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    • thomthomT Offline
      thomthom
      last edited by

      I don't know. It all depends on when I get a spare moment. I'm currently looking into some UV mapping tool.

      Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
      List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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      • J Offline
        Jim
        last edited by

        Hi Thom. Here's a scenario - I have a Group I'm checking for a solid. It's quite big and takes a few seconds to open and close the Group. When I use Solid Inspector on the Group to find the errors, I then need to open the Group for editing to fix them, then close it to re-check - open, close, open, close, etc.

        Would it be possible to tell the plugin to operator on the current context so we do not need to always change the context between checking and fixing?

        Hi

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        • thomthomT Offline
          thomthom
          last edited by

          @jim said:

          Would it be possible to tell the plugin to operator on the current context so we do not need to always change the context between checking and fixing?

          Yea - I've been thinking it needs a function like that.

          adding to the todo list

          Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
          List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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          • B Offline
            Bertier
            last edited by

            Hi there, would it be possible to tell solid :

            this is (for example) : solid oak

            solid oak is : 640 kg / cubic meter

            solid weight : whatever volume * 640 in this case ?

            that would be great.

            thanx to you guys !

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            • D Offline
              d12dozr
              last edited by

              Bertier,

              Have you seen Volume Calculator by TIG?

              3D Printing with SketchUp Book
              http://goo.gl/f7ooYh

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              • B Offline
                Bertier
                last edited by

                thank, I hadnot seen it.

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                • Chris FullmerC Offline
                  Chris Fullmer
                  last edited by

                  @tomislavm said:

                  Future Ideas

                  * Webdialog list of errors with description of each error. If possible, attempt to automatically fix.
                  

                  Automatically fix, o yes!

                  I've also written a solid checking tool about a year and a half ago here:
                  http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=17876

                  The next day TIG followed my plugin with one of his own that attempts to fix missing faces here:
                  http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=143720

                  So you might already have a script that eill help detect and cleanup non-solids. Good luck,

                  Chris

                  Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
                  All my Plugins I've written

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                  • mariochaM Offline
                    mariocha
                    last edited by

                    You made made day !!!
                    Works just fine.
                    This is going to be so usefull !

                    %(#008000)[Mario C.
                    Every rule has exceptions, but some.]

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                    • FabiazzF Offline
                      Fabiazz
                      last edited by

                      Why I didn't notice this plugin before. This will fix all my unsolidity problem. Great work!

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                      • P Offline
                        panpanndundu
                        last edited by

                        nice plugin..thanx you...

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                        • V Offline
                          vidy
                          last edited by

                          @thomthom said:

                          I'm currently looking into some UV mapping tool.

                          hmm.. this is been waited for so long too.. 👍
                          before i was count on Whaat UV tool, but i don't know, lately we can't get it to work and there is no confirmation from Whaat regarding to the problem.. 😢

                          i hope this one could be really solved this issue. 🎉

                          regards,

                          still so much to learn..

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                          • P Offline
                            pdwyer
                            last edited by

                            This looks like it's going to help me a lot, (THANKS) I'm wondering about what it's telling me. In this particular group its says I have a mess but I'm not 100% sure why. So Orange is a hole and Red is an error? what kind of error? Looking at the pic below, what should I be looking to fix?

                            solid problems.png

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                            • J Offline
                              Jim
                              last edited by

                              Check for internal faces, for a start. They are usually easier to find than small holes.

                              Stray edges, also but they can be harder to find especially if small. Todd's StrayLines is an excellent tool for finding those.

                              Hi

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                              • thomthomT Offline
                                thomthom
                                last edited by

                                By the looks of it I'm guessing it's internal faces.
                                I'm adding it to my todo list to update this so it gives more info to exactly what the highlight error is.

                                Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                • GaieusG Offline
                                  Gaieus
                                  last edited by

                                  How about a plugin that actually fixes these glitches instead?
                                  😉

                                  (Yes, I know, I know, we discussed it back in August already...)
                                  😄

                                  Gai...

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                                  • thomthomT Offline
                                    thomthom
                                    last edited by

                                    ...yea... it's there... somewhere on the list... ...the very long list... 😞

                                    Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                    List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                    • GaieusG Offline
                                      Gaieus
                                      last edited by

                                      Guy posted it in its new topic here:
                                      http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=33471

                                      Gai...

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                                      • G Offline
                                        GWD
                                        last edited by

                                        This Plugin try to fix problems with groups that suppose to be solids but don't show up like a solid in SU.

                                        fixSolid fix the following problems:
                                        * remove single edges
                                        * remove separate faces
                                        * remove edges between coplanar faces
                                        * remove innerfaces
                                        * remove all edges with only 1 face connected (RISKY FIX)

                                        Usage: 1. Select solid
                                        2. Right-Click Context-Menu. If the solid is broken the option 'FIX SOLID'
                                        is present. If the option isn't present there are no problems with
                                        the solid.
                                        3. Select 'FIX SOLID'
                                        4. You get the option to do a risky fix. If you choose a risky fix
                                        it is possible that a part of the solid wil be deleted. This action can
                                        be undone with the normal SU undo function. The risky fix try to fix
                                        all problems, the normal fix only fixes problem with no risk.

                                        Download from: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=33471

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                                        • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                          Chris Fullmer
                                          last edited by

                                          WHat about TIGs plugin that does this? I posted a link to it on the previous page. Has anyone tried it? Does it work well? Here's the link again:

                                          http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=143720

                                          Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
                                          All my Plugins I've written

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                                          • D Offline
                                            driven
                                            last edited by

                                            hi Thom,

                                            I've turned on 'BackEdges', coloured the enclosed faces and added a section plane to highlight 'enclosed faces', could this be added..... or maybe highlight enclosed edges, as deleting these is the remedy....
                                            just some thoughts while testing.

                                            btw, the return key as well as tab scrolls thru your views on the mac and getting back to the select tool doesn't work with the space bar when using...

                                            keep up the good work

                                            john

                                            could this be auto generated within the script?

                                            learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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