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    [Plugin] Guide Tools (1.3.0) — 21 October 2010

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    • C Offline
      carlm
      last edited by

      Hi Thom-

      Just downloaded your Guide Tools and TT Lib2; they seemed to be working fine, then I tried adding CPoints to the circles in the attached file. There's one circle that the tool refuses to work on (top, far right).

      The odd thing is that your tool had no trouble adding a CP to the other end of the same hole (see bottom side), and I made the row of holes by drawing one circle on face, move+ x2, then pushed them through...

      I tried both selecting the face and then using Guide Tools, and just selecting the circle and using Guide Tools, both with CPoint at Circle Center and CPoint at Arc Center.

      Thought you'd want to see it.

      SU8 (pro-expired)
      MacOS 10.5.8

      Thanks, -carl-


      9mm backer block sketch.skp

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      • C Offline
        carlm
        last edited by

        Never mind?

        After encountering this problem, the plugin wouldn't install guide points in other files either.

        Quit SU, reopened, seems to work fine, even on the file I just posted...

        It does seem that SU is less stable since installing Selection Toys and TT Lib1 this morning, but could be the moon -- this is not a report yet.

        Sorry! -carl-

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        • A Offline
          Anton_S
          last edited by

          Very, useful tool... Thanks ❗

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          • guanjinG Offline
            guanjin
            last edited by

            [quote="carlm"]Hi Thom-

            Just downloaded your Guide Tools and TT Lib2; they seemed to be working fine, then I tried adding CPoints to the circles in the attached file. There's one circle that the tool refuses to work on (top, far right).

            The odd thing is that your tool had no trouble adding a CP to the other end of the same hole (see bottom side), and I made the row of holes by drawing one circle on face, move+ x2, then pushed them through...

            I tried both selecting the face and then using Guide Tools, and just selecting the circle and using Guide Tools, both with CPoint at Circle Center and CPoint at Arc Center.

            You want to set the coordinates of the components

            dian.gif

            I come from China, is to learn

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            • thomthomT Offline
              thomthom
              last edited by

              From that animation I don't see what the problem is. It seem to create CPoint where it should ... ❓ ❓

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

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              • pilouP Offline
                pilou
                last edited by

                Hello Thomthom
                I had given your wonderful plug Guide Tools as answer for this question 😎

                Maybe you can add an option for give an orientation to the component ? (Insert Components at CPoints)
                That will be very useful in a lot of cases! ☀

                Frenchy Pilou
                Is beautiful that please without concept!
                My Little site :)

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                • thomthomT Offline
                  thomthom
                  last edited by

                  @unknownuser said:

                  Maybe you can add an option for give an orientation to the component ?:

                  Orientation is defined by the component axis. Or did you mean something else? Image example?

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

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                  • pilouP Offline
                    pilou
                    last edited by

                    Assuming the original component has these axis and keep them
                    and of course that you make a different selection for each "plan" of Cpoints
                    (here 3 selections with call of the pluging at each time) the more easy to code 😉

                    The input box could be for a selection for the first result:
                    Insert Components at CPoints with
                    (No rotation so default parameters = 0°) 😄
                    Rotate Components on X = 0°
                    Rotate Components on Y = 0°
                    Rotate Components on Z = 0°

                    The input box could be for a selection for the second result:
                    Insert Components at CPoints with
                    Rotate Components on X = 0°
                    Rotate Components on Y = 0°
                    Rotate Components on Z = 270°

                    The input box could be for a selection for the third result:
                    Insert Components at CPoints with
                    Rotate Components on X = 0°
                    Rotate Components on Y = 0°
                    Rotate Components on Z = 90°

                    Seems useful no ? ☀
                    axes_thom.jpg

                    Frenchy Pilou
                    Is beautiful that please without concept!
                    My Little site :)

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                      ZFRPS
                      last edited by

                      Thank you very much!
                      your pluhins give me a lot of help!this plugin is great! wish more powerful!

                      sketchup is bim

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                      • S Offline
                        scott216
                        last edited by

                        Is there a way to add a guidepoint to the center of an exploded circle? I tired exploded arc and just circle tools, but neither of them worked on an exploded circle.

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                        • thomthomT Offline
                          thomthom
                          last edited by

                          Circle or arc should not make a difference. Select two of the edges and it should work.

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

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                            cotty
                            last edited by

                            @scott216 said:

                            Is there a way to add a guidepoint to the center of an exploded circle? I tired exploded arc and just circle tools, but neither of them worked on an exploded circle.

                            Did you try exploded arc center point finder (Chris Fullmer)?

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                            • kuponoK Offline
                              kupono
                              last edited by

                              Guide_tools aren't working for me under SU Pro 2013. I deleted it and all the other TT_Lib related tools, then reinstalled all. Still not working.

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                              • Dave RD Offline
                                Dave R
                                last edited by

                                It works for me with SU2013.

                                You'll need to be more specific about what happens when you try to use it.

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                                • thomthomT Offline
                                  thomthom
                                  last edited by

                                  Any error messages? As Dave mentioned, we'd need more specific info to what "isn't working".

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

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                                  • pilouP Offline
                                    pilou
                                    last edited by

                                    And seems this intersection don't work! 😮
                                    Or we can't name that Edge Edge Inetersection? 🤓

                                    aahu.jpg

                                    Frenchy Pilou
                                    Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                    My Little site :)

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                                    • pilouP Offline
                                      pilou
                                      last edited by

                                      Dear Thomthom can you add a CD Point at Bounds "Top" Center ?
                                      And a CD Point at Bounds "Bottom" + "Top" Center ?

                                      I must make some acrobatics for have this result! 😄

                                      http://sketchucation.com/forums/download/file.php?id=115129&t=1

                                      Projection by Tak2hata

                                      Frenchy Pilou
                                      Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                      My Little site :)

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                                      • J Offline
                                        jtri
                                        last edited by

                                        Great plug in but I noticed if I intersect 2 components, then try and find the center of the circle that is left from the intersection the plug in does not find the center. Also if you add a face to the circle it also does not add the center point. Am I missing something?


                                        Test.skp

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                                        • Dave RD Offline
                                          Dave R
                                          last edited by

                                          If you select the edge of the "circle" does SketchUp identify it as a circle in Entity Info?

                                          Etaoin Shrdlu

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                                          • J Offline
                                            jtri
                                            last edited by

                                            No it is not a circle! But if I weld them it is now a curve, which is closer but not what is needed. Not seeing how to make it a circle, still missing something.
                                            Thanks

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