[Plugin] Axes Tools

thomthom

Some may not want to add a cpoint and some may not want to adjust the axis. Keep them separated and people can choose.

rv1974

You decide (though I see a bunch of rubies that do insert here and there cpoints without too much''people"
protest). The main thing for me that cpoint at pivot would be a part of given component.

thomthom

Ah - I can see uses for inside and outside.
Will make a note of that.

thomthom

Added CPoint at Insertion Point to Guide Tools: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=30506

thomthom

Version 1.1.0

Requires TT_Lib2 (v2.2.0)
Replaced the old menus with Set Insertion Point

rv1974

I wish you were SU product manager it'd be entirely different world.

rv1974

One more thing:
Could this script stick to the current model axes not absolute world?

thomthom

@rv1974 said:

One more thing:
Could this script stick to the current model axes not absolute world?

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It doesn't rotate the axis, it simply moves the origin of the components - the insertion point.

Though, it could be made to also rotate the axis to match the current model axis.

rv1974

@thomthom said:

Though, it could be made to also rotate the axis to match the current model axis.

That's exactly what I meant

diegog321

thank you thom

This plugin saved my life about five minutes ago!

Diego

daniel266

OHH my GOD !! GEnius i have a dwg file that moves all along the place and i need to explode to make it stop this just solved everything!!
SO much THX!

Ruturaj

Hello sir,

This plugin is very good & handful .....

but when i was applying following Settings :

X (Red) : Right
y (Green): Back
z (Blue): Top

selected any group or component its work

but when i was applying again it on another group or component, it will not reset to the default settings ....?

I was changing default MODULE

### MODULE VARIABLES ### -------------------------------------------------

	# Preference
	@settings = TT;;Settings.new('Axes editor tool')
	@settings[;x, 'Left']
	@settings[;y, 'Front']
	@settings[;z, 'Bottom']

How to reset ......?

Thank you,
Ruturaj

thomthom

I remembers the last values you used. Just select what you want from the drop down menus. The "defaults" you refer to is only defaults for the very first time the plugin runs.

Ruturaj

oh......... ok.....

Thanks

utiler

Hey Thomas, love this little gem.....! So simple yet so powerful!

I have a question.

See the attached images of a plan view:

And a perspective view:

Say I want to set my axis to the rear of the couch, centered and at the bottom. When I followed your axis tool to achieve this I have to input these settings:

Instead of 'X' back, 'Y' centre', 'Z' bottom.

It appears that the options in the dialogue box should be reversed. Don't you think that the 'X' options should be Front/Centre/Right and 'Y' options should be Left/Centre/Right instead of the other way around? It would just make sense according to how you view a model after all from an axis green is naturally north/south or vertical on the page or screen and red is east /west or horizontal......

Love your work!!

PS: Skippy attached FYI.

couch.skp

thomthom

utiler: Front/Back, Left/Right, Top/Bottom is determined by the components internal axis - not the model axis.
note that this plugin does not change the orientation of the component axis, but just the axis origin.

utiler

@thomthom said:

utiler: Front/Back, Left/Right, Top/Bottom is determined by the components internal axis - not the model axis.
note that this plugin does not change the orientation of the component axis, but just the axis origin.

Sure, Thomas but whether the internal axis is the same as the model axis the 'X' is still horizontal and so any alignment is either north [front] or south [back]....

I just don't see how you can nominate left or right of a red axis unless the red axis is vertically aligned; which it isn't....

thomthom

The way I view axis:

The way that SketchUp, and most other 3d modelling apps, display the workspace with axis in default scenes.

@utiler said:

I just don't see how you can nominate left or right of a red axis unless the red axis is vertically aligned; which it isn't....

How can something vertical be considered left/right?

utiler

I see. I get it.

I guess I was thinking in orthogonal [plan view] rather than the 3D environment. In plan the green axis would be vertical and hence anything to the right of it would be 'right and visa versa.....

I won't argue your understanding of SU or any other program.... I'm happy with your explanation.

cheers,

Jim

It might be a nice option to be able to set the axis in relation to a sub-component. Like a arm, which might have a upper_arm, lower_arm, and shoulder_joint sub-components. Select the Arm, then move it's insertion point to the center of the shoulder, or pivot point.