of time and want to create a board by entering dimensions and then selecting the name from a list and place it on a layer of the same name? Am I understanding what you are attempting to accomplish?

I am curious why use groups instead of the components most of us use?

Do you have a perffered orientation for the panel?
It seems to me that all the parts for a script that does what you are asking have been written but they just need to be combined and tweeked for your process. But we would need to know your exact workflow to see what would be involved.

Keith

dedmin

Thanks for your response. The way boardmaker draws boards is perfect for me. It would be helpful to have an option to predefine the thickness of the board - the second part when it asks for a thickness. Because we are working with panels with a given thickness. Just as an option - sometimes it is better to draw freely. And a drop-down list with common names and the the same for the layers.

Seems the plugin doesn't care about length snapping option. Also uses only "," to enter dimensions.

dedmin

@ktkoh said:

I am curious why use groups instead of the components most of us use?

Keith

I have tried to implement components, but this created more problems than any good - I'm mixing a lot of components in different levels within one project and finish with a big mess. Groups allows me to have the same names for different groups and to copy and modify them freely.

mikehathaway

Sharon,

Belay my last post, please, about Wudworx not working with SketchUp 2014. I found your directions on https://sites.google.com/site/wudworx/in-the-news/sketchup2014verified and all is now working just fine.

Sorry for bothering you...

Mike Hathaway