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

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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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          • Z Offline
            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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                • cottyC Offline
                  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?

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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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                                  • Dave RD Offline
                                    Dave R
                                    last edited by

                                    Unless SketchUp thinks it is an arc or a circle, the native inferencing won't be able to identify a center and neither will the Guide Tool. It's not a deficiency with this plugin. I think Chris Fullmer (or maybe Jim Foltz) did a plugin that can figure out the center of curves that aren't circles or arcs. A search of the Plugins index should turn up what you need.

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                                    • J Offline
                                      jtri
                                      last edited by

                                      Thanks for the help.

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                                      • cottyC Offline
                                        cotty
                                        last edited by

                                        @dave r said:

                                        I think Chris Fullmer (or maybe Jim Foltz) did a plugin that can figure out the center of curves that aren't circles or arcs. A search of the Plugins index should turn up what you need.

                                        e.g. Chris: Exploded arc centerpoint finder

                                        my SketchUp gallery

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                                        • jeff hammondJ Offline
                                          jeff hammond
                                          last edited by

                                          can someone check this file just to see if we're getting similar results?

                                          if i use cPoint at Arc Center on an arc then no cpoint.. if i use cPoint at Circle Center on a circle then no cPoint.

                                          if i use cPoint at Exploded Arc Center then it will work on an exploded arc as well as an arc or circle.

                                          guidetoolprob.skp

                                          in reality, it's better (imo) to have the one command work on all scenarios.. i'm just curious if other are seeing the same thing
                                          thanks

                                          (TT_Lib 2.9.8 with guideTools 1.4)

                                          dotdotdot

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                                          • Rich O BrienR Online
                                            Rich O Brien Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            @jeff

                                            same result here in Windows 8

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